Dwayne Johnson's Casual Use Of This Everyday Kitchen Item Is Exposing A Wild Culture Shock To Non-Americans
by Leyla Mohammed · BuzzFeedPosted on Oct 6, 2026 UTC
This week, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to TikTok to share the recipe for his highly anticipated “post training meal.”
The meal in question consists of a smoothie containing creatine, frozen blueberries, protein powder, and over 100 grams of jasmine rice. “I’ll eat a real food meal 2-3 hours later, pending my work schedule,” Dwayne captioned his video.
But amid all the reactions to his recipe, several TikTok users were caught off-guard by something else in Dwayne’s video…
His use of paper plates!
Some fans couldn’t comprehend why an uber-rich celebrity like The Rock — who has an estimated net worth of $800 million — would use paper plates over ceramics.
“The rock using paper plates??? 😭” someone questioned. “Even the rich use paper plates lol,” another person commented.
“The paper plate does it for me, stay grounded, my friend,” one user wrote, while others suggested that “it may just be an American thing.”
“Right, so EVERYONE in America just uses paper plates? Okay,” one popular comment read. “the paper plate....I always thought that was a socioeconomic thing 😂 it may just be an American thing!” someone echoed.
On the flip side, other users were totally unfazed by Dwayne’s paper plates. “You know you made it when you have the same paper plates as the rock,” someone said, while another person added, “I am so impressed about the paper plates😁 just saying I have the same ones at home. We’re just alike.”
In response to the whole “it’s an American thing” line, here’s how some US fans responded:
I guess this begs the question… Is using paper plates common where you’re from? As a Brit, it’s practically unheard of! Let us know in the comments.
Some comments have been edited slightly for length or clarity.