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Odd - I'd have to search, but your anecdotes are at odds with other anecdotes I've read about Soviet immigrants hoarding food due to being accustomed of the fre
by nemothekid 11y ago
Odd - I'd have to search, but your anecdotes are at odds with other anecdotes I've read about Soviet immigrants hoarding food due to being accustomed of the frequent shortages despite the fact food was plentiful in America.
- lifeisstillgood 11y agoHoarding food is not the same as eating the hoarded food. (I mean they might do both, but hoarding as a reaction to potential future shortages is not an insane one)
- kaybe 11y agoWe regularly had to stop my grandma from eating spoiled food. She wasn't obese or ate too much, but this is not healthy.
- beachstartup 11y agomm hmm. and when "real" americans do it, it's called prepping.