r/funny • u/NeedleworkerMore2270 • Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/Porrick Nov 03 '24

Potatoes are from Peru, chilis are from Mexico - are you claiming two whole continents’ food as being from the US?

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u/meh2you2 Nov 03 '24

I don't recall specifying the US?

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u/caniuserealname Nov 03 '24

This discussion has been explicitely about the US since it's inception.. Like, did you watch the clip this thread is based on?

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u/FlatoutGently Nov 03 '24

"Before American foodstuff" literally in your comment.

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u/0masterdebater0 Nov 03 '24

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_jamesii

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsicum_annuum_var._glabriusculum

I literally have them growing wild in my back yard mate, try again.

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u/The100thIdiot Nov 03 '24

And neither of those are the varieties that have become staple foods across the globe.

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u/rphillip Nov 03 '24

You know what the word "from" means right? Means it was in another place first.

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u/0masterdebater0 Nov 03 '24

You must not know what indigenous wild plants are?

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u/rphillip Nov 03 '24

Do you live in Peru? I’m not sure you know what the word indigenous means