Eye Opening Comparison (pic heavy)
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Topic: Eye Opening Comparison (pic heavy)
Posted By: pepsi
Subject: Eye Opening Comparison (pic heavy)
Date Posted: 18 December 2007 at 10:52pm
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Images of families from around the world, showing their typical weekly diet and the cost of food. In case you didn't catch it, the converted amount is USD not NZD..
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11 
Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07 
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina Food expenditure for one week $341.98 
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09 
Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27 
Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53 
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31.55 
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03 
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 18 December 2007 at 10:55pm
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 18 December 2007 at 10:56pm
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Wow. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 18 December 2007 at 10:56pm
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sad really... OMG that germany family spend heaps ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 18 December 2007 at 10:56pm
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There was no veges only a few grapes |
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 12:02am
Yea did you see all the booze? lol Wow thats amazing! The polish family probably spend more money on their dog then the African family. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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AnnC wrote:Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 1:53am
Wow- really eye opening  ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 7:39am
| that was really sad. I am constantly surprised how much soft drink people buy - not at the moment cause it's xmas, but just for everyday. i just grew up with it being a treat. |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 8:39am
I love how happy the family from Ecuador look  Isnt is terrible the amount of cr@p the American family eats  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 9:04am
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OMg i thought the same thing, also you look at the amount they spend, and the more crap there the more it cost. The ones that simply has the essentials - ie lots of fruits and veges and meat and a bit of dairy product.. spent far less. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 9:58am
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wow wow wow, that is amazing ------------- 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 10:11am
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Thanks for posting this Pepsi - something to really think about at this time of the year when everything is about having lots of food, presents etc. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: 3boys
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 10:16am
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Wow - I am going to show my older kids this. Good on ya for posting it. Is there a web link? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 10:45am
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Wow big differences there. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 1:21pm
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I think its off the Time magazine website ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 3:47pm
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WOW....... ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 6:46pm
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The images were actually e-mailed to me and I notice from looking up the story online that there are a few more pics that I didn't get originally..
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1628191_1626317_1632247,00.html - Time Magazine http://www.flickr.com/photos/48354634@N00/sets/72157602391235021/ - All the pics |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 7:10pm
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Ok, for anyone who can't be bothered with the links, here are the ones I missed..
Japan: Food expenditure for one week $317.25 
Kuwait: Food expenditure for one week $221.45 
Beijing, China: Food expenditure for one week $155.06 
California, US: Food expenditure for one week $160.00 
Mongolia: Food expenditure for one week $40.00 
Great Britain: Food expenditure for one week $253.00 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 19 December 2007 at 8:11pm
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 02 January 2008 at 10:14am
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How processed are those US and UK foods!! BAD!!
Re: the German family - that's pretty typical, we used to spend HEAPS on groceries too, but you have to buy bottles of water (that's most of the bottles on their table btw.) and that's quite expensive too. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 02 January 2008 at 6:50pm
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Look at the Mongolian one, we couldn't buy all of that for $40 here... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 02 January 2008 at 10:18pm
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wow that is very eye opening th ACalifornia family was at least a little better than the North Carolina family very interesting though. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 1:17pm
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I liked how the German family had everything lined up so perfectly - you could tell it was the German one without even reading it!
I wonder with some of the less expensive ones if some of the fruit and vege came from gardens. it hought the Egyptian diet looked pretty good. The last one made me cry. -------------  
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 1:44pm
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Another interesting observation - the families that had the least had more people to feed than those that spent the most... -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 2:21pm
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Amazing how many families all buy coke!!!
With the African one with no meat or fresh vege  where does the rest of the $21 of aid money go to?------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |