So in threads about obesity that often pop up, one thing that is always mentioned is how the US has much bigger portion sizes in restaurants in general than a few European countries and others. From my understanding not only are portion sizes smaller in Europe but meals cost more as well. Why would someone go out to eat somewhere and leave hungry because they arent served enough food.
In my opinion, most restaurants in the US serve exactly the right amount of food (with the exception of those tapas or gastronomy places where they bring you bite sized dishes). If youre paying money for a meal, when you are done eating there should always be leftovers to take home. If not, youre getting stiffed and leaving hungry.
And my second question. Is the US the only country where all you can eat restaurants are a common thing? We have AYCE places everywhere here. Everything from Chinese Places(well the average Americans idea of Chinese anyway), Home Cooking style food, Seafood, Pizza, all have AYCE buffets you can go to. It feels great to spend $10 to $15 and eat till you cant move. Its a great Value!
From googling, this appears to be a visual representation of a US meal, VS and European meal.
The one on the left is a US meal, the middle is a US kids meal, and the right one is a European meal. If I ate the right one, Id be hungry an hour later, if it even sated me at all