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...but this is getting off track. Generic drugs being slight cheaper in the US than in Canada doesn't tell the whole story about coverage, and access etc.
Copy of a post I made in the Politics forum in October
It seems Canadians are paying jaw-dropping high prices for generic drugs.
Scroll down to the very bottom of the link below to see a table comparing prices of 15 top-selling generic drugs in Canada, Sweden, the United States (Veterans Administration), and New Zealand:
But don’t you get more food on your plate at an American restaurant?
That's been my experience but what are you supposed to do with all that extra food? It always seemed like a terrible waste to me and generally I don't like to take food home from a place.
But don’t you get more food on your plate at an American restaurant?
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Originally Posted by netwit
That's been my experience but what are you supposed to do with all that extra food? It always seemed like a terrible waste to me and generally I don't like to take food home from a place.
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Originally Posted by elnina
Define "more"... more quality food or more cheap junk? And why "more" is needed? When "more" will be enough? Heard about obesity plague?
What a specious argument, in view of the thread topic. We aren't talking about obesity here or whether you like leftovers. If in Canada you are paying more at a restaurant for less food, then by definition restaurant meals are more expensive in Canada. If you want less anyway, that's great. But for getting less, you should also be paying less.
Anyway, many, many people count on taking food home from a US restaurant for the next day. They are getting MORE for their money. Thread topic, right?
I wasn't making any argument. I was wondering what people do with all that food. I can understand taking home some food, but the giant plates of breakfast things - do eggs, pancakes and such things reheat well? Do the majority of people take home food?
What a specious argument, in view of the thread topic. We aren't talking about obesity here or whether you like leftovers. If in Canada you are paying more at a restaurant for less food, then by definition restaurant meals are more expensive in Canada. If you want less anyway, that's great. But for getting less, you should also be paying less.
Anyway, many, many people count on taking food home from a US restaurant for the next day. They are getting MORE for their money. Thread topic, right?
It's more complicated than that. For junk food type restaurants, you may get larger portions, although many diner type places give too much food in Canada as well, but more doesn't necessarily mean better value.
Quality pays a role in value as well. I have been shocked at some of the junk food I've bought from BK and DQ in parts of California. They used liquid cheese on a cheeseburger in one DQ in Oregon. I'm sure it varies from place to place, but as I said, more doesn't equate to bette value.
I wasn't making any argument. I was wondering what people do with all that food. I can understand taking home some food, but the giant plates of breakfast things - do eggs, pancakes and such things reheat well? Do the majority of people take home food?
I can't give you any percentage, but when my family goes out to eat (and these would be low to mid-range, as we don't do "high end" restaurants), someone virtually always brings food home. And yes, we eat it the next day.
Breakfast is not a meal we eat out more than once in a blue moon. But especially for breakfast, menus tend to be precise. If you're at Denny's and you order a stack of pancakes, two eggs, two sausages, four strips of bacon, a slice of ham, and hash browns, you know what you're in for and it's your own fault if it's too much. Personally I loathe the place, only go there under duress (my in-laws like it), and wouldn't order that stuff anyway.
Is bringing home leftovers really not done in Canada? If for some reason you can't finish, leaving food on the plate is certainly more wasteful than being served too much and saving it for later.
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