r/comics • u/shave_your_eyebrows Shave Your Eyebrows • 9h ago

OC- Animated [OC] America's Greatest Sin

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u/ComicsEtAl 7h ago

I don’t understand why you’d go to Texas and bring back Hershey’s kisses instead of something from Texas?

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u/spaaacechaser 5h ago

I feel like bbq sauce would be a much more appropriate food item to bring from texas. Or like any Mexican products that are readily available there. Unfortunately most of the good foods in Texas are prepared meals so not portable.

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u/Stalking_Goat 5h ago

So many Europeans aren't aware that America is, like, big. Pennsylvania and Texas are surely pretty much the same.

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u/band-of-horses 3h ago

I'm also convinced many Europeans think we all only eat Hershey chocolate, Kraft singles, and drink Bud Light.

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u/george_cant_standyah 2h ago

In all seriousness there is a time and place for American cheese and piss water beer.

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u/pmmemilftiddiez 2h ago

Nahh they're only like 20 minutes apart obviously

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u/ChinkWithOpinions 4h ago

Having been across the states, they really do all feel the same.

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u/PhantomOyster 4h ago

Which states have you been "across?" And were you just driving through them on the highway?

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u/ChinkWithOpinions 2h ago

Basically all over New England, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona, Washington State, California, & Alaska.
Not states but I’ve stayed in DC & Puerto Rico.

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u/PhantomOyster 2h ago

I don't know what to tell you if you think Florida, "New England," Arizona, Washington and Alaska are anything alike (to pick the biggest contrasts in my opinion).

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u/Timbershoe 17m ago

Its things like the ubiquitous strip malls. The same shops, repeated in the same pattern, over and over.

Corporations have stamped the same identity across the US. You see some variations, sure, but they are pretty similar.

In Europe the differences between countries are immediately obvious. Language, architecture, shops and fashion all distinctly change country to country. And you have a clear sense of the history of the place, the architecture is old, very old. A street usually has buildings hundreds of years old next to shiny new houses.

The majority of the U.S. is well represented through TV and Film to most Europeans. It’s hard to explain but it’s a bit dream like, recognisable things repeating in a place you’ve not actually been to before. You get an overwhelming feeling of odd familiarity.

Like when a video game reuses the same assets.

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u/DiamondDepth_YT 3h ago

Uhhh I don't think you spent any decent amount of time in them then or you happened to visit similar states or tourist areas only 

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u/Short-Sound-4190 4h ago

The question is why Texas when Pennsylvania (ie Hershey Pennsylvania, where you can buy stuff at the big store at Hersheypark, including some unusual real good or more niche stuff)

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u/DoctorButterMonkey 3h ago

Bro needs a Patty Melt STAT

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u/OkCap2870 2h ago

Because your through security and have an hour or so to kill before your flight and end up buying something in duty free take home for the office. If you’re in the UK it will likely be overpriced shortbread, Cadbury chocolate, or for some reason Toblerone, in the USA Hershey.

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u/SitInCorner_Yo2 41m ago

Some dad and uncle just buy chocolate as gifts wherever they go, I got a big jar of M&M toy thing from my dad when he got back from (check notes) Australia.

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u/threelizards 4h ago

America’s overseas image is much less state-by-state and much more homogenous. If I think of an “American chocolate” hersheys kisses is what I picture

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u/user365user 2h ago

It’d be like visiting Germany and bringing back manchego.