Inject this stuff directly in my veins. It's like attending an autopsy for my childhood dining experience. I could watch hours of content about the suburbs
4:17 if anything I say it would be the lack of art in the architecture since all the houses in a development are so commonly the same with small changes to try and make them look different.
Interesting video. I'd considered the nostalgia angle with regards to suburban restaurants but I never thought about the idea of abundance. The idea of massive amounts of choice at a single location is something I mostly see advertised in the context of large "suburban" chains. I'm sure you worked very hard on it, so I'll complement the medieval king's dining room visuals, including the angle change at 18:55 complete with transparent glass. Well done.
Wow tucker I think this is my favorite video of yours yet! It has such a good flow with the settings you shot in and the editing stitches everything together so nicely. Outstanding work on diving into so much about suburban life. Living in the suburbs my whole life, this type of video was something I would have never conceived of, but was utterly fascinated by once I started watching.
I think people also go there because you don’t have to drive very far, and the food is consistent/the quality is known. Like you were saying, it’s like making a meal without making a meal because you have certain options and you know what it is gonna taste like. I feel people in the suburbs just want a nice place to eat that they can afford, too. … all of those things. Comfort, reasonable price (sometimes), close by, plus, families get to feel a little fancier for a night/prove they can afford to go out.
Having eaten at Olive Garden more in the past few months than I have ever in my life for "research"... the price was always quite reasonable. Granted, we'd split a dish because that was enough + salad and breadsticks, but still, it wasn't bad. You can't convince me Bahama Breeze isn't overpriced though 😅
Lol a few of my friends n acquaintances are from downers grove, they sounded proud when they told me and said things along the lines of it meets all their needs (despite the fact they leave whenever they have to get anything other than groceries and occasionally a job or high school done) don't seem to have a strong cultural identity but interestingly all that I've met have been friendly and creative and funny. Some suburbs near Chicago definitely have their own feel and culture and identity though, but I think downers Grove is a great example of one that lacks an identity. Also you can make your disclaimer once, you don't have to speak to the lowest denominator, but also know as someone who experiences life around this concept yes it is your place to offer opinions, and your vslue biases will show up regardless of your intentions, if its true you can accurately say you don't want to discuss your feelings about what you feel are the political aspects of the suburbs, and if it's true, you can accurately say you don't think it's your place for other reasons, but lived experience qualifies you to be able to share your opinions on that area just as much as it did for giving you the idea for this video Research doesnt qualify you as much as analysis ability and the sort of messaging that doesnt have disastrous effects which is, of course, the ongoing science of history
