AMERICA

I know that as an American I have taken many things for granted. Yes, I have given occasional thought to how wonderful my freedom and how great my country, but I have never thought about it in the ways I do now. Think of your last vacation. Wow what fun, but you were ready to return to the comforts of home. The small things you miss when you are away. When I think of America and home now it is odd items I miss. I can not buy saltines. You would think saltines are universal but they are not. In fact here there is no substitute. A sliced loaf of bread is not found just anywhere. And please do not want anything but white bread. The bakery has lots of bread, but not what we commonly use. If you get there early you have a pretty good selection of baguettes. Then there is snack food. French fries are everywhere, They are generally soggy and they put them on baguettes for sandwiches and they tell me they even eat them on pizza. I wouldn't know we only eat homemade pizza without pepperoni or sausage. (No pork here) They appear to have alot of packaged cookie type foods but few snack chips. You can find a few potato chips but give me Doritos any day. Now here is my week spot. Not much compares to a Doritos. So then the question...what price are you willing to pay for that comfort food of home? We have a small commissary here which imports some speciality items and chips are a big seller. Chips are my weekly purchase. (and I spend alot on one bag) but to me it is a small slice of home and Americana!