Honestly, I've found that for a lot of things Trader Joe's is relatively reasonable. At the least, they're now either cheaper or no more expensive than Safeway or QFC for produce, most meat, dairy, eggs, and other staples. Still expensive, but its a little better?

683 Socks. I would have more but work has kept me busy the last couple weeks and I have no trouble focusing on the video games I've been using to relax

I think its that same viewpoint being extended to the UK, and we (I mean, us Americans) need to push back on it

Americans do it ourselves, too. Crab rangoon, fajitas, fortune cookies, general tso's, and so many more were invented in the US, but often aren't considered American. Its a frustratingly common viewpoint that if it's made by an ethnic group, its not 'really' American

I honestly saw it as more an example of how much of a dork i am for noticing at all

I remember one set in 1888, where the character sees a Ferris wheel decoration in a shop window.... They weren't called Ferris wheels until the Chicago world's fair in 1893 when George Ferris Jr built a giant one for the fair. I gave it a pass as being for reader understanding