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MichaelTryn
Joined 2014
Posts: 308

8 years ago

Russia

8 years ago

I have not been here for a long time but, my wife is Soviet having been with me in the u.s. for 20 yrs. and "hates it here!" I won't use her words, but I will use the word TRASH. We are very concerned about steroids, pesticides etc. and try to buy Polish or NO U.S. food if possible. She tells me how good the meat was in the U.S.S.R., and here unless one pays good money, and gets lucky the stake it flavorless. We live near Chicago, but don't have chickens. The organic milk is $7/gal. from Wisconsin. The decent fruit is from Mexico, and Chile, and kiwis from Italy. u.s. apples are o.k.

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