As I already told here, finding a pharmacy wasn’t easy, but now I know were it is, I just go there and ask what I want. But going to the supermarket is always an adventure!
Every time I need eggs or taco sauce I will have to make 3 rounds trough the shelves until I find it. I always think that taco sauce will be near the tacos… it isn't! The thing is that I don’t remember because I don’t think it’s logical, I have a problem reminding things with no logic behind… and the eggs… could be near the baking stuff, desserts or near the pastas, but again… where the hell do they put them?
The other day I was having a party at our place and I wanted to make assorted gellows – there was only one flavour, luckily it was strawberry...
And what to say about cereals for instance? They don’t have many choices of types and brands… I dream about the corridors of cereals in Portugal’s supermarkets, they are huge and you have so many choice that you could stay for hours picking your cereals!
Anyway, I think Dutch people are just much simpler, if they need a product they just go to the shelf, take a quick peek and choose one of the three products available and go home take care of their families! :)
Every time I need eggs or taco sauce I will have to make 3 rounds trough the shelves until I find it. I always think that taco sauce will be near the tacos… it isn't! The thing is that I don’t remember because I don’t think it’s logical, I have a problem reminding things with no logic behind… and the eggs… could be near the baking stuff, desserts or near the pastas, but again… where the hell do they put them?
The other day I was having a party at our place and I wanted to make assorted gellows – there was only one flavour, luckily it was strawberry...
And what to say about cereals for instance? They don’t have many choices of types and brands… I dream about the corridors of cereals in Portugal’s supermarkets, they are huge and you have so many choice that you could stay for hours picking your cereals!
Anyway, I think Dutch people are just much simpler, if they need a product they just go to the shelf, take a quick peek and choose one of the three products available and go home take care of their families! :)
Dutch Supermarkets are a bit strange, they don't have any "super" stores, but if you hunt around you can find most things. Bina and I walked into a Tesco in the UK and were overwhelmed by the sheer size of it after being away for so long.
ReplyDeleteI do mist the choice, but yes the Dutch seem to be happy with limited selections and generally average quality goods. Strange.