r/interesting • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • May 13 '26

NATURE Would you trade city life for this?

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u/Jugaimo May 13 '26

There is merit to the argument that you should avoid imported foods, especially when living in a rural area. It costs money and energy to bring that stuff all the way to wherever this might be. Whereas you could instead eat a local, more readily available, cheaper alternative.

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u/IndependentLog6441 May 13 '26

That's not true... Swiss food is actually way cheaper in neighbouring countries, buying local produce is still way more expensive then shopping for the same produce across the border... it's cheaper to transport it TWICE than not at all.

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u/Break2304 May 13 '26

Yeah so that’s actually fucking nuts

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u/cracktackle May 13 '26

Which in turn is what peanutbutter is made from!

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u/IndependentLog6441 May 13 '26

Also wrong, peanut butter isn't made from nuts.

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u/shakebakelizard May 13 '26

Peanut butter is made from legumes - which is nuts, but it's also NOT nuts!

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u/Reasonable2aPoint May 14 '26

I think peanuts may be legumes rather than nuts...

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u/Iron_Burnside May 13 '26

How does the market not equalize that? Is it sales tax.

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u/IndependentLog6441 May 13 '26

Not sure why it doesn't equalise, you'd have to research it but it's likely more than just one tax... Wages are higher.... Currency isn't in the eurozone... Lots going on really.

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u/OGbobbyKSH May 13 '26

Did you even read what was said?

They said it’s cheaper to travel to the neighboring countries to buy Swiss food and bring it back than buy it at home.

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u/Nearby_Friend_2323 May 13 '26

No one said there'd be a quiz

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u/IndependentLog6441 May 13 '26

Can't you read? That's literally what I said.

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u/Wut_the_ May 13 '26

Yeah. I stayed in Montreux and the Airbnb host offered up his car so we could drive across the border to France to get groceries and come back.

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u/rdev009 May 13 '26

I don’t understand that chain. You’d figure the more times product touches hands, then the more hands you have reaching out for their remuneration (?)

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u/cheeki_brrrreki May 13 '26

Economically this is not how it works