General / Off-Topic Is a global recession on the way?

Arkadi

Arkadi
Remus said:
Experts have been speculating that the US will enter in recession next year as a consequence of the current economic war between them and China.

So far is only speculation tho'. But the current economic war certainly wont help to avoid one.

"wait and see"
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America will be integrated into the world wide communist states shortly :ROFLMAO:
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
Arry said:
I speak of 20%+ of the U.K. population today. They often, have to choose between, heating and food.
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And well, to make a simple, nutritious and healthy cooked dish with the gas included, certainly does not cost more than a complete meal at Mcdonald's.

In addition when you prepare a cooked meal, you often do it for 3-4 meals.

For less than 5 euros I can buy 8 steaks chopped, frozen and of good quality (Charal)

There are also promotions in supermarkets or for less than 5 euros you can get a bag of 10 kilos of potatoes.

You have here 8 meals for 10 euros and a few cents of gas.

Of course this does not exonerate our elites from their incompetence, their abuse, their privileges, their excessive enrichment and the exploitation of their compatriots.

But I prefer to cook my steak and my potatoes myself than to enrich these multinationals who makes bad food.
 

Arkadi

Arkadi
Patrick_68000 said:
And well, to make a simple, nutritious and healthy cooked dish with the gas included, certainly does not cost more than a complete meal at Mcdonald's.

In addition when you prepare a cooked meal, you often do it for 3-4 meals.

For less than 5 euros I can buy 8 steaks chopped, frozen and of good quality (Charal)

There are also promotions in supermarkets or for less than 5 euros you can get a bag of 10 kilos of potatoes.

You have here 8 meals for 10 euros and a few cents of gas.

Of course this does not exonerate our elites from their incompetence, their abuse, their privileges, their excessive enrichment and the exploitation of their compatriots.

But I prefer to cook my steak and my potatoes myself than to enrich these multinationals who makes bad food.
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But what if you are so tired from working a poor job that you can't afford your own human energy to go into the kitchen a cook a meal... you'll be damned to go to you next cheap fast food vendor... it's a vicious cycle. And to paint a totally stereotype picture, what if your parents only showd you how to open a beer can and use the micro-weave, but never how to braise chopped onions ... how would you start doing that?

But generally, yes, I agree cooking fresh and mostly vegetables is a good thing to do.
 

jasonbarron

jasonbarron
I probably should have used the word "lazy" and Patrick may have gotten the point. People who fall into the uneducated fast food eating category have lives characterized by putting as little effort into thinking (or cooking) about life as possible. These people eat tons of sugary junk food and drink liters of soda, spend what little cash money they have on immediate creature comforts such as beer, cigarettes and cable service. Convenience stores attached to gas stations, dollar stores and tons of advertising go into influencing this demographic. Patrick is picturing a sort of fairy tale, as opposed to the greasy, unpleasant reality.
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
Arkadi said:
But what if you are so tired from working a poor job that you can't afford your own human energy to go into the kitchen a cook a meal... you'll be damned to go to you next cheap fast food vendor... it's a vicious cycle. And to paint a totally stereotype picture, what if your parents only showd you how to open a beer can and use the micro-weave, but never how to braise chopped onions ... how would you start doing that?

But generally, yes, I agree cooking fresh and mostly vegetables is a good thing to do.
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You are a bit excessive.

People who work, can cook a small steak and open a box of green beans in the evening at home.

Make an omelet with 4 eggs, add a potato, a small onion and a small mushroom box, do not require great knowledge in cooking.

All these simple dishes do not require much time and effort, let's be serious.

But it is true that there are sick people, very tired who can not cook, but it is not the majority.
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
jasonbarron said:
I probably should have used the word "lazy" and Patrick may have gotten the point. People who fall into the uneducated fast food eating category have lives characterized by putting as little effort into thinking (or cooking) about life as possible. These people eat tons of sugary junk food and drink liters of soda, spend what little cash money they have on immediate creature comforts such as beer, cigarettes and cable service. Convenience stores attached to gas stations, dollar stores and tons of advertising go into influencing this demographic. Patrick is picturing a sort of fairy tale, as opposed to the greasy, unpleasant reality.
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I agree with you.

However, I can not imagine a fairy tale. I know very well why people go in fast food.
 

Arkadi

Arkadi
However, if you can cook you'll have a littel advantage in a recession too. Being able to live of potatos, onions, water and flour is a survival skill.
 

Arry

Arry
Patrick_68000 said:
And well, to make a simple, nutritious and healthy cooked dish with the gas included, certainly does not cost more than a complete meal at Mcdonald's.

In addition when you prepare a cooked meal, you often do it for 3-4 meals.

For less than 5 euros I can buy 8 steaks chopped, frozen and of good quality (Charal)

There are also promotions in supermarkets or for less than 5 euros you can get a bag of 10 kilos of potatoes.

You have here 8 meals for 10 euros and a few cents of gas.

Of course this does not exonerate our elites from their incompetence, their abuse, their privileges, their excessive enrichment and the exploitation of their compatriots.

But I prefer to cook my steak and my potatoes myself than to enrich these multinationals who makes bad food.
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I don't need lessons, on how to feed my family on a budget. Having a takeaway, in our house, IS a luxury.
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
Arry said:
You have mentioned 'steak' twice. Steak, along with beef, is well beyond our means. Potatoes, bread, eggs, milk and cereals, are the bases of what we eat. Chicken and mince, each maybe once a week.
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Me too. For my part, it’s a minced steak per week.

I always hallucinate when I hear people who eat meat two times per day.

:)
 
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