The mindset of “this kind of works for us, don’t change it, even if what you have is better” is at the root of most issues with America. Healthcare or Kraft Dinner, American Exceptionalism is damaging.
Excuse me but our health care doesn’t even kinda work for us. It’s a full on disaster. The duct tape (Obamacare) is helping but before that if you lost your job after you had cancer nobody would ever insure any cancer treatments for you again.
Nobody calls it Kraft Mac and cheese. It’s just Mac and cheese. I love that you can’t fathom the lack of “Kraft” at the beginning though. Also many of us never buy that shitty ass boxed stuff. We just boil macaroni noodles and add cheese sauce. Wild, I know.
Butter flour milk and cheddar cheese in a pan makes the most delicious cheese sauce ever. If that’s sinful then send me to hell because it’s fucking delicious
It’s the early adopter problem. We invented both things so didn’t really have room to distinguish. So it’s lazy Mac and cheese vs bar Mac and cheese vs honey did you really need to buy three cheeses and make a full ass brick roux Mac and cheese
I went to Columbus a few years ago and I was surprised how every restaurant I went no matter if it was a hole in the wall or a fine dining establishment they all had a version of Mac and Cheese on their menu.
From a simple version to versions with lobster I tried them all. Years later when I was in Montreal I noticed a similar theme where they all offer their version of Poutine.
I couldn't imagine if KD made Poutine it would taste anywhere near what I ate in Montreal just as regular KD was nothing like the stuff I ate in Columbus that week.
If the argument is which country has a better name for it, we Americans are calling it what it is, Kraft's Mac & Cheese. It's also served as a side dish a lot of the times, so calling it a "Dinner" implies it's used as the main course.
45 Comments
BeefPiano@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 2y
OP, is everything ok at home?
Stamets@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 2y
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 14 pts · 2y
I am, but you don't have it down in the states?
Stamets@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 2y
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 2y
This.
This right here, is what is wrong with America
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 36 pts · 2y
As an American, I can say this is the least of our problems.
TheRaven@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
The mindset of “this kind of works for us, don’t change it, even if what you have is better” is at the root of most issues with America. Healthcare or Kraft Dinner, American Exceptionalism is damaging.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Excuse me but our health care doesn’t even kinda work for us. It’s a full on disaster. The duct tape (Obamacare) is helping but before that if you lost your job after you had cancer nobody would ever insure any cancer treatments for you again.
MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
We should’ve lost the Revolution.
TheRaven@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Slavery would have been abolished 32 years earlier, and we would have had a Parliamentary system. Canada did it right.
bitwaba@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Here's a really crazy thing that we do: have Mac & cheese made by someone other than Kraft. It actually is exceptional.
Keeponstalin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I agree, baked Mac n Cheese reigns supreme
Stamets@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
It's because, unlike y'all, we sometimes eat things other than mac & cheese for dinner.
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
Baked? I guess you can do it that way, but generally not how it's done in the lower 48. Just boiled and cheesed.
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · 4 pts · 2y
It depends on how much your parents love you
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y
Whatever man, my dad is just out getting cigarettes. He's coming back.
YerbaYerba@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
We sometimes got chopped hotdogs in ours. True love.
sartalon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
We got ground beef once. Life hasn't peaked that high since.
thorbot@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Nobody calls it Kraft Mac and cheese. It’s just Mac and cheese. I love that you can’t fathom the lack of “Kraft” at the beginning though. Also many of us never buy that shitty ass boxed stuff. We just boil macaroni noodles and add cheese sauce. Wild, I know.
Stamets@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
thorbot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Butter flour milk and cheddar cheese in a pan makes the most delicious cheese sauce ever. If that’s sinful then send me to hell because it’s fucking delicious
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2y
Pretty sure the French invented that hundreds of years ago, not the US
So yeah I'd agree tbh
(Cheese sauce is melted cheese, flour, and milk over heat, you're likely thinking of canned cheese or Velveeta)
bitwaba@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
theyoyomaster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
It’s just blue box to me.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
It’s the early adopter problem. We invented both things so didn’t really have room to distinguish. So it’s lazy Mac and cheese vs bar Mac and cheese vs honey did you really need to buy three cheeses and make a full ass brick roux Mac and cheese
WashedOver@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
I went to Columbus a few years ago and I was surprised how every restaurant I went no matter if it was a hole in the wall or a fine dining establishment they all had a version of Mac and Cheese on their menu.
From a simple version to versions with lobster I tried them all. Years later when I was in Montreal I noticed a similar theme where they all offer their version of Poutine.
I couldn't imagine if KD made Poutine it would taste anywhere near what I ate in Montreal just as regular KD was nothing like the stuff I ate in Columbus that week.
Ohi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
If the argument is which country has a better name for it, we Americans are calling it what it is, Kraft's Mac & Cheese. It's also served as a side dish a lot of the times, so calling it a "Dinner" implies it's used as the main course.
Dkarma@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
We don't call it kraft. It's just Mac and cheese. Fuck Robert kraft.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y
It’s called Mac&Cheese here in the states
IamRoot@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 2y
The kids are making it for lunch because Mommy and friend are still passed out in bed at noon the next day.
ShadowRam@kbin.social · 21 pts · 2y
Tell me you're Canadian without telling me you're Canadian
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 2y
My Canadian?
eezeebee@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 2y
Who is your Canadian and what does he do?
Blyfh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Don't own them! Slavery is illegal!
idunnololz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
How aboot no.
M137@lemm.ee · -24 pts · 2y
Show me you're too dumb to understand basic grammar without saying you're too dumb to understand basic grammar.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Easy there. This isn’t Reddit. Let’s not resort to name calling over apostrophes.
ShadowRam@kbin.social · -2 pts · 2y
your you're... ya ya..
This isn't a fuckin spelling quiz
EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
The room is alive with the sound of Thawp Thawp Thawp
NegativeInf@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Sounds more like stirring macaroni.
bruhduh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Stirring indeed
LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
She's eating that Kraft Macaroni and Deez nuts.
Assman@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y
Took me too long to get it and I'm a grown ass man
jacktherippah@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Nah OP, she's just eating really good hummus.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Because we’re high dude
GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
x4740N@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 2y
The Rodgers & Hammerstein's Sound Of Mom Bought a "Friend" Home From the Bar
dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -1 pts · 2y
WOW GREAT COMMENT.