Team USA

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When Americans want to describe how far away a place is they always give the "distance" as a driving time rather than an actual distance.

For example saying I live 3 hours away rather than saying I live 160 miles away.

They only mention miles when the driving time is unknown and long...and then generically.

Person1: Hey can you drive me home...I live in Smalltown.
Person2: Smalltown..WTF..that's like...uh...a 100 miles away from here!

 

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Actually I did but the pdf search is not working properly.



haha ok...I finally see your point.

Eggs come in either white or brown and in multiple sizes

Hmmm...guess which chicken lays which color...
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Chicken egg sizes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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So you have (caged, free range, or organic) brown and white in multiple egg sizes and then you can buy them in 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, and even 36 packs.

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Even Omega 3 ones.

Before we start on the breads, how many types of milk (not just packaged sizes) are there in a typical US supermarket? Fat content? Flavors? Pretty long list I'd imagine.

 

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Before we start on the breads, how many types of milk (not just packaged sizes) are there in a typical US supermarket? Fat content? Flavors? Pretty long list I'd imagine.

I can elaborate on this one a little more
Team USA | Page 65

 

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I can elaborate on this one a little more
Team USA | Page 65

It would be a mind boggling number of combinations if someone sent a person to the supermarket for some milk, eggs and bread, even if specified to be one gallon, one dozen eggs and one loaf, respectively.

 

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It would be a mind boggling number of combinations if someone sent a person to the supermarket for some milk, eggs and bread, even if specified to be one gallon, one dozen eggs and one loaf, respectively.

The prepackaged Bread Aisle (with the equally crazy dry Cereal selection)

The Fresh Bakery Bread Aisle

Frozen Bread

A bit overwhelmed??

Too many combination to even think about. 4, 5, 8,12 grain breads. Cinnamon/Raisin Bread, honey wheat breads..organics..too many brands and combinations to try. Bagels, hotdog rolls, hamburger buns, bite size rolls, pita, the list goes on and on.

Milk in different flavors and sizes

Cereal

Don't forget the Ice Cream Aisle!

The Soda and Chips aisle

 

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Now Dats Wot I Yam Talkin Bout!

 

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Now Dats Wot I Yam Talkin Bout!

The paper towel and toilet paper aisle

100 types of toothpaste!

Laundry Detergent Aisle

try simply buying a jar of peanut butter (natural, crunchy, etc)

oh and the pet food aisle

Dogs aren't treated like..well dogs

 

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Spoiled for choice, surely.

 

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back to dogs aren't treated like...dogs...

Pet Industry Market Size & Ownership Statistics

For 2014, it estimated that $58.51 billion will be spent on our pets in the U.S.

Estimated Breakdown:
Food: $22.62 billion
Supplies/OTC Medicine: $13.72 billion
Vet Care: $15.25 billion
Live animal purchases $2.19 billion
Pet Services: grooming & boarding: $4.73 billion

Hmmm..we spend more money on pets than most countries do for their defense budgets.

US Animal Hospitals & Medical Centers
Look at how many animal hospitals are in my state....125!!!!! WTF!!
Massachusetts • Animal Hospitals & Medical Centers • MA

 

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Hmmm..we spend more money on pets than most countries do for their defense budgets.

Decadent dumb Murrikans!

 

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Life in the USA: Department store - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of department stores of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's hard to describe a US department store other than they sell mostly clothes and are usually multi-floor and gargantuan in square footage.

 

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Life in the USA: Department store - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of department stores of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's hard to describe a US department store other than they sell mostly clothes and are usually multi-floor and gargantuan in square footage.
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Each one is a mini-mall in itself. Together they make up a mega-mall. Shopping heaven!

 

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American culture: Jeans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BBC News - How jeans conquered the world

"It's difficult to find a garment as widely embraced, worn and loved the world over as jeans. The classic symbol of the American West is now a staple in wardrobes around the world. But why?
Cowboys may wear them but so do supermodels, farmers, presidents and housewives.

Ask any group of people why they wear jeans and you will get a range of answers. For some they're comfortable, durable and easy - for others they're sexy and cool. Jeans mean different things to different people. Does this explain their wide appeal?

It is a subject that is relatively unstudied, says anthropologist Danny Miller, whose book Blue Jeans will be published next month.

In every country he has visited - from the Philippines to Turkey, India and Brazil - Miller has stopped and counted the first 100 people to walk by, and in each he found that almost half the population wore jeans on any given day.

Jeans are everywhere, he says, with the exception of rural tracts of China and South Asia."

 

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Levi's, Dickie's, Diesel and Jordache.

 

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American culture: T-shirt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

At 100, the ubiquitous T-shirt not worn out yet

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WATERLOO, Iowa --- The T-shirt is 100 years old. Not a specific moth-eaten shirt in the back of a closet --- the concept of garment itself turns 100 this year.

The top non-work attire in the U.S. first appeared in 1913 as a U.S. Navy-issued crewneck to be worn under sailors' uniforms. T-shirts are now so common in American society that it seems strange, even to those who sell T-shirts, that something so ubiquitous would have such a definite beginning.

"I sell them and I never thought they had an anniversary," said Keith Sandvold, of Craft Cochran Screen printing and Embroidery in Waterloo. "I thought they came with God, Adam and Eve and the T-shirt."

Since their humble beginnings, T-shirts have become more than a piece of clothing. They can be political statements, alma mater advertisers, prizes, promotions, casualties of breakups and more."