Sad Story of the Day pt. 2

Yesterday, I was at work and someone asked me how to make fried plantains, because we’re in the Lower East Side, so I would be the only one who knows…
Anyway, I tried to explain it to him
And he says he’d rather go home and Google it.
Thinking I should try to be more helpful, I tell him that if he fries them he should probably have them with some sour cream (it’s delicious).
This is how the rest of the conversation goes.

Man: Sour Cream??
Me: Yeah! It’s really good!
Man: I try to stay away from dairy.
Me: Well, you know, I can’t, Spanish people love cheese
Man: It’s not good for you
Me: Yeah but you know, you only have one life to live
Man: And I’d like to live it healthy and happy, and with no health insurance, I can’t go around eating cheese.
Me: …

This health insurance thing, or lack thereof, is driving people crazy! Cheese probably isn’t the healthiest thing for you, but there are people who are depriving themselves out of fear. Not to say that you shouldn’t be healthy either way, because you should be, but it shouldn’t be because you have no health insurance and you’re afraid you can’t afford to be sick!

Also, it got me thinking because people who shop at the place I work at (“Natural Food Market”) eat things I had never seen before I stepped foot in there. I have never seen kale or chard at any supermarkets around my house.

So, lesson of the day: Cheese will kill you.

Just Kidding.

It’s that health insurance coverage is scaring people to death to the point that in their every day lives they are making decisions based on it. Now, something should be done about that.