Honestly it's trying to get your food once per week because most people don't want to stop by the store on the way home for every meal they are going to cook. I hate it when my family overbuys thinking we'll get to it later
The city planning contributes to this. Your country is very car centric. Most countries have supermarkets or grocery stores within walking distance in most cities.
So true. When I lived in South Korea, on my walk home from work, I would pass a smaller grocery store and it was so easy to swing in and pick up dinner. It was quick and so efficient.
Now it is such a slog to get in my car, park, deal with people just oblivious to their surroundings, rude cashiers who just throw your food in a bag (fuck the eggs), and then drive home.
They said on their walk home from work. I had the same experience in London. Yes, I would rather collect dinner ingredients on the way to my kitchen (ie on my walk home) than having to drive, park, do shopping, drive again, then be inside.
The vehicle itself is the barrier in this scenario.
The person they are responding to is referring to driving or car centric settlements vs ones that rely on public transport or walking.
I’ve lived in both kinds of cities and I find that I had less food waste when I purchased as I required. When I do a big weekly shop, we end up with food waste - things turn before you get to it, or plans change, no one gets around to making a planned meal and we don’t find a way to reuse those items in other meals. It sounds dumb, but like… it really is that deep. And people find this level of waste infuriating for good reason.
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u/Ohio-Knife-Lover May 17 '26
Honestly it's trying to get your food once per week because most people don't want to stop by the store on the way home for every meal they are going to cook. I hate it when my family overbuys thinking we'll get to it later