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The truth about the rising food prices

15 May 2008 126 views 4 Comments

Recently Mr. Bush, yes the same man who invaded Iraq in search of mass destruction weapons, popularly known to the world by DubyaMan blamed India for rising prices of food items in the world.

Well some one said that “a picture is worth a thousand words” so I will let these pictures speak all the truth. ;)

GERMANY:
The Melander family of Bargteheide - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

UNITED STATES:
The Revis family of North Carolina - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98

JAPAN:
The Ukita family of Kodaira City - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25

ITALY:
The Manzo family of Sicily - 2 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

MEXICO:
The Casales family of Cuernavaca - 2 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09

POLAND:
The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna - 4 adults, 1 teenager
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27

EGYPT:
The Ahmed family of Cairo - 7 adults, 5 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

ECUADOR:
The Ayme family of Tingo - 4 adults, 5 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55

BHUTAN:
The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village - 7 adults, 6 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03

CHAD:
The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp - 3 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

Courtesy: My friend Hemant Abhishek

4 Comments »

  • GiveIndia said: Yes, these pictures do say something about the way people around the world eat. I've recently posted on what the devastating effect of this crisis is going to be for the people of India. read it here: http://blog.giveindia.org/2008/05/malnutrition-quietly-destroying-future.html
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