Bananas are grown in tropical climates

[Evil Queen]

And plenty moist. Heck, you can grow Lady Fingers (Sugar Bananas) indoors.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Mum (a mild horticulturist if I ever met one) knows some people up in New York State that grows and produces bananas for their friends and family. All you need is to keep the soil warm.

[FritzCat]

There used to be a small banana farm on the coast between Ventura and Santa Barbara that produced several kinds of bananas. Apparently they had the perfect microclimate for them. I believe they're no longer in business.

[Bagga]

Spiders are great.

Roasted.

Even in the largest family, everyone gets a drumstick, when the sunday dinner is roast spiders.

[Wembley]

*eating tasty banana while reading this* I'm ok with other countries producing bananas that I eat, that means less banana spiders here.
PS: I'm terrified of spiders.

Umm.... you're not supposed to eat the spiders, you know

Of course, I hate bananas, but I LOVE spiders!
-Wembley

[Bagga]

A tiny bit off topic, but when I was teaching Basic English and math to unemployed adults I had one of my trainees proudly proclaiming to me:

"Norway is the tenth largest exporter of bananas in Europe."

I called him on it, but he was adamant. Definite. 10th largest. EXPORTER (not importer) Yes, he was sure, Norway exported bananas.

I was almost in hysterics, because Norway probably exports more coconuts than it does bananas, but after a lot of internet research I discovered that there was a tiny possibility that he was exactly right. Notwithstanding the fact that almost no country in Europe can actually GROW bananas commercially, there is a small band of what I can only think of as Extreme Gardeners, growing stuff just for the challenge of it.

And there WAS a guy living in Norway, in a place called something like Hurdygurdyfurdystrom, who managed to produce a couple of kilos of bananas, probably by sleeping next to the plant holding a hair dryer. And maybe he sent one to his rival on Baffin Island, who knows?

[NightWatch]

*eating tasty banana while reading this* I'm ok with other countries producing bananas that I eat, that means less banana spiders here.
PS: I'm terrified of spiders.

[Dark Psion]

They also come from Iceland !

[Sliceanddice]

OK this is off topic
I have floridia natural commercials because they lie. They us Arizona Oranges and California Oranges too!!! they are just like 55% florida!!!
back on topic
*falls to the ground laughing insanesly*

[Evil Queen]

Banana's can come from Costa Rica and Florida.

[Zell]

America does not equal tropical.

SC question I got the other day while stocking some bananas:

SC: "Hey, uh...do you have any like...bananas not from Mexico?"
Me: "Well like...I mean we have some other exotic bananas from other countri-"
SC: "Any bananas from the USA?"
Me: ".....no....."
SC: "*sigh* Okay."

I love American products as much as the next guy (except for American cars, but that's a whole other topic ), but some products HAVE to be imported.