"Maybe in her family growing up, politeness was viewed as a sign of weakness and so she learned not to do it"

Plus, how often do you get bread rolls with chunks of sweet potato, green bean or prawn inside?

Because even if she somehow magically got free tempura vegetables last time she was there, here tastebuds are so shot that she can't discern the difference between battered vegetables and bread.

I should have figured this one out long ago.

Wait, you don't have a laundry kitchen? My life's never been easier since I started drying dishes along with the dish towels. And don't get me started on the huge pots of soup you can make in the washer...

No no, ignorance shrouded by self importance is always funny.

If someone honestly can't tell the difference between broccoli, carrots, and a loaf of bread, they need to get out of the restaurant and check themselves into a hospital.

Um, no. Bread rolls are generally smooth. Vegetable tempura? Bumpy and in assorted shapes. And colours. And she was a dick about it. And there's something to be said for not excusing cultural ignorance and maybe, you know, educating oneself beforehand. You sound like the type of person who would defend an ignorant…

And also, vegetable tempura tastes nothing like bread. So, I agree, that they either hadn't eaten there before (and were in for a surprise when they ate the tempura), or were trying to scam them.

They could easily look pretty similar from a few feet away, and not everyone is familiar with Japanese cooking.

HAHAHA, I was thinking for a moment maybe I could do something like this because I admit, I put my Oxi Clean in a clear plastic container with a white snap on lid because it keeps moisture out better and does look nicer. But then I remembered that I keep the Oxi Clean in the laundry room and I don't bake things…

Indeed; we should check our sense privilege.

Flour....what is that? Sounds like...flower? What do I have that smells like flowers?

I don't understand the blindly backing them up, but I understand not saying anything. I probably wouldn't say anything if they were loud. Sometimes I might, but most of the time I wouldn't want to cause further conflict.

To me, that is the perfect reason to make fun of them.

You left out "THERE'S A NORMAL WAY TO MAKE COFFEE WHERE THEY COME FROM!!!"

I'm picturing something like, she stores detergent in a beautiful glass decanter of some sort, because using the original package is just SO déclassé and her pinterest board shows all these great ways to organize things. Likewise, she stores her pantry staples in beautiful vessels (probably from the fancy kitchen…

You shouldn't make fun of those commenters. They might come from somewhere that doesn't value common sense.

i dont understand blindly loyal friends who say nothing/back people up in their stupidity. shut it down, guys. shut the bullshit down.

Dumb customer (me) anecdote time.