Why don’t Americans give a f*** about what they eat?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Swede again- plus, if you are actually European or even canadian you would have written ‘travelled’. Can’t believe no one else picked this up. It’s your spelling. Try harder next time, you sad little troll.

German PP here. You're probably correct about the troll, but I learned (yeah, not learnt) American English instead of British English, and have never used any other form. I'm not the only one out there. Thanks, JFK Schule

You literally went to a German-American school. Why are you posting here being all misleading like it’s normal to learn American English in Europe????

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Anonymous wrote:Op you sound like a moron. I live in LA and I’m pretty sure people here care a lot more about their diet than you. You must be real fun at parties.

I’m an immigrant and I have literally never told anyone to go home, but you’re going to be the first. If you’re so smug and think Europe is so great, go home?

Since you’re asking why Americans don’t care about what they eat, I’m going to ask why so many Europeans don’t care about fixing their teeth or sun damage.

I love how none of the Europeans are addressing the teeth lmaoooooooo

I have white, straight teeth. I had braces as a teen. What do you want to know?

I want to know why this is such a rare thing.

Can't speak for all Europeans, obviously, but it varies from country to country. Dental care is treated like health care, and not like beauty enhancement. The majority of Europeans are not as vain or looks obsessed, although some of course are.

That said, you can get braces, whitening, etc. But most of that is not covered by the gov. So just like Americans with bad teeth, it's usually those who can't afford to do it or don't place an emphasis on it.

Happy now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Swede again- plus, if you are actually European or even canadian you would have written ‘travelled’. Can’t believe no one else picked this up. It’s your spelling. Try harder next time, you sad little troll.

German PP here. You're probably correct about the troll, but I learned (yeah, not learnt) American English instead of British English, and have never used any other form. I'm not the only one out there. Thanks, JFK Schule

You are the extreme minority if you learned American English. That’s actually something you study in university unless you go to an international school. The European curriculum teaches British English and pleads don’t try to pretend Europeans are going around with American English as standard because that’s a complete lie.

I know (I mentioned the school, actually). And I don't know why you feel the need to be hostile about it. It's not *that* uncommon for Germans to speak American English or a mix. There are a lot of Americans in Germany, especially in the south and years ago. I never said it was standard, I said it wasn't unheard of--actually I said I wasn't the only one, but basically it's not unheard of.

I’m posting because you are being purposely misleading. You went to a German American school. That’s not standard and you know it. Op is a troll and now I’m starting to think maybe you are op, since you’re so bent on trying to make American English a thing in Europe, which is preposterous

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Swede again- plus, if you are actually European or even canadian you would have written ‘travelled’. Can’t believe no one else picked this up. It’s your spelling. Try harder next time, you sad little troll.

German PP here. You're probably correct about the troll, but I learned (yeah, not learnt) American English instead of British English, and have never used any other form. I'm not the only one out there. Thanks, JFK Schule

You literally went to a German-American school. Why are you posting here being all misleading like it’s normal to learn American English in Europe????

Why are you so upset by it? I said that in the first post. I never said it was normal, I said it's not unheard of for Germans to speak American English or a mix. Good grief. Why do you care? It's not disparaging you, or Sweden, or what form of English you speak.

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Anonymous wrote:Op you sound like a moron. I live in LA and I’m pretty sure people here care a lot more about their diet than you. You must be real fun at parties.

I’m an immigrant and I have literally never told anyone to go home, but you’re going to be the first. If you’re so smug and think Europe is so great, go home?

Since you’re asking why Americans don’t care about what they eat, I’m going to ask why so many Europeans don’t care about fixing their teeth or sun damage.

I love how none of the Europeans are addressing the teeth lmaoooooooo

I have white, straight teeth. I had braces as a teen. What do you want to know?

I want to know why this is such a rare thing.

Can't speak for all Europeans, obviously, but it varies from country to country. Dental care is treated like health care, and not like beauty enhancement. The majority of Europeans are not as vain or looks obsessed, although some of course are.

That said, you can get braces, whitening, etc. But most of that is not covered by the gov. So just like Americans with bad teeth, it's usually those who can't afford to do it or don't place an emphasis on it.

Happy now?

Not really. If we’re going to harp on fat Americans who don’t prioritize their food choices, I’m going to harp on Europeans who don’t prioritize their yellow teeth and sun damage. Seems fair. Oh wait. Is it not fair to generalize?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Swede again- plus, if you are actually European or even canadian you would have written ‘travelled’. Can’t believe no one else picked this up. It’s your spelling. Try harder next time, you sad little troll.

