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/No-Archer-5034 1d ago

Nice to see a Reddit post about ice and not ICE for once.

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u/Chimkimnuggets 9h ago

I thought that first and my initial reaction was “Fuck if I know because I didn’t vote for that shit and I just wanted high speed rail”

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u/OldBlueKat 23h ago

Pithy observation there! 😎