• poVoq@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    Oh yeah 😱 In some places in the tropics really only the fridge is safe from ants getting into everything otherwise. They bite their way through regular plastic bags no problem.

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      4 months ago

      God, the ants in Turks & Caicos were a nightmare, and food is crazy expensive. People who live there must have all their shit locked down or they’d be broke in a week. I always say I want to live somewhere tropical, but that had me rethinking some things.

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        4 months ago

        Locals probably pay a different price than tourists. I have never been there specifically but this seems to be the rule in places where there is large income inequality between people who live there and visitors.

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          4 months ago

          I’m not sure - we went to the grocery store in the residential area. We always do. It’s just expensive to ship anything, so islands are always really pricey.