I'm on the border and have plenty of friends from there...when they come over the 3 places they always hit is Walmart,Mardens,&the all you can eat Chinese place Lol...wasn't meant to be odd...was meant to be funny...I mean are you going to give up paradise cause a beer cost an extra buck?
As far as empathy...our dollar fluctuates against yours...meaning we've been wearing those shoes you speak of for a while now! 😁