Topic: ATTN: Triptych & other Canadians. I demand you explain this to me!
Erik !AltRitexT6 started this discussion 5 years ago #101,018
$29.36 or £17.35 for 5 chicken breast??? Is this real? If so how and why?tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 32 minutes later[^] [v] #1,140,235
There's no way $21.99/kg is the usual price of chicken breast, surely? That's £13.
dw joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 23 minutes later, 55 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,237
maybe its from one of those fancy farms that they put on labels
blom joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 32 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,240
Only Alberta Chicken Breast Fillets
£17.14 for 1.335kg
ASDA Butcher's Selection Chicken Breast Fillets
£5.39 for 1kg
Sainsbury's Chicken Breast Fillets
£5.30 for 1kg
Iceland The Butcher's Market Class A Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets
£10.00 for 2kg
However:
Waitrose No.1 Corn Fed Chicken Breast Fillets
£8.64 for 500g
£17.14 for 1.335kg
ASDA Butcher's Selection Chicken Breast Fillets
£5.39 for 1kg
Sainsbury's Chicken Breast Fillets
£5.30 for 1kg
Iceland The Butcher's Market Class A Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets
£10.00 for 2kg
However:
Waitrose No.1 Corn Fed Chicken Breast Fillets
£8.64 for 500g
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,241
That's the fancy stuff and likely from a fancier grocery store. You can definitely find it much cheaper. However, goceries, especially meat, are generally much more expensive in Canada than in Europe. The cheap food always delights me when I go to Europe.
A whole rotisserie chicken is $10 though.
And please do remember the exchange rate between pounds and Canadian dollars. 1 GBP = 1.70 CAD. That makes a big difference.
A whole rotisserie chicken is $10 though.
And please do remember the exchange rate between pounds and Canadian dollars. 1 GBP = 1.70 CAD. That makes a big difference.
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chill dog !!81dzJNNYL double-posted this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,242
tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 5 years ago, 11 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,248
@1,140,240 (blom)
> £17.14 for 1.335kg
It's £17.32, right? 29.36 CAD = 17.32 GBP
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
It's already converted to GBP from CAD. £17.14 is the pounds, from $29.36 in OP's pic. :p
> £17.14 for 1.335kg
It's £17.32, right? 29.36 CAD = 17.32 GBP
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
It's already converted to GBP from CAD. £17.14 is the pounds, from $29.36 in OP's pic. :p
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tteh !MemesToDNA double-posted this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,250
@1,140,241 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
> However, goceries, especially meat, are generally much more expensive in Canada than in Europe.
I think you (at least compared to the UK!) have higher salaries in Canada and generally cheaper rent, which I'm sure evens things out a bit.
> However, goceries, especially meat, are generally much more expensive in Canada than in Europe.
I think you (at least compared to the UK!) have higher salaries in Canada and generally cheaper rent, which I'm sure evens things out a bit.
Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,253
@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
I only found out the other day that the UK has some of the cheapest food prices in the western world.
I only found out the other day that the UK has some of the cheapest food prices in the western world.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,254
@1,140,248 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
Oh, whoops, my bad. But yeah the stuff in OPs picture is not unheard of but not standard. One of the chain groceries has these massive bags of frozen food (mostly various kinds of meat) for $5 or $10, i normally spring for those.
@1,140,250 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
Rent is rapidly rising though. Vancouver and Toronto are unaffordable already and Montreal is getting there. Vacancy rates are super low, people often get "renovicted" (kicked out so the landlord can renovate and jack up the rent), and condos are popping up more and more. I hate it. My neighborhood is getting gentrified to hell. I liked living in the East end, where it isn't quite so gentrified yet, but it's only a matter of time.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/advocates-say-more-and-more-montrealers-can-t-find-an-apartment-for-moving-day-1.5006984
> average rent in Montreal has gone up by 40 per cent in the last five years.
> Profit margins for landlords, meanwhile, have gone up to 24 per cent on average, nearly three times the margin in 2000
> The Quebec Landlords’ Association says the cost of repairs to buildings are to blame for the increase in rent.
Oh, whoops, my bad. But yeah the stuff in OPs picture is not unheard of but not standard. One of the chain groceries has these massive bags of frozen food (mostly various kinds of meat) for $5 or $10, i normally spring for those.
