Thursday, August 20, 2009

Thursday August 20 - The Culture of Food

Today we visited at first the Pipkins store. It was a store where only organic food is sold! The prices are shown not like in a supermarket, so they were written by hand on some little blackboards! The organic food in this store is very expensive! Therefor only people with much money and a real good socio-economic status purchase there.
An other shop is Krogers. It's a normal supermarket with a normal offering. The prices are shown on the little cards on the shelves, and I think they are ok. Everyone can purchase here. It doesn't matter what socio-economic status you have.
After Pipkins we visited Jungle Jims. Its a bit like the German Metro. There mostly everything is sold from all countries! the prices are normal I think, and I've seen people with much money and people without much money, so I think it's better if you have a good socio-economic status.
In every store you have some benefits. In Pipkins you know, that it is the most healthy food you can get! In Krogers you have the cheapest prices, and in Jungle Jims the really biggest offer!
I think the people with the low income don't eat so much healthy food, and people with a higher status can buy more healthful food.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Marlen,

    Did you find all of the prices in Pipkins to be expensive? For example, the fruit and vegetables, did they all cost more than Krogers and Jungle Jim's? Your comment is interesting about how you feel that wealthier people eat more healthy food. What do you think this says about American culture and society?

    **try not to use so many exclamation marks (!) at the end of your sentences. They are unnecessary except for occasional emphasis.

    See you next week,
    Jody

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