Households From Around The World Show Off A Week Of Shopping

On September 29, 2013 by Tim Newman

A chap called Peter Menzel recently published a photo book where he shows an average family with an average weekly shop. Sounds dull, but I love this sort of thing. It’s the small differences that make the big differences in culture. Sure, people speak different languages and worship different idols, but everyone finds it funny if a fat person falls over, or if someone accidentally swears on TV. We’re not so different at the grass roots level. So that’s why the small things fascinate me.

Here’s some of the pictures from his book, I love them:

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Australia

AUSTRALIA

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Bhutan

BHUTAN

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Canada

CANADA

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Chad

CHAD

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in China

CHINA

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Ecuador

ECUADOR

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in France

FRANCE

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Germany

GERMANY

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Great Britain

GREAT BRITAIN

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Guatemala

GUATEMALA

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in India

INDIA

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Italy

ITALY

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Japan

JAPAN

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Kuwait

KUWAIT

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Mali

MALI

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Mexico

MEXICO

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Mongolia

MONGOLIA

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Poland

POLAND

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in Turkey

TURKEY

Hungry Planet - What the World Eats - Week of Shopping in USA

USA 

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