Comments on: What People Eat Around The World http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/ going where no blog has gone before Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:54:13 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Riri http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-4/#comment-71475 Riri Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:22:17 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-71475 My husband's family is from Egypt. We have visited there several times and stayed there for several months on the last visit. It is true. This is quite normal of the family size (grandparents, parents, children...and, sometimes the spouse of a child and, their children is becoming more popular because of the high costs of housing, marriage costs, etc.) An American, shopping in an 'American'-style grocery store can easily spend 100-200 US dollar a week in groceries...junk, pre-prepared foods, namebrands or replicas...but, if you shop at the locals' shops and 'cook' your meals...stay away from 'American' namebrands, breakfast cereals, chain restaurants...etc....you can spend even less than $50 a week on groceries for a household this size...by going to the yogurt store for yogurts and milk...grain store for grains...meat guy for fresh cuts and deli meats...dairy guy....and the outdoor veggie markets save a lot of money too...that's the locals' way of shopping (going to different shops...not everything in one place)....outside of Cairo...that is....and, the average family is lucky to bring home 800-1300 Egyptian pounds a month (more like the 800, or some even 500!) and then divide that by 5.30 (approx.) and you'll see what they make in US dollar. Usually, the older ones own their own apartments, but the younger ones are having to pay rent nowadays and some are even financing cars, cell phones, apartments, computers, televisions, furniture...credit is starting to take over there too....I love these photos...big reality check for people.....thank you. You notice that the less money the people spend, and, the more likely they are to be 'poorer' by 'American' middle class standards...the more happy they look? Look at their big smiles....look at the looks on the faces of the people that spend so much money...obviously, money isn't everything... My husband’s family is from Egypt. We have visited there several times and stayed there for several months on the last visit. It is true. This is quite normal of the family size (grandparents, parents, children…and, sometimes the spouse of a child and, their children is becoming more popular because of the high costs of housing, marriage costs, etc.) An American, shopping in an ‘American’-style grocery store can easily spend 100-200 US dollar a week in groceries…junk, pre-prepared foods, namebrands or replicas…but, if you shop at the locals’ shops and ‘cook’ your meals…stay away from ‘American’ namebrands, breakfast cereals, chain restaurants…etc….you can spend even less than $50 a week on groceries for a household this size…by going to the yogurt store for yogurts and milk…grain store for grains…meat guy for fresh cuts and deli meats…dairy guy….and the outdoor veggie markets save a lot of money too…that’s the locals’ way of shopping (going to different shops…not everything in one place)….outside of Cairo…that is….and, the average family is lucky to bring home 800-1300 Egyptian pounds a month (more like the 800, or some even 500!) and then divide that by 5.30 (approx.) and you’ll see what they make in US dollar. Usually, the older ones own their own apartments, but the younger ones are having to pay rent nowadays and some are even financing cars, cell phones, apartments, computers, televisions, furniture…credit is starting to take over there too….I love these photos…big reality check for people…..thank you. You notice that the less money the people spend, and, the more likely they are to be ‘poorer’ by ‘American’ middle class standards…the more happy they look? Look at their big smiles….look at the looks on the faces of the people that spend so much money…obviously, money isn’t everything…

]]> By: Amazing Photos | Chef at Large - Delhi Food Blog | Restaurants in Delhi | Delhi Food Blog http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-4/#comment-71420 Amazing Photos | Chef at Large - Delhi Food Blog | Restaurants in Delhi | Delhi Food Blog Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:31:29 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-71420 [...] [1.8.1_1037]Please wait...Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)Found a post with some amazing photographs here. You simply *must* see it. Won’t tell what it is, except that it’s about [...] [...] [1.8.1_1037]Please wait…Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)Found a post with some amazing photographs here. You simply *must* see it. Won’t tell what it is, except that it’s about [...]

]]> By: Annonymous http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-4/#comment-71317 Annonymous Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:32:23 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-71317 Such a fascinating find! I can't believe people spend so much...or so little! I live alone in London, but I spend £10 ($16 American Dollars) a week on all food and cleaning / toiletry products. Sometimes, if I catch the market late or find good stuff in the reduced sections of the supermarkets, I can spend as little as £4 ($6.40). That'd mean if there were five of me living together we'd spend on average £50 ($80.03). I could live off less, quite healthily, but enjoy the luxury of dairy occassionaly, herbal teas and biscuits. Such a fascinating find!

I can’t believe people spend so much…or so little!

I live alone in London, but I spend £10 ($16 American Dollars) a week on all food and cleaning / toiletry products.

