Originally Posted by
NoParachute
Pretty simple, Americans drive more.
I don't think driving is really part of the equation. One can probably find a non-chain restaurant with equal or better quality closer to one's home.
Originally Posted by
NoParachute
Chain restaurants thrive off giving you something you know when you are in a place you do not. American's are far more likely to drive 20-30 minutes to a strip mall or a movie theater, or whatever else.
How unfamiliar can things be with a 20-30 minute drive from one's home?
Originally Posted by
NoParachute
It is not because Americans are "cowards", but because we put ourselves in unfamiliar places more than others.
I don't think driving 20-30 minutes constitutes putting yourself in an unfamiliar place.