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2012-10-20 06:06 6368513 Anonymous (american.jpg 228x306 17kB)
I have a question for the Americans, regarding something I heard the other day. Is it true that it is customary for Americans to actually consume snacks, food and drinks inside the store before paying for it at the register?

0 min later 6368517 Anonymous
>>6368513 grocery stores, that is

1 min later 6368522 Anonymous
Of course, it's in the Constitution >that European feel when you will never know true freedom

1 min later 6368525 Anonymous
I've never seen it happen.

1 min later 6368530 Anonymous
>>6368513 Not that I know of.

6 min later 6368580 Anonymous (1342034083821.png 996x832 168kB)
There's a McDonalds inside virtually every Walmart supercenter. It's pretty common to see people with open McD's bags in their carts, munching on fries and even burgers while shopping. I worked at Walmart for over 3 years and would sweep up fries and burger wrappers all the time.

6 min later 6368586 Anonymous
I sometimes see it here. People are already eating or drinking something. It's a bit weird if you do it but as long as you pay for it it's not a problem.

6 min later 6368587 Anonymous
>>6368513 >>6368513 no, you'd get asked to leave.

6 min later 6368589 Anonymous
I've seen people open their soda while waiting in line at a convenience store (7-11), but that's about the extent.

9 min later 6368630 Anonymous
Never that I'm aware.

10 min later 6368643 Anonymous
>>6368513 >I have a question for the Americans, regarding something I heard the other day. Where the fuck do you hear such lies? Or is the truth about the US so distorted in Europe that you arrive at such stupid rumors?

10 min later 6368645 Anonymous
Usually when I see it it's a mother giving her kid a little box of animal crackers or what ever to shut them up.

11 min later 6368659 Anonymous
It's more common for them to leave shit they've picked up around the store on random shelves instead of putting them back where the found it. I've found mostly cereal, soda and cakes on aisles I had to stock and once I inexplicably found raw meat that sat out all day. It's easier to get away with swiping shit by putting it in your hoodie pocket than eating it in front of everyone.

11 min later 6368660 Anonymous
>>6368513 My mom made me do that once when I was a kid because I was really thirsty. As long as you pay for it I don't think there's a problem.

11 min later 6368662 Anonymous
>>6368586 I've only once seen it here in my life. And even then it's just shithead Moroccan children opening bags of chips and stealing from it.

11 min later 6368668 Anonymous (1350357772342.jpg 500x601 238kB)
'Murica!

12 min later 6368678 Anonymous
My mom did it. I don't because I'm extremelly rigide and anal about the rules.

13 min later 6368684 Anonymous
>>6368513 Only time I've seen this was once in Canada when a woman opened a bottle of water in line and took a drink, the closed it and paid for it.

13 min later 6368694 Anonymous
Not American, but as someone who works at a grocery store I can tell you the type of people who do this shit. 1.Teen mom's and their shitty kids 2.Immigrants

14 min later 6368704 Anonymous
I've done it before, grabbed a bottle of soda and drank from it while waiting in line, don't see the problem.

15 min later 6368718 Anonymous (1347659672341.jpg 1680x1050 275kB)
>>6368513 even in russia it is usual thing in big malls

16 min later 6368727 Anonymous
No, usually we wait until after we buy it. However, no one will get on to you about it. If you eat or drink a product inside the store before paying than just pay at the cashier when you're ready.

16 min later 6368728 Anonymous
I've been to America and I've never seen it happen, but it happens over here quite a bit. Say what you want about American fat people, but at least they're just normal people. Over here obesity is generally indicative of being a good for nothing lout.

18 min later 6368751 Anonymous
>>6368694 You see this kind of people do the same thing here too. Not often, but I have seen that sometimes.

18 min later 6368771 Anonymous
Some people do it here, occasionally. My father allowed me to do it a couple of times when I was younger even though he's a LAW AND ORDER type of person to a ridiculous level. It's no big deal. I don't do it as an adult because I simply don't eat in between meals, and the drinks are warm. I don't see the point.

