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18 Post author: PhilGoetz 26 March 2013 04:47AM

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 26 March 2013 09:53:19PM 5 points [-]

How prevalent are drive-through restaurants and coffee shops in Europe? I think those are the biggest sources of stuff-to-put-in-cup-holders for most Americans, and it's plausible to me that they're less common in Europe.

Comment author: [deleted] 27 March 2013 10:40:40AM *  1 point [-]

Some fast food restaurants do also have a drive-through window, but IME few people actually use it. I guess that unlike Americans, we're not so strapped for time that it'd be a big deal to park the car and sit down in the restaurant for the ~15 minutes it takes to eat a fast food meal. (I dunno whether this also applies in larger cities or wealthier, more northern parts of Europe, though.)