Oh but it is, all farming, whether in the US or in Europe, is subsidized. But
Switzerland is an extreme example. They are not in the EU and the Swiss food
market is heavily protected. People living there are allowed to bring only 1/2
kg of meat with them when re-entering the country (especially in the Geneva
area it is a popular pastime to drive across the border to France to shop). The
prices reflect this protection, and the fact that mountain farming is
dangerous.
Cheers,
Nathan
On 17 Apr 2013, at 02:04, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> It makes me feel very lucky to spend only about USD 7.50 for my large
> plate of chopped barbeque pork (1/2 pound??), barbecue slaw and huge
> mound of potato salad.
>
> And the $138 turkey? In the US you would pay perhaps $20-25 for a 16-18
> pound turkey. That's not subsidized either.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 4/12/2013 3:30 PM, SwissPace wrote:
>> Switzerland is very expensive to visit, but not as so to live, the
>> salaries are higher and taxes low, because of the high salaries anything
>> involving labour or service is expensive however 138 us sound a lot for
>> a spaghetti dinner and I would expect to feed all of us (my wife and 4
>> boys for that, with a couple of beers - but then we don't drink wine and
>> that can get expensive depending upon the bottle.
>>
>> There are restaurants (or more like canteens) in the large supermarkets
>> so you can eat there quite reasonably. However cameras cars and other
>> items are similarily priced to our european neighbours, the 8% purchase
>> tax helps so it softens the blow. Meat is not subsidised andI paid 138
>> US for our christmas turkey last year!
>>
>> I would not expect to pay more than 25 francs for a spaghetti dinner
>> with a salad starter where I live and most restaurants do a lunch time
>> menu which includes a salad starter for around 15 swiss francs.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/12/13 3:32 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>> Only tangentially related, but I just read an article in a motorcycle
>>> touring magazine about a couple who rented a big BMW in Munich and set out
>>> for some time in Switzerland. They said they had to be very careful of the
>>> way in which they spent their money because of the value of Swiss currency.
>>> For example, they said a spaghetti dinner with a glass of wine each in a
>>> non-glitzy family restaurant set them back $138 US. But then they said they
>>> rented self-catering accommodations in small towns _close_ to big
>>> attractions and did their shopping in grocery stores, cooking for
>>> themselves, and managed huge savings, i.e., $20 for dinner + wine.
>>>
>>> How can this be? If it's expensive in a family restaurant, why isn't it
>>> expensive at the grocery store as well? Or the accommodations? (One of the
>>> towns was Ponresina, close to St. Moritz, but with more family friendly
>>> prices.)
>>>
>>> --Inquiring minds
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:46 AM, SwissPace wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well I did my bit to help and have just bought a spanish built bike - BH
>>>>
>>
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