It gets harder and harder to return to the U.S. after every trip.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who doesn't believe US food sucks v rest of world is in denial. That is all.

The biggest factor among many is that culturally food matters in other countries more than in US. As simple as this fact - in Asia and Europe and Islands and LAtAm, people take meals seriously. Here in the US, most people do not. Lunch is school for example is grossness for our kids. In other countries adults would be eating better having school food than adult food in the US!!!

My kid in US knows chicken tenders, pizza and spaghetti. Take any other country and their kid will eat a whole lot more variety and better. This is 100% true.

Yup, it's insane the garbage we feed our kids. Compare our kids' foods to South Korea or Japan where everything is freshly made:

Most American kids would not eat that food, even if provided/funded. This is a cultural issue, unfortunately.

They wouldn't, and that is because most people don't raise kids to have a taste for healthy food. And I find that the people who complain the most bitterly about American diets tend to be overweight, which suggests that they, themselves aren't living up to their own standards.

My experience is the opposite, the people who complain the most about American diets are the ones who purchase only organic, whole foods, etc. It's easy to eat organic and whole foods when you have the money though.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who doesn't believe US food sucks v rest of world is in denial. That is all.

The biggest factor among many is that culturally food matters in other countries more than in US. As simple as this fact - in Asia and Europe and Islands and LAtAm, people take meals seriously. Here in the US, most people do not. Lunch is school for example is grossness for our kids. In other countries adults would be eating better having school food than adult food in the US!!!

My kid in US knows chicken tenders, pizza and spaghetti. Take any other country and their kid will eat a whole lot more variety and better. This is 100% true.

Yup, it's insane the garbage we feed our kids. Compare our kids' foods to South Korea or Japan where everything is freshly made:

Most American kids would not eat that food, even if provided/funded. This is a cultural issue, unfortunately.

They wouldn't, and that is because most people don't raise kids to have a taste for healthy food. And I find that the people who complain the most bitterly about American diets tend to be overweight, which suggests that they, themselves aren't living up to their own standards.

My experience is the opposite, the people who complain the most about American diets are the ones who purchase only organic, whole foods, etc. It's easy to eat organic and whole foods when you have the money though.

I’ve lived all over the world, including developing countries. Most people—even the poor ones—eat whole food and actually cook. It’s the opposite here in the land of convenience.

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Anonymous wrote:When you have to come back to horribly inferior food quality, obscene prices for everything and sooooooo much crime. It’s amazing when you can travel to a major city in the world and see ZERO gun deaths for literally days and weeks on end. There’s better public infrastructure that embarrasses the U.S., things are a lot more walkable, healthcare is way more afford, and things just work. Man, it gets harder and harder to return after every trip abroad. The only thing worth retuning for are the salaries and that’s about it.

Have you thought of simply staying overseas? We now have over 8 million illegals that want to be here and take your place.

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Anonymous wrote:When you have to come back to horribly inferior food quality, obscene prices for everything and sooooooo much crime. It’s amazing when you can travel to a major city in the world and see ZERO gun deaths for literally days and weeks on end. There’s better public infrastructure that embarrasses the U.S., things are a lot more walkable, healthcare is way more afford, and things just work. Man, it gets harder and harder to return after every trip abroad. The only thing worth retuning for are the salaries and that’s about it.

Have you thought of simply staying overseas? We now have over 8 million illegals that want to be here and take your place.

Importing poverty and exporting your educated individuals.

Seems like a recipe for success!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who doesn't believe US food sucks v rest of world is in denial. That is all.

The biggest factor among many is that culturally food matters in other countries more than in US. As simple as this fact - in Asia and Europe and Islands and LAtAm, people take meals seriously. Here in the US, most people do not. Lunch is school for example is grossness for our kids. In other countries adults would be eating better having school food than adult food in the US!!!

My kid in US knows chicken tenders, pizza and spaghetti. Take any other country and their kid will eat a whole lot more variety and better. This is 100% true.

Yup, it's insane the garbage we feed our kids. Compare our kids' foods to South Korea or Japan where everything is freshly made:

Most American kids would not eat that food, even if provided/funded. This is a cultural issue, unfortunately.

I think you're missing the point. Whether or not US kids would eat the lunches shown in the video is superfluous. The point is that other developed countries have better food they feed to their population. Look at the ratios of vegetables and fruits in the Korean lunches compared to carbs and sugars. Most of the dishes provided to the kids that have meat are at most 2-3 bites. Nothing is obscenely portioned. Everything is also freshly cooked. You don't have to like the dishes or find them appealing, it's simply about admiring the quality, portions, and health content.

As a matter of fact, it is actually Korean law that a licensed nutritionist who monitors salt/fat/sugar/protein/vitamin ratios be employed at all schools to design their lunches.

And look at the results - their people are nowhere near as obese and are simply used to eating far more fruits and vegetables by the time they become adults. Meanwhile in the US, people argue over whether or not we should even provide free lunches to kids that consists garbage frozen pizzas and chicken nuggets. We have no problems though soding over at trillion USD on F35 killing machines though.

