[DUMBGRUNT]

—”sees an American grocery store for the first time...and they have to call an ambulance for him.”

Not just the soviet bloc.

My sister and family lived in Germany and Belgium for many years. The stores were (no more) required by law to be closed at 5 PM weekdays and noon on Saturday.Closed Sunday. Union rules.
If you were in line and the clerk thought you could not be checked out by closing time, they told you to go home!

A german friend flew to the US and took a cab to Walmart and uses a PAYPHONE to call home and tell his friends it is after hours and he can buy anything he wants!!!

[rlmorel]

Union rules...pfft. (That was a spitting sound)

It is understandable, but it does sadden me that so many of us take this utter bounty for granted.

Infuriatingly, the people who most take it for granted and are immersed in the bounty support people and actions that will degrade and destroy the bounty.

It makes no sense to me, but that there is Leftism in a nutshell.

[jmacusa]

I don't understand Europeans fascination with Walmart. Never mind that Sam Walton was a bastard but Walmart's ok if you want cheap pair of sneakers or something but food shopping? Not for me. Out here in NJ Shop Rite is the big supermarket and some of them are massive.