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What the world eats

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The family from China has two kids? I thought only one child can be brought into this world except for farmers?
 
Originally posted by: Kaieye
The family from China has two kids? I thought only one child can be brought into this world except for farmers?
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I think they have an exception if both parents are only children, they're allowed to have 2.
 
You live in Sicily, and you eat primarily hot dogs and fish sticks? WTF!

And is it really common to spend $250-$350 a week on food? That's as much as my family will spend in a month on groceries...


 
Awesome pictures. Really telling how most of the pictures the families look honestly happy, be it with 200$ of food in front of them, or a few bags of grains.

@ QED, the American pictures had famillies spending on average 150$ (US).

Really interesting how it sorta of attacks the stereotypes (US eating nothing but hamburgers, as well as a few second world countries and there take on food) to show what people honestly eat.

Another interesting observation is the prominence of American foods (crackers, pringles) in many of the pictures.
 
Originally posted by: Kaieye
The family from China has two kids? I thought only one child can be brought into this world except for farmers?
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After seeing that picture, the government executed one of the children.
 
for some reason it looks very dated, at least the pictures do.

but man, 250$+a week on groceries?! I barely spend 200 a month with 2 cats, a dog, and a GF!
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: Homerboy
Originally posted by: Anubis
cant beleive im the first to do this but.....
welcome to last year yes this is a repost
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...d1=what+the+world+eats
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I retract my 1%!!!
FYI its more than "last year" the NPR article is from 2005.
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post was made in 07, didnt see your links till i poste dit
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I new it had to be older. There was no way some of those those US grocery bills were as low as they were.
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
for some reason it looks very dated, at least the pictures do.

but man, 250$+a week on groceries?! I barely spend 200 a month with 2 cats, a dog, and a GF!
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it really depends on how much meat and fresh veggies you eat, when i was in HS and both my bro and i were living at home, my rents would spend 300+ every week on food

also depends on where you live, food in the north east costs a fuck ton more then it does in the south
 
Wow that is amazing at how families in "poorer" countries have so much nicer spreads of fresh fruits, veggies, breads, etc. I would love to have foods like that every week like the Italian family for example. Granted I only spend ~$50 on groceries/wk because I am never home and ~$90/wk total for food because I get usually just get fast food/stuff at work.

 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
for some reason it looks very dated, at least the pictures do.

but man, 250$+a week on groceries?! I barely spend 200 a month with 2 cats, a dog, and a GF!
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it really depends on how much meat and fresh veggies you eat, when i was in HS and both my bro and i were living at home, my rents would spend 300+ every week on food

also depends on where you live, food in the north east costs a fuck ton more then it does in the south
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<-- midwest.

GF shops at whole foods, which is not cheap organic food.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
for some reason it looks very dated, at least the pictures do.

but man, 250$+a week on groceries?! I barely spend 200 a month with 2 cats, a dog, and a GF!
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it really depends on how much meat and fresh veggies you eat, when i was in HS and both my bro and i were living at home, my rents would spend 300+ every week on food

also depends on where you live, food in the north east costs a fuck ton more then it does in the south
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Correct. Fresh fruits and veggies (along with many diary products) are killers. Its VERY expensive to eat healthy. In fact that is currently a big worry with the current rise in food prices (thank you bio-fuels). Poorer families already spend 1/3 to 1/2 of their income on food. If prices continue to rise, they will be forced to buy cheaper, much less healthy food for their families. Lose-lose all around.
 
Originally posted by: Homerboy
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
for some reason it looks very dated, at least the pictures do.

but man, 250$+a week on groceries?! I barely spend 200 a month with 2 cats, a dog, and a GF!
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it really depends on how much meat and fresh veggies you eat, when i was in HS and both my bro and i were living at home, my rents would spend 300+ every week on food

also depends on where you live, food in the north east costs a fuck ton more then it does in the south
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Correct. Fresh fruits and veggies (along with many diary products) are killers. Its VERY expensive to eat healthy. In fact that is currently a big worry with the current rise in food prices (thank you bio-fuels). Poorer families already spend 1/3 to 1/2 of their income on food. If prices continue to rise, they will be forced to buy cheaper, much less healthy food for their families. Lose-lose all around.
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They're alot more expensive in the winter months but once "Farmer's Market" season gets rolling it's actually rather reasonable to buy fresh fruits & veggies.
 
Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream
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I knew those brits were fuckin' sickos!
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it's not like they are squirting mayo onto bread. usually it is a really light spread. I have seen sandwich shops use a screen to mayo the bread, so you have like a sieve with mayo in it and you just sort of press on the bread and lift.
 
Originally posted by: Kaieye
The family from China has two kids? I thought only one child can be brought into this world except for farmers?
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lol, check out kfc and mc donald to the right of the picture.
 
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream
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I knew those brits were fuckin' sickos!
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it's not like they are squirting mayo onto bread. usually it is a really light spread. I have seen sandwich shops use a screen to mayo the bread, so you have like a sieve with mayo in it and you just sort of press on the bread and lift.
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its still pretty revolting as mayo is just fing gross
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream
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I knew those brits were fuckin' sickos!
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it's not like they are squirting mayo onto bread. usually it is a really light spread. I have seen sandwich shops use a screen to mayo the bread, so you have like a sieve with mayo in it and you just sort of press on the bread and lift.
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its still pretty revolting as mayo is just fing gross
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each to his own. I am sure there is something you like I call gross and vice versa.
 
Originally posted by: bolomite
I was expecting the American families to be much fatter

and the family from England -- mayonnaise sandwich?! 😕
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If you get all your info from TV you might think all Americans are 4000 lbs and eat a truck load of butter a day!

 
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