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Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts) Sat Jun 15, 2019, 08:33 PM Jun 2019

Here's How Typical American Foods Compare In Different Countries.

If you're an American or if you've lived in America long enough, then you absolutely know what stereotypical American cuisine might look like. We do have a bit of a reputation, if you know what I mean.

But to non-Americans, certain food staples of ours can seem absolutely WILD. Here's how certain dishes are similar in other countries — but also how very, very different they can be.

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Here's How Typical American Foods Compare In Different Countries. (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 OP

I remember a German man asking me why Americans put so much ice in our drinks ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #1

Somehow I doubt that cold drinks, PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #2

It was never traditional to do that here in Germany DFW Jun 2019 #3

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

1. I remember a German man asking me why Americans put so much ice in our drinks

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Sun Jun 16, 2019, 12:19 AM

Jun 2019

He just shook his head and asserted that it couldn't be good for your stomach.

I don't know if there is any scientific basis for this, but it did make me think twice.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,902 posts)

2. Somehow I doubt that cold drinks,

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Sun Jun 16, 2019, 12:44 AM

Jun 2019

drinks cooled with lots of ice, are even remotely harmful.

Me, I like my drinks cold and to stay cold while I'm drinking them. Recently I've been in brew pubs that don't do ice, and it makes me a bit crazy to drink warm water. No, I don't put ice in my beer, but I really want my water to have ice and be cold.

DFW

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3. It was never traditional to do that here in Germany

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Sun Jun 16, 2019, 08:55 AM

Jun 2019

I remember my wife being amazed at getting ice in drinks served to her without her asking. She always asked, what did that they do that for? I didn't ask for that!

Besides the fact that Germany tends to be colder than much of the USA in the spring, summer and fall, space was always at a premium here, and electricity was always more expensive than in the States. This means that most people have smaller kitchens, and small (as in half the size of what you usually have in the States) freezers. Making and maintaining lots of ice uses up energy and space. So keeping lots of ice around to put in everything was never something that was done here habitually.

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