https://store.jimbakkershow.com/california-proposition-65/
Okay hear me out first. I (30F) work in a multicultural environment and I get along with everyone. I respect all the different cultures, and I’m always happy to participate in other customs and try different kinds of foods. I just have a weird aversion to Sushi. I’ve tried it a few times, I’ve just never been able to appreciate the combination of tastes it has. It feels very dry and bland to me. I specifically can’t have the one with smoked salmon on it, because I really don’t like the taste. In fact I don’t eat a lot of seafood because of the fishy taste. But I do appreciate that many people love it, and I don’t go around trashing it publicly.
So few days ago, a colleague of Japanese descent made a large tray of homemade sushi and brought it to work for everyone. People were really enjoying it during lunch time, and I just brought my own lunch and joined everyone. She started insisting I have some, I politely declined and said I don’t really like it. She keeps on insisting, and says you’ll like this one cz I’ve made it. I again decline. She insists again a couple times- just try one, try with this sauce, try the vegetarian one, I was getting a bit uncomfortable at this point but I keep politely declining. She leaves me alone for a while.
Towards the end of lunch break, she comes up to be a bit annoyed and says it was rude of me to not even try her homemade cooking, after she asked so many times. And that she had overheard me saying I’m not into sushi and wanted to change my mind, because it’s really really delicious. I said look I have tried it a number of times, in very popular places I’ve just never liked it. She keeps on mumbling about how I’m too into myself, what’s the harm in trying one. At this point I was really annoyed of being forced to eat something I don’t want, and being treated like a child. I walked upto her and put a piece of her sushi in my mouth and just said “Yea I still don’t like it!!” And walked away. Some of my colleagues laughed a bit, some said it was rude of me to not try earlier and then later say i didn’t like it. I thought as adults she should have respected my autonomy to say no to eating something instead of taking it personally. AITA?
When did I miss this cultural reset?!
So stupid. The SAT allowed poor kids to rise up into good schools. Now you have extraccuricular music and sports, GPA (private tutors), "essays" all heavily tilted toward wealthy kids. This is the wrong solution. Just like "defund" police. So much idiocy.
Fellow Americans, I’m interested to know the traditional foods of your family/community, and how well they have preserved to this day. Do the old values and traditions of American gastronomy survive among the new generations?
https://www.nea.gov.sg/media/news/news/index/mandatory-for-diners-to-return-dirty-trays-crockery-and-clean-table-litter-at-hawker-centres-coffeeshops-and-food-courts
Enjoy your dining in but remember to return everything and clean up the table once you're done. Although we're still in the advisory period, it's good to build up the habit before enforcement starts on September 1.
Enforcement action will also be carried out at food courts and coffeeshops progressively from 4Q 2021, so do maintain the good habit in those places too.
A quote from the article : “Activists have long argued that standardized tests put minority and low-income students at a disadvantage. Critics say test questions often contain inherent bias that more privileged children are better equipped to answer. They also say wealthier students typically take expensive prep courses that help boost their scores, which many students can’t afford.”
Students are still allowed to submit their scores voluntarily if they so desire so. Do you think there is a good solution for the lack of low income and minority students in California colleges? I personally disagree with this solution.
Edit: before anyone says anything, I’m aware that a large percentage of California colleges have a large Asian population. This question is referring other minority groups and low income groups (including white people).
This question formed in my head while I was listening to a ColdRaven’s Neat video. The video was “PornGore Vol 1 Review”, and he got to a part where he talked about the part with the Asian chick and the dead fish. That’s when the question formed into my head.
Note to reassure people: I don’t advocate for this type of shit. I don’t want people assuming that I do. It’s disgusting behavior, and I’d rather have all my teeth brutally knocked out.
