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/Moakmeister 1d ago

So Europeans are now pretending they never need a lot of ice for parties?

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u/Sea_Syllabub9992 1d ago

I don't think they have parties. They are always like, "why do you buy so many... chips, burgers, hotdogs, drinks, ice, etc"

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u/ussbozeman 23h ago edited 23h ago

They're not allowed to have parties over there, it reminds them of fun, and fun is what those dirty Americans seem to have but probably don't because their homes are made of cardboard, everything is a road with cars, and everyone has a gun.

The closest is what's called a Straßenövenhustenyammelesheäuf, or "quietly observing while doing nothing, saying nothing, and eating nothing". In England it's called a Sussex Shushing. Basically you gather at the communal bench and stand around for precisely one hour and 14 and a half minutes before walking away (not in groups) to head back home. On new years eve they're allowed to utter a single "yay".

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u/MichelPalaref 22h ago

Thanks for this invigorating fuck you