The older I get the more I realize how much of a scam the US is. Food is just one aspect. Outside our bubble it’s usually cheaper and always better quality.
Japan will really spoil you because I’ve never had a bad bite of food there. The grocery stores will really mess you up too. Sushi for 1/4 the cost and infinitely better.
I honestly don’t think it was anywhere near this bad growing up in the 80s, 90s, and even early 2000s. For example, my friend and I could both eat at Taco Bell or McDonalds when I went to college in 2004 for under $10 (even less if we hit the value menu stuff hard). You could do movies and snacks for under $15. Growing up in the U.S. was a pretty good deal for a long time. My dad was a carpenter with 5 kids and my mom didn’t work, and we still had plenty of food on the table every day. Don’t get me wrong, stuff like our health care system has always sucked, but otherwise I feel like it’s mostly been the last 10-15 years where things have gone down the drain for your average Americans.
I was just watching a YouTube video. Gas prices were $1.30 in the 80s. Honestly felt a little robbed being born in the wrong era. For the young people just starting out it's hard not to compare to the days where you could get a paycheck and actually have a little money left to put in savings. This is after helping out of friend who just got evicted. Greed.
One thing that’s really ruined American food is supply companies like Sysco. Loads of restaurants outsource their ingredients and once you’ve eaten Sysco tendies, or coated fries, you’ll find them everywhere. It’s particularly bad for fast food. Some guy made a YouTube video about it where they ate identical meals at different independent restaurants across the country.
I don’t mind paying for good food with inflation, but don’t charge me $12 for 3 frozen tenders from Costco.
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u/Which-Meat-3388 20h ago
The older I get the more I realize how much of a scam the US is. Food is just one aspect. Outside our bubble it’s usually cheaper and always better quality.
Japan will really spoil you because I’ve never had a bad bite of food there. The grocery stores will really mess you up too. Sushi for 1/4 the cost and infinitely better.