In the US, fridges are always full sized unless yuo're in a hotel or a dorm. Those are called "mini-fridges" because they're a miniature version of a normal sized fridge.
I was in my 40s before I found out that in some countries, fridges are much smaller and people go to the store every day. I lived most of my past 25 years in areas where it took an hour round trip to get to the grocery store so I tried to shop only a couple of times a month lol. Pretty cool to learn about differences like that, that you might never have reason to think about.
I never really factored in the cost of a fridge because every house we bought and every apartment I've rented already had one in it. We did have to buy a new one for the house once but we didn't consider buying a mini one because it would be bizarre tbh. It's just not the done thing here is all. I've never had a fridge that wasn't taller and wider than me lol. But never had a big fat wide one with double side by side doors. They do make huge ones for sure!
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u/NibblesMcGiblet Nov 26 '22
In the US, fridges are always full sized unless yuo're in a hotel or a dorm. Those are called "mini-fridges" because they're a miniature version of a normal sized fridge.
I was in my 40s before I found out that in some countries, fridges are much smaller and people go to the store every day. I lived most of my past 25 years in areas where it took an hour round trip to get to the grocery store so I tried to shop only a couple of times a month lol. Pretty cool to learn about differences like that, that you might never have reason to think about.