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idiomaddict OP t1_j9tcrix wrote

Reply to comment by locri in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict

The ubiquity of them and their cultural importance to Australia is/was similar to how bodegas in New York are. It’s a paraphrase from the article.

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locri t1_j9w3zoj wrote

You know what else is culturally important in Australia? Telling it as it is; a bodega is a sign of food desert, a milk bar is a sign you don't live in a food desert.

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idiomaddict OP t1_j9wdy9p wrote

I’m not sure what the confusion is. A milk bar is different from a bodega. They’re not the same. However, there’s lots of bodegas in New York, and they’re recognizable as an aspect of home for New Yorkers. There are (or were) lots of milk bars in Australia, and they’re recognizable as an aspect of home for Australians. Again, it’s a shorter version of a quote from the article.

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