[sshine]

> food is cheaper than in the western countries.

I am reminded of Boris Yeltsin visiting an American grocery store.

“When I saw those shelves crammed with hundreds, thousands of cans, cartons and goods of every possible sort, for the first time I felt quite frankly sick with despair for the Soviet people.” - Yeltsin (autobiography)

> it is much harder to survive in the West than in the post-soviet countries

I don't imagine it is hard to survive in either place.

There is more to life than surviving.

[Jochim]

The capitalist joy of spending 10 minutes on each product trying to figure out which of the 8 brands is scalping you the least.