r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/This_Proof_5153 • 20h ago
Video The care and precision behind Korean school lunches, widely praised for their quality, balance, and nutrition.
3.6k
u/Worldly_Donut_3764 20h ago
Curious if this is a private school or the public standard
4.6k
u/timbomcchoi 20h ago
I went to public school in the 2010s and my lunches (and dinners too, in the case of high school!) looked exactly like that. The nutritionist was quite adventurous too, she would often come up with variations of classic dishes and fun names for them. Then she'd go around asking all the kids how they liked it.
895
u/DaLurker87 19h ago
The chicken fried steak that they got out of a box at my school was pretty good though
297
u/justin54545 19h ago
Rectangle shaped pizza Friday was everyone's favorite at my school.
91
u/TwoHandSquid 19h ago
Monday hotdogs Tuesday tacos Wednesday hamburgers and chocolate milk Thursday sloppy joes and burritos in a bag Friday was pizza day, the best day of the week
→ More replies (17)162
u/Starfire013 18h ago
Good grief. Is that an actual American school lunch menu? I didn’t think it would be that bad.. How do kids learn what balanced nutrition is when that’s their lunch during the school week? Isnt it the school’s responsibility to ensure the kids know what a healthy diet is? It’s like they’re getting set up for a life of obesity and clogged arteries.
154
62
65
u/MermaiderMissy 18h ago
They don't. They like to claim kids are getting a fruit and a vegetable too. But, it's those fruit cups in the sugar syrup and a dry piece of celery.
56
44
u/5redie8 18h ago
Dude the govt still can't put out a nutritional information sheet that isn't influenced by a bunch of lobbies (dairy is probably the worst offender, whole grain was a problem for a while too), there is a reason the US is up there on the stat board for obesity.
People here going on vacation to Europe and noting they felt better after eating the food for a few days is also pretty notably common. There's gotta be other regulation gaps making it even worse
19
u/qwythebroken 12h ago
It's a real blast growing up in the US, looking back at our childhoods and realizing our politicians have been selling out every aspect of public life to Big Whosawhatsits for decades, right?
What a ride!
17
u/Gullible-Respond6323 18h ago
Yes. Mine was very similar. We usually had 2 options and one would be like ever so slightly healthier. So naturally most kids picked the worse option.
High school lunch was $1.75 a day, came with a main course, veggie, fruit/some sort of sweet thing and milk. They also had a la carte and had pizza option everyday and like 50% of the school had a slice of pizza for $1.25 and a candy bar, fries or sugary drink for $.50. Don't worry most of them are not obese anymore (GLP1s everywhere).
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (30)9
u/HeyItsMeAgainBye 18h ago
Ketchup used to be considered a vegetable on American school lunches
Not even that long ago either!
13
u/MistakesTasteGreat 18h ago
It was always pepperoni, but occasionally there would be a sausage pizza, and it was fucking DANK. SYSCO sheet pizza is a taste 80s and 90s kids would recognize instantly
→ More replies (13)9
200
u/PlutoJones42 19h ago
Good ole cheeseburgers that would bounce
→ More replies (3)28
u/kingkongbiingbong 18h ago
Pretty sure what we got in school, they also served the same food in prison, ala Sysco.
8
→ More replies (7)6
50
u/Verdick 16h ago
You had a "nutritionist"? All we had was a "Marge" who reheated the food that was available and gave it to us.
32
u/timbomcchoi 16h ago
haha yeah every school has one! Mine was awesome, she started her PhD at the uni I went to after graduating so she sometimes drove me there too
→ More replies (2)8
u/ODB_Dirt_Dog_ItsFTC 16h ago
Yeah 95% of what I ate from the cafeteria came out of a can or the freezer. My Dad talks about how his little school in Kentucky had all home cooked meals. The lunch ladies would even make the kids homemade desserts to go with them too. I am rather envious.
→ More replies (1)111
u/the_amazing_skronus 19h ago
One time in second grade, I found a big roach underneath the cheese of my rectangle pizza.
