A story similar to an anecdote: how an American went to a Russian store for groceries

Author of the channel "50 shades of New York" on Zen.Yandex told an interesting story about the adventures of an American in Russia. Can you imagine what would happen if a wealthy New Yorker finds himself in a shop in a provincial city of Russia? And there will be almost an anecdote ...

American groom

A friend Olesya once visited the author of the channel in the USA. With a model appearance and charm, she certainly met the American during the trip.

Olesya, originally from Samara, and some time later invited a groom named James to her hometown. Having collected all the necessary documents, the groom flew to this Russian town. And their joint trip for groceries was remembered for a long time by Olesya.

Organic

Entering the supermarket, James began examining the windows. Olesya asked him what he was looking for. He replied that there must be an organic shelf somewhere here. She knew that the man leads a healthy lifestyle (does not eat meat and smoked meats, limits the amount of fat in the diet). However, it has now become clear that even conventional products will not work for the fastidious American.

My friend had to use a little trick. She explained that there are almost no separate counters for organic products in Russia. Products are labeled with the marks "Non-GMO", "Without additives" and "Without preservatives". They ended up buying everything they needed, including fruit and freshly baked bread. At the same time, James diligently examined the labels, apparently, the images of green leaves somehow reassured him.

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Queue and personal space

Then the couple went to the checkout. The line of several people did not surprise the American. Another thing surprised him: the buyers standing behind stood right behind the backs of the people in front. They almost touched those in front, but did not apologize for the inconvenience. The American's surprise is understandable to the author of the article. In the United States, everyone respects personal space, but even the pandemic did not help our people to understand that standing back to back is inconvenient and even dangerous.

Taxes in check

As soon as the lovers left the supermarket, the American began to carefully examine the check. When the girl asked him what he was looking for, he replied that there were no taxes on the check.

In America, each state government has the power to impose a sales tax. It will be indicated on the check, and the goods may cost more than the amount indicated on the price tag (since the price is indicated there without this tax). Olesya replied to her fiance that in Russia taxes are immediately included in the price of the goods indicated on the price tag.