Americans take so much for granted

After being here in Barbados for nearly a month, I can see how much we Americans take things for granted. Something as simple as food safety, for example. Our meat is inspected, trimmed, packaged well. We have a huge selection of meats and vegetables and fruits. Here, I have found that the meat is not great in quality or quantity. The hamburger is a coarse ground with too much fat in it. No markings on the package to tell you what percentage is fat. Lots of things are only available frozen. The prices of almost everything are very high. Lots of street vendors with questionable food. No guarantees on freshness or how it was stored or handled. I miss those things. No Canadian or Vermont maple syrup. A simple thing, but my pancakes went wanting for it this morning.