I once sat next to a family from our local car dealer commercials in a restaurant and they spent the entire time talking about their recent trip to Paris. The whole conversation was about how the food wasn't American enough and the cable at the hotel didn't have their shows. Nothing about sights or culture or experiences.
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When we went to Cancun (Isla Mujeres, actually) all the food was Americanized or just seafood. Our bartender at this little beach hut bar thingy became a good friend (still in touch, nearly 10 years later) and he heard my brother and I complaining that all the food was super Americanized.
He told us to rent a car and he would take us to the most authentic Mexican food in the world... So we rented a car, and dude drove us over an hour away to his abuelas, and she cooked us food, and it was the best food I had ever had. Incredible.
We should all be so lucky. Thanks for sharing.
That whole trip was pretty incredible, tbh. My brother actually got kidnapped briefly on our last night there
Okay, that story took a sharp left turn. I feel like you should share the details with us.
That's really frustrating in a way that speaks to my own personal experience. I once went to a sushi restaurant, and their mac 'n cheese was not very good. They didn't even have ketchup.
The green ketchup tasted funny, and made my nose tingle. They didn't even bother to cook the fish!
It's kinda baffling to think someone would want to be reminded of home while on vacation
I don't know. When I'm forced to go to Paris on my mandatory annual vacation, I keep a framed photo of my boss and coworkers on the nightstand to stare at wistfully while wondering what I'm missing out on. I also have a gaming app called "Sim Accounting" so I can have fun pretending to fill out forms and spreadsheets so I don't get bored. Looking out of the hotel window, I feel kinda bad for the poor Parisians. They don't know the pride of having a neatly manicured lawn under the close scrutiny of an HOA or the excitement of maintaining, insuring, registering, and driving a large 8-seat SUV. When I think of all the fun I've had navigating traffic on the highway and downtown on the way to the office, I feel a little pang of regret that these French people might never know that joy. I wonder if we did the right thing. Maybe if we had stayed longer in Europe at the end of the war, we could have helped them remodel their cities with proper highways, suburbs, and strip malls. Nonetheless, the past is the past. I'm here for nearly two weeks. At least it will teach me to appreciate home more, if nothing else.
Bonus points if they complained about all the foreigners (French people) in Paris.
Why cain't they speak English lahk normal foke?
Rednecks are the dumbest people on planet earth. Attempted culture of not, you can't fix it.
These are the same people that invade inexpensive rural areas and build a bunch of houses and then complain that there isn't enough to do and not enough government services. Bitch we lived here because it was quiet and inexpensive. Now it's neither.
My favorite experience in Paris was going around and buying items for a picnic and having it on the lawn in front of the Eiffel Tower at sunset, it was amazing.
Who the hell would ruin pizza with ranch?! GROSS!
Sweet summer child, this is the lesser of the pizza crimes.
THE LESSER?
WHAT CRIMES AGAINST FOOD ARE YOU COMMITTING IN THE COLONIES?
I thought it was sweet corn and tomato pieces, I was pure.
Why?
What sort of deranged person would do something like this?
Just why?
Some people just want to watch the world burn, I guess.
Detroit style pizza is bomb with some ranch but ffs don't put it on a ~~legit~~ traditional pizza
Traditional Pizza IS legit pizza.
Detroit style pizza is legit pizza. Don't be mad we can do your thing better than you haha
Of course it's in Amsterdam too
Ah, yes, Amsterdam, the Italy of Northern Europe.
It's not real, it's sarcasm.
First of all, I love your username. Tell A-A-Ron and Bahlahkie I say "Hi." Secondly:
Did they not offer a deep-dish Pepperoni Lovers option?
Not only did they fail to offer that, but also, the crust was unstuffed.
That pizza looks dope...
Must be trolling