2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I am in America right now and have been for the last couple of months, unfortunately.

Haven't seen anything resembling a food shortage, but I have seen prices skyrocketing and anybody who claims that the official government numbers on inflation are even approaching reality, is living in a very thick cloud of delusion.

And you are reporting this from California, not a good representation of the entire US

On 6/15/2026 at 2:48 PM, TedG said:

The costs soared under JoeFlation.

Still blaming Biden? Pathetic.

48 minutes ago, flexomike said:

We know why you are back in Canada because you could not handle Thailand. What a stupid comment coming from you

If i can handle Toronto, i can handle Thailand. When i go back I stay at my own property instead of my mom's basement. My return to Thailand will be glorious.

Why no talk of price gouging from the left now?

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Why no talk of price gouging from the left now?

Trump is president now. Right Wing Troll Teams don't go there now & Liberals do not troll like MAGA fans do. Don't get their jollies that way.

In the US, 22 & 24, At that time the internet was chock full of breathless reports claiming Big Mac Meals selling for 18, 22, finally 28 dollars a pop. Unreal. However that was during Biden, every MAGA right wing troll type was pumping as big a lie as possible. BTW I Stopped in a MacD's to do a spot check when back. BBreakfast for 7 & change. Big Mac Meal, a little over 8. A real glimpse how far the right wing lie machine was pushing it. Make no mistake prices were up, back then as they are now, what with tariffs, the war thing and general economic malaise, but meh.

As for the OP, GG, poor geezer lives in his internet bunker 24/7. Maybe in Thailand, maybe not. If he does, he has food delivered by Grab/Shoppe/lineman, little contact with the real world, only videos flickering in his bunker.

Now isn't it time you got back to trolling Yellowtail ?!

On 6/16/2026 at 4:48 AM, TedG said:

The costs soared under JoeFlation.

Under DonFlation costs are in the Outer Limits.

On 6/16/2026 at 4:48 AM, TedG said:

Historical Price Progression

• Early 2000s: A 1-lb loaf of premium bread averaged about $1.99.

• 2010s: Average costs for similar loaves rose to $2.99 - $3.99.

• 2021: Oroweat varieties hovered at a base price of $3.69 - $5.09 per loaf.

• 2022–2024: Following a surge in manufacturing and ingredient costs, base prices jumped by roughly 15% to 18%, pushing regular prices to the $5.99 mark at major grocers like Safeway and

The costs soared under JoeFlation.

And Covid supply chain interruption had nothing to do with the inflation, which was lower at the end of the Biden term than it is today.

28 minutes ago, wwest5829 said:

And Covid supply chain interruption had nothing to do with the inflation, which was lower at the end of the Biden term than it is today.

Not sure what you're trying to say and inflation goes up every year, so yeah, it would be lower at the end of Biden administration than it is today.

And for the past 25 years according to the cost of living adjustments for social security, Biden had over 20% inflation during his administration, the highest of any administration.

9 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

There's 4 Chinese restaurants in San Antonio alone that are excellent. Owned and run by Chinese. There are also many that are buffets and terrible. Food you could use to change your oil.

How many years have you spent in China...evaluating the real Chinese cuisine available there....?

Just asking.

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

How many years have you spent in China...evaluating the real Chinese cuisine available there....?

Just asking.

I've spent decades eating Chinese food prepared by Chinese. The same with many other nationalities. America has all in one place, doing the same things they did back home.

12 hours ago, Celsius said:

Lol, Marko is literal garbage compared to Wal Mart

Yes.

Walmart is a force to be reckoned with.

5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I've spent decades eating Chinese food prepared by Chinese. The same with many other nationalities. America has all in one place, doing the same things they did back home.

How many years have you spent in China?

7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

How many years have you spent in China?

None, all going through the doors of multiple Chinese restaurants in 5 states, all owned by Chinese citizens who moved to the US. I didn't say China doesn't have good food, just that many have come to the US taking with them the cooking ability.

Edited June 17Jun 17 by fredwiggy

5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

None, all going through the doors of multiple Chinese restaurants in 5 states, all owned by Chinese citizens who moved to the US. I didn't say China doesn't have good food, just that many have come to the US taking with them the cooking ability.

Even Taiwan began to have LOUSY SiChuan food when all of Generalissimo Chiang's SiChuan chefs began dying like flies, due to old age.

You would not know Chinese food if you had not traveled and lived for significant time in China.

You can take my word for it, or you can buy a ticket and travel to China.

9 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Even Taiwan began to have LOUSY SiChuan food when all of Generalissimo Chiang's SiChuan chefs began dying like flies, due to old age.

You would not know Chinese food if you had not traveled and lived for significant time in China.

You can take my word for it, or you can buy a ticket and travel to China.

I've had Chinese food from many Chinese areas. There are thousands of Chinese restaurants in America, serving all types of traditional Chinese food. You've been gone too long.

32 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I've spent decades eating Chinese food prepared by Chinese. The same with many other nationalities. America has all in one place, doing the same things they did back home.

