Comedian Yakov Smirnoff writes, "Coming from the Soviet
Union, I was not prepared for the incredible variety of products available in American grocery stores. While on my first
shopping trip, I saw powdered milk—you just add water, and
you get milk. Then I saw powered orange juice—you just add
water, and you get orange juice. And then I saw baby powder—
I thought to myself, what a country!
—America on Six Rubks a Day (Vintage)
Union, I was not prepared for the incredible variety of products available in American grocery stores. While on my first
shopping trip, I saw powdered milk—you just add water, and
you get milk. Then I saw powered orange juice—you just add
water, and you get orange juice. And then I saw baby powder—
I thought to myself, what a country!
—America on Six Rubks a Day (Vintage)