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That only works if you buy no fresh groceries/fruits/veggies or other perishables. I guess Americans love living on processed food then.

• aaronem 13y ago
  Well, "love" is a strong word, but our society is built in such a way as to provide strong incentives toward doing so, especially for people with low income or little free time or both.
  • mcguire 13y ago
    Plus the fact that "fresh foods" have likely traveled farther in their short, vegetable lives than you have. Unless you're willing to go pretty far out of your way, fresh foods in the U.S. are pretty sad.
  • ulfw 13y ago
    That's quite sad.
• diogenescynic 13y ago
  American tastes changed vs Japanese and European tastes after World War II. The veterans coming home had eaten lots of canned food and other non-perishables while the Europeans and Japanese citizens had to eat what they could find locally and seasonally. It's had a lasting impact.
  • officemonkey 13y ago
    This finally explains the difference between one grandmother's cooking (Depression-era home cooking from scratch) and my other (younger) grandmother's cooking (Post-WW2 TV dinners and frozen vegetables.)
  • j_s 13y ago
    Citation needed! (Actually, this is the first time I'd ever heard of this idea and I would greatly appreciate any additional reading material you could point me to.)
  • ulfw 13y ago
    Interesting. I never thought about it that way!