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Inside the Mind of a Crazed Expat on a Trip to the Grocery Store

By jeni | July 30, 2008

1. What the %$^! is that racket? German lady, get your kids under control. They are not adorable. I will trip one of them and it won’t be pretty if you don’t bring a sense of order to your family. Aren’t Germans all about order?

2. Ooh, Horizon organic cheese! 

That pricetag says $16.25 for those of you reading without your glasses. Yeah not so much.

3. What the heck is a ladyfinger? I thought it was a cookie (which it is). Then I thought a green bean. Turns out it’s okra. Giant okra. Called ladyfingers. I can see John taking the putting black olives on the tips of his fingers game to a whole new level with this one. Good thing he didn’t come with me.

4. German lady, I swear I will clothesline one of those kids. 

5. Hmmm, maybe I’ll buy some rice. I have a rice cooker. I should learn how to make rice. 

6. Okay so I have rice. Now what do I make with rice? Vindaloo? Curry? I can get all this stuff anywhere in Singapore. I’m putting the rice back. 

7. $3.80 for a can of beans? It’s a steal. I’ll take them.  

8. Wow vegemite in a tube. Yum.

9. Wow this little basket is heavy. But I am not paying $1 to get a proper shopping cart. I’ll grin and bear it. 

10. Checkout time! Oh no there’s one of the British women from the Peranakan tour. I hope she doesn’t see me. Yes, I’m already avoiding people in the grocery store and I know a grand total of seven people on the entire island. Some things never change. 

 

Topics: culture clash, food, shopping | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Inside the Mind of a Crazed Expat on a Trip to the Grocery Store”

  1. Megan S Says:
    July 30th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    Ha ha. You crack me up. I swear we are the same grocery shopper. Thanks for clearing up the ladyfinger thing. I feel much better about it now. Oh and it’s amazing just how intimidating that rice is. Did you know that there’s like 3 different kinds and one is for fried rice, one is for sushi and sticky rice and one is for dessert stuff? Mind boggling.

  2. KShumaker Says:
    July 31st, 2008 at 8:43 am

    So you ended up with beans? That sounds about right?

  3. KShumaker Says:
    July 31st, 2008 at 8:44 am

    I didn’t mean to put a question mark at the end of that last sentence.

  4. jeni Says:
    July 31st, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    Umm yeah. That sounds about right. Oh and some apples. 😛

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