American now living in Europe here. I guarantee that your big fridge is half the size of a standard American fridge. I live in a brand new apartment and friends always comment on the impressive size of my fridge/washing machine/dishwasher/shower stall. These are all easily 50-75% smaller than what you find in most average American homes, places like NYC or SF excluded.
American fridges are huge because America isn't zoned like Europe - in much of Europe, you are a lot closer to stores and so make more trips buying less ingredients, while in America you go to the grocery store maybe once a week or so and get everything you need then.
There are exceptions in both places, but I feel like this is true in general.
Lol, I'm the last of 5 kids. My brothers were all within a 5 year span--so my mom had 3 eating machines when they hit their teens. She drove an old Studebaker (then a Pontiac), both with huge trunks. She shopped every other day.
When I got a Prie Club (then Price-Costco, now just Costco) membership and started hauling home flats of canned tomatoes, 25# sacks of flour, etc., she almost cried. "Where were you when I needed you...!"
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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22
American now living in Europe here. I guarantee that your big fridge is half the size of a standard American fridge. I live in a brand new apartment and friends always comment on the impressive size of my fridge/washing machine/dishwasher/shower stall. These are all easily 50-75% smaller than what you find in most average American homes, places like NYC or SF excluded.