It's not as though no one else produces crap.

There's no shortage of it in Canada -- domestic, imported, exported or otherwise. It's just that the super-abundance of it in the States is truly staggering and seemingly unmatched anywhere else in the world. The weekend provided an opportunity to visit one of big name monster supermarkets and I was amazed at the ability to make so many seemingly different products from the same basic components : plastic, corn syrup and food colouring. Well, not really surprised, but the shock never seems to abate. It's like this crap has evolved into a self-preserving life-form and spawns new progeny -- or atleast new packaging -- right there on the shelf, in front of your eyes. see also : fresh watermelon