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I made clear I have no anti-american views (and I don't feel like US citizens, generally speaking, are so much more open to external opinions than Europeans by the way). The problem is not related to the quality of soil or to the borders but to the fact that we humans have a recent tendency to over-engineer a very natural process : eating simple, normal, things.

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As an American, I absolutely agree with your original post. I find it so much more difficult to eat good food here unless I pay a ton of money. Good food is also usually the most inconvenient choice.

I also think that our obsession with work hurts us. We don't have time to slow down and cook.

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