October 21, 2010
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America the Lazy?
It is like America insists on getting lazier and lazier!!
Despite the recession, my town is still expanding and developing areas of town. In one of these newly developed areas they build a Little Caesars Pizza place…WITH A DRIVE THRU!! Well, anyone not familiar with Little Caesars, they are a lower standard pizza chain that offer a “fresh and ready” large pepperoni or cheese pizza for $5.50. Well, I am sorry, I do not care that the pizza is cheap and usually immediately available, or that you can call your pickup order in, I find it absurd that pizza place has a drive thru window. I have seen and used a drive thru window at an ice cream place, and yes, if I do eat fast food I use the drive thru, but to me a pizzeria is not a drive thru window type of place. I absolutely refuse to use this drive thru. Pizza to me is delivery or pick up. Pick up means parking your car, getting your lazy ass out of your car and picking up your pizza. I actually prefer pizza restaurants where you can sit down and enjoy it with your family, ya know, make a night out of it? Every time I drive by this place and see people lined up, cars running and polluting the air with their exhaust, waiting on their “always available fresh and ready” I just want to yell, “Get out and walk two feet you lazy asses!!” I am sure it seems pretty stupid to be so frustrated by this being that the drive thru window is not a new, or foreign concept. I just see it as the beginning of the end? Fast food is gross and it lowers the quality of our food. The more people who expect instant gratification and convenience the crappier our food gets, more businesses will switch to fast, crappy food, and the more unhealthy the American people become. This, makes me sad. I wonder, what is next?
Take a look at other countries, very few of them have “fast food”. They have healthier foods with much less preservatives. They are less over weight, healthier and I bet happier. Hearing about the foods my cousin is eating in Japan, he has lost 20 lbs in 2 weeks! My Aunt and her family went to Italy and the food was so much better than here. My sister says the same about France. So I wonder, will Americans ever follow suit, or will we corrupt countries who make smarter decisions?
I know my personal banning of pizza drive thru windows will not put an end to it, but it keeps my personal values intact. I will continue to park far away from the stores and walk across the parking lot, I will continue to get out of the car and walk inside instead of using drive thru windows(if I happen to eat fast food), and I will continue to search for great, healthy, preservative free foods to keep my body clean and healthy. I will do all of this instead of giving in to the New American way and becoming lazy.
Anyone agree with this? Is a drive thru window for pizza absurd and taking laziness to another level? Or am I just being a crazy, over dramatic person venting my frustrations? Opinions, please.
Comments (10)
One of my pizza places in town have a drive thru. I don’t see the need for it really. It’s not that hard to get out of the car, go inside, order and wait for it.
@Shining_Garnet - Yes, I agree!
the pizza hut near me has a drive thru. for a pick up. but i have also noticed that some taco bells also sell pizza hut items and they have a drive thru.
it has become the american way…..fast fast and faster.
but i agree with you on this. get out and stop the drive thru
I lived in Munich and I’ve eaten many times in Italy, Austria, France and a few other countries in Europe. The food is so much better. Even butter. I felt like I was tasting butter for the first time. Tomatoes were unbelievably red and full of flavor. I doubt it’s news to anyone that Budweiser is *not* the king of beers.
I was just watching a documentary about food in America and how it’s causing heart disease, diabetes, cancer. People need to buy fresh locally grown produce, meat, – and cook for themselves.
The packaging and preservatives in things is killing people by the millions. A drive thru pizza place? HAHAHAHA! Unbelievable. It’s just making things worse.
@buddy71 - Yes, I’ve seen the Taco Bell/Pizza Hut Express restaurants. Ya know, same owner and all that, trying to make more money. I won’t eat it there because it is gross. A stand alone pizza hut has a drive thru too? Sad. Just sad!
@TheSutraDude - Yes, I am not at all surprised to hear that, I really wish America would copy food habits of other countries. We are just too cheap and lazy. =( Budweiser is gross, imports are better. lol. If I drink beer, there a brewery in town that is much better that I love.
@DickDoktorII - Yes, it is really sad what we are doing to ourselves. I try to buy “organic” whenever possible and being in a farm area, I buy from the farmers market as much as possible. Healthier and it supports the local farms!
Certain preservatives give me instant migraines when consumed, it is like an allergy. It has made food buying very difficult, another reason I buy organic local. You are right though, a drive thru pizza place is just making things worse.
Thanks for the rec! =)
I’ve heard of pick-up pizzas and delivered and eat-in, but not drive thru. I wonder if they make you park while it cooks or if it’s only for breadsticks and chicken wings?
@darkgreenwriter - They have pepperoni and cheese pizzas that are supposed to be “fresh and ready” at all times. Also, you can phone in your order and tell them what time you would like it ready by. I am assuming the drive thru is for that. Still I think it is lazy, if I call our order into them I park and get out.