Chinese food around the world has been

5 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I've had Chinese food from many Chinese areas. There are thousands of Chinese restaurants in America, serving all types of traditional Chinese food. You've been gone too long.

Chinese restaurants in the U.S. serve food that has been "Americanized" to suit local tastes.

57 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Chinese food around the world has been

Chinese restaurants in the U.S. serve food that has been "Americanized" to suit local tastes.I've had it many times as it was prepared in China. This is the reason they prosper in America. making it just like they did back home. Some do "Americanize" it, but there are plenty that are traditional. I've met and talked to many, especially in The New York metropolitan area.

1 hour ago, Hawaiian said:

Chinese food around the world has been

Chinese restaurants in the U.S. serve food that has been "Americanized" to suit local tastes.

This is an incontrovertible fact of American Chinese Cuisine....

Everybody knows this....

Just ask Noam Chomsky.

He would say: Everyone knows this, and "read the literature"....

17 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I've met and talked to many, especially in The New York metropolitan area.

Which, exactly, are your go-to restaurants in NYC...?

Even Chinese know that the NYC restaurants serve GLOP, compared to what is served up in China.

How many Chinese people do you know who are fresh off the boat?

Are you able to converse in Mandarin or Cantonese?

7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Which, exactly, are your go-to restaurants in NYC...?

Even Chinese know that the NYC restaurants serve GLOP, compared to what is served up in China.

How many Chinese people do you know who are fresh off the boat?

Are you able to converse in Mandarin or Cantonese?

I'm sorry, it's been quite a while since I was in NYC, but one restaurant we went to a lot was the Peking House close to my home. From China, and packed every day. Lake Tung Ting Shrimp one of my favorites. They were old school, already in their late 50's. Peking Duck was ordered by people daily there. The people i talked to, owners and chefs, were there for years. I could order in Chinese when I lived back in New Jersey in the 80's, when I left to Texas. I've had glop Chinese, as there are many restaurants that serve buffets and it's mass production. When you go to a non buffet place, it's made to order and fresh.

17 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I'm sorry, it's been quite a while since I was in NYC, but one restaurant we went to a lot was the Peking House close to my home. From China, and packed every day. Lake Tung Ting Shrimp one of my favorites. They were old school, already in their late 50's. Peking Duck was ordered by people daily there. The people i talked to, owners and chefs, were there for years. I could order in Chinese when I lived back in New Jersey in the 80's, when I left to Texas. I've had glop Chinese, as there are many restaurants that serve buffets and it's mass production. When you go to a non buffet place, it's made to order and fresh.

If I had to eat Chinese food in New York, then I would restrict my selection of restaurants to CHINA TOWN.....only....

I love China Town, and just being there might compensate for the less authentic Chinese cuisine experience.

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

If I had to eat Chinese food in New York, then I would restrict my selection of restaurants to CHINA TOWN.....only....

I love China Town, and just being there might compensate for the less authentic Chinese cuisine experience.

That's where we went, and where a chef that ended up at The Peking House got his start, after he got off the boat. Tony was his name.

I've been to China a number of times for work, and did not think the food was all that.

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I've been to China a number of times for work, and did not think the food was all that.

Agree, mostly inedible and nothing like the food from a western Chinese takeaway.

Back home Chicago now and it’s getting insane expensive to do anything fun. Going out drinking, concerts, golf all through the roof. I paid $23 for one draft beer at a concert at Wrigley field last week. America sucks now, glad I experienced it when it was genuinely fun, reasonable, and not run by a con man.

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

That's where we went, and where a chef that ended up at The Peking House got his start, after he got off the boat. Tony was his name.

Was it a Junk that he got off of?

Chinese Junks are amazing.

Have you ever had the chance to board a Chinese Junk in the Kowloon harbor....by the way?

4 minutes ago, Taco said:

Back home Chicago now and it’s getting insane expensive to do anything fun. Going out drinking, concerts, golf all through the roof. I paid $23 for one draft beer at a concert at Wrigley field last week. America sucks now, glad I experienced it when it was genuinely fun, reasonable, and not run by a con man.

Actually, I have heard, from many, that this is true.

Cheap hobbies, what were once cheap in the past decades, have become luxury pursuits.

Thankfully, there is always reading, curling up by a wood fire, in the woods, with a good book, and a mosquito net, is still cheap.

But, the cops might hassle you if you are not careful, even if you are camping on public land, on median strips.....on most major US highways....

25 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I've been to China a number of times for work, and did not think the food was all that.

Choose your eateries wisely, is my best advice to you.

And, I do not mean: A number of times. I meant, one really needs to LIVE THERE......

7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Was it a Junk that he got off of?

Chinese Junks are amazing.

Have you ever had the chance to board a Chinese Junk in the Kowloon harbor....by the way?

I wouldn't think they would use a Chinese Junk to cross the ocean. How could i board a Junk if I've only been to Beijing by airplane?

9 hours ago, Priorexpat said:

Still blaming Biden? Pathetic.

It's pathetic that people like you act like 21% cumulative inflation under Joe Biden never happened. This was devastating to the common man.