as someone from south Europe, I am amazed for the love of donuts they have in the U.S.A, how can you be craving so much to pay twice for donuts? they are mostly pure sugars sweets isnt it ?
I worked with a guy from Poland who worked for a company in Austria which was based in Monaco. He just got back from Spain after being in France for a while. When he came here to Canada he was shocked at the lack of corner bakeries. It's so common to pop into a corner bakery for a croissant or sandwich made fresh that morning or afternoon.
In Canada the Tim Horton's coffee and doughnut shop is a giant. It has four times as many store per capita than Starbucks in the US.