I'm grateful for: One-stop shops! There are things that I don't like about American consumerism and more specifically superstores, but when I've been away a long time and want to grab some much missed American snacks, some new clothes that haven't been in a pack for a year, and other miscellaneous only-found-in-America items, one-stop shops like Target are pretty convenient.
Sure beats wandering around the labyrinth of stalls at the marketplace in the heat and dust of whatever country I'm in, trying to haggle for fruit or a shirt or a bar of soap ;) However, I must admit I do miss wandering around marketplaces and haggling... on occasion. Those two things are better done for fun than out of necessity though!
Chicago. IL. USA.
