> As an American I will say that prepared food served from a vending machine is going to be associated with low quality and possible poor hygiene. The grandpar

> As an American I will say that prepared food served from a vending machine is going to be associated with low quality and possible poor hygiene. The grandparent post is talking about canned food/drink that's heated in the machine. Vending machines with freshish prepared food do exist, but they're kinda pointless given the existence of... > I'd equate it with food from a gas station store or roach coach (mobile canteen)- food prepared with little care or quality, destined to be sold for as little as possible while still being profitable Convenience store food in Japan is fantastic: food from 7/11, Lawson, Family Mart, etc. is probably unironically better than the median restaurant in the U.S.