When I went shopping in the US & A I was repeatedly struck by the fact that all the fruit and vegetables came from Mexico. Once I even began to wonder what do the Mexicans get to eat.
Visiting the supermarket here the other day I realised that the answer to that question is, all the stuff that can't be sold to the US. The produce is all of the lowest quality - there is none of that shiny, untarnished fruit and veggies available north of the border. In fact most of it is so bad, its not really that tempting to buy.
Thus we learn, in this globalised world, the people who actually plant the seeds, grow up the fruit and vegetables never get to eat what they make. (Instead they are stuck eating tripa and deep fried tacos)
A travel blog for the thinking clown who has drunk a little too much of the local tap water
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