“I mean, technically we’re just after the profit and it doesn’t really matter who buys our products, but those people make us feel uncomfortable. You know the ones. The ones that remind us that we live in a flawed society and that our self-indulgence doesn’t come free as a god-given right. So, like... I’d rather they…

If it’s screaming, I’ve probably already bitten it, so I’ll just try to make it quick from that point on. It’s the merciful thing to do.

...Hm.

I hope this prevents the problem of the rice adhering to the bottom of the pan like it’s attempting a molecular bond. Seems to happen no matter the method.

I am more dense than iridium. That kind of text would be manna from heaven.

I’ve always had a hesitance to eat octopus; I’d feel guilty eating something that smart...

If they dumb this one down like they did with Skyrim, I will be very, very angry. I’ll probably still play it, but I’ll be super mad, yo.

When I reached ice water lady I put my head gently on my desk and started quietly groaning. I got better after a few minutes, but I can’t help but feel that I avoided some kind of hypertension disorder.

Right? It sets off alarm bells in my head. Stickiness or chalky feeling... “Wrong! This is wrong! Fix it now!” Can’t think straight until it’s gone.

Actually, I was never talking about people who don’t like things. I was talking about people who refuse to ever try things. I’ll understand where you got the misconception, but it’s still a misconception.

Only if it’s also in reverse.

Fair enough.

Look, I feel like we (the food snobs) may have approached this topic with a bit too much zeal, and as a consequence gave off the wrong impression. Making someone angry was not my intention, so maybe we can go back to square one and make this a civil conversation again? I’m willing to do that and I hope you’re willing…

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Sorry, mistakenly typed “cucumber” when I meant “zucchini”. Weird word substitution caused by noggin-nonsense. Addressed it in another post.

You have every right, yes. Absolutely. But we also have every right to think it’s ridiculous.

“I’m scared of new things!”

Ideally, cooking and eating together is a fun, social activity. Sometimes people don’t really feel like it; that’s fine, I get it. It’s not always something you’re up for. But for it to be an activity that you refuse to participate in on all fronts? Something’s up.

It’s not something as simple as “I don’t like food A”. I have no difficulties with that. Nor am I talking about those on the autism spectrum (diagnosed or otherwise). It’s when people without any form of medical issue with food are so unbelievably fickle with it that they limit their diet to only their few favorites…