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Anonymous wrote:Basic infrastructure in most of our cities - you reminded me of a YouTuber Tokyo Lens showing apartments in Tokyo. Not even getting to those coffin apartments in Hong Kong.

I’d rather have a small apartment in Tokyo than be shot while simply going to school, church, driving or going to the grocery store in America.

As a gaijin?

Yes

This isn’t Japan of 1980

Do you know how many Nepali and south East Asian immigrants are pouring into Japan presently?

A white person in Japan - as long as you don’t care about socializing with locals — will have no issues.

Just work for an international org/firm or have your own business/work remote

Japan is rapidly opening up.

Look, most people retire overseas for better weather, and a lower cost of living...sometimes much lower. Hence, why Portugal and Spain, Mexico, Panama, Thailand are popular.

I have literally never met anyone looking to voluntarily move to Japan or South Korea (who is not Japanese or South Korean originally) that is not associated with a job transfer and is temporary. I mean, these are cold countries and relatively expensive. I don't think anyone envisions a happy retirement living in a shoebox apartment in Seoul or Tokyo.

Also, sounds wonderful that the locals have no interest in socializing with you.

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Anonymous wrote:Basic infrastructure in most of our cities - you reminded me of a YouTuber Tokyo Lens showing apartments in Tokyo. Not even getting to those coffin apartments in Hong Kong.

I’d rather have a small apartment in Tokyo than be shot while simply going to school, church, driving or going to the grocery store in America.

As a gaijin?

Yes

This isn’t Japan of 1980

Do you know how many Nepali and south East Asian immigrants are pouring into Japan presently?

A white person in Japan - as long as you don’t care about socializing with locals — will have no issues.

Just work for an international org/firm or have your own business/work remote

Japan is rapidly opening up.

Look, most people retire overseas for better weather, and a lower cost of living...sometimes much lower. Hence, why Portugal and Spain, Mexico, Panama, Thailand are popular.

I have literally never met anyone looking to voluntarily move to Japan or South Korea (who is not Japanese or South Korean originally) that is not associated with a job transfer and is temporary. I mean, these are cold countries and relatively expensive. I don't think anyone envisions a happy retirement living in a shoebox apartment in Seoul or Tokyo.

Also, sounds wonderful that the locals have no interest in socializing with you.

I also sounds wonderful never having to worry about being shot.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, you know, you could always emigrate if it's that hard.

Yup, seriously thinking about it. Gun violence is way out of control and will never end. Driving everywhere sucks. Food sucks. Tipping culture sucks. Healthcare costs suck. Childcare costs suck. I dunno even know if the country can even survive another Trump presidency before he starts WW3 with Iran and North Korea.

And nobody respects out borders, which also sucks.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, you know, you could always emigrate if it's that hard.

Yup, seriously thinking about it. Gun violence is way out of control and will never end. Driving everywhere sucks. Food sucks. Tipping culture sucks. Healthcare costs suck. Childcare costs suck. I dunno even know if the country can even survive another Trump presidency before he starts WW3 with Iran and North Korea.

And nobody respects out borders, which also sucks.

because there are Americans who are willing to give them jobs

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Anonymous wrote:Well, you know, you could always emigrate if it's that hard.

Yup, seriously thinking about it. Gun violence is way out of control and will never end. Driving everywhere sucks. Food sucks. Tipping culture sucks. Healthcare costs suck. Childcare costs suck. I dunno even know if the country can even survive another Trump presidency before he starts WW3 with Iran and North Korea.

And nobody respects out borders, which also sucks.

Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa also have huge migrant problems. Nobody respects any borders anymore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you know, you could always emigrate if it's that hard.

Yup, seriously thinking about it. Gun violence is way out of control and will never end. Driving everywhere sucks. Food sucks. Tipping culture sucks. Healthcare costs suck. Childcare costs suck. I dunno even know if the country can even survive another Trump presidency before he starts WW3 with Iran and North Korea.

And nobody respects out borders, which also sucks.

Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa also have huge migrant problems. Nobody respects any borders anymore.

To be fair, nobody respected borders 100 years ago anyways.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you know, you could always emigrate if it's that hard.

Yup, seriously thinking about it. Gun violence is way out of control and will never end. Driving everywhere sucks. Food sucks. Tipping culture sucks. Healthcare costs suck. Childcare costs suck. I dunno even know if the country can even survive another Trump presidency before he starts WW3 with Iran and North Korea.

And nobody respects out borders, which also sucks.

because there are Americans who are willing to give them jobs

I love how people like to ignore reality when it comes to immigration and jobs. Do you think that the construction, contracting, landscaping, janitorial, meatpacking, agriculture and all sorts of similar industries could even exist without immigrant labor? Literally, those industries would collapse almost no matter what you tried to pay people. Talk to your contractor...they aren't hiring immigrants for $3/hour...they are paying high, market wages.

