[mathverse]

If you compare it to Asia or NA people usually eat out because it's a lot of fun and you can try variety of foods. DK forces you to stay at home and cook because it's just too expensive to do it every day.

Even in Singapore I can eat out every day and dont really feel it.

[liotier]

Indeed, I live in Paris and my elder daughter studies in Taiwan... She discovers the possibility of street food affordable enough to her to be a normal meal. In Paris, eating out is luxury entertainment - cooking at home is the normal way.

[orwin]

It still depends where you are in Paris, there is areas where you can eat really cheap street food (the stands are illegal and aren't certified by health authorities, so it's at your own risks, and it's in areas some would consider 'unsafe').

Ten years ago you had more opportunities to eat different street food in Paris. Now it's kebab, and that's it. According to my father, 35 years ago it was great however. You had hot dogs, galettes, street pizza, barbecue, Chinese food and a lot of other stuff really cheap.