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esgrove2 t1_j0dxvoy wrote

Why group "Asian food" together? Why not call Italian, French, and Spanish food "European food"? That's a little weird, isn't it? The average Japanese restaurant I've been to has been to cleaner than the average Chinese restaurant.

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RigelOrionBeta t1_j0etfct wrote

Because the study I believe is trying to point out how "asian" restaurants were treated differently during early COVID months.

The grouping is the fault of Americans in general. The findings in the study are simply a reflection of that American tendency to group "asian" food together.

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Maxfunky t1_j0f6m72 wrote

Speaking from experience, the average Japanese restaurant is run by Chinese immigrants. In my whole city there are 3 Japanese restaurants out of dozens that are actually run by Japanese people.

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Gary_Vigoda t1_j0e3psx wrote

I don't get why Americans do this.

I'm Canadian. I have access to Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, restaurants within walking distance.

We have a Chinatown district but it's not just for Chinese people. A lot of the smaller restaurants there are kind of sketchy when it comes to cleanliness but inspectors keep them on their toes.

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CartmansEvilTwin t1_j0f389p wrote

It's not an American thing, we do that in Germany too.

The reality is that most "asian" restaurants serve food remotely inspired by a mixture of asian cuisines to cater the local population, and not actual, say, Thai food. There are some places that actually serve actual food from one country/region, but those are rather new and more expensive than the cheap "chinese" takeout place.

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