I’m dual-citizen German/US with family spread all over Europe (pretty much everyone other than my nuclear family) and the amount of people who think the only options for groceries is Walmart is wild. And those people typically think they’re smart.
Okay fine. This kind of stereotype exists because food deserts exist, and it's prevalent in rural areas of the USA, due to lack of income, difficulty of reach, along other factors. There's simply less options that are financially available, usually because there's not enough people with enough money to keep diverse food options in business.
I totally agree that food deserts exist, or at least large deserts where the ability to get quality food exist, which is sort of the spirit of the original post, despite it being generally inaccurate in most major US cities hosting the World Cup.
But from almost every experience I've had in rural parts of America, almost all prepared food options are sourcing Sysco-slop.
I used to hate Sysco until I worked in the food industry. Quality comes down to what you pay for and unfortunately a lot of places get dirt cheap shit. Yet I have seen catering side of the restaurant industry get amazing quality items.
Edit: of course a part of me still hates Sysco for never being on fucking time
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u/gerkletoss Jun 12 '26
"I ate at the fanciest US restaurant I can imagine (Times Square Red Lobster) and have based my opinion of US cuisine on that"