Sometimes, if I catch the market late or find good stuff in the reduced sections of the supermarkets, I can spend as little as £4 ($6.40).

That’d mean if there were five of me living together we’d spend on average £50 ($80.03).

I could live off less, quite healthily, but enjoy the luxury of dairy occassionaly, herbal teas and biscuits.

]]> By: reesie piecie http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-71143 reesie piecie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:19:39 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-71143 the poeple that are only paying 1.23 is so bad the poeple that are only paying 1.23 is so bad

]]> By: FRANK QUESADA http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-70712 FRANK QUESADA Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:29:07 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-70712 I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS IGNORANT JOURNALIST YOUR ARTICLE ON WHAT PEOPLE EAT AROUND THE WORLD IS SO DEGRADING FOR ECUADORIAN PEOPLE, YOU PRESENT ECUADORIAN AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INSTEAD OF HAVING EVERYDAY ECUADORIAN YOU SHOULD HAVE NATIVE AMERICAN OF USA MEXICO BRITAIN AND EVERYBODY IN THIS ARTICLE. NOT JUST ECUADOR. SHAME ON YOU SO CALLED JOUNALIST. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS IGNORANT JOURNALIST
YOUR ARTICLE ON WHAT PEOPLE EAT AROUND THE WORLD IS SO
DEGRADING FOR ECUADORIAN PEOPLE, YOU PRESENT ECUADORIAN
AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INSTEAD OF HAVING EVERYDAY ECUADORIAN
YOU SHOULD HAVE NATIVE AMERICAN OF USA MEXICO BRITAIN
AND EVERYBODY IN THIS ARTICLE. NOT JUST ECUADOR. SHAME ON YOU
SO CALLED JOUNALIST.

]]> By: Japan – $317.25 a week for food | Jamaipanese http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-70659 Japan – $317.25 a week for food | Jamaipanese Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:33:26 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-70659 [...] See the full list which includes countries like Germany, Italy, Poland, China and more at everybodygoto.com. [...] [...] See the full list which includes countries like Germany, Italy, Poland, China and more at everybodygoto.com. [...]

]]> By: Devious http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-70581 Devious Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:55:58 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-70581 Anyone who eats $500 of food a week is either a pig, throwing half his food away, or lying about the cost, I don't eat that much a month and I go out to eat at least once a week, and not at Mcdonald's either! I guess Germans have bigger stomachs than the rest of us, or they don't know how to shop! Anyone who eats $500 of food a week is either a pig, throwing half his food away, or lying about the cost, I don’t eat that much a month and I go out to eat at least once a week, and not at Mcdonald’s either! I guess Germans have bigger stomachs than the rest of us, or they don’t know how to shop!

]]> By: amanda http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-70425 amanda Wed, 20 May 2009 12:50:32 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-70425 this is from time magazine just fyi this is from time magazine just fyi

]]> By: badr http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-69995 badr Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:56:06 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-69995 i from morocco i have not a problemes about food because we have three meals in the day we always do a diat for not diseases.... i from morocco i have not a problemes about food because we have three meals in the day we always do a diat for not diseases….

]]> By: Chad http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-69859 Chad Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:30:42 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-69859 I hope Maria knows its not about her, people are just being mean. I hope Maria knows its not about her, people are just being mean.

]]> By: Chad http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-69858 Chad Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-69858 WOW, lots of liquer. WOW, lots of liquer.

]]> By: Hulio Carlos Sanchez Ramirez http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-69851 Hulio Carlos Sanchez Ramirez Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:33:51 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-69851 I think germany should stop gettin liqured up and buy healthy food I think germany should stop gettin liqured up and buy healthy food

]]> By: maria http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-69848 maria Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:26:53 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-69848 awww i think that the poor people in Africa is soo sad to know that and that the fatt other ppl in like north carolina have like soo much foo d and in Germany like what the hell share soo food with other ppl like the ppl in africa send like 1.35 or what ever and the ppl in Gremany spent 500 dollars just on foood WOW that is sadd :cry: awww i think that the poor people in Africa is soo sad to know that and that the fatt other ppl in like north carolina have like soo much foo d and in Germany like what the hell share soo food with other ppl like the ppl in africa send like 1.35 or what ever and the ppl in Gremany spent 500 dollars just on foood WOW that is sadd :cry:

]]> By: Neon Maximillian http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/comment-page-3/#comment-69804 Neon Maximillian Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:51:01 +0000 http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/10/12/what-people-eat-around-the-world/#comment-69804 oh my!... haha, I wish we were fortunate like them, in china!... oh my!… haha, I wish we were fortunate like them, in china!…

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