Sunday, December 16, 2007

Americans are so wasteful.

A friend of mine is a missionary in Haiti, and I saw this on their family's blog. It's a really powerful depiction of the flawed American mentality.

The prices given are averages in USD for a week's worth of food.

The Melander Family of Bargteheide, Germany:
4 family members
$500.07


The Revis Family of North Carolina, USA:
4 family members
$341.98


The Manzo Family of Sicily, Italy:
5 family members
$260.10


The Ahmed Family of Cairo, Egypt:
12 family members
$68.53


The Namgay Family of Shingkey Village, Bhutan:
9 family members
$5.03


The Aboubakar Family of Breidjing Camp, Chad:
6 family members
$1.23

1 comment:

J. Andrew Camp said...

America is the land of Opportunity . . . . . . and overdoing it! Lovely post. Didn't even know you were a blogger. Nice to know.


P.S. Silent Night is the best, think beyond your excellent piano playing mind. Not everything has to be Liszt! Only most things.