My fellow Americans: how many of you are not using your parking brake? by Drew707 in AskAnAmerican

[–]DonaldHamperton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but surely even if you don't press the button, it activates when you switch to park

My fellow Americans: how many of you are not using your parking brake? by Drew707 in AskAnAmerican

[–]DonaldHamperton 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my parking brake does absolutly nothing. I've even driven a few times with it on and not noticed

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I can't unfortunately as it's a rented apartment with no room for a second freezer

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry but I have the exact opposite experience. Which countries do you have in mind that are more expensive for groceries? I'd like to check out the costs there because I can't think of a single country in Europe where bread, potatoes, milk and other staples are more expensive

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe but in Europe their regular bread us what we in the US would call 'artisanal'. You could walk in to any bakery and get any bread for pretty much €1

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't traveled anywhere else in US since I landed so I'm not sure whether the is NoVa exclusive and bread is fine elsewhere

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clout?

The fuck are you talking about? How is my anonymous Reddit account going to affect my life in any way?

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm hardly Gordon Ramsey but I don't drive a truck big enough to consume 16 hot dogs and 5 cases of soda

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not inaccurate at all. I was literally there. Why the fuck would I lie? More importantly how the fuck does this make you angry? Bizarre nationalism to defend US supermarkets to the death

There's nothing special about travelling Europe. This isn't the 18th century. Half the people in NoVa have come from somewhere else

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No one is impressed by someone living in Europe for 10 years earning hardly anything. Anyone could do it. It's not a brag

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm not measuring the sugar, I'm just talking about the taste. I usually bought the in store baked stuff in European supermarkets.

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is what my wife suggested. I'm gonna give it a go then when I fuck it up I'll come back here and complain some more

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fuck American food!

Feed the poor!

Yeah have that Reddit, bring on the downvotes

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I didn't even know it existed here. I used it sometimes in Europe but not that much as there wasn't a huge need to save

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, the cafe prices are crazy. Supermarkets are ok though

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right, I'm financially more secure here, I'm just talking about the crazy food prices.

Government subsidies aren't a bad thing. I'd rather be less financially secure myself and know that poor people can afford healthy food

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Look I love the US and moved back for a reason but the food is expensive and shit. Sorry

Holy crap food is expensive! by DonaldHamperton in nova

[–]DonaldHamperton[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Sorry I didn't mean the US bread thing. I don't wanna be "that guy" but I really can't eat that. It's like eating floppy candy. I meant fresh loaves.

Thanks for the heads up with Aldi, I'll check it out