Youtube hearted comments of Blackadder75 (@Blackadder75).
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it looks like the largest hyper markets I have seen in Spain, Poland, France etc, only more junk food options.
everything seems to be more expensive as well, and yes that is adjusted for package size.
chicken fries (patat) and apple sauce is a traditional kids meal that you can give to any kid and they will usually like it, so it was popular for kids birthday parties etc.
Your conclusion near the end is correct, we have all this but in different stores. In my city Enschede, it would be an AH XL, a Decathlon, a Blokker, a HEMA, a C&A, an Intratuin , Mediamarkt , Zara and a Praxis combined (and probably a few smaller ones)
In many Dutch cities they have areas where you can visit all of these together for somewhat the same overall experience.
It also looks a lot like a 'Warenhuis' , like V&D but those went out of business. The non food section is very similar, but instead of building 5 floors they put it all on a flat square.
In stead of seeing it as a grocery store that sells other things, it's more a department store that also sells groceries
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I think it's a bit of a class issue, in Europe , much more than in the americas we have these old remnants from the past, social classes. 200 years of programs to make everybody equal have not done enough, these structures are still in every european culture. the upper class had all these customs, and the middle class wants to be like the upper class, so they copy them. Fixed dinner times etc are a part of those upper class habits. And the middle class could easily adopt that, since it aligns quite well with traditional work / school schedules.
The lower class is more busy with survival on a day to day basis, so they don't have the 'luxury' to copy the upper class.
Now the last thing I want to do is to insult your american family by calling them lower class, but I think it's more that american culture in general, no matter how successful or rich they are, has more attributes of lower class european culture, because of the more egalitarian nature of the culture ( founding fathers ideals of everybody being equal) and the more cutthroat nature of American economy and work life. Less social security = you need to be more individualistic to succeed.... hustle and bustle your way to the top.
As for Dutch families staying together or staying in the same region, that is also a bit of a class thing. The higher class (usually higher education) Dutch spread out all over the world, in fact we are quite known for being everywhere, being a trading nation. So since the 17th century or even earlier the merchant class travelled a lot and was not afraid to sail across the oceans for economic opportunities. A good amount of them even ended up in what is now the United States or Canada.
At the same time, the common people, the working class has been known to be very sedentary and can stay in the same town or village for generations . Especially before 1980. In the modern times, with globalization, it's quite unlikely that a young person can find a living in their home town.
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