It’s doable to seek out one thing unfavourable in something, even the opening of a brand new grocery store as Naomi Ishisaka demonstrates when she writes concerning the new Dealer Joe’s in north Seattle. (“Some not-so-hidden truths about Seattle grocery stores,” April 21, Northwest) It’s true that North Seattle has extra high-end supermarkets than South Seattle. Higher choices within the north don’t imply that the south is confronted with poor meals decisions.
QFC in Rainier Valley and Hilltop Market on Beacon Hill supply all kinds of contemporary meals {that a} household can use to construct a nutritious diet. Buyers at both of these shops can load a cart to overflowing with nutritious objects. We’re not broken as a result of different neighborhoods have even higher shops.
It’s a leap to make use of the label “apartheid.” Nothing prevents any of us Southenders from wandering north. We’ve freedom of motion. Folks have a tendency to buy meals near residence however they don’t seem to be required to take action.
The fashionable grocery store is a miracle of abundance. Even the good-but-not-great alternate options which are handy to southend neighborhoods like mine present their prospects with nutritious. healthful meals at cheap costs. It’s a waste of emotional and psychological power to resent the even higher decisions obtainable in different neighborhoods.
Gerry Bresslour, Seattle
