According to the World Health Organization, one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving- Over 4 million will die this year. It'll be a while before the empoverished hordes who frequent this dive will go hungry but when people do, as is happening on an increasing scale as we speak, http://http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/06/food.foodanddrink, history could well pay us a belated visit.
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