I'm from Mexico. The difference with the US is that in Mexico we actually season our food ( :P ).
But yes, I believe the difference was that I was actually expecting something more than just "edible" in Europe. I bought a beelinese in fucking Berlin, for God sake, and it was the most boring piece of bread I've tasted, and I got it in Berlin! Where the bread is from! And it taste like cardboard. I found a nice beelinese in Switzerland, though, and the best part is that I bought it at a convenience store lol.
I tried Currywurst as well, and it was just a sausage with ketchup and curry powder?!? WTF it reminded me to the cheap food I had to eat while being a broke college student. How in the hell is Currywurst something people want to eat?!? There was a queue and the place was a well-known venue... For a freaking sausage with ketchup!
I also had the worst pasta I've ever had in Europe. I can't believe that being so close to Italy their pasta is so bland. I tried a local Italian "restaurant" to treat my and my SO, and lol the food was bad. It was ok for us, though. It was a hot meal for once, and the portions were great, but by no means I could call it "Italian food".
At some point we got tired of wasting our money on "eating local" and opted for what we knew for a fast meal...
I always had a close restaurant nearby. I did try KFC in London, and boy was that a terrible experience! Food was too salty and the place I bought it from was so freaking dirty. It was close to Waterloo station.
I was backpacking, so my budget was right. McD was a way to treat myself without regretting spending too much money on something disappointing, and I did find disappointing food in Europe. Mainly in Germany, and the UK.
Convenience store food was great in Switzerland, though.
Their consistency is sadly what made me buy McD at every country I was in Europe last year. At some point I got tired of.the food I could find there, and just gave up and bought a Big Mac meal at least once per country.
I'd argue people don't buy at McDonalds because their burgers are awesome. Their burgers are average at best. You can definitely get a much better meal with the price of a McD meal.
I'm from Mexico, that's why everyone I know used WhatsApp. I've been to Europe too, the too use WhatsApp. Still id like people could give a chance to other services like Telegram for day to day use and not only for when WhatsApp is down.
I deleted my account last year, but had to make a new one when my banks wouldn't communicate with me without it...
I doubt it's 100% cornsarch. I work in the plastics industry and there's all sorts of travesties going on. We also have a line of cornstarch-made products, but they're all scams when it comes to "recycling" and "being biodegradable".
I'm from Mexico. The difference with the US is that in Mexico we actually season our food ( :P ).
But yes, I believe the difference was that I was actually expecting something more than just "edible" in Europe. I bought a beelinese in fucking Berlin, for God sake, and it was the most boring piece of bread I've tasted, and I got it in Berlin! Where the bread is from! And it taste like cardboard. I found a nice beelinese in Switzerland, though, and the best part is that I bought it at a convenience store lol.
I tried Currywurst as well, and it was just a sausage with ketchup and curry powder?!? WTF it reminded me to the cheap food I had to eat while being a broke college student. How in the hell is Currywurst something people want to eat?!? There was a queue and the place was a well-known venue... For a freaking sausage with ketchup!
I also had the worst pasta I've ever had in Europe. I can't believe that being so close to Italy their pasta is so bland. I tried a local Italian "restaurant" to treat my and my SO, and lol the food was bad. It was ok for us, though. It was a hot meal for once, and the portions were great, but by no means I could call it "Italian food".
At some point we got tired of wasting our money on "eating local" and opted for what we knew for a fast meal...