>That trope only applies if the non-Japanese version of the thing exists It does. These kind of small scale food delivery services exist both in charitable and

>That trope only applies if the non-Japanese version of the thing exists It does. These kind of small scale food delivery services exist both in charitable and commercial form across North America and Europe. I know several "Meals on Wheels" workers who are basically half-timing as social service workers. This is the stereotypical weekly "bucolic Japanese neighborhood social life" story that does actually exist in every place.