I grew up with a slice of WB or Kilpatrick’s with a pat of butter on the plate of BBQ. It was de rigueur in those days with the meats and sides. Just was.
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But that’s not a burrito. I’ve not had birria tacos that had rice or beans in them. Maybe i’m not too hot on rice n beans, either 
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Hmm, shirako and chilies, durian and Limburger, or warm cucumber juice with both.
Pass.
Otherwise, I like your theory.
I’m from the U.S., but I’ve also done the expat thing on-and-off for years.
It’s fair to say that what I most crave from the homestead is pizza (NY slices, but also warmly welcome New Haven and Chicago), a cheeseburger with caramelized onions, and southern BBQ (any state).
In particular, I dig brisket, pulled Babe, and this mutton buffet in Owensboro, Kentucky.
But I also like the wide variety of seltzers that Polar, Waterloo, and Hal’s spit out,
plus Harmless Harvest drinks.
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Are seltzers an American thing more than other countries?
I think flavored seltzers might be. I grew up on bubbly water, but Germany has some amazing natural springs - Gerolsteiner being the most famous (and my personal favorite).
I never really understood the need to flavor water. It’s perfect as it is - especially Gerolsteiner 
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That’s what I’ve noticed.
Here in Japan, I’ve seen some standard issue and lemon-flavored seltzers – Wilkinson is a big brand of them – but that’s about it. Supermarkets might have San Pellegrino, Perrier, etc, but meh.
IME, Georgia – the country – and Mexico have some good brands, but Chang does a terrible Thai version.
Regardless, the variety of flavors is often limited, if sparkling water is around.
n.b. airline lounges are good with having club soda … but that’s often to help patrons make a cocktail.
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What about alcoholic seltzer?
Is that an American created “invention “?
Yes, we used to go there after tennis matches at Glendale HS.
They were like a reverse nacho. Good eating.
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That’s an interesting perspective.
One could say the same thing about, oh I dunno, burgers and hot dogs?
“If I wanted a meatloaf with ketchup and mustard, I would just order that, minus the squishy bun”
“And if I wanted a wiener, I would just order a sausage, minus the bun and call it a day.”
But really both a burger and a hot dog are much more than just meat in between two carb pieces, or one sliced carb piece. To borrow a hackneyed phrase, they really are more than the sum of their individual parts.
Same with the burrito. The tortilla in a burrito is part of the quiddity of eating a burrito qua burrito. Not only does it provide for a convenient carrying package, but it provides a certain textural contrast to the more often than not mushy beans, rice, guac, sour cream and cheese and more toothsome profile of the meat of choice (be it beef, pork, chicken or some kind of sea creature).
Maybe one does not like tortilla shells, which is all fair and good, but to disparage a burrito simply because it comes with something (a tortilla) that is not to one’s liking is a bit unfair.
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It’s a personal preference – like pretty much everything in this forum 
I’m not big on hot dogs either but find a burger sans bun just about as dumb a food as I find a tortilla wrapped around mushy foods, ie. a burrito.
Surely you understand that we all don’t like to eat the same things. I certainly can.
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People eat bread with barbecue? Unless it’s a pulled pork sandwich, eastern NC style, on a kind of thin bun, it’s hard for me to imagine. Hush puppies are there for a reason: crunchy bread substitute. Also biscuits to eat separately.
Yep, it’s all personal preference.
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It’s absolutely de rigeur in some BBQ traditions.
https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2015/09/a-beginners-guide-to-regional-bbq-in-texas
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yes, I know, having grown up in with barbecue in NC. Personal preference, as I said.
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Oh, I misread your post as literal “inability to imagine” such that “this can’t be true.” My bad.
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Also, every employee of Waffle House, from the CEO down, spends at least one day a year working the grill or as a server or buster in a Waffle House. That doesn’t count the days for disaster response, which draws in everyone from management who can get there. I think that’s unique for a major corporation, and a model for other corporations.
Waffle House offers an opportunity to have a good classic breakfast with people who often are disdained. It’s a great and valuable experience for the open-minded. https://johntannersbbqblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/why-im-a-fan-of-waffle-house-2/
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I applaud the fact that every employee has to work at least one day a week on the front line. Unfortunately, it doesn’t change the fact that Waffle House’s food is just not good. I don’t disdain the clientele; I wish they were served better.
100% on wraps. Never understood those. If you want lower carb, eat a nice salad with some decent add ins. Wraps are just weird.
I do like rice and beans…on the side of some tacos, enchiladas, chilaquiles, whatever. I think I’ve had 3 burritos in my life and walked away bored. Filled the gap, oh boy.
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When we come in from the cold, we want warm! Don’t hand me no burrito/wrap. I just made some little taquitos. Two little hoy corn tortillas at a time, slap em on the CI for a few second each side, shredded chicken, homemade pepper sauce and pico de gallo. Loved em for years and can’t see an end in sight. Rice, beans and some tomato, little crema and that’s a lunch I’ll feel good about.
Uff-dah! I guess it is marketing genius. Really takes a chunk out of the beer sales. Kids don’t drink brew like they used to.
