First World Problems meme captioned: I FORGOT TO BUY CHIPS AND NOW I HAVE TO EAT REAL FOOD FOR A WEEK

  • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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    9 hours ago

    Is this an American problem that I’m too European to comprehend? If I forget to buy something at the store I literally just walk 4 minutes to the nearest store and buy whatever I forgot. Maybe I’ll even pick it up on the back home on my bike for even less of a time penalty.

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      7 hours ago

      Haha there are a great many North Americans that live 10+ minutes minimum by car from the nearest grocery store.

      I’m a walker (depressingly rare in North America) and my closest shop is about 6 minutes away. I’m considered insane for being willing to walk 40 mins to work

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        7 hours ago

        40 minutes is clearly in the range of doable walks, although if it were a commute I’d do it by bike every time which would shorten it down to 10 minutes, probably.