'Everything is sweet,' Aussie woman shared how living in the US altered her taste
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Apparently, the high-sugar food in the US drastically changed an Aussie woman's taste buds to the point where she had to add sugar to her meals when she returned Down Under.
Lili Currie, who is now a Los Angeles resident, shared that she felt the need to add sugar to her food while she was back in Australia for a visit because she had become so accustomed to the sweetness of American products.
In a video that has now gone viral on TikTok, Lili recalled a time when she stopped at a convenience store in New York on a previous trip to get some of the cereal she used to eat back home in Australia.
But to her surprise, the cereal was much sweeter than she had remembered it being in Australia.
"I texted my mother to check the pantry, and she sent me a photo of the box I usually eat - same brand, same packaging, same size, everything is the same," she said.
The only difference is that the American version contains twice as much sugar and thirty additional ingredients that simply were not present in the versions sold in her home country.
An Australian says living in the US changed her tastes. Credit: Instagram.
Lili claimed that she had to sweeten her favourite Australian cereal when she returned home because she had grown accustomed to eating it with a lot of sugar while living in the US. "I had to add sugar and it still wasn't sweet enough," she complained.
The ex-pat continued by saying that, in addition to her favourite cereal's sweetness, she was gobsmacked by how much more expensive fresh produce is in the US than it is in Australia. (This is surprising, given that fresh produce is also skyrocketing these days!)
It didn't take long for Lili's video to amass more than 1.9 million views on the platform, and hundreds of users from different corners of the world shared their thoughts and opinions in the comments section.
One user agreed with Lili and said that almost every American food has sugar in it. "It is in places where it has no business, such as bread," they added. A second user chimed in and said, "Many US products are banned in other countries because they do not meet foreign standards. Don't even get me started on cheap fast food!"
Many American commenters acknowledged in the comments section that their travels abroad opened their eyes to the dangers and health hazards of food in the US.
"When I went to Switzerland, my eczema cleared up and I felt better... until I returned to the United States," said one user. A second person also shared, "When I returned to the United States after visiting the Netherlands, I couldn't stomach anything I used to eat all the time and couldn't figure out why."
Aside from the taste and nutritional value, there are so many more ways Australian food is different from American variants.
If you want to see the opposite of what happened to Lili and find out how it feels for an American to try Aussie snacks, check out this video below!
Credit: Men Try Videos.
Lili Currie, who is now a Los Angeles resident, shared that she felt the need to add sugar to her food while she was back in Australia for a visit because she had become so accustomed to the sweetness of American products.
In a video that has now gone viral on TikTok, Lili recalled a time when she stopped at a convenience store in New York on a previous trip to get some of the cereal she used to eat back home in Australia.
But to her surprise, the cereal was much sweeter than she had remembered it being in Australia.
"I texted my mother to check the pantry, and she sent me a photo of the box I usually eat - same brand, same packaging, same size, everything is the same," she said.
The only difference is that the American version contains twice as much sugar and thirty additional ingredients that simply were not present in the versions sold in her home country.
An Australian says living in the US changed her tastes. Credit: Instagram.
Lili claimed that she had to sweeten her favourite Australian cereal when she returned home because she had grown accustomed to eating it with a lot of sugar while living in the US. "I had to add sugar and it still wasn't sweet enough," she complained.
The ex-pat continued by saying that, in addition to her favourite cereal's sweetness, she was gobsmacked by how much more expensive fresh produce is in the US than it is in Australia. (This is surprising, given that fresh produce is also skyrocketing these days!)
It didn't take long for Lili's video to amass more than 1.9 million views on the platform, and hundreds of users from different corners of the world shared their thoughts and opinions in the comments section.
One user agreed with Lili and said that almost every American food has sugar in it. "It is in places where it has no business, such as bread," they added. A second user chimed in and said, "Many US products are banned in other countries because they do not meet foreign standards. Don't even get me started on cheap fast food!"
Many American commenters acknowledged in the comments section that their travels abroad opened their eyes to the dangers and health hazards of food in the US.
"When I went to Switzerland, my eczema cleared up and I felt better... until I returned to the United States," said one user. A second person also shared, "When I returned to the United States after visiting the Netherlands, I couldn't stomach anything I used to eat all the time and couldn't figure out why."
Aside from the taste and nutritional value, there are so many more ways Australian food is different from American variants.
If you want to see the opposite of what happened to Lili and find out how it feels for an American to try Aussie snacks, check out this video below!
Credit: Men Try Videos.
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