Brit left shocked as he visits Walmart for the first time
- Kris was taken aback by Chicago store's bumper-sized, 'crazy-flavoured' treats
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A British man visiting the U.S. has been left stunned after visiting 'America's Asda' - where he stumbled across aisles teaming with 'bin bag'-sized treats.
Kris, who is engaged to Chicago citizen Anna, recently travelled to the States on a K1 visa as the pair prepare to tie the knot.
The couple often document the 'culture shocks' they experience while visiting one another's native countries, in videos posted to their joint TikTok page, @krisandanna2.
In a video uploaded on 6 October, Kris stopped by Walmart - which he had never visited before - to check out the superstore's offerings, but was left taken aback by its range of bumper-sized, 'crazy-flavoured' products.
Accompanied by his fiancé, he said: 'I'm told that this is the American version of ASDA.'
Walmart acquired Asda in 1999 and had indeed owned the supermarket chain until 2020 when it was sold for £6.8 billion to British millionaires and brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
As the pair approached a range of autumnal-themed products in the chilled aisle, Anna pointed her finger towards toffee apples topped with nuts and sprinkles, and asked her fiancé whether they're available in the UK.
Taken aback by the elaborately decorated apples, the Brit answered: 'We do - not as good as these ones, though.'
Kris, who is engaged to Chicago citizen Anna, has been left stunned after visiting 'America's Asda ' - where he stumbled across aisles teaming with 'bin bag'-sized treats
In the crisp aisle, the Brit held up a box of baked Goldfish cheddar snacks next to his fiancé, jokingly adding: 'They're literally the same size as your head - they are bigger than you.'
They soon moved on to the confectionary aisles, where Kris commented on the 'absolutely insane' selection of sweets and chocolate.
Holding up a bag of family-sized M&Ms to the camera, he said: 'The packaging is huge. You just can't even believe they're literally a kilo. But they also have crazy flavours.'
The couple later ventured to the breakfast aisle, where a dumbfounded Kris compared the size of cereal products to that of 'bin bags'.
As Anna showed off a 907g bag of Lucky Charms, Kris panned the camera across towering shelves, jam-packed with cereal available in colossal portions.
In the crisp aisle, the Brit held up a box of baked Goldfish cheddar snacks next to his fiancé, jokingly adding: 'They're literally the same size as your head - they are bigger than you.'
Kris continued to utter the word 'insane' as the couple finalised their purchases and exited the store armed with coffee creamer, Reece's peanut butter snacks and a pumpkin-carving kit.
In the comments, over 200 Brits were left divided over the larger portion sizes and extra additives typically found in American food products.
One person wrote: 'The EU/UK only allows 300 food additives. In the US, over 3000 are allowed, which means that tastes and flavours are amazing, unlike anything you’ve ever experienced! It allows for incredible choice and much cheaper prices.'
In the comments, over 200 Brits were left divided over the larger portion sizes and extra additives typically found in American food products
Another said: 'One of my favorite things to do when abroad is visiting supermarkets. But in the US it was a bit of a turn off tbh. Central Market was nice though…'
However, one viewer commented: 'Tbh I was super underwhelmed by the sizes of packaging of sweets in the US, everybody always notes how big everything is, but it's the same size as it is in the German export shops.
'The only thing I found to be impressive was the size of an onion I found in the produce section.
A fourth chimed: 'Meanwhile in the UK all our products are half the size than what they use to be at the same price.'
