54 points

I’ve literally never heard anybody in my life say this.

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You might just need to consider yourself lucky, then, because I’ve met several people this bigoted and have absolutely heard some derivation of this numerous times.

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18 points

My mother in law was almost crying with joy when I (a white guy) was eating her dinner with my hands for the first time. I was just confused at what the fuss was. Remember we all live in our bubbles.

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15 points

Look for a local charity vid from southeast Asia. Local people who make these huge portions of food for the impoverished are usually scooping the rice and curry with their hands. Normal people will see this and say “hell yeah glad they’re supporting each other” while a racist would call it dirty and make a white savior bit out of it.

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14 points

Ya but I also think it’s ok to react to foreign cultures in a variety of ways. There isn’t one way we have to be all the time. If someone is grossed out by something they’ve never seen before then they aren’t automatically a bigot or racist.

If someone scooped up my rice with their hands I’d not want the rice. We use utensils for serving things and I’m sure other cultures have a variety of opinions about that. I’m sure I’d get used to it if I moved somewhere where it was normal.

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4 points

They say that like they don’t prep food with their hands

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8 points

I’m happy to hear that’s the case for you, unfortunately my relatives are pretty terrible and seem to look for any opportunity to be shitty

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6 points

You haven’t met my greatest generation grandparents then

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49 points

Or, you know, sandwiches

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pizza, sandwich, burger, hot dog, corn dog, fries, rolls (and basically any bread-like thing), buffalo wings, chicken nuggets / tenders, fish sticks, most fruit, any veggies that can be eaten raw, most quick snacks, and so much more.

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14 points

Corn dog does not belong on that list. You don’t eat the stick

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jesus fucking christ fine. replace corn dog with: corn on the cob, tacos, burritos, nachos, tater tots, bbq ribs, breadsticks, calzones, mozzarella sticks, etc.

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9 points

Wait you’re not supposed to eat the stick?

How else am I supposed to get my fiber?

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4 points

I always remove the stick once I’ve eaten down to the stick. So for me, at least half the corn dog is always eaten with my hands.

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2 points

It depends on how dry the food is that is being touched… Except chicken wings now that you mention it.

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2 points

chicken drums?

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i eat pizza with a fork and knife

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24 points

Yes officer this comment right here.

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10 points

I eat fries with a fork.

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8 points

Ok I feel this one is fine

How else am I supposed to dunk them in mayo?

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2 points

It’s the formal way of doing it in Italy though?

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5 points

You looked good in today’s mugshot, mr Trump

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5 points

Found the heretic.

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Fun fact: Italian “well mannered” people are expected to eat pizza with fork and knife, exactly because eating with hands is considered gross by “eating etiquette experts” (I have no idea how to call people judging other people own businesses)

In practice, you guys are eating pizza like poor people, what a shame!! /s

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Fun fact: no italian has ever ate pizza with a fork and knife. The only time when these 3 things should be togheter is when cutting the pizza (surprisingly, pizza cutters are fairly uncommon ).

If you see an “italian” eating pizza with a fork, they arent italian, they are sicilian

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Italian from Veneto here, eat with fork and knife unless its a slice from a fast food like Autogrill/ eating standup

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21 points

any food is hand food if you wash your hands after.

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16 points

any food is hand food if you wash your hands after.

And how about before?

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6 points

That sounds like quiter talk

The dirt adds so much extra interesting bits to the texture of the food

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12 points

especially soup

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1 point

Augustus Gloop, is that you?

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