@1,140,250 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
Rent is rapidly rising though. Vancouver and Toronto are unaffordable already and Montreal is getting there. Vacancy rates are super low, people often get "renovicted" (kicked out so the landlord can renovate and jack up the rent), and condos are popping up more and more. I hate it. My neighborhood is getting gentrified to hell. I liked living in the East end, where it isn't quite so gentrified yet, but it's only a matter of time.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/advocates-say-more-and-more-montrealers-can-t-find-an-apartment-for-moving-day-1.5006984
> average rent in Montreal has gone up by 40 per cent in the last five years.
> Profit margins for landlords, meanwhile, have gone up to 24 per cent on average, nearly three times the margin in 2000
> The Quebec Landlords’ Association says the cost of repairs to buildings are to blame for the increase in rent.
tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,255
@1,140,253 (Erik !AltRitexT6)
Yeah, we have the cheapest food in Western Europe, well below the European average. I think we have one of the most competitive food markets, too.
Yeah, we have the cheapest food in Western Europe, well below the European average. I think we have one of the most competitive food markets, too.
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chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 43 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,256
@1,140,250 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
Posters have popped up in the last couple days with resources for people who haven't found an apartment (July 1st is moving day, when leases usually end/renew) and are now homeless, plus where to go for free meals and boxed lunches
Posters have popped up in the last couple days with resources for people who haven't found an apartment (July 1st is moving day, when leases usually end/renew) and are now homeless, plus where to go for free meals and boxed lunches
Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,259
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 9 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,261
@previous (Erik !AltRitexT6)
I don't believe so. Groceries (ingredients for cooking, not pre-prepared meals which are taxed as normal) aren't actually taxed at all.
I don't believe so. Groceries (ingredients for cooking, not pre-prepared meals which are taxed as normal) aren't actually taxed at all.
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,288
it@1,140,254 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
it sounds like the cities are saying, fuck it, we're full, start a new city somewhere else or die
it sounds like the cities are saying, fuck it, we're full, start a new city somewhere else or die
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,289
@previous (Sheila LaBoof)
It's a combination of foreign investors (mostly Chinese), things like AirBnB, and scummy landlords.
It's a combination of foreign investors (mostly Chinese), things like AirBnB, and scummy landlords.
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,291
when you look at Brazil, you see hovels made out of plywood and corrugated metal sheet roofs at the edges of cities. is that what other places are aspiring to?
tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 5 years ago, 2 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,330
@1,140,254 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Ouch, I didn't realise it was that bad. :s A 40% increase is mental.
Ouch, I didn't realise it was that bad. :s A 40% increase is mental.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 7 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,332
@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
I hadn't realised quite how bad it's gotten either but yeah it's nuts. It's way harder to find an apartment now than even a couple years ago. I'm worried that I won't be able to afford to live here in a couple of years.
I hadn't realised quite how bad it's gotten either but yeah it's nuts. It's way harder to find an apartment now than even a couple years ago. I'm worried that I won't be able to afford to live here in a couple of years.
Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,333
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,334
@previous (Erik !AltRitexT6)
London is definitely a city known for being affordable lol. My dad does want me to find work in the UK, at least for six months or a year or so.
London is definitely a city known for being affordable lol. My dad does want me to find work in the UK, at least for six months or a year or so.
Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 9 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,338
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Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 5 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,361
@previous (blom)
When I toured the UK with theatre I would hate going north. It was literary like going to another (poorer) country. I think it was Darlington that made me realise how much I hated northern England
When I toured the UK with theatre I would hate going north. It was literary like going to another (poorer) country. I think it was Darlington that made me realise how much I hated northern England
tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 5 years ago, 34 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,363
@previous (Erik !AltRitexT6)
It genuinely, unironically is grim. Grey, lifeless and anonymous towns and cities. The Westcountry is where it's at.
It genuinely, unironically is grim. Grey, lifeless and anonymous towns and cities. The Westcountry is where it's at.
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@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
I wonder if a lot of Nunavutians (unsure of demonym...) just do the traditional seal and fish diet because it would seem insane to eat a standard Western diet there. I am very thankful I do not live in Nunavut.
I wonder if a lot of Nunavutians (unsure of demonym...) just do the traditional seal and fish diet because it would seem insane to eat a standard Western diet there. I am very thankful I do not live in Nunavut.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 10 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,140,422
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Not sure. I have a bud who worked for a professor who did his archaeo work in the arctic and might know, I could ask him if i remember to.
Also i got some polar bear meat from up north once. Was...weird.
Not sure. I have a bud who worked for a professor who did his archaeo work in the arctic and might know, I could ask him if i remember to.
Also i got some polar bear meat from up north once. Was...weird.
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