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America has more varieties of cheese than any other country in the world.
While they can be roughly grouped into 3 categories (White, Orange and Mixed), America isn't limited like other countries to using different milk, surface treatment and aging. Instead they can produce unlimited variety by adding specific amounts of hydrogenated mineral oil, synthetic flavoring, modified starch extracts, industrial waste products and high fructose corn syrup.
There's no end to the ~~creativity~~ profitability!
Your sarcasm is weak.
I've had more kinds of cheese in a day from one generic grocery chain than you can easily find anywhere else.
I lived in Wisconsin for a year.
I know there are a lot of cheese varieties in the US (although I couldn't name one original American cheese off the top of my head).
But when the only grocery store within a 45 minute drive is Walmart, it's difficult to try them.
Uhhh, American cheese, duhhhh...
So basically, reconstituted English cheese. Makes sense, I guess.