In poland, "milk bars" were created, which were basically just cafeterias serving homely food very cheaply. The name refers to the fact you would not be served alcohol as in a "traditional" restaurant and the menu had a ton of dairy. Hell, even after the transformation, they continued to exist and were often a good way for students and workers to get cheap lunch.
But people still cooked at home. Cooking is part of culture after all, and I actually disagree with the take that cooking for yourself is some recent capitalist invention.
Sometimes I go to these remnant bars as they are the few places I can afford food. I can't even fathom where do students get money for McDonald's, shit's got extortionate pricing.
![[CW: meat] The horror. More people would buy more groceries, stay home and cook for themselves.](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/4b226b5d-403e-429a-aa2f-a359e564d54d.png){kind=link}
In poland, "milk bars" were created, which were basically just cafeterias serving homely food very cheaply. The name refers to the fact you would not be served alcohol as in a "traditional" restaurant and the menu had a ton of dairy. Hell, even after the transformation, they continued to exist and were often a good way for students and workers to get cheap lunch.
But people still cooked at home. Cooking is part of culture after all, and I actually disagree with the take that cooking for yourself is some recent capitalist invention.
Sometimes I go to these remnant bars as they are the few places I can afford food. I can't even fathom where do students get money for McDonald's, shit's got extortionate pricing.