But you're not, and I don't think this was really addressed. Did people invite the McDonald's corporation into their countries? No. Burgers are nice, and food tends to spread with regional variations, but to ignore the fact that America is the global hegemon is a bit silly.
No, I commented that it’s both. Food has to be good and there has to be a force pushing it (capitalism). This was in response to someone saying Filipino food isn’t good, proven by the fact that it’s not popular, which is a framing I disagree with.
Like, don’t forget the overall point of the thread (not the entire post), which was British people getting salty when Amerikans say their food is bad. That’s the context - why British food, despite Britain being as much of a cultural juggernaut as America for a lot longer, hasn’t achieved the level of penetration that American food did. Both capitalist, imperialist, colonialist. Only one who’s food is everywhere. Why? Because the food is actually good.
American food may be nicer than what you consider to be British food - though at this point, I'm not entirely sure what you think either of those are, exactly - but overall, taste is irrelevant; people will buy what they are sold, and if they are sold nothing but inoffensive yankee slop, they will eat nothing but inoffensive yankee slop. That's how this works - you use hegemonic power to eliminate competition in other markets. I still think you're overestimating the quality of American food.
Yeah, I’m not gonna argue further. If you think the only reason burgers are popular is because America threatens the world to eat them at gunpoint, then sure.
But you're not, and I don't think this was really addressed. Did people invite the McDonald's corporation into their countries? No. Burgers are nice, and food tends to spread with regional variations, but to ignore the fact that America is the global hegemon is a bit silly.
No, I commented that it’s both. Food has to be good and there has to be a force pushing it (capitalism). This was in response to someone saying Filipino food isn’t good, proven by the fact that it’s not popular, which is a framing I disagree with.
Like, don’t forget the overall point of the thread (not the entire post), which was British people getting salty when Amerikans say their food is bad. That’s the context - why British food, despite Britain being as much of a cultural juggernaut as America for a lot longer, hasn’t achieved the level of penetration that American food did. Both capitalist, imperialist, colonialist. Only one who’s food is everywhere. Why? Because the food is actually good.
American food may be nicer than what you consider to be British food - though at this point, I'm not entirely sure what you think either of those are, exactly - but overall, taste is irrelevant; people will buy what they are sold, and if they are sold nothing but inoffensive yankee slop, they will eat nothing but inoffensive yankee slop. That's how this works - you use hegemonic power to eliminate competition in other markets. I still think you're overestimating the quality of American food.
Yeah, I’m not gonna argue further. If you think the only reason burgers are popular is because America threatens the world to eat them at gunpoint, then sure.
Still not eating gellied eels, bruv.
That's not what I said, but okay. Enjoy your high-fructose corn syrup!