German PP here. You're probably correct about the troll, but I learned (yeah, not learnt) American English instead of British English, and have never used any other form. I'm not the only one out there. Thanks, JFK Schule

You are the extreme minority if you learned American English. That’s actually something you study in university unless you go to an international school. The European curriculum teaches British English and pleads don’t try to pretend Europeans are going around with American English as standard because that’s a complete lie.

I know (I mentioned the school, actually). And I don't know why you feel the need to be hostile about it. It's not *that* uncommon for Germans to speak American English or a mix. There are a lot of Americans in Germany, especially in the south and years ago. I never said it was standard, I said it wasn't unheard of--actually I said I wasn't the only one, but basically it's not unheard of.

I’m posting because you are being purposely misleading. You went to a German American school. That’s not standard and you know it. Op is a troll and now I’m starting to think maybe you are op, since you’re so bent on trying to make American English a thing in Europe, which is preposterous

I'm done. I said several times, including initially, that it isn't standard. I hope it's not standard for Swedes to be so dense and easily triggered by something that has no impact. JFC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op you sound like a moron. I live in LA and I’m pretty sure people here care a lot more about their diet than you. You must be real fun at parties.

I’m an immigrant and I have literally never told anyone to go home, but you’re going to be the first. If you’re so smug and think Europe is so great, go home?

Since you’re asking why Americans don’t care about what they eat, I’m going to ask why so many Europeans don’t care about fixing their teeth or sun damage.

I love how none of the Europeans are addressing the teeth lmaoooooooo

I have white, straight teeth. I had braces as a teen. What do you want to know?

I want to know why this is such a rare thing.

Can't speak for all Europeans, obviously, but it varies from country to country. Dental care is treated like health care, and not like beauty enhancement. The majority of Europeans are not as vain or looks obsessed, although some of course are.

That said, you can get braces, whitening, etc. But most of that is not covered by the gov. So just like Americans with bad teeth, it's usually those who can't afford to do it or don't place an emphasis on it.

Happy now?

Not really. If we’re going to harp on fat Americans who don’t prioritize their food choices, I’m going to harp on Europeans who don’t prioritize their yellow teeth and sun damage. Seems fair. Oh wait. Is it not fair to generalize?

I don't care. I just tried to answer your question, I didn't post any of the stuff about Americans and food choices.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of products have hidden sugar and it is hard and expensive to find things like ketchup, barbecue sauce, soy sauce etc without sugar. Avoiding sugar can feel like a full time job in america. I am always surprised when I find yet another product with hidden sugar.

That isn’t the problem. Those items have always had sugar in them, and the sugar is minimal. The problem is portion size and having a diet consisting of essentially junk food- not ketchup and soy sauce.

It’s really not hard to avoid sugar. Don’t eat ketchup and bbq sauce. It’s entirely unnecessary. Cook at home with minimal sugar. It’s really not hard.

It is hard to avoid sugar when eating out/buying pre-made food for quick meals at home. Maybe if you SAHP or don't have kids it's easy, but with 3 kids and 2 FT demanding jobs - it's really a struggle sometimes because added sugar is everywhere.

You have chosen to structure your life so that cooking and eating healthy food isn’t a priority. I guess that answers the subject title question, at least.

My point is it's not easy, no matter how you slice it. Healthy food vs fulfilling job for both parents - are you seriously can call that an easy choice????

[Anonymous]

Still waiting for that one PP to come back with her list of high quality, healthy European food options that are not able to be cooked in the US, somehow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still waiting for that one PP to come back with her list of high quality, healthy European food options that are not able to be cooked in the US, somehow.

Cooking at home i think is fine and easy here in the US. But when not at home, it is so much harder to get heathy and good tasting meals. In Mexico they sell tons of fresh fruits and juices on the streets, in the US our vendors sell deep fried Oreos. Same with restaurants, you can’t get a good quality salad in the US or even well cooked simple roasted vegetables at ordinary restaurants. The “good” heathy options are pretty much exclusively at nicer restaurants. Not always...but there are plenty of small mom and pop cafes in other counties where you can pop in for a quick bite of something tasty and fresh without needing to go to a upscale dining joint

[Anonymous]

I agree with OP. We allow corporations to market as "healthy" things that are not healthy. Our schools give our children junk food. I recently started using the plate method to measure out enough veggies in my meals and it has been eye opening (plate method means half your plate is non starchy veggies). If you buy any kind of prepared food it most certainly will not have enough veggies. We are taught that meals are basically protein and starches. Of course we have sky high rates of obesity and diabetes. Even those of us lucky enough to be naturally thin are are losing out on getting enough veggies to be really feel our best. This is costing our society billions in health care costs and lost productivity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Still waiting for that one PP to come back with her list of high quality, healthy European food options that are not able to be cooked in the US, somehow.