Also, as others correctly point out...how is it that perhaps your ancestors from Ireland, Germany, Scandanavia, Italy, etc. are all "legal" when they came to the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? They were only legal because there weren't really any laws.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When you have to come back to horribly inferior food quality, obscene prices for everything and sooooooo much crime. It’s amazing when you can travel to a major city in the world and see ZERO gun deaths for literally days and weeks on end. There’s better public infrastructure that embarrasses the U.S., things are a lot more walkable, healthcare is way more afford, and things just work. Man, it gets harder and harder to return after every trip abroad. The only thing worth retuning for are the salaries and that’s about it.

Have you thought of simply staying overseas? We now have over 8 million illegals that want to be here and take your place.

Importing poverty and exporting your educated individuals.

Seems like a recipe for success!

That’s the problem with MAGA, they’re more than happy to give up the highly educated Americans if they’re Democrats. They place zero value on educated Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who doesn't believe US food sucks v rest of world is in denial. That is all.

The biggest factor among many is that culturally food matters in other countries more than in US. As simple as this fact - in Asia and Europe and Islands and LAtAm, people take meals seriously. Here in the US, most people do not. Lunch is school for example is grossness for our kids. In other countries adults would be eating better having school food than adult food in the US!!!

My kid in US knows chicken tenders, pizza and spaghetti. Take any other country and their kid will eat a whole lot more variety and better. This is 100% true.

Yup, it's insane the garbage we feed our kids. Compare our kids' foods to South Korea or Japan where everything is freshly made:

Most American kids would not eat that food, even if provided/funded. This is a cultural issue, unfortunately.

I think you're missing the point. Whether or not US kids would eat the lunches shown in the video is superfluous. The point is that other developed countries have better food they feed to their population. Look at the ratios of vegetables and fruits in the Korean lunches compared to carbs and sugars. Most of the dishes provided to the kids that have meat are at most 2-3 bites. Nothing is obscenely portioned. Everything is also freshly cooked. You don't have to like the dishes or find them appealing, it's simply about admiring the quality, portions, and health content.

As a matter of fact, it is actually Korean law that a licensed nutritionist who monitors salt/fat/sugar/protein/vitamin ratios be employed at all schools to design their lunches.

And look at the results - their people are nowhere near as obese and are simply used to eating far more fruits and vegetables by the time they become adults. Meanwhile in the US, people argue over whether or not we should even provide free lunches to kids that consists garbage frozen pizzas and chicken nuggets. We have no problems though soding over at trillion USD on F35 killing machines though.

The US also has dietitians in every school district that supervise the menus and they have to comply with specific nutrient guidelines. The problem is cultural and economic. There isn't enough funding to provide actual good tasting healthy meals, and kids are more used to eating processed foods because of what they get at home. Our district provides a salad bar in every school - I'm not sure how many kids choose it, but it's available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who doesn't believe US food sucks v rest of world is in denial. That is all.

The biggest factor among many is that culturally food matters in other countries more than in US. As simple as this fact - in Asia and Europe and Islands and LAtAm, people take meals seriously. Here in the US, most people do not. Lunch is school for example is grossness for our kids. In other countries adults would be eating better having school food than adult food in the US!!!

My kid in US knows chicken tenders, pizza and spaghetti. Take any other country and their kid will eat a whole lot more variety and better. This is 100% true.

Yup, it's insane the garbage we feed our kids. Compare our kids' foods to South Korea or Japan where everything is freshly made:

Most American kids would not eat that food, even if provided/funded. This is a cultural issue, unfortunately.

I think you're missing the point. Whether or not US kids would eat the lunches shown in the video is superfluous. The point is that other developed countries have better food they feed to their population. Look at the ratios of vegetables and fruits in the Korean lunches compared to carbs and sugars. Most of the dishes provided to the kids that have meat are at most 2-3 bites. Nothing is obscenely portioned. Everything is also freshly cooked. You don't have to like the dishes or find them appealing, it's simply about admiring the quality, portions, and health content.

As a matter of fact, it is actually Korean law that a licensed nutritionist who monitors salt/fat/sugar/protein/vitamin ratios be employed at all schools to design their lunches.

And look at the results - their people are nowhere near as obese and are simply used to eating far more fruits and vegetables by the time they become adults. Meanwhile in the US, people argue over whether or not we should even provide free lunches to kids that consists garbage frozen pizzas and chicken nuggets. We have no problems though soding over at trillion USD on F35 killing machines though.

The US also has dietitians in every school district that supervise the menus and they have to comply with specific nutrient guidelines. The problem is cultural and economic. There isn't enough funding to provide actual good tasting healthy meals, and kids are more used to eating processed foods because of what they get at home. Our district provides a salad bar in every school - I'm not sure how many kids choose it, but it's available.

You are igniting the fact that industry lobbies to push unhealthy food to children.

Remember the cheese program in schools? So much for free markets.