Consumption Patterns Quotes

“Look at the diners,' Foucault observed. 'They are all dressed alike, talking about the same things in the same manner, eating the same kinds of food. Why is there so much sameness in America? The consumption of patterns in America are so limited, so homogeneous.'
'Is there anywhere you see difference in America?' Mike asked.
'Yes, the universities. If you do not spend time in the universities, you would think everyone in America is the same. At least if a college student were dining here he would likely be wearing clothes that would set him apart. He wouldn't blend in.”
― Simeon Wade, Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death]