food spending by various nationalities: vivid illustration

may 16th, 2008

but to be honest, i thought bush's statement was a back-handed compliment. i wasn't that bothered by it. the guy's scared of india's purchasing power, and obliquely, of india's economic power in general. we've come a long way, baby, from the time we were waiting at portside for the arrival of PL-480 ships carrying not-fit-for-human-consumption corn flour and powdered milk from america. (which "aid" we paid for in rupees, which oddly enough were used to buy up indian books among other things. i have found malayalam books in the shelves of american university libraries marked "paid for with PL-480 funds"). but this is entertaining.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: prasad

 

 

 

Look At the Food They Bought For One Week and the Number of Persons in the Family

 

GERMANY:
The Melander family of Bargteheide  - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

 
 
 
UNITED STATES:
The Revis family of North Carolina   - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
 
 
 
JAPAN:
The Ukita family of Kodaira City   - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
 
 
 
ITALY:
The Manzo family of Sicily  - 2 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11
 
 
 
MEXICO:
The Casales family of Cuernavaca  - 2 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
 
 
 
POLAND:
The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna  - 4 adults, 1 teenager
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27
 
 
 
EGYPT:
The Ahmed family of Cairo  - 7 adults, 5 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
 
 
 
ECUADOR:
The Ayme family of Tingo  - 4 adults, 5 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
 
 
 
BHUTAN:
The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village  - 7 adults, 6 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
 
 
 
CHAD:
The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp  - 3 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
 
 
And Mr. George Bush- The So Called President of America is Crying That The Rise in Price of Food is Because of Indians. Coz, They are Consuming More and More Food Day By Day…
 
Let's Spread This Message To Everyone And Especially To Mr. George Bush (If Anyone Have His Email ID)…

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