Definitely agree. Contrast anglo culture with the great "foodie" cultures: India, China, France, Italy, etc. In China I had some of the best meals I ever had f

Definitely agree. Contrast anglo culture with the great "foodie" cultures: India, China, France, Italy, etc. In China I had some of the best meals I ever had for about $2 - boiled rice and a variety of vegetable/meat dishes with assorted flavours. Of course you have to go as a group to make that style of eating worthwhile, but that was hardly a bad thing. If I wanted a late-night lazy meal, I'd get a plate of fried rice or noodles from one of the little diners -- not super healthy, but way better than Big Macs. In Malaysia I eventually stopped grabbing junk food from the 7-11s (which I did for the first few days) and started buying fresh fruit from the street vendors whenever I wanted a snack. I think Anglo culture in particular has a bad relationship to food (which is a shame, as despite the stereotype, we actually had some innovative cuisine in the past). http://joshuaspodek.com/food-joy-values http://joshuaspodek.com/food-joy-values