Before people get defensive, this is just a bunch of personal observations, not judgement. I think Americans generally like everything bigger for some reason.

Before people get defensive, this is just a bunch of personal observations, not judgement. I think Americans generally like everything bigger for some reason. When I came to the US from Germany I noticed that everything was much bigger here. Kitchen stoves, fridges, office chairs, food portion sizes, TV sets, beds, candy bars, cars and so on. Not efficient, just big. I knew a lot of well off people in Germany whose houses were much smaller than what Americans of the same status would be living in. Not sure why that is but it seems cultural to prefer big things. Maybe it got started in the 50s when American cars were huge just for the sake of it.