Daymon Patterson aka Dayum Drops became YouTube famous and made/makes a good living doing food reviews from his car since 2010.
People who can't be original try to replicate success, I guess.
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2025
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And Americans get seriously upset when someone says they don't have a food culture.
New Orleans has the best I've seen in the world so far, as long as you don't go where tourists go.
They practically live in the damn things.
Have you seen rent prices
literally the only option for many.
Actual reason: acoustics for media presentation. A car is a vocal booth.
Yeah, reviewing in the restaurant would be rude and reviewing at home would get cold.
My thoughts exactly. The privacy aspect of not capturing other people in the video, not being bothered by other people, not taking up a table for too long, etc.
Not going to lie, I'm definitely not a fan of car-dependent infrastructure, but in this world we currently have, the car does provide a convenient enclosure for this purpose
getting in the car and doing anything is also the only time a lot of people can get time to and for themselves.
This. We have a culture that doesn't allow for much in the way of personal time.
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Also posting from affluential areas to increase the chances of the algorithm pushing their videos to more people
A lot of Americans don’t have a private area outside of their car
I can’t tell you how many of my telehealth therapy clients meet me from their car because they don’t have a truly private space in their own home. I actually can tell you, it’s like 40-50% depending on when you ask me
I've had telehealth appointments in the car because I'm using a break from work to make the appointment. It's bizarre that our society expects us to work 9-5, but also expects us to somehow get every necessary appointment done within that same time frame. I'm not given enough time off to run home and come back, so an appointment in the car it is.
But your point stands true. My boyfriend has a telehealth call every weekend. Our tiny apartment doesn't offer much privacy, so he gets the living room (where the computer is) while I either stay in the bedroom, or go out somewhere for an hour to give him space.
It's bizarre that our society expects us to work 9-5, but also expects us to somehow get every necessary appointment done within that same time frame.
Sure, but anything offered outside the 9-5 window is someone who has to adjust their hours so that it's more convenient to people who work the standard 9-5. That's why the places that tend to be open outside the 9-5 window are the ones that tend to employ the lowest-paid people. Gas stations, convenience stores, etc.
The best paid 9-5 jobs also offer employees the freedom to visit the doctor, dentist, kid's school, etc. whenever they need to, no questions asked. It's basically a perk that you only get if your skills are rare enough that employers have to offer it or the talent will go elsewhere. If we wanted more people to have those perks, the way to achieve it would be the same way that the 9-5 workday was created: powerful unions and violent strikes.
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i was driven by an uber driver yesterday who seriously thought cycling should be illegal.
his rationale was that bicycles are "unregistered vehicles and so if they cause accident who is going to pay?!" when i pointed out that probably they should pay just as anyone else he just dismissed it like this: "that is not possible. if a cyclist crashes into me and kills me who is gonna pay me?!" i was speechless after that.
I guess walking should be outlawed too, after all someone could be walking on a sidewalk and accidentally bump into you and knock you into the street. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'd love a quick gif of two people accidentally bumping into each other and causing a huge explosion like every time a car crashes in a movie.
Shoes are unregistered vehicles!
Hey! No walking over 2km/h! 🚫
That's a one star trip for sure.
It's the lack of third places in the US (and increasingly everywhere else). The only place they can unconditionally exist at, outside of their house, is their car.
I think this is the real reason that carbrain has so thoroughly overtaken America. It's our last remaining free space outside our house. You will get trespassed or ticketed for loitering if we hang out anywhere in public
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TBF you want the food to be fresh and you also want an isolated place to review it alone.
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Don't wanna excuse car-centric development, but i'd guess that they want the food to be fresh and they don't wanna film inside the restaurant, and car provide them some soundproofing from outside.
Yeah, this seems like the alternative to being that annoying streamer in a restaurant, I actually find it really thoughtful.
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You know, I love what you guys are trying to do here. I love seeing the pictures you guys post when progress is made and I agree with you that the world would be better with more walkable places that are beautiful and green.
This post though? It is pointless and it makes you all look batshit insane.
“Oh no, someone used a drive thru. Stupid car brain! Use ur legs moron!”
Meanwhile I’m sitting here 45 miles from the nearest Walmart haha. Out here in rural hell I’d have to camp out overnight to finish my journey to get food.
I know, I know. I should take my talentless, unskilled ass to a city and leave everyone I know and love behind so I can walk from my cardboard box to McDonald’s.
Maybe I’m just in a bad mood. I usually like the posts here. This one just rubs me the wrong way.
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Eh. Would you rather they sit in the restaurant and annoy everyone with their filming and talking?
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Because there are kids and spouses and often parents and other family at home, can't shoot a video with all that noise.
I really don't understand who even watches videos like this. I don't trust anyone to have a good sense of taste except myself and my wife. Unless someone is a chef I trust, I don't want them telling me how the food "tastes" since most people simply can't.
If you want to try food, then try it. If you can't afford it, then don't think about it. You can probably make something like it yourself cheaper and better if you put in the effort.
Also, fuck large chain restaurants, support local food and establishments that treat workers well.
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