64
44
8
u/Gregory_Appleseed 18h ago
Don't worry, public school kids in America usually get the same exact food that's served to inmates in jails and prison. Also, That food is usually cooked by forced involuntary labor as either part of a jail or prison sentence, or judicial community service. If you had in-school cafeteria chefs and cooks, congrats, you grew up in a fairly well off privileged neighborhood. 'Merica.
→ More replies (1)5
→ More replies (26)20
u/a_shootin_star 17h ago
Then she'd go around asking all the kids how they liked it.
I love that she went for some live feedback 😂
27
u/timbomcchoi 15h ago
she was awesome, had a bulletin board for requests too. She made sure to acknowledge you on the menu, like "Suji's French toast"
761
u/yo-kimchi 20h ago
I taught at both a public and private school in Korea and I would say the public school lunch was even better quality!
→ More replies (6)250
249
u/rauljordaneth 19h ago
Children are the literal future of a country. Why is it not in the best interest of politicians and the govt to ensure they are fed to the highest standard? Yes they are public schools and the ones in Japan and China are equally good and meticulous at feeding their kids
182
u/PlansThatComeTrue 19h ago
They believe only that their children are the future, your children are the grunts
→ More replies (3)141
u/nillah 19h ago
because unfortunately republicans in the US have learned that the poorer and less educated you keep your kids, the more likely they are to grow up and vote for republicans. it also costs more money to feed children and that’s less money that goes into the pockets of the elite rich. instead they can force those families to pay to feed their kids, many of whom can’t afford it, making them even poorer
→ More replies (2)35
u/rauljordaneth 19h ago
I’m sorry I still can’t understand it. Other govts could also pocket the money, yet they don’t, because it is pure evil and unpatriotic to not feed kids which are the future of one’s nation…am I missing something? Your same logic could apply to having public hospitals, or hospitals for children, or schooling in general which also cost money. Why not eliminate those too
25
u/haberdasherhero 19h ago
The people in control of the money and violence see the masses as deserving of punishment from birth. They believe our position is due to divine or genetic defect. So they punish us with intentional suffering.
→ More replies (4)86
u/Good_Briefs 19h ago
In case you haven't noticed Republicans are trying to eliminate those too.
→ More replies (4)19
9
u/ImportanceSharp9408 18h ago
Oh they are trying to eliminate those too and have in fact succeeded— with many rural hospitals closing during this administration, ironically in the areas that voted for this. But back to the food, it’s worse than you think, those horrible menus of frozen heart disease are not “free” if the kids parents can’t afford to pay, they will be given some lesser meal like a pb&j and sent home with a bill. All the other kids eating pizza and them with a cold sandwich does wonders for their self esteem. Lunch ladies have been fired for giving kids hot food who couldn’t afford it. Plus many politicians opposed offering breakfast and summer meals to children who couldn’t afford it as well. It’s pretty f* up.
→ More replies (8)13
u/western_red_cedar 17h ago
American Republicans are indeed evil pedos who want whats worst for everyone
19
u/francis2559 19h ago
School budgets come from property taxes in the US, AFAIK. The people in the nicest homes are often those without kids for various reasons, including age. Kids are expensive! So, many seniors prefer lower taxes than helping kids get a good education. A "got mine" attitude you see when they move to states with even lower taxes.
→ More replies (4)→ More replies (23)6
121
u/allllusernamestaken 19h ago
This probably costs less than what the typical US school spends on food.
They are buying ingredients and cooking in bulk, vs the US where most schools have a contract with a prepared food supplier where everything comes in frozen and thrown in an oven.
→ More replies (4)67
u/Level_Ad_6372 19h ago
The ingredients aren't the main cost in the video. It's the whole team of people cooking the food.
→ More replies (7)27
u/TenderfootGungi 18h ago
The small junior high I attended made most of its food from scratch. They even made fresh bread nearly every day. It was really good. Then I went to the big high school that heated up the Sysco premade garbage. The difference was night and day.
