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http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/health/food/news.php?q=1195677873
Several pics with the food several families from around the world purchased for a week, and the total amount of expenses they pay. I was suprised there were no Indian families or families of South Asian origin, also they missed alot of significant cultures and peoples, still interesting nonetheless.
+ Show Spoiler + Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25 Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11 Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23 Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45 Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice United States: The Revis family of North Carolina Food expenditure for one week: $341.98 Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09 Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken China: The Dong family of Beijing Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06 Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27 Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53 Family recipe: Okra and mutton Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31.55 Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage United States: The Caven family of California Food expenditure for one week: $159.18 Favorite foods: beef stew, berry yogurt sundae, clam chowder, ice cream Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02 Family recipe: Mutton dumplings Great Britain: The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15 Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03 Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07 Favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding
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F you, now I'm hungry from just reading that.
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that means food is totally overpriced here? meh 
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I'm gonna move to Bhutan.
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That last family has so much liquor.
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thedeadhaji
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On November 23 2007 07:52 Yuljan wrote:
we won!
this post made me believe that one-liners still have a place on this forum as long as they're made by the right people, at the right time. Too bad it has become the case that in the vast majority of the cases, both criteria are not met.
Great post haha, really caught me off guard. 
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What's the point of this article?
Just to contrast what people eat in different areas around the world?
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Well I find it interesting to look at what other people buy and stuff. I can't believe you can buy that much in the Namjay family picture for just 5 bucks.
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the japanese food seems to look pretty shitty - I mean everything is packed, so it probably has lots of chemicals inside
or no, america is even worse
is that beer - on the german picture?
edit: everybody loves bananas!
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they ate all that in a week ? wow
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On November 23 2007 08:39 drop wrote:
the japanese food seems to look pretty shitty - I mean everything is packed, so it probably has lots of chemicals inside
is that beer - on the german picture?
edit: everybody loves bananas!
WTF? I think the Japanese food looks healthy and delicious
And cambium, these pics do tell about diffrent perceptions of diffrent people around the world, how much they eat, and a whole lot of other things etc, so I don't get you would even say that.
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dam at the chad picture, I didnt even see any food until I looked very very closely.
Bhutan thing was pretty nice, all that for 5 dollars.
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On November 23 2007 08:41 besiger.cry wrote:
they ate all that in a week ? wow
Its the amount of food purchased in a week on average by those families
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On November 23 2007 08:41 besiger.cry wrote:
they ate all that in a week ? wow
in Croatia it would last for a month? : D
sorry I had to
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Moral of the story: Polish girls are the hottest
And why did only germany put beer there, I know alot of places in europe, people drink a beer with their meal.
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On November 23 2007 07:52 Yuljan wrote:
we won!
STOP EATING!!!!!111111
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Baltimore, USA22253 Posts
Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream
Wtf
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What's up with all the coke? Seriously... and that last family has more beverages than actual food. >_>
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wowowwowow at Germans o.O
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lol the black family has KFC, pizza, chips, McDonalds, Burger King and lots of Kool Aid.
They eat the most unhealthy food compared to the others.
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Trivia: 11 of 14 families have bananas.
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HonestTea
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Chicken Biryani with Basmati Rice!
I love that stuff.
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Morale: more cooked food = less money spent on food. And cooked food usually is healthier.
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Most families seem to drink an awful lot of soft drinks.
Chinese and Egyptian food look tasty.
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Trivia: Without referring back to the original post, answer the following question:
Which country is the family whose favorite foods include; avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream, from?
Poll: Well which one?
(Vote): Italy
(Vote): United States
(Vote): Great Britain
(Vote): Germany
(Vote): Egypt
Answer:
+ Show Spoiler + Great Britain 
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your poll sucks
edit:
there is no fucking way people spend so much in food, those are overpriced (except chad; poor people).
my family is of four people, and we eat pretty well, and spend max $100 USD.
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Im gonna move to chad. EL O EL
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On November 23 2007 10:53 Masamune wrote:
go mow a fucking lawn
your poll still sucks
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and you still haven't jumped the border
ew what a bad way to spend my 400th, insulting Rondald McDonald's Mexican twin.
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Boarder jumping ftw.
Also this survey is fucking old? lol at dollar conversion rate.
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On November 23 2007 11:01 Masamune wrote:
and you still haven't jumped the boarder
you're still a faggot.
wtf is your problem
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Masamune can jump the border to Disney Land!
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If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. If he thought my poll sucked he didn't have to vote in it.
Masamune can jump the border to Disney Land!
Meh, I need a vacation anyway....
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On November 23 2007 11:06 MYM.Testie wrote:
Masamune can jump the border to Disney Land!
lol, you read my mind
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I was like you once Masamune looooong time ago, but the fact is you can't go shoving around your elitist view on others. Because he is Mexican deosn't mean he can't insult you in relation to your superior Elitist view of Mexicans being below you. Its not funny, it can get you a ban and there loads of funnier/effective disses that won''t give you a chance to be temp banned and that you could have pounded him with.
