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![]() Oh man, Chinese people really do try hard. I’ll give ‘em that much but I think the reason for all of the extra unnecessary effort comes down to being terrified to deal with problems. It is no secret that the Chinese do not like to approach problems head-on like My waitress wasn’t being lazy. Oh no, no, no, no. Instead of confronting the problem and finding a solution to satisfy/mollify/pacify her customer, she decided the best course of action would be to try her hardest to figure out what I wanted and then act upon her decision. If she makes a mistake then she can honestly say: But I tried my hardest! I can only do my best! Once again, this sort of argument works best for a six year old that doesn’t want to clean her room so she throws a few shirts in the closet and then tells her mother that she’s done. Her mother can’t really get angry because her sweet little snookums is doing her best. I don’t chalk up this encounter to a wonderful quirk of the Chinese and a humorous tale of overseas adventures. Sure, it’s pretty easy for someone to say “Oh, why apply your foreign values to a foreign culture where said values don’t apply? You are the guest and you live by your host’s rules.” This kind of talk is usually met by a hate-filled stare and daydreams of ripping out that person’s spine. This is not a cultural difference. What we have here is a spineless food bag that is unable to do a simple task without fucking it up. Here’s an idea when you don’t understand what someone has said to you, why don’t you say: Sorry, I didn’t hear that you stupid barbarian pig. Alternatively, you can say: Read the fucking menu, dumbass. We don’t have pepperoni pizza. We have “American” pizza. You’ll be shocked and amazed what a little bit of clarification can do. PizzaPizza (pronounced /ˈpiːtsə/ ( listen) or /ˈpiːdzə/; Italian: [ˈpit.tsa]) is an oven-baked, flat, disc shaped bread usually topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella and then a selection of meats, salamis, seafood, cheeses, vegetables and herbs depending on taste and culture.The origin of the word "pizza" is unclear, but by 997 it had appeared in Medieval Latin, and in 16th century Naples a Galette flatbread was referred to as a pizza. The pizza was a baker's tool: a dough used to verify the temperature of the oven. A dish of the poor people, it was sold in the street and was not considered a kitchen recipe for a long time. Originating in Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many different parts of the world. A shop or restaurant that primarily makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria". The phrases "pizza parlor", "pizza place" and "pizza shop" are only used in the United States and not in European cultures. The innovation that gave us the flat bread we call pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. For some time after the tomato was brought to Europe by the Spanish Conquerors from the Americas in the 16th century, it was believed by many Europeans to be poisonous (as are some other fruits of the nightshade family). However, by the late 18th century it was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add tomato to their yeast-based flat bread, and so the pizza was born. The dish gained in popularity, and soon pizza became a tourist attraction as visitors to Naples ventured into the poorer areas of the city to try the local specialty. |
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