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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Border shopping isn't different anywhere else

In Denmark we drive hours to Germany to buy cheap beer and tobacco

In Greece they travel(ed) to Turkey for cheap leather clothing

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 28 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I thought Turks didnt like curds

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

Did somebody forget to tell them? There's no whey they can't know.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 28 points 6 hours ago

Turks buying Greek cheese? A feta worse than death!

[–] cosmicpancake@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 hours ago

This is wild and depressing. Driving hours across an international border just to buy cheese and olive oil at sane prices is a perfect snapshot of how messed up Turkey's economy still feels for ordinary people. Celebrate the bargain hunting all you want, but the real story is that millions are being forced into these little escape routes because domestic policy failed them for years.

Also, good for Alexandroupolis I guess, but this is not a tourist boom anyone should be proud of. If your average household needs a day trip to stretch their grocery budget, the political class in Ankara has some explaining to do. Fix the inflation, or stop pretending a few cross-border shopping sprees are a solution.

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

Greece has some really good cheese. I would make the drive too haha

[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Does the cost of a travel really beat the added cost?

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

For a third of the price, at scale, I think that's an easy yes. It's only 40km.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

40km from the border. 4 hours total each way

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

What? I stige 45 km one way to work every day and it takes me 43 minutes. Where'd you get 4 hours from??

[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 1 points 6 hours ago

On foot uphill in the snow