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On November 23 2007 11:11 RtS)Night[Mare wrote:Show nested quote +On November 23 2007 11:06 MYM.Testie wrote:
Masamune can jump the border to Disney Land! lol, you read my mind
maybe you can teach me some tricks?
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On November 23 2007 11:12 Thegreatbeyond wrote:
I was like you once Masamune looooong time ago, but the fact is you can't go shoving around your elitist view on others. Because he is Mexican deosn't mean he can't insult you in relation to your superior Elitist view of Mexicans being below you. Its not funny, it can get you a ban and there loads of funnier/effective disses that won''t give you a chance to be temp banned and that you could have pounded him with.
Sorry Mexico
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6. THOU SHALL RESPECT FORUM VETERANS
All other things being equal, we will give preferential treatment to site members who have been with us longer (as reflected in their post count + length of time with us as a registered member). It's a simple recognition of the quality of these people.
booooo dude, you take things to seriously, if you cant take a bloody joke this place is not for you. Besides, you should read this. Maybe you'll save your ass from a temp ban.
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On November 23 2007 11:15 Masamune wrote:Show nested quote +On November 23 2007 11:12 Thegreatbeyond wrote:
I was like you once Masamune looooong time ago, but the fact is you can't go shoving around your elitist view on others. Because he is Mexican deosn't mean he can't insult you in relation to your superior Elitist view of Mexicans being below you. Its not funny, it can get you a ban and there loads of funnier/effective disses that won''t give you a chance to be temp banned and that you could have pounded him with. Sorry Mexico
Well for one you could said to him:
"Hey, at least I make better use of my time. I don't waste my time trying to make myself feel better/satisfy my ego by insulting others over the internets, infact I make better use of my time then you. Did you ever notice how there is so much change in your couch? You should have noticed, its the tip I left for your mom after I fucked her, sorry to say that her service was not top notch qaulity. Ironically it was near the time you tried to attack me over here, the fact that I fucked your mama right before you insulted my poll certainly makes me feel better and makes you a whole lot worser!!"
/sarcasm
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Wow the Kuwait family has a nice kitchen
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On November 23 2007 11:23 RtS)Night[Mare wrote:Show nested quote +6. THOU SHALL RESPECT FORUM VETERANS
All other things being equal, we will give preferential treatment to site members who have been with us longer (as reflected in their post count + length of time with us as a registered member). It's a simple recognition of the quality of these people. booooo dude, you take things to seriously, if you cant take a bloody joke this place is not for you. Besides, you should read this. Maybe you'll save your ass from a temp ban.
lol, don't spring that shit on me. I lurked these forums for 3 years before actually joining and I still don't know who you are...but I do know how the rules work. And as long as there are dipshits like you around, I'll say whatever's on my mind, regardless of whether or not my post count reads into the thousands. I'm not gonna spam posts just so I can feel comfortable when bashing people who are "new" to TL.
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The fact that you've been keeping argueing with me about your random poll because i said it suck and you took it really personal probably means you're a fucking emo kid asking for so much attention picking lost fights. your best "counter-attack" is a childish racist bullshit, insulting a mexican for being mexican? LOL
So you cant counter with a good solid argument;
The idiots speak out loud,
The intelligent put their opinions,
The wise listen.
I'll say whatever's on my mind
we now know which side you're on
you're definetively not worth my time
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Hmm, I read something like this in Time. Pretty interesting stuff~
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On November 23 2007 13:19 RtS)Night[Mare wrote:The fact that you've been keeping argueing with me about your random poll because i said it suck and you took it really personal probably means you're a fucking emo kid asking for so much attention picking lost fights. your best "counter-attack" is a childish racist bullshit, insulting a mexican for being mexican? LOL So you cant counter with a good solid argument; The idiots speak out loud, The intelligent put their opinions, The wise listen. we now know which side you're on you're definetively not worth my time
It takes two to tango, and if you're going to quote me, quote me in context.
The idiots speak out loud,
The intelligent put their opinions,
The wise listen.
your poll sucks
We've always known which side you've been on.
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Damn, we spend maybe 70-80 a week. Then again, we don't get all those little junk food snacks, just real food.
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On November 23 2007 08:54 drop wrote:Show nested quote +On November 23 2007 08:41 besiger.cry wrote:
they ate all that in a week ? wow in Croatia it would last for a month? : D sorry I had to
hehe . Well i dont really know how much it would last here in average, but i dont think my family could eat all that in 2-3 weeks, we are one person short though, i was mostly talking about the German family, and they have a whole lot of beer and wine too.
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German family is by far the best.
Notice how they show two USA families. Black and White $300 vs $150 rofl.
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On November 23 2007 16:06 FragKrag wrote:
German family is by far the best.
Notice how they show two USA families. Black and White $300 vs $150 rofl.
What's the funny part of this again?
Oh yeah and the people saying they want to move to Bhutan or whatever, you should keep in mind all that food is supposedly for 13 people (yes there's 13 in that pic). In which case that's a very small amount.
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I do not need 500$ / week... perhaps in 2 month-_-..
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Watch how much soda the mexicans have... its the country who consumes most coke per-capita in the world... ugh fucking pigs.
