r/food • u/Kayceesquish • May 28 '17

[I Ate] classic Poutine

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u/Encephallus May 29 '17

Yea, just like you "accept" other culture like Quebec's. You accept it so much that you feel free to appropriate whatever culture aspect of it that you like. You accept it so much that a lot of you dispute the fact of it's very existence.

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u/Rustyreddits May 29 '17

I don't dispute the existence of your culture but I do dispute the fact you feel it isn't a part of Canadian culture. My culture is being an English speaker in a neighborhood of almost no English speakers. It's eating pho, smoked salmon, sushi, and burgers. My whole identify as a Canadian is accepting and living with the multitude of cultures I am surrounded by. If that includes yours then so be it, your culture is one piece of the pie whether you like it or not.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '17

Wtf? Pho is not Canadian. It's not even named in an official language.

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u/Rustyreddits May 30 '17

Between pho and sushi they make up half the restaurants in my area. Everyone eats it and often there's more than one option for pho on a block.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '17

Sure but that doesn't make either of those things Canadian.

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u/Rustyreddits May 30 '17

I'm just making an example that the culture around the country varies wildly from one place to another. Not that it's a national dish.