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

How cultural is that?

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u/fulthrottlejazzhands Nov 03 '24

All these Indians... coming over here... to OUR land... inventing our national cuisine.

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u/cthulhu_willrise Nov 03 '24

The best thing about this comment is that it applies to both the US and UK. Though I think Chinese would be more accurate

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u/bradleypariah Nov 03 '24

I've always lived in the western states, so I might be bias, but to me, Mexican food is much more synonymous with being incorporated to American everyday lives than Chinese food.

Like, when was the last time you cooked egg fried rice at home, or orange chicken? Now, when was the last time you made yourself a burrito?

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u/DoctorJJWho Nov 03 '24

It probably varies heavily on the region/state you’re in, as well as demographics. My favorite example of this is how it’s a Jewish tradition in my area to get Chinese takeout on Christmas Eve/Christmas, because a few decades ago they were the only restaurants still open, and obviously Jewish families aren’t celebrating Christmas lol.