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germany fattest nation ever
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hgahhahah the german family is hilarious. they drink like 750ml of fruit drink a day per person.
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On November 23 2007 11:13 Masamune wrote:Show nested quote +On November 23 2007 11:11 RtS)Night[Mare wrote:On November 23 2007 11:06 MYM.Testie wrote:
Masamune can jump the border to Disney Land! lol, you read my mind maybe you can teach me some tricks?
lmao
I don't really see the point of this thread other than to spawn racist arguments.
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On November 23 2007 10:51 RtS)Night[Mare wrote:
my family is of four people, and we eat pretty well, and spend max $100 USD.
wow. im living alone (im 23) and i spend about 100 USD a week. how can you divide that through 4?
(i dont eat a lot of junk food....maybe once a week after our ball games when we all go together. but otherwise im eating pretty healthy). is switzerland really THAT expensive?
edit: ok i should check my facts before i post. comparing switzerland to mexico is probably a bad thing to do....
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it only spawns racist arguements if you're an idiot, like some people here ( no this wasnt directed at you cm ;] )
it just highlites how much different parts of the world are. and it's kinda interesting to see what an average family eats in whatever country. and what the fuck, you brits are weird. do any of you eat mayo sandwiches, WTF?
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whats wrong with mayo sanwiches :D i enjoy them too! i spend around 80-100 usd a week too, living alone (21)
guess germany really is expensive, i should move to england
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lol that's so unhealthy chicken =p
like youre talkin mayo just on bread? wtf man!! that's pure fat! where's the meat?
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Read this article before in Times.
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On November 24 2007 00:51 Hawk wrote:
lol that's so unhealthy chicken =p
like youre talkin mayo just on bread? wtf man!! that's pure fat! where's the meat?
nah, loads of mayo but something in between, a bit of cheese and roasted onions maybe
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On November 24 2007 00:51 Hawk wrote:
wtf man!! that's pure fat! where's the meat?
lol
you should have thought that sentence over...
also, mayo has lots of egg, so it's basically the same as meat (fat/protein). i'm not gonna say mayo is healthy though. T_T
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i think there's a large difference between meats and mayo =p
i take it you eat it too?
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On November 23 2007 07:52 Yuljan wrote:
we won!
Yeah when I was reading that I was feeling wierdly proud that the highest dollar amount was from one of the American families. Then I saw the German family at the end, and I was like, dammit! gg.
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16984 Posts
On November 24 2007 04:51 chicken` wrote:Show nested quote +On November 24 2007 00:51 Hawk wrote:
lol that's so unhealthy chicken =p
like youre talkin mayo just on bread? wtf man!! that's pure fat! where's the meat? nah, loads of mayo but something in between, a bit of cheese and roasted onions maybe
Eww
:D
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On November 23 2007 22:14 -DaJ- wrote:Show nested quote +On November 23 2007 10:51 RtS)Night[Mare wrote:
my family is of four people, and we eat pretty well, and spend max $100 USD. wow. im living alone (im 23) and i spend about 100 USD a week. how can you divide that through 4? (i dont eat a lot of junk food....maybe once a week after our ball games when we all go together. but otherwise im eating pretty healthy). is switzerland really THAT expensive? edit: ok i should check my facts before i post. comparing switzerland to mexico is probably a bad thing to do....
yes indeed... mexico is a cheap country . You probably spend that much because you earn that much. We live with about 3k dollars a months, and we live pretty good.
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500$ a WEEK! That's just absurd! We are 4 people in my family and we spend like 600$ a month! Jesus.
And wow, that Mexican family have a thing for coke.
Overall I was surprised to see people eat so much junk: so many frozen pizzas, so little food to throw in the oven.
To OP: Thanks for posting, made we see the differences in the world from another point of view: thanks for sharing!
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this thread makes me hungry =[.
i actually love trying different foods from other cultures. lots of cool shit. it's odd, i used to hate trying new stuff as a kid, and now i love it
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On November 24 2007 05:11 HaiVan wrote: Exciting new stereotype: Bulgarians are made unhappy by black people having food.
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Mayo pudding is the best.
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Canada7170 Posts
When I was in Germany billeting with resident families, the food was sooooo good.
That picture brings back memories (I'm legal for alcohol there).
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Netherlands19135 Posts
I'd pick the Japanese table for sure, np, Italians second.
Great thread btw .
Germans, Italians sure know how to eat in my experience.
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United States20661 Posts
Japanese, Italian, German in that order.
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On November 23 2007 17:10 G.s)NarutO wrote:
I do not need 500$ / week... perhaps in 2 month-_-..
its because you dont have to pay the food for an entire family but for your own.
~340euros can be quite accurate i guess depending on how important eating is for yourself/family.
500$ a WEEK! That's just absurd! We are 4 people in my family and we spend like 600$ a month! Jesus.
prices in germany are probably a bit higher due to taxes and stuff than in denmark i guess.
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I'll root for Germany I just plain love the beers from the south of the country.
No french family btw. :/
I guess you would have been scared of how much cheese some of our families eat.
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