Americans love to eat. Right from my childhood I have known the United States to be a country obsessed with food. I figured so when I watched Travel and Living Channel (TLC) shows in which people ventured throughout the length and breadth of the vast country in search of all kinds of eatables.
I loved those shows. They showed an infinite amount of burgers and steaks and pizzas that the customers were ready to gorge on. The munchies were peddled by an army of small, medium and large purveyors of cuisines.
It was very satisfying viewing. All the food joints in the shows seemed unique. Each had tradition, and personality. The owners and the staff worked hard and delivered quality. Most had a dedicated and ravenous clientele.
The crown jewel of the New World is huge. It’s the third most populous country in the world, inhabiting 350 million people. This ample population is also rich, and prosperous. In addition to being so heavily populated, it’s per capita income is among the top 10 countries in the world. It is a bigger economy than all of the European Union, outstripping the economic bloc by about 40%, while the bloc outstrips its population by 36%. The comparison is shocking as EU is considered so well off.
The Land of Liberty is an anomaly in the sense that other countries with at least these many people- China, India, and Indonesia are all developing countries.
A sizeable citizenry, with plentiful disposable income, has made the Land of Opportunity a reckless consumer. The country is possessed by Beelzebub ,the demon of gluttony.
Expectedly, the market is ready to fulfill the demand. The variety and number of diners is overwhelming. The range of goods on the shelves of the supermarkets is similarly diverse and varied. The portion sizes of consumables are over the top too, exceeding the average ones in other developed countries.
This has resulted in obesity, and also wastage. America is the biggest waster of food in the world, throwing away 30-40 percent of all eatables in the food supply chain.
This greed will be penalized. When the dooms day comes, and all people are accounted for their sins, most Americans will go to hell…………..
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