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I've eaten at places in the US where they're straight up confused/offended if you don't doggie bag your leftovers.

"What? Was there something wrong?"

"No, i'm in a hotel and don't really have anywhere to store or reheat it."

"Yeah, but... Are you sure you want it?"

Haha, yes. A friend of mine went to live in the states for a while. The first time he saw people taking their unfinished meals with them he thought he was eating in some kind of restaurant/food shelter combination. Needless to say, he quickly caught on to the trend and now actively advocates it over the European system.

Where in the world is taking leftovers home NOT normal?

Europe.

b/c waste is bad. もったいない as the Japanese say.

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