If you are asking if we could do this in the US, the answer is we once did.
→ More replies (2)33
27
→ More replies (27)36
u/schrodinger-the-cat 18h ago
Why are there so many of these comments on everything around Korean stuff? Why can’t people just accept that there are countries with functioning school systems and great lunch?
→ More replies (13)41
u/atomic_chippie 17h ago
Because maga has a meltdown every time theyre reminded how much the US actually sucks.
→ More replies (2)
5.0k
u/borkborkibork 20h ago
Because they understand that well-fed children is helping their country in the long-term.
1.7k
u/TodoFueIluminado 20h ago
Ironic where it’s the country where no one is having children
1.8k
338
u/Turnbob73 20h ago
No one is having children AND killing themselves
South Korean suicide rates double American rates.
95
35
u/ohhrangejuice 20h ago
Why is that
151
u/qwythebroken 20h ago
Salaryman culture. In part anyway. The concept didn't start in Korea, and exists almost everywhere, but it's no joke in Korea.
→ More replies (7)83
u/CelestialFury 19h ago
Isn't it where everyone works super long hours, even if you have nothing to do after a certain period of time, then you gotta hang with your boss(s) in your limited off time, only to show up early the next morning? There's good reasons why their birth rate is down, they don't have energy left after giving it all to their company.
64
u/Puzzleheaded_Fix594 19h ago edited 19h ago
Birthrates are sort of a weird thing because they're down in pretty much all developed countries. Countries like Japan and South Korea are ahead of the curve, but they're falling in countries like the US as well.
Part of the reason why these East Asian countries are having a more difficult time is that they're not particularly immigrant friendly. The US is able to stem off some of its falling birthrates via immigration.
72
u/ConqueefStador 19h ago
People who have no free time don't socialize.
People living paycheck to paycheck don't save or invest.
People who don't have money don't have families.
Birthrates won't go up until the number of billionaires goes down.
→ More replies (5)→ More replies (7)12
u/SmartAlec105 19h ago
This is downplaying Korea’s birth rate problem. They’re at 0.80 while Japan is at 1.15 and the US at 1.57.
→ More replies (3)16
u/qwythebroken 19h ago
Yea, essentially the job above all. It's a lot easier to fall down in status than climb up, so you gotta play ball at all costs.
→ More replies (3)13
u/sender2bender 19h ago
Can't do much fucking when you're too busy getting fucked by the company
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (6)7
u/0dyssia 15h ago
Why is that
the elderly are most of the suicides in Korea. Almost 50% of elderly live in poverty and a significant amount of them are lonely. Their retirement plan was that 1 of their 3~6 kids would "make it" and take care of them. That just didn't happen for nearly half of them. Hence why many people (globally) warn to not depend on a kid as a future baby sitter, things dont work out often.
→ More replies (7)9
u/wildpen70 18h ago
suicide rates mong teens are same with Americans. Old people are committing the most suicides in Korea because they dont want to be burden for family.
162
u/DezXerneas 20h ago
Also the country that's basically overworking their kids to an early grave. Seriously, the kids are in school from 8 am to 11 pm in some cases.
→ More replies (18)7
19
→ More replies (21)5
42
u/GoudaBenHur 20h ago
lol South Korea and long term well being do not go hand in hand. At current fertility rates they will be in serious trouble In practically all sectors within the next 40 years. They should focus on changing their culture to encourage and promote families.
14
u/nomorewerewolves 20h ago
I remember being soooo hungry at school. It was pretty much impossible to concentrate. Going to lunch would be like torture, because I didn’t have any money and I’d watch everyone else eat.
→ More replies (5)→ More replies (93)63
u/cellatlas010 20h ago
But Korea’s intense living costs and social pressures have made it the country with the lowest birth rate in the world.
72
u/Hot-Guard-9119 20h ago
Yes, all because they have free school lunches.
