Serious question but why do old people love ice cream so much?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gelato is the only "ice cream" worth eating. And it is best enjoyed in Rome or Siena.

People like you make me barf.

I feel like PP was being facetious, because no one would ever willingly be in Rome or Siena if they could be somewhere else in Italy

Astute observation. PP is a striver. Under those circumstances, PP makes me want to barf twice.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s more generational than age related. Boomers love ice cream! They hate how much ice cream costs so they flock to
McDonald’s and hope the machine isn’t broken, I think Walmarts have some fast food court cheap ice cream.

It’s nostalgic to them and such a treat! Ooh let’s get an ice cream! Blah blah

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s more generational than age related. Boomers love ice cream! They hate how much ice cream costs so they flock to
McDonald’s and hope the machine isn’t broken, I think Walmarts have some fast food court cheap ice cream.

It’s nostalgic to them and such a treat! Ooh let’s get an ice cream! Blah blah

You sound cuckoo. I grew up in Cincinnati with one of the best US ice cream shops...Graeters. So, it is simply not enjoyable to eat just any brand. I don't know anyone from any economic class, race, gender, generation or religion that considers McDonald's to be ice cream. Like pizza, the DMV is terrible when it comes to ice cream offerings. None are the best. Where in the world are you from that you consider McDonald's and Wal-Mart to have any real ice cream? And, BTW, I am a boomer.

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Anonymous wrote:It's definitely a generational thing. Fancy pastries weren't as big back then or just didn't exist in small cities.

My inlaws go insane for frozen custard. They specifically like vanilla or plain chocolate and I just can't. It's too boring. They like to talk about the texture.

Frankly I'd rather have a glass or wine or cocktail than a dessert. I like to drink my calories.

Ice cream is delicious, wine is an acquired taste and causes cancer. For example, alcohol causes breast cancer because it increase estrogen levels, which contributes to breast cancer development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s more generational than age related. Boomers love ice cream! They hate how much ice cream costs so they flock to
McDonald’s and hope the machine isn’t broken, I think Walmarts have some fast food court cheap ice cream.

It’s nostalgic to them and such a treat! Ooh let’s get an ice cream! Blah blah

You sound cuckoo. I grew up in Cincinnati with one of the best US ice cream shops...Graeters. So, it is simply not enjoyable to eat just any brand. I don't know anyone from any economic class, race, gender, generation or religion that considers McDonald's to be ice cream. Like pizza, the DMV is terrible when it comes to ice cream offerings. None are the best. Where in the world are you from that you consider McDonald's and Wal-Mart to have any real ice cream? And, BTW, I am a boomer.

NP. No shit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s more generational than age related. Boomers love ice cream! They hate how much ice cream costs so they flock to
McDonald’s and hope the machine isn’t broken, I think Walmarts have some fast food court cheap ice cream.

It’s nostalgic to them and such a treat! Ooh let’s get an ice cream! Blah blah

Did you grow up really poor?

[Anonymous]

My Boomer in laws turn into little kids whenever they get ice cream. Life’s simple pleasures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Boomer in laws turn into little kids whenever they get ice cream. Life’s simple pleasures.

Your a wet blanket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My Boomer in laws turn into little kids whenever they get ice cream. Life’s simple pleasures.

Your a wet blanket.

Like…how? How is PP a wet blanket for saying her in-laws like ice cream?

[Anonymous]

Ice cream is always a treat in the summer.

Think growing up without air conditioning makes it more of a treat than those of us who grew up with it, but I still like ice cream.

[Anonymous]

OP --- serious question... are you now or have you ever had an eating disorder? You seem oddly obsessed about ice cream consumption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s more generational than age related. Boomers love ice cream! They hate how much ice cream costs so they flock to
McDonald’s and hope the machine isn’t broken, I think Walmarts have some fast food court cheap ice cream.

It’s nostalgic to them and such a treat! Ooh let’s get an ice cream! Blah blah

It’s a personal preference. My boomer parents have never liked ice cream.

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NP. I'm not going to read the whole thread, but both of my parents have been encouraged by doctors to eat more ice cream (and other forms of dairy) to help with bone/muscle density and promote weight gain. Both have lost 20-30 lbs in the wake of surgeries in the past five years.

[Anonymous]

There are not many ice cream stores around. There are McDonald's all over. So because they can't go to a convenient Baskin Robbins, Friendly's, HoJo, Ben & Jerrys, Steves, or local shop they get McD's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. I'm not going to read the whole thread, but both of my parents have been encouraged by doctors to eat more ice cream (and other forms of dairy) to help with bone/muscle density and promote weight gain. Both have lost 20-30 lbs in the wake of surgeries in the past five years.

I've wondered this. I've had more cravings for ice cream as I've aged past 50. I wonder if it's a bone related thing.