(Alternatively you can check out any celebrity chef reality show to see how Italian/French/English food is venerated for it's sophistication in a way that Thai/Chinese/Indian food is not - except for a few rare exceptions. :) )

They do incredibly well in most metro areas as restaurants that 20/30-something crowd (including myself) go out to dine. But that's not what I'm talking about.

The growing presence of minority cultures has made it to the board and now basmati rice is right next to the Uncle Ben's in many American grocery stores. It's the ultimate minority triumph. As far as the supermarket is concerned, your people aren't ethnic — they're just, like, people.

I used to travel for work to Moscow and would have to stay there for weeks at a time, and the shower curtain thing is typical, even at luxury hotels. However, what you also need to consider is that they do not - NOT - have a concept of "value" - what things are worth. They have a very naïve idea that "it's worth…

The good news is that this is just a case of lost in translation and that it was actually Russian hockey player Alexander Semin on the bed. The bad news, he pooed all over the sheets.

Yes, I stayed in a small Italian town where this was the case. I was with a big group of American high school students, and although we were told not to flush the toilet paper, some did it anyway. We had plumbing problems, and the Italians were furious with us — they were like WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU STUPID AMERICANS…

Same with many areas of Mexico.

Yeah, why is that picture notable at all? Basically half the world has a 'no toilet paper down the toilet' thing. Did these journalists not travel for the Beijing Olympics?

The thing about not flushing toilet paper isn't that unusual overseas. I work with a girl who was born and raised mostly in Turkey and she said they put it in a bag next to the toilet..something to do with the pipes

Just ask Ukrainians about Dangerous Russian Face Water.

Serious question: is there any functional reason for hacking the wings into wingettes and drumettes? I usually just do them whole. And my favorite bar wings on earth (Moriarty's at 11th/Walnut in Philly) also are done whole.

There's a great restaurant in Denver called Olive Garden. Olive Garden has gained a following since 1982 with its ample portions and relaxed ambience. It’s known for its classic lasagna, fettuccine Alfredo and chicken Parmigiana.

uhhh, babe ruth and ty cobb have been dead for over 50 fucking years.

Name a musician other than Kanye (white, black or whatever,) that goes around proclaiming himself a genius and is so over the top outspoken about himself and his beliefs. The only one I can think of was Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis and they were nowhere near as popular as Kanye in America. The "George Bush doesn't…

Just to be sure we're clear:

Lots of idiot racists dislike Richard Sherman because of the reasons you've outlined.
But lots of people who aren't idiot racists dislike Richard Sherman because he's a self-promoting blowhard.

Frankly, I don't give two shits if he's black, white, Chinese or one of those coffee addicted aliens in MIB. His tirade was fucking nasty, unnecessarily pointed and lacking any semblance of humility.

Now I feel awkward saying I owned him in my fantasy football league.

"Everyone" does not.

It's not about a 'black man knowing his place' to me. If Peyton Manning was interviewed and started shouting derogatory crap at the Patriot DBs, and how they better keep his name outta their mouths, I'd think he was equally classless.

I enjoy the implication that if you don't like Kanye or consider him a genius then it's obviously because he's black...not because he's an egotistical asshole who makes music that not everybody likes