Dawei Huo interviews Linden Brown about the differences in domestic life that they witnessed growing up in Massachusetts and traveling around the world. Brown discusses growing up in Woods Hole, a small town in Massachusetts. They describe their mother's vegetable garden and their family's grocery shopping habits. Brown also recalls traveling to Japan as a college student and observing differences in social structure and gender roles. They reflect on the American way of life, particularly focusing on car culture and American's food shopping habits.