I'm lucky, in that all the places I've ever spent much time in away from home (Japan, France, Italy) have cuisines I adore. But if I'm away from New York City long enough, I start to yearn for old-time Jewish deli food - pastrami, half-sour pickles, lox and cream cheese.

Jesus Christ on a freaking motorcycle - Murray actually says: "The average male employed in a working-class occupation earned as much in 2010 as he did in 1960." Take a moment to appreciate the horrific, mendacious idiocy of this!!! I don't mean to yell, but DOES MURRAY, DISGUSTING A-HOLE THAT HE IS, REALIZE THAT THE COST OF LIVING (especially housing and medical care, but also clothing, child care, food and education) HAS INCREASED BY FREAKING ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE SINCE 1960?" Yeah. At my middle-class white-collar job, I am still making the same salary I made 7 years ago. Wanna guess whether or not my expenses have gone up in that time? Aha. Thought not. Sorry. Just couldn't help myself.