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I'm not sure why you find the lack of european grocery stores surprising.
Maybe because I'm new to the area... like I said..? You know, sometimes in life, people don't grow up the same way as you did
I don't know why people get self-righteous when someone asks a question about something that they admit they don't know about. Good grief.
World Market doesn't have what I'm looking for, like juices and certain kinds of pickles, yogurt, butter, deli meats and cheeses or imported bath products.
I actually drove over there a few weeks ago. It was reminiscent of what I was able to find back in Chicago, but their shelves were pretty bare. They had VERY limited selection of imported groceries, and everything was astronomically expensive. I get that it's hard for a small business for to bring in certain things, but they were asking way too much. They didn't even have blackcurrent syrup, which is everywhere in European shops.
Their sausages in the deli were really good, though.
I guess I'll just have to stock up on certain things when I visit Chicago now and then.
Maybe because I'm new to the area... like I said..? You know, sometimes in life, people don't grow up the same way as you did
I don't know why people get self-righteous when someone asks a question about something that they admit they don't know about. Good grief.
World Market doesn't have what I'm looking for, like juices and certain kinds of pickles, yogurt, butter, deli meats and cheeses or imported bath products.
Wow, you're welcome. Nothing self righteous here, just genuinely don't understand why anyone would think a small NC city would have an eastern european grocery store. I'd certainly never move to Peoria and expect to find country ham and boiled peanuts.
So sorry I was unable to provide useful information.
Wow, you're welcome. Nothing self righteous here, just genuinely don't understand why anyone would think a small NC city would have an eastern european grocery store. I'd certainly never move to Peoria and expect to find country ham and boiled peanuts.
So sorry I was unable to provide useful information.
But maybe you're in Peoria and you get a real hankering for some. There's nothing lost and everything to be gained by asking if anyone in Peoria sells country ham and boiled peanuts. Maybe someone lives there who also had a hankering at some point, or grew up in the South, makes their own or has a regular source people haven't heard of. Maybe not. In which case maybe the person can help bring some to the area themselves! But what does it hurt to ask? I say absolutely nothing. I love these kinds of threads because you never know when you'll discover something new.
But maybe you're in Peoria and you get a real hankering for some. There's nothing lost and everything to be gained by asking if anyone in Peoria sells country ham and boiled peanuts. Maybe someone lives there who also had a hankering at some point, or grew up in the South, makes their own or has a regular source people haven't heard of. Maybe not. In which case maybe the person can help bring some to the area themselves! But what does it hurt to ask? I say absolutely nothing. I love these kinds of threads because you never know when you'll discover something new.
Um, ok. Did I say there was something wrong with the post? No I didn't. And I did provide a suggestion to try and help the OP.
I've heard that. The rumor is because NC, especially the western part, looked like home.
The mountains may resemble Scotland a little bit (not nearly as many trees in Scotland as we have in NC and Scotland's terrain is much more rugged in places), but it was mostly Scotch-Irish, aka Ulster Scots, (rather than Highland or Lowland Scots) who came down the great wagon road from Pennsylvania who settled in the mountains.
There were many Moravians who settled around Winston-Salem. Wachovia, Bethelbara, Bethania and Salem were their settlements. Old Salem showcases their culture.
Um, ok. Did I say there was something wrong with the post? No I didn't. And I did provide a suggestion to try and help the OP.
You didn't say anything wrong, nor was the tone of your post inappropriate.
Unfortunately, message boards don't convey intent the way the human voice can (tone and inflection).
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OP: Your best bet is to look in the Raleigh area. I do understand your frustration; I am of Italian descent, and I can't figure out why Raleigh's food offerings trump Charlotte's, in spite of the greater influx of NY/NJ'ers coming into Charlotte (compared to Raleigh).
If and when you find a store, kindly let the rest of us know.
It's been awhile since I have had kielbasa and pirogies .
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