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Re:Americans throw out more food than plastic, paper, metal,... by jp8000 on Saturday September 27, 2014 @08:26AM (#8376834)
My grand parents lived through the second world war and food shortage was a big issue during and after the war. That's why my parents and grand parents always taught my siblings and I to respect food and avoid any waste.

I believe that's very common among people my age (40) in Europe. I wonder if that's just less true of Americans and younger Europeans because hard times are further away from them.

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Re:Americans throw out more food than plastic, paper, metal,... by maxerickson on Saturday September 27, 2014 @09:11AM (#8376919)
The Great Depression left a lot of Americans with a similar attitude (my grandparents saved everything), but as you say, we are ~1 generation further removed from that event.
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