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> America just sucks for foodies who don't have unlimited time to get through the slop.

I think by definition, being a “foodie” means you have, and enjoy finding, the time to sort the wheat from the chaff. Nobody has unlimited time for anything.

“I want to be be a ‘foodie’ but really I just want to be judgy” is a weak argument.

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Being judgy is a uniquely American trait that's become popular over the past 20 years.

I thought that, an an American. Then I went to Paris in 2013, and realized it was a learned trait!

In America, google rating scores are straight up astroturfed to the point where the total number of ratings is far more important than their score.

When I travel to Japan, for example, I interpret a bad google maps review score for a location as a GOOD thing, because the average white tourists palette is incompatible with the local cuisine.

I can walk to basically any random place, anywhere in Japan, or France, or Singapore and get very high quality food that I don't have to worry about being full of bullshit. That's not true in America.

As long as you realize this is opinion, sure thing.

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