"Janet Baraclough" > wrote in message
> from "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> contains these words:
>
>> The report says that the average American spends $7/day on food and that
>> surely can't be right as it's a miniscule amount of money. I did a
>> currency
>> converson and that is about $7.97 in my currency and, if the two of us
>> were
>> eating meat for an evening meal, I'd spend at least $10 in my currency
>> just
>> on the meat component of the meal.
>
>
> Going by the prices quoted by Americans here, the cost of their
> supermarket basic supplies are jaw-droppingly cheap compared with the
> UK, especially their meat prices.

So it would seem, but then I think US wages are also a lot lower/hour.
Boo's mum mentioned on another ng working for $6/hour. That is lower than
junior rates here.

> Take a look here for examples of UK prices in ASDA. ASDA is owned by
> Walmart, and roughly 30% cheaper than my local supermarket.
>
> https://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Firs...tTrolley=False

It wouldn't let me in. It didn't like my postcode - will drag out a UK mag
later and find a valid one to enter to see if It will co-operate.