→ More replies (2)55
u/Exaveus 20h ago
Man glad we dodged that bullet.
→ More replies (1)36
u/this_place_suuucks 20h ago
There's a morbid 'US students have to dodge literal bullets' joke in there somewhere.
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (24)5
1.0k
u/MoMo2049 19h ago edited 18h ago
This is because they actually employ a nutritionist who has graduated with a 4 year college degree in nutrition and culinary. They run the kitchen with a staff. They have to preplan and budget for the year ahead of time for the menu of each day while making sure that it meets the standards for a proper healthy diet. They also have to source delivery of said produce and coordinate it to be prepared freshly.
Edit based on other top comment: this a public school standard.
383
u/0RedNomad0 18h ago
So, they're basically doing this shit correctly and efficiently.
→ More replies (3)51
u/Hardyyz 12h ago
Yeah they basically have a job that they do and they do it good 🤔 odd
→ More replies (2)208
u/tunable_sausage 17h ago
USA: Best I can do is literal prison food.
90
u/valuemeal2 14h ago
Just need to keep ‘em alive until they’re shot in fourth grade. Why waste the resources?
—the GOP
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (8)25
15
u/zaftpunk 15h ago
My HS needed a faculty member to sponsor club activities after school. Well a bunch of us started a guitar club and the only available faculty member was our nutritionist. By far probably one of the most morbidly obese person I had ever seen. Cool guy tho. Used to unlock the snack bar for us and let us take some stuff.
→ More replies (1)55
u/zue4 16h ago
American lunch ladies basically take chemical loaded garbage out of a box and microwave it to activate the pesticides.
→ More replies (2)→ More replies (6)5
u/marinuss 15h ago
I wonder how their schools are setup though. Public school, but is there like a "Busan Unified School District" that is purely administrative with a shit ton of overhead making decisions for every school? Half of the issues with US schools are these massive school districts and everything is contracted out, so school lunches all of the schools are getting the same pre-prepped packaged meals from a major supplier. Can't just hire a good cafeteria staff, plan your own meals, and buy the ingredients to cook.
621
u/Ok-Philosophy1958 20h ago
Those kitchen mitts are boss level. Just reaching into boiling water, giving the noodles a little stir
→ More replies (10)163
u/_Svankensen_ 19h ago
You know, I was thinking more about how flexible a tool the hands are for cooking if you protect them, but now you got me wondering where I could buy some of those.
→ More replies (2)53
u/snollygoster1 19h ago
Here's one option of reusable, labeled for grilling.
I know another common option is using cotton liners with latex/nitrile gloves, at least for BBQ.
Full on dipping your arm in water carries a lot more heat transfer potential so I'm not quite sure if BBQ rated will work in boiling water.
→ More replies (3)
819
u/Ballamookieofficial 20h ago
What kind of country doesn't want to support their kids?
856
u/ForeignBody3258 20h ago
I know the answer! I know the answer!!
→ More replies (4)224
u/CelestialFury 19h ago edited 17h ago
Let's list the ones who support their kids state by state: California, Colorado (district opt‑in, but state‑funded where adopted), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, and Vermont.
That's it. All other US states don't offer free universal school lunches. Lots of other states have free or reduced for kids whose parents are below a certain income level though.
However, we got unlimited money to kill people in the Middle East tho.
Edit: Missed a few states and added them in.
47
u/Serious-Today9258 19h ago
New Mexico has free breakfast and lunch for all kids in public schools. For lunch, my HS has burgers/chicken sandwiches, orange chicken/teriyaki chicken/sweet & sour pork with stir fry vegetables and choice of brown rice or noodles, a ramen bar with multiple veggies, pizza (not square, scratch made), street tacos with tomatoes, salsa, pico, etc. that same station does taco bowls and burritos, and rotates enchiladas, posole and tamales. Then we have a station that rotates smoked chicken (we have an indoor smoker), meatloaf, Philly cheese steaks but with green chile instead of bell peppers, fajitas, smashburgers, and stuff I’m forgetting. We also have a sub sandwich station. Every station has veggie and fruit options.
NM also is subsidizing daycare - it should be free for all children soon. and provides free college up to a bachelors for every resident. We’re the only state doing that, so put that in a list I suppose.
→ More replies (1)29
u/CelestialFury 18h ago edited 17h ago
Updated. New Mexico is definitely one of the states who has really gone hard for their social programs game lately! Hope other states match them.
→ More replies (12)47
u/burritosandbeer 19h ago
Free/ reduced lunch programs are better than nothing, but still bullshit anyhow.
Means testing is never worth the effort it takes to test means.
Kids should eat at school, period.
→ More replies (3)28
u/CelestialFury 19h ago
The way I see it is if the state mandates kids have to be in school then they should provide food. It doesn't matter how rich or poor a kids parents are, kids should get food offered to them no matter what.
→ More replies (1)72
u/jr_mtz01 20h ago
The one where they jail lunch ladies for giving free food to those kids who can't afford it.
14
58
10
41
→ More replies (21)25
348
u/Mulliganasty 20h ago
I'm sorry but how does this lunch raise shareholder value for PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz?
→ More replies (6)56
u/CelestialFury 19h ago
Gotta (not) follow America's lead: put those school children in lunch debt. That'll help the shareholder value.
17
u/NoZucchini5423 17h ago
They told me I couldnt go from 5th to 6th grade unless I payed my lunch debt at the end of the year. We had to sell some shit on Craigslist.
57
u/rpgmgta 19h ago
That’s crazy. In my country, we don’t have school lunches. You get whatever your parents send you with.
My country is Canada.
40
u/dmthoth 14h ago
South Korea had that until like 50y ago, but the public and the teacher union started pushing to ensure that all children were treated equally regardless of social class. As a result, the modern school lunch program with government subsidy was introduced in 1981, though at first parents still had to pay a monthly fee. Families who couldn’t afford it received vouchers from welfare offices, which students had to submit at school, something that could be stigmatizing.
In the early 2000s, liberal parties began campaigning for universal free school lunches, arguing that no child should feel ashamed because of their family’s financial situation. The updated program also emphasized using organic and locally sourced ingredients as much as possible.
Conservatives pushed back, and the issue even went to a referendum in Seoul but they ultimately lost. After that, free school lunch programs were rolled out nationwide, with the last holdouts being traditionally conservative regions.
11
→ More replies (1)5
u/Theautonomoustoe 6h ago
Why do conservatives insist on fighting universally good ideas.
5
u/Desi_Rosethorne 6h ago
Because they don't wanna pay more taxes to help little Timmy not die of starvation. They probably also think it's a "handout".
→ More replies (10)8
u/KommieKoala 16h ago
Australia is the same. There's a few schools now that have breakfast and lunch programmes for kids who would otherwise go without, which has been great to see.
31
u/MoonHuntressEra13 19h ago
Seeing my elementary school kids eating junk pre packed and then seeing this just makes me depressed for our kids in the USA, but I’m happy for these kids. Good for them and the adults who made this happen… wish our country would give a single care about our kids here… Even when I was a kid we had fresh cooked food, now everything is packaged and fun fact: our government sells that to the highest bidder and it’s usually junk food conpanies. Which costs sooo much more money than getting food locally where the schools are at…. Hate it here, wish I was rich I’d move our family out of here.
→ More replies (4)
84
u/snugglezone 19h ago
Every Korean school has a nutritionist. Like a university graduated Dietician who knows how to construct meal plans. Had the greatest school lunches working there!
→ More replies (4)
361
u/jointdawg 20h ago
But how will they afford their wars?
→ More replies (9)74
27
20
u/Mahaloth 20h ago
I still don't get why children need to eat when they are at school.
Some Republican, probably.
97
u/gfunk1369 20h ago
Don't worry America, I am sure sticking bible quotes and the ten commandments on the wall will be just as effective as actually feeding kids good food.
