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Re: What the World Eats

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Post by decode »

I prefer this version, since it lists each item in the pictures, as well as breaking down the expenditures by category:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5005952

Some interesting bits:

The German family spends more on vitamins than any other category. The family from Chad gets $24.37 worth of free rations from relief organizations. Almost half of the Americans' expenditures are on Fast Food and Beverages.

Re: What the World Eats

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Post by eru »

decode wrote: post #2

I prefer this version, since it lists each item in the pictures, as well as breaking down the expenditures by category: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5005952 Some interesting bits: The German family spends more on vitamins than any other category. The family from Chad gets $24.37 worth of free rations from relief organizations. Almost half of the Americans' expenditures are on Fast Food and Bev…

Those crazy Germans with their vitamin pills. They should just drive over to the Netherlands once a year, and buy their drugs there. It's way cheaper than in Germany.

Also all the bottled water is just crazy. German tap water is excellent in quality in all areas, and I like the taste in most areas I sampled. And never ever drink the Flensburger malt beer (unless you find a version that uses actual sugar and not sweetener).

The frozen pizza from Dr Oedtker is quite good. But for most other stuff, they could as well have bought it at Aldi for cheaper, instead of going for the higher priced branded items.

I guess I should stop ranting.

Re: What the World Eats

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Post by sedachv »

eru wrote: post #4
decode wrote: post #2

I prefer this version, since it lists each item in the pictures, as well as breaking down the expenditures by category: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5005952 Some interesting bits: The German family spends more on vitamins than any other category. The family from Chad gets $24.37 worth of free rations from relief organizations. Almost half of the Americans' expenditures are on Fast Food and Bev…

Those crazy Germans with their vitamin pills. They should just drive over to the Netherlands once a year, and buy their drugs there. It's way cheaper than in Germany. Also all the bottled water is just crazy. German tap water is excellent in quality in all areas, and I like the taste in most areas I sampled. And never ever drink the Flensburger malt beer (unless you find a version that uses actual sugar and not sweet…

They also consume a ridiculous amount of bread (+pasta), dairy and sugary beverages. And probably then wonder why they get fat.

Re: What the World Eats

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Post by d_c »

sedachv wrote: post #6
eru wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those crazy Germans with their vitamin pills. They should just drive over to the Netherlands once a year, and buy their drugs there. It's way cheaper than in Germany. Also all the bottled water is just crazy. German tap water is excellent in quality in all areas, and I like the taste in most areas I sampled. And never ever drink the Flensburger malt beer (unless you find a version that uses actual sugar and not sweet…

They also consume a ridiculous amount of bread (+pasta), dairy and sugary beverages. And probably then wonder why they get fat.

They don't look that fat :)

Re: What the World Eats

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Post by jules »

sedachv wrote: post #6
eru wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those crazy Germans with their vitamin pills. They should just drive over to the Netherlands once a year, and buy their drugs there. It's way cheaper than in Germany. Also all the bottled water is just crazy. German tap water is excellent in quality in all areas, and I like the taste in most areas I sampled. And never ever drink the Flensburger malt beer (unless you find a version that uses actual sugar and not sweet…

They also consume a ridiculous amount of bread (+pasta), dairy and sugary beverages. And probably then wonder why they get fat.

First, they aren't fat.

Second, how can you judge this without knowing how much calories they burn?

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