My parents were pretty good about trying new types of food, as both had lived overseas for a while. (Getting a burger and fries in Italy, France, or Costa Rica in 1950 might have been doable, but also kinda tragic.) They raised us to at least try stuff, and Mom would make lasagna, spaghetti, tacos, paella, and kielbasa with sauerkraut. Which, in 1970s northern Michigan was not all that common. When we finally got a Chinese restaurant in our wee city, we ate there once or twice a month, too. One of the joys of moving to a larger city when I was a teenager was the chance to try Greek and Japanese food.
Giles, help! He's going to scold me!
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Apr 25, 2012 7:26:55 am PDT #2298 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Cashmere - Apr 25, 2012 7:53:29 am PDT #2299 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
sumi, did your twitter account get hacked?
DavidS - Apr 25, 2012 7:54:40 am PDT #2300 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
sumi, did your twitter account get hacked?
It did.
sumi - Apr 25, 2012 7:57:07 am PDT #2301 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, it did.
Please don't click on the "somebody is saying horrible things about you" PM - that's the phishing message.
askye - Apr 25, 2012 8:01:46 am PDT #2302 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
But people will still say things like "I don't like ethnic food," which is a ridiculous statement unless the person saying it thinks all ethnic foods are alike.
I did work with a girl (long time ago) who would only eat "American food". Which was hard for met to wrap my head around, I think she considered pizza American enough, but she wouldn't eat lasagna or spaghetti. If she ate at a "non American" place she'd usually get chicken fingers.
Then I also knew a lady who ate very limited and she'd eat at most restaurants but there was usually only 1 item she'd eat. Like only sweet and sour chicken, or only a philly cheese steak. Depending on the place.
sarameg - Apr 25, 2012 8:12:59 am PDT #2303 of 30001
Figured out where my hostal is. And it turns out a huge crew of Bayern fans in town is staying at the one opposite it. Thank god that game is over tonight. They were having a huge raucous rally in the plaza. Now, I know the plaza is raucous anyway, so Sat/Sun nights should be interesting.
Jesse - Apr 25, 2012 8:14:13 am PDT #2304 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think of "ethnic food" as "food associated with a specific culture."
The thing that's problematic about that is it makes your own culture the default of being, and not an actual culture, which it is.
Tom Scola - Apr 25, 2012 8:24:12 am PDT #2305 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Uhm.
How long does a cover letter need to be?
DavidS - Apr 25, 2012 8:39:16 am PDT #2306 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How long does a cover letter need to be?
One page.
tommyrot - Apr 25, 2012 8:40:03 am PDT #2307 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
An inspirational needlepoint for those with cancer
Posted to Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin. Is she a secret Buffista? Anyway, she has breast cancer and has done a number of posts on the subject.