Cooking at home i think is fine and easy here in the US. But when not at home, it is so much harder to get heathy and good tasting meals. In Mexico they sell tons of fresh fruits and juices on the streets, in the US our vendors sell deep fried Oreos. Same with restaurants, you can’t get a good quality salad in the US or even well cooked simple roasted vegetables at ordinary restaurants. The “good” heathy options are pretty much exclusively at nicer restaurants. Not always...but there are plenty of small mom and pop cafes in other counties where you can pop in for a quick bite of something tasty and fresh without needing to go to a upscale dining joint

Sorry, this is complete bullshit. You can’t get a salad or roasted vegetables at restaurants in America? All the vendors are selling deep-fried Oreos? I’m done pretending you’re not a troll.

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Anonymous wrote:Still waiting for that one PP to come back with her list of high quality, healthy European food options that are not able to be cooked in the US, somehow.

Cooking at home i think is fine and easy here in the US. But when not at home, it is so much harder to get heathy and good tasting meals. In Mexico they sell tons of fresh fruits and juices on the streets, in the US our vendors sell deep fried Oreos. Same with restaurants, you can’t get a good quality salad in the US or even well cooked simple roasted vegetables at ordinary restaurants. The “good” heathy options are pretty much exclusively at nicer restaurants. Not always...but there are plenty of small mom and pop cafes in other counties where you can pop in for a quick bite of something tasty and fresh without needing to go to a upscale dining joint

Sorry, this is complete bullshit. You can’t get a salad or roasted vegetables at restaurants in America? All the vendors are selling deep-fried Oreos? I’m done pretending you’re not a troll.

No you can get a salad anywhere- but the quality is pretty crappy at most places except the upscale restaurants. Every order a salad at a mom and pop joint? You will be getting wilted iceberg lettuce and some Kraft ranch. But they make killer homemade biscuits and gravy. The kind of foods most people want to buy here are unhealthy foods so few restaurants do heathy food well- they don’t make their money on the heathy stuff

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Still waiting for that one PP to come back with her list of high quality, healthy European food options that are not able to be cooked in the US, somehow.

Cooking at home i think is fine and easy here in the US. But when not at home, it is so much harder to get heathy and good tasting meals. In Mexico they sell tons of fresh fruits and juices on the streets, in the US our vendors sell deep fried Oreos. Same with restaurants, you can’t get a good quality salad in the US or even well cooked simple roasted vegetables at ordinary restaurants. The “good” heathy options are pretty much exclusively at nicer restaurants. Not always...but there are plenty of small mom and pop cafes in other counties where you can pop in for a quick bite of something tasty and fresh without needing to go to a upscale dining joint

Sorry, this is complete bullshit. You can’t get a salad or roasted vegetables at restaurants in America? All the vendors are selling deep-fried Oreos? I’m done pretending you’re not a troll.

No you can get a salad anywhere- but the quality is pretty crappy at most places except the upscale restaurants. Every order a salad at a mom and pop joint? You will be getting wilted iceberg lettuce and some Kraft ranch. But they make killer homemade biscuits and gravy. The kind of foods most people want to buy here are unhealthy foods so few restaurants do heathy food well- they don’t make their money on the heathy stuff

Yeah, no. Not wasting any more time debating a troll whose argument is that every inexpensive restaurant in the entirety of the U.S. is essentially indistinguishable from a booth at the Iowa State Fair.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Still waiting for that one PP to come back with her list of high quality, healthy European food options that are not able to be cooked in the US, somehow.

Cooking at home i think is fine and easy here in the US. But when not at home, it is so much harder to get heathy and good tasting meals. In Mexico they sell tons of fresh fruits and juices on the streets, in the US our vendors sell deep fried Oreos. Same with restaurants, you can’t get a good quality salad in the US or even well cooked simple roasted vegetables at ordinary restaurants. The “good” heathy options are pretty much exclusively at nicer restaurants. Not always...but there are plenty of small mom and pop cafes in other counties where you can pop in for a quick bite of something tasty and fresh without needing to go to a upscale dining joint

Sorry, this is complete bullshit. You can’t get a salad or roasted vegetables at restaurants in America? All the vendors are selling deep-fried Oreos? I’m done pretending you’re not a troll.

No you can get a salad anywhere- but the quality is pretty crappy at most places except the upscale restaurants. Every order a salad at a mom and pop joint? You will be getting wilted iceberg lettuce and some Kraft ranch. But they make killer homemade biscuits and gravy. The kind of foods most people want to buy here are unhealthy foods so few restaurants do heathy food well- they don’t make their money on the heathy stuff

Once again, you are generalizing based on your very limited experience. Maybe try to expand your horizons rather than continuing to foolishly double down on your prejudices.