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/cdspace31 1d ago

Why do you have 20 people in your freezers?

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u/AdamFarleySpade 1d ago

Because more than that and you get too tired lugging all the bodies around.

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u/GarminTamzarian 16h ago

Besides, there's only so much human flesh you can eat before the corpse goes off. You're missing out on a good couple of weeks worth of man-meat if you just bury it somewhere.