19 min later 6368777 Anonymous
>>6368728 >Over here obesity is generally indicative of being a good for nothing lout. That's how I view fat people over here, too. Despite all the excuses people make up, there's no good reason for being fat in America outside of laziness.

20 min later 6368783 Anonymous
You could get away with it with drinks if you're on line. But anything else someone will say something

21 min later 6368796 Anonymous
Customary? No. Some people will do that, but only occasionally.

21 min later 6368801 Anonymous
>>6368580 I have never seen a walmart with a McDonalds inside it.

25 min later 6368845 Anonymous
>>6368801 The one in my local Wal-Mart has a Subway.

25 min later 6368856 Anonymous
>>6368801 Where do you live? I've never been in one that didn't, and I've been to 30 states

26 min later 6368867 Anonymous
>>6368513 wtf, I'm a polfag and I do it. nobody cares as long as you show it at the register and pay for it

26 min later 6368873 Anonymous
>>6368643 word on the streets or from a friend of a friend who frequently visits America

27 min later 6368878 Anonymous
>>6368801 I have. I think the one a few blocks from my house has a McDonalds inside. I even think there used to be a McDonalds in the local Target when I was younger.

27 min later 6368894 Anonymous
>>6368845 >>6368856 >>6368878 I live in Ohio, but I do have a walmart with a Subway inside it :o

29 min later 6368918 Anonymous
>>6368580 Confirmed for living in the shitty part of America. Most Walmarts have Subway.

30 min later 6368941 Anonymous
I've seen it all the time. It's not a custom, people are just slobs and oblivious to everyone around them.

32 min later 6368965 Anonymous
yep you can do this. perfectly fine.

35 min later 6369018 Anonymous
The only time I've seen this is involving slurpees at 7-11 or ne'er-do-well teenagers who would eat food in the store and then stash the box somewhere.

35 min later 6369023 Anonymous
>>6368918 I live in North Carolina and two Wal-Marts are near me. One has a Subway and the other has McDonalds. It's probably random.

36 min later 6369033 Anonymous
>>6368965 also the people saying it's rude or that someone will say something are full of shit. as long as you pay, you're fine. munch away. our stores sometimes even have a bakery section, where they sell donuts without packaging (they'll give them to you with a little bit of wax paper, to protect your hands). in my family, we'll often eat these completely before paying, and then tell the person at the register to charge us for however many we got. americans are just more honest, I guess. I lived in spain, and I don't think that would be possible there. people aren't as honest in spain.

37 min later 6369041 Anonymous (RedneckWedding2.jpg 410x585 202kB)
>>6368918 >look at how sophisticated I am, with a Subway in my Walmart

40 min later 6369079 Anonymous
I remember kids from my high school would walk around the nearby grocery store eating food during their lunch break, then hide the wrappers. They said they knew some other kids who worked there that were told they weren't allowed to confront customers over it. But stupid kids shoplifting isn't exactly something unusual really.

41 min later 6369100 Anonymous
>>6369041 poorly shopped, 1/10

48 min later 6369199 Anonymous
I have heard that Americans have conversations to strangers in waiting lines. Is this true?

51 min later 6369244 Anonymous (6FFqu.jpg 595x371 133kB)
>>6369199 urban legend, just like greeting your cashier or similar

51 min later 6369246 Anonymous
>>6369199 Sometimes. >>6369100 I should have known that Subway-in-my-Walmart masterrace would be too clever to fall for that.

51 min later 6369250 Anonymous
>>6369199 depends on how much you want to fuck

55 min later 6369316 Anonymous
>>6368513 I've never heard of it but I'm sure it has happened

57 min later 6369344 Anonymous
People with diabeetus do this sometimes, something to do with their blood sugar.

58 min later 6369355 Anonymous
>>6369033 really? I see people stealing from there a bunch.

1 hours later 6369379 Anonymous
>>6368513 No, it's not customary. I used to work as a cashier though, and people did to it sometimes - pretty rarely for snacks, a little more commonly for drinks. It always annoyed me.

1 hours later 6369393 Anonymous
>>6368801 The walmart near me (canada) has a mcdonalds, there's a subway in front of it though..

1 hours later 6369395 Anonymous
>>6369199 Of course, are you socially retarded Nords, Island?

1 hours later 6369405 Anonymous
>>6369355 stealing from where? the bakery section? I'm sure kids will steal, but that's probably true no matter what country you're in. the question, as I understand it, isn't really about stealing – that can happen anywhere – but whether people who DON'T intend to steal will actually eat/use something while still in the store, before buying it. And that's something we do sometimes, and there's no problem with it. cashier doesn't say anything or look confused, just rings us up for the item, and we go on about our day as normal.

1 hours later 6369410 Anonymous (mcdonalds.jpg 570x379 69kB)
>>6369393

1 hours later 6369438 Anonymous
American in the South here. 1) I've seen it happen, but never in a Wal-Mart. It'll happen in drug stores or convenience stores and only with drinks. 2) Most older Wal-Marts will have a McDonalds in them, but newer ones will have a Subway.

1 hours later 6369440 Anonymous
>>6368918 Lol, your confirmation is correct, I live in Oklahoma, there's at least 10 walmarts to each person

1 hours later 6369451 Anonymous
>>6369199 Yes. Sometimes an unfortunate European will be in line without understanding American etiquette, and will hesitate before responding or fail to immediately smile. Also they forget to clap after they get rung up. Usually they get run over by the other obese American shoppers on their scooters, then torn apart and eaten by the ones who can still remove themselves from their scooters without professional help.

1 hours later 6369477 Anonymous
>>6368728 That's exactly what fat people are over here. Enormous leeches.

1 hours later 6369492 Anonymous
>>6368856 >been to Walmarts in 30 states Why?

1 hours later 6369509 Anonymous
>>6369440 This. You know you live in a shitty state when people go to Walmart to hang out.

1 hours later 6369520 Anonymous
>>6368513 I have a question for the Swedes, regarding something I heard the other day. Is it true that it is customary for Swedish men to actually consume the semen from Somali's cocks inside the immigration office before they even have their visas approved?

1 hours later 6369527 Anonymous
>>6369451 >Usually they get run over by the other obese American shoppers on their scooters, then torn apart and eaten by the ones who can still remove themselves from their scooters without professional help. ahh yes, survival of the "fittest"

1 hours later 6369794 Anonymous
Is it true that Swedish women find men standing when they pee overly aggressive so all the Swedish men sit?

1 hours later 6369857 Anonymous
>>6368873 Are there any other rumors or preconceptions you want to have dispelled?

1 hours later 6369907 Anonymous
>>6369794 Yes it is true actually. I read it on the internet and /int/ once. Shame on yourself Sweden!

2 hours later 6370443 Anonymous
>>6368513 You're not supposed to but the employees usually don't give a crap as long as you pay for it.

5 hours later 6373054 Anonymous
>>6369520 Yes.

5 hours later 6373115 Anonymous
I never saw people do it until I started working at a store, and it's usually a mixture of both Americans and foreigners doing it; seems like some people will just do that shit regardless of race/nationality. It's kind of weird to me but I don't really care.

5 hours later 6373124 Anonymous
Is it true that women in Sweden all lover nigger and Arab cock, and Swedish men voluntarily castrate themselves while celebrating the death of their country? See, I can play that game too.

5 hours later 6373159 Anonymous
>European asks a stupid question about the United States. >Americans answer the question and correct any misinformation in an orderly manner. >American asks stupid question about Europe. >HOLY SHIT AMERICANS ARE DUMB AS FUCK. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR COUNTRY'S SHITTY SCHOOLS DON'T TEACH YOU ABOUT ANYTHING BEYOND YOUR STATE BORDER

5 hours later 6373170 Anonymous
>>6369451 In such a situation I'd just say "sorry jag nich comprende anglaise"

5 hours later 6373183 Anonymous (1346188170517.jpg 300x300 46kB)
>>6373159 dat double standard

5 hours later 6373190 Anonymous
>>6373124 Well, that's true though.

5 hours later 6373196 Anonymous
>>6373124 is it true that american internet users are permanently butthurt?

5 hours later 6373197 Anonymous
It looks cool in movie when people do it like they don't give a fuck, but I think I would just look like a heroin addict.

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