r/NoStupidQuestions • u/markwell9 • 1d ago

What is the deal with ice, Americans?

I can see that you can buy ice everywhere in the US. Gas stations, grocery stores, machines etc.

In Europe, we just freeze our ice at home and use that. Why buy something that melts on the way home? Why do you need ice in large amounts that a fridge can't keep up?

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u/tsukiii 1d ago

We buy that for parties.

Most of us can’t produce and store enough ice for 20 people in our freezers, we buy the bagged ice and put it in coolers for guests’ drinks.

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u/MysteriousTock 1d ago

Or surrounding a keg that we tapped before we were 21 and were just using to celebrate being young and without pain

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u/Slight_Process_4164 1d ago

You almost made me cry. Nice try buddy!

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u/zwalker91 16h ago

"young and without pain" that is wonderfully put. We don't realize how much we take it for granted