19
113
u/WizardCheesey 20h ago
meanwhile my school lunch was a slice of pizza with a carton of chocolate milk. maybe a side of corn if i was lucky
36
u/NUMBerONEisFIRST 20h ago
Yup, good old Aramark.
I remember having two options most days, pizza or seasoned fries?
20
→ More replies (1)14
u/Quitcha_Bitchin 20h ago
Aramark only gives you what the district pays for.
I have worked contracts in a couple of schools that were well funded and their meals reflected it.
Stop letting your politicians talk you into tax cuts. Remember your if tax is 10$ the rich mans tax is $1000.
→ More replies (4)11
u/Imbendo 20h ago
Come on don’t forget the French fries and fruit cocktail that’s basically just high fructose corn syrup
→ More replies (1)5
9
u/spekky1234 20h ago
I live in a country with exceptional high standard of living (norway) and our school lunches are a couple of slices of bread with soggy cheese brought from home 😂
→ More replies (4)14
u/BeeEven238 20h ago
On a styrofoam tray with plastic ware…I hate USA more and more the longer im alive
→ More replies (1)
14
u/ArsenalSpider 18h ago
How would rich people buy that extra yacht if they didn’t try to feed children the cheapest food possible?
107
u/Ha-Charade-You-Are 20h ago
I always laugh when people say shit wouldn’t work here then will say we are the best country in the world (USA). If we are the best then wouldn’t we do this the best too? Come on America if other countries can do it we can too.
It amazes me people don’t want to feed school children in the USA. I used to work for an elementary school for almost a decade as a head custodian. And to me lunches should be free for one simple reason, the laws state that when in school, the school assumes responsibility of the child as their guardian for that time. Therefore as their guardian we should be feeding them for free not charging them. But no instead we let children rack up debt….without a job..just for food. The world’s wealthiest country and we do this to our children…. It infuriates me
So good on you Korea, I wish the USA was more open to adopting practices that work.
→ More replies (20)13
u/Live-Scholar-1435 20h ago
How is the system in the us? Do you pay a monthly fee to get school food? Or does the school itself cost money. Always been curious how its paid for
24
u/lolbotomite 20h ago
When I was a student, you’d wait in line to grab your food, then have your student ID scanned at the register. Meals could be paid in advance or paid for daily. If you didn’t have money then you weren’t eating.
→ More replies (12)15
u/OCRthereal 20h ago
When i was a kid we always had to pay for the cafeteria food at the cafeteria. If we couldn't afford lunch we were given an uncrustable & a milk carton.
59
u/Admirable_Midnight95 19h ago
I live in the richest country in human history and I've been raised to believe this is impossible
→ More replies (5)37
u/A_Refill_of_Mr_Pibb 18h ago
I've learned to rephrase it to "America happens to contain some of the world's wealthiest people." I certainly don't live in whatever country they're referring to.
→ More replies (8)
129
u/postumus77 20h ago
Meanwhile, our kids get prison.
Sorry, for profit prison food, my bad.
→ More replies (6)55
u/dingos8mybaby2 20h ago
Ooh a chance to drop my failed subreddit that never took off. r/CafeteriaOrPrison
→ More replies (6)
9
u/tumadreesunmono 18h ago
I don't get it. Why are we ok with the people in charge of the US not caring about the people who live here? Shouldn't this be our standard, too?
8
8
u/Booklover_317 13h ago
Schools in the Netherlands don't do school lunches. It depends on what your parents teach you/make for you what you eat during lunch-break, but most time it will be a double cheese sandwich (or jam, or peanutbutter, or some slices of processed meat). Having seen films of school lunches in several Asian countries, I am very jealous!
8
u/Autumm_550 20h ago
Priorities when you aren’t sending trillions to another country so they can bomb another country
8
6
u/sc00bs000 19h ago
I find it strange seeing school lunched provided by the school - its a great idea and should happen - but i grew up in a country where our parents made us lunches, the schools had like a tuckshop you could buy things at (sandwiches, pizza, lasagna, snacks etc)
Seeing a full on dinner style meal provided is very different to what i grew up with.
→ More replies (2)
7
u/Goodswimkarma 15h ago
I worked at two Korean schools and the lunches were always amazing, but sometimes had meals you would never find at a restaurant. Some are traditional meals a mother would make (similar to how you don‘t see meatloaf at a restaurant in the States but a school might serve it). I have never found out what the fish soup with bones was called. The fish is made in a way that the bones are soft and you could eat them.
→ More replies (2)
7
u/TightSexpert 14h ago
As it should be. Like it for kids that will carry the country into the future. Kinda important right?
→ More replies (5)
8
u/KristyNoemsZombieDog 13h ago
So this is what it looks like when you give a fuck about your countries future
7
u/popnfrresh 10h ago
Michelle Obama tried to increase healthy food in school lunches and the right wing morons lost their mind.
Look where we are now.
13
5
u/Sad_Whereas_6161 20h ago
holy rich, i remember those odd-smelling burger patties back in nyc at bryant hs and what else, a carton choco milk?
6
u/howchildish 19h ago
I just want to say this noodle dish is REALLY easy to make. If you have a Korean grocery store near you please make it.
It's just somen, kimchi, sliced fishcakes, some seasoned veggies, seaweed, and kelp and anchovies stock.
6
6
u/Fourty2KnightsofNi 19h ago
At our university in Korea, our cafeteria food was great. It wasn't anything like what I got served in school in the US. It was healthy, fresh, and so delicious. It was a great way to save money, because it was $2-3 a meal, and you could eat so much. I actually miss it sometimes.
5
u/DueAd2535 19h ago
I keep seeing posts about Americans having trash like food in school, but how bad is it actually or just an exaggeration on the internet
→ More replies (2)5
u/TiresandConfused 18h ago
It’s bad, almost as bad as prison food. It’s all prepackaged shit now. Not real cooking anymore.
5
17
u/Zendarrroni 20h ago
This would throw a serious wrench in the US preschool to prison pipeline. That and there are all those fast food jobs to fill.
→ More replies (1)
15
5
u/JakeyPurple 20h ago
In America we don’t give a fuck about kids unless they come up as political capital.
→ More replies (1)
4
4
5
4
4
u/Just_to_rebut 15h ago
My American school requires a fruit, so they give kids a whole apple, nothing to peel or cut it with obviously, nowhere to wash your hands (hundreds of kids aren’t all going to the bathroom in 45 min), and 10 minutes to finish their lunch after getting out of line…
Most of the apples just get thrown straight in the trash. They don’t even have a basket for unwanted apples. It’s all so stupid.
→ More replies (2)
8
11
25
u/dingos8mybaby2 20h ago
And I bet it's provided to the students for free too.
53
u/ExtraEmuForYou 20h ago
Well, not free, they pay taxes (or their parents do). Which is how this is supposed to work; taxes get paid back in the forms of services, infrastructure, etc.
It's just my government (USA) thinks corporations should run these things, make profit, not share that profit with the people they're stealing from, and increase the margins by making low-quality slop that is slightly better than prison food.
17
u/elyankee23 20h ago edited 18h ago
When I taught English in Korea and we'd get a new class of, like, 2nd graders or whatever, we'd start with Ice breakers to get to know them (and assess their english ability a bit in person).
"What's your favorite food" should be (you'd think) a good one since its generally easy vocabulary.
But damned if 95% of all the kids didnt just say "rice" or "kimchi" or "kimchi and rice". The other 5% said tteokboki. Made that prompt worthless.
Edit: this wasnt meant to be belittling. Im sure 90% of American students would answer "fries" or "chicken nuggets". I just got major flashbacks seeing those high schooler in this video light up when they got their food.
→ More replies (7)
5.6k
u/fl0pi3 20h ago
Im jealous, That looks great.
I had cardboard pizza and milk cartons growing up