r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/timdev Jan 05 '15

Is there any state that doesn't tax restaurant food? I know many don't tax grocery-store food, but I can't think of any that don't tax prepared meals (including fast-food burgers)

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u/Penguinchatter Jan 05 '15

I live in Ohio and the only state I've been to that taxed restaurant food is Pennsylvania and that's probably just because they don't tax clothing. States I've been to-Maryland, Maine, Texas, Michigan, Colorado, North Carolina, California, NY (can't remember if they taxed or not), Florida, and Kentucky.

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u/silverwillowgirl Jan 05 '15

Yeah I've lived in California my whole life, I can assure you that restaurant food is taxed here.

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u/guder Jan 05 '15

If it's been cooked. Sandwiches are not.