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Chow Yun-Fat: "Can't stand American lifestyle"
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videogamer
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Lil' Dice said:
LA has a lot of heavy people, esp in some of the worse-off areas.
BTW, I found HK totally ghetto. I wasn't totally impressed by the skyscrapers... the smells there just made me want to vomit. Been told it's kind of like NYC though...
Ninja Scooter
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who cares by the amount of fatties in a certain place. Seriously, your uncle cares enough to be "appalled" by something so stupid? As long as you take care of yourself and keep yourself in decent health/shape, who gives a shit how fat some lady walking down the street is. Sorry, but i've never felt it to be a burden to inhabit the same country as people that are fat.
Tea Master
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Socreges said:
...and you must be white.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
Diablos said:Yeah, hot dogs have pig lips and assholes, ears, intestines, and god only knows what else in them. He should love eating hot dogs.
not kosher hot dogs.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
Tea Master said:
...you must be not white.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Oh no! Some guy who makes shitty movies and can barely speak english doesnt like how I live. I think I'm just gonna kill myself.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Ill Saint said:
Cause he hurt my feelings and made me cry. Buts its not like I didnt like the guy before this anyway.
Nothing better than travelling and understanding other cultures and world views, but the comment regarding the US is not on-point. Absolutely loved my time there, especially NYC and San Fran. Great, cultured and cosmopolitan cities with loads to soak up and learn from.bobafett said:
Warm Machine
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The chinese food in north america isn't even real. It is a terrible bastardization of chinese food. My brother is married to a hong kong chinese woman and I've had dinner with her family. The real goods are amazing.
Chow would probably like Vancouver. Real restaurant selection and a massive chinese population.
Oh yeah, the US has the largest population of fat people I have ever experienced. England has to have the skinniest of any where I have been. Canada is somewhere in between.
Chow would probably like Vancouver. Real restaurant selection and a massive chinese population.
Oh yeah, the US has the largest population of fat people I have ever experienced. England has to have the skinniest of any where I have been. Canada is somewhere in between.
mashoutposse
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Canada has a lot of fatties. It's the only way they know to keep warm.
dog$ said:
Damn, are you fucking kidding? First, you barbecue pig, pork, ribs. It's PORK. Second, there are at least