Another Gem from Reddit:Ways other people eat your food

Topic asked on Reddit: What are some ways foreign people "wrongly" eat your culture's food that disgusts you?

750 replies as of now:

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FYI, in four minutes it's jumped to 885 comments.

Some of these are great, and some even surprising. Stirring the lattice-topped apple pie made me chuckle.

In a way, I had my own experience of the sorts at Whole Foods where I purchased cactus paddles. I got in a checkout line where I eventually noticed the sign indicating "cashier in training - please be patient" . . . or something like that. It didn't occur to me to warn the guy about the cactus paddles (and their residual thorns) . . . and by the time it occurred to me, it was only because the lane had closed for him to go clean the blood off his hands . . . oops! On the plus side, he probably had the best training of any of their employees as a result of this misadventure.

I'm shocked at how many people recount stories of people eating tamales without removing the corn-husk wrapper, but I suppose that makes sense.

The ketchup (tomato sauce) stories continue horrify me. That's actually the reason why I stopped eating ketchup entirely. I went out with my parents to a Chinese restaurant, and saw a family at the next table pour ketchup all over their food. I nearly vomited, and haven't been able to tolerate the stuff since then.

Not that my own family was immune to this, mind you; I never had a steak cooked less than medium-well until I went away to college. That was a game-changer for me.

This exchange made me laugh:

BBQ ribs, don't use any kind of cutlery, you attack that shit with you bare hands like the caveman you are.

and then you get a phone call and you're like "oh shit balls".

Who stops eating ribs when the phone rings? If it's important they'll call back, but those ribs are not gonna eat themselves

"Dude what if your wife is going into labor?"
Through a mouth full of ribs "If ihs impotan she cawh bahk."

Whatever, labor lasts like twelve hours. She can wait.

Yeah and those ribs took 16 hours to smoke, no math needed here.

Priorities = straight

Independent George wrote:The ketchup (tomato sauce) stories continue horrify me. That's actually the reason why I stopped eating ketchup entirely. I went out with my parents to a Chinese restaurant, and saw a family at the next table pour ketchup all over their food. I nearly vomited, and haven't been able to tolerate the stuff since then.

I was at (ahem) a small Asian place the other night and there was only one other table: Asian guy & Caucasian girl, probably in their late 20s, and if I had to guess, on a first or second date. No sooner were they served than I heard him ask for ketchup for his spring rolls. If I were her, I would have up and left at that very moment.

wait...your story sounds fishy. The Asian guy asked for ketchup?

Seems like odds are that some Asian somewhere enjoys ketchup with spring rolls.

kenji wrote:wait...your story sounds fishy. The Asian guy asked for ketchup?

Swear to god, unless my eyes mislead me & he wasn't actually Asian. (I didn't ask for a birth certificate...)

chgoeditor wrote:

kenji wrote:wait...your story sounds fishy. The Asian guy asked for ketchup?

Swear to god, unless my eyes mislead me & he wasn't actually Asian. (I didn't ask for a birth certificate...)

Maybe he was an Asian hipster? You know how white hipsters put Sriracha on everything? Maybe he was putting ketchup on it, like, ironically.

Independent George wrote:Maybe he was putting ketchup on it, like, ironically.

My nominee for banner quote.

riddlemay wrote:

Independent George wrote:Maybe he was putting ketchup on it, like, ironically.

My nominee for banner quote.

If I may? I'll second this suggestion.

Is there a thread/archive of banner quotes?

Independent George wrote:Is there a thread/archive of banner quotes?

Yes. It's in Reference: http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=4075. It isn't current but has many oldies but goodies.

riddlemay wrote:

Independent George wrote:Maybe he was putting ketchup on it, like, ironically.

My nominee for banner quote.

wasn't there one a lot like that fairly recently ?


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Independent George wrote:

chgoeditor wrote:

kenji wrote:wait...your story sounds fishy. The Asian guy asked for ketchup?

Swear to god, unless my eyes mislead me & he wasn't actually Asian. (I didn't ask for a birth certificate...)

Maybe he was an Asian hipster? You know how white hipsters put Sriracha on everything? Maybe he was putting ketchup on it, like, ironically.

Too funny!