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Hispanic! At The Disco posted:Don't forget that China is a big place. Serving Sichuan food to people from Qingdao because Chinese people eat Chinese food will make you look like you think all Chinese people are the same. It'll go over about as well as serving Cincinnati chili to Texans because America is America, right? This is a bad metaphor because sichuanese places/dishes are everywhere in China and abroad and it’s the one regional cuisine people can name whereas anyone not from the Ohio valley who enjoys Cincinnati chili is insane something I say as a skyline-enjoyer from the Ohio valley.
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I want to know how he got to the point of plating the meal without his wife having any idea whatsoever what was being served Either he is the sneakiest man alive, she is the most unobservant person alive, or he was giggling like a jackass to himself the whole time, going "It's a surprise!", and now he's serving orange chicken and dumplings. This story desperately needs details, like "how many times had he seen the parents before this", "what did he cook", "what did the wife think was for dinner" and "where did he get the rice paddy hat"
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Aug 2, 2021 21:51
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Look as long as he didn't piss in the coke, it's fine.
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rotinaj posted:I want to know how he got to the point of plating the meal without his wife having any idea whatsoever what was being served This is a case that's easily cracked by reading the post  quote:While my wife drove to go pick them up I decided I wanted to honor their traditions and family culture. So I researched authentic Chinese food and decided to try my hand at cooking it for dinner. I've always loved cooking and challenging myself to try new things. I had just finished up when they arrived
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Aug 2, 2021 22:11
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Husband is a doofus but wife is overreacting. Your parents have been visible minorities in a foreign country since before you were born, you don't think they've worked out how to tell if someone's being racist or just awkwardly earnest? Have some faith in the people who raised you, lady.
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NO gently caress YOU DAD posted:Husband is a doofus but wife is overreacting. Your parents have been visible minorities in a foreign country since before you were born, you don't think they've worked out how to tell if someone's being racist or just awkwardly earnest? Have some faith in the people who raised you, lady. To be fair, having to deal with your SO making a racist whoopsie sucks rear end, especially when it’s something you could have just asked or done a little research on. It’s possibly not the first time. Plus seeing anyone be racist, again, even “positively”, to your parents is also loving miserable, even if they take it like a champ. The husband meant well, and I think that’s the crux of what he isn’t quite getting and rubbing salt into a wound. E: this may not be a universal experience, but it’s a shared one teen witch fucked around with this message at 22:31 on Aug 2, 2021 |
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Aug 2, 2021 22:26
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Admiralty Flag posted:Congrats on funding Brittany's replacement kid If husband wants to be a part of his son's life he's going to have to make Brittany his actual wife. And the vibes I was getting are that maybe he was already having an affair. How are they going to check that, paternity test!?
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Aug 2, 2021 22:35
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I really hope that surrogate story is fake. That one is just depressing. Seeing it through the lens of the OP's post, it definitely looks shady as gently caress. Should have gotten contract. 
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Aug 2, 2021 22:42
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Yeah, husband definitely donated his semen to that lady, but I don't think it was the way his wife thinks he did.
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Aug 2, 2021 22:44
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:This is a bad metaphor because sichuanese places/dishes are everywhere in China and abroad and it’s the one regional cuisine people can name whereas anyone not from the Ohio valley who enjoys Cincinnati chili is insane something I say as a skyline-enjoyer from the Ohio valley. As someone who's never been near the Ohio valley, is it racist of me to have made Cincinnati chili? Even if I enjoyed it?
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FoolyCharged posted:Yeah, husband definitely donated his semen to that lady, but I don't think it was the way his wife thinks he did. That her friend was arguing so passionately she convinced her not to set up a formal, legal surrogacy contract really seems like she was in on it too. Surrogacy/in vitro pregnancies come up semi regularly in these stories in the most insane implausible situations and its always down to people who try to pretend like its all a simple informal process.
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Elissimpark posted:As someone who's never been near the Ohio valley, is it racist of me to have made Cincinnati chili? Even if I enjoyed it? Only if you call it Confederate gumbo.
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FoolyCharged posted:Yeah, husband definitely donated his semen to that lady, but I don't think it was the way his wife thinks he did. "No honey it hasn't taken yet. I need some more time to convince her blowing my load in her rear end won't get her pregnant. Remember how long it took to convince her swallowing it won't work? Don't worry though, we'll get there one of these days!"
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FoolyCharged posted:Yeah, husband definitely donated his semen to that lady, but I don't think it was the way his wife thinks he did. sounds like she was fully aware of how it really happened and this is the end of a long, long chain of doing poo poo the hosed up way on purpose Find a surrogate who isn't mourning their own dead kid? Eh, my buddy's family has a free uterus, what's the worst that could happen? Get any kind of surrogacy contract worked out in advance? A handshake's good enough for me, what's the worst that could happen? Clinic won't see us unless we have a proper agreement drawn up? Well gently caress that I'll get my husband to rawdog her while I try to channel my vibes into the embryo, what's the worst that could happen? A Wizard of Goatse fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Aug 2, 2021 |
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NO gently caress YOU DAD posted:Husband is a doofus but wife is overreacting. Your parents have been visible minorities in a foreign country since before you were born, you don't think they've worked out how to tell if someone's being racist or just awkwardly earnest? Have some faith in the people who raised you, lady. Dude is the rear end in a top hat here because if he wanted to impress her parents, the easiest way to do that would be to ask his wife what they could make and do that. I get a real whiff of him being an obnoxious white guy who mansplains Chinese cuisine to his Chinese wife's family due to his emphasis on research and authenticity. I'm guessing the wife might also be reacting this strongly because perhaps him being a racist dumbass to his in-laws is a pattern.
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Aug 2, 2021 23:06
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It's because he omitted the MSG to "make it more authentic", duh.
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Hispanic! At The Disco posted:Don't forget that China is a big place. Serving Sichuan food to people from Qingdao because Chinese people eat Chinese food will make you look like you think all Chinese people are the same. It'll go over about as well as serving Cincinnati chili to Texans because America is America, right? Serving chili with beans to anyone is offensive.
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Aug 2, 2021 23:10
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vonnegutt posted:Dude is the rear end in a top hat here because if he wanted to impress her parents, the easiest way to do that would be to ask his wife what they could make and do that. I get a real whiff of him being an obnoxious white guy who mansplains Chinese cuisine to his Chinese wife's family due to his emphasis on research and authenticity. I'm guessing the wife might also be reacting this strongly because perhaps him being a racist dumbass to his in-laws is a pattern. We got to the fan-fiction stage on this one real quick. My headcanon is that he didn't make the food at all, but just ordered take-out and now he doesn't understand why his wife is angry that he's trying to pass a plate of orange chicken off as homemade when the cardboard carton is right there on the table.
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100 degrees Calcium posted:We got to the fan-fiction stage on this one real quick. My headcanon is that he didn't make the food at all, but just ordered take-out and now he doesn't understand why his wife is angry that he's trying to pass a plate of orange chicken off as homemade when the cardboard carton is right there on the table. Also he was wearing one of those conical straw hats.
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Aug 2, 2021 23:18
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Elissimpark posted:As someone who's never been near the Ohio valley, is it racist of me to have made Cincinnati chili? Even if I enjoyed it? Yes. You don’t make Cincinnati chili. You buy it from a fast food restaurant with ripped leather booths and signs handwritten on notebook paper and poo poo your brains out later. You probably used actual cheese instead of bright orange shredded stuff too. How dare you disrespect our rich culture.
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Aug 2, 2021 23:19
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all skyline chili comes out of a can. all current stock was found sealed away in cave, nobody knows who put it there or how to manufacture more
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Aug 2, 2021 23:21
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100 degrees Calcium posted:We got to the fan-fiction stage on this one real quick. My headcanon is that he didn't make the food at all, but just ordered take-out and now he doesn't understand why his wife is angry that he's trying to pass a plate of orange chicken off as homemade when the cardboard carton is right there on the table. he just made stuff from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and made confused dog noises when she told him that wasn't set in China
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vonnegutt posted:Dude is the rear end in a top hat here because if he wanted to impress her parents, the easiest way to do that would be to ask his wife what they could make and do that. I get a real whiff of him being an obnoxious white guy who mansplains Chinese cuisine to his Chinese wife's family due to his emphasis on research and authenticity. I'm guessing the wife might also be reacting this strongly because perhaps him being a racist dumbass to his in-laws is a pattern. I kinda had the same vibe, because it's his wife's culture too. In fact, he emphasizes how important it is to her. But it's only now, after 7+ years of marriage, that he decides to "research" Chinese food? So, definitely a dumbass, whether intentionally racist or not.
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One would think she would have cooked a lot of Chinese food and he would have learned how to make it by osmosis
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Oh he’s definitely the rear end in a top hat here but this is the perfect story for goon contrarianism because it’s just vague enough
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NO gently caress YOU DAD posted:Husband is a doofus but wife is overreacting. Your parents have been visible minorities in a foreign country since before you were born, you don't think they've worked out how to tell if someone's being racist or just awkwardly earnest? Have some faith in the people who raised you, lady. Hispanic! At The Disco posted:Don't forget that China is a big place. Serving Sichuan food to people from Qingdao because Chinese people eat Chinese food will make you look like you think all Chinese people are the same. It'll go over about as well as serving Cincinnati chili to Texans because America is America, right? Like the fact that he's not even saying what he cooked just that it's "Chinese food" says a lot. e: or he did the equivalent of serving spaghetti with a side of paella "because europe" Splicer fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Aug 2, 2021 |
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Sisal Two-Step posted:AITA for saying I wouldn't want to get drunk at a BBQ if my friend was driving me home? Apparently that guy who tried to get his female friend really drunk and then take her home really did have designs on her and isn't a fan of taking no for an answer. What a surprise! But OP flat-out telling him she wouldn't feel comfortable being drunk while alone with him didn't discourage him at all. My [19F] friend [19M] acts like I'm his girlfriend quote:I have a group of guy friends I hangout with decently often, we mostly play video games and DND, and have started meeting up and going out in person. One guy in particular is a little weird, I'll call him M. I was initially closest with him and I still consider him a good friend, but he's quite posessive, makes passive aggressive comments when I hangout with the other guys, and whenever we do hangout as a group, he keeps trying to hold my hand and awkwardly put his arm around me. Whenever he tries to initiate hand holding I give him a high five lol. Everything came to a head yesterday when I hungout with 3 other guys from our group without him. He was invited, but at the last second (the rest of us were literally at the restaurant and seated) he told us he had swapped shifts with a coworker. We went ahead and ate anyways since we were already there, and to be honest it was probably better he didn't come because he has a very basic palate, and we went to a hot pot place that was predominantly organ meat (we're all very Asian and he's white) that he would never eat. So we ate and hung out for a bit at a park and went home. The thread told her that hints weren't good enough, and some folks suggested letting the rest of the friend group know how uncomfortable this guy's behavior was making her. And OP actually listened! UPDATE: My [19F] friend [19M] acts like I'm his gf quote:Thank you for the support! Even if I didn't respond, I did read every single comment and considered everyone's advice. Given how many nerd circles I've seen make excuses for abusers, I'm pleasantly surprised that the rear end in a top hat's childhood friends stepped up. That was probably helped along by the fact that they actually saw him assault her and then react badly to being called out. Good on OP for standing up for herself even if that made things awkward.
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deety posted:Whenever he tries to initiate hand holding I give him a high five lol.
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A Wizard of Goatse posted:also it's about food so it should be good for at least three pages of goons listing their favorite recipe, chinese or otherwise Cincinnati Chili Required: car, money, internet connection 1. Go to google maps, search for skyline chili 2. Drive to location 3. Order 5 way 4. Pay 5. Take cheese from bags and dump in tray 6. Put lid on for 30 seconds so it melts 7. Crumble oyster crackers 8. Eat
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Whenever he tries to initiate hand holding I give him a high five lol Oh my god I need this to be the thread title so bad
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Cincinnati Chili Instructions unclear. Dumped cheese into ashtray.
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Cincinnati Chili Instructions unclear. Drove car into ocean trying to drive from UK.
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SilvergunSuperman posted:I just dislike Ariana Grande because she seems like a lovely person even by celebrity standards. No love lost, but she's pro vaccine so that puts her above average in the US.
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I hear Ariana Grande is spanish for "Big Ariana"
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SiKboy posted:Instructions unclear. Drove car into ocean trying to drive from UK. They don’t have skyline in Lexington. You got put in gold star.
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:Cincinnati Chili
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A Wizard of Goatse posted:I hear Ariana Grande is spanish for "Big Ariana" It's actually Medium Ariana. For a Big Ariana she'd have to be called Ariana Venti.
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Splicer posted:Instructions unclear. Currently in jail with four chili loving sex workers. I wish I got your one.
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deety posted:Given how many nerd circles I've seen make excuses for abusers, I'm pleasantly surprised that the rear end in a top hat's childhood friends stepped up. That was probably helped along by the fact that they actually saw him assault her and then react badly to being called out. Good on OP for standing up for herself even if that made things awkward. I think the fact that he's white and they are all asian (including the OP) might play a part as well. White guys feeling entitled to relationships with asian women is A Thing and a lot of asian guys recognise it as hosed up due to the racial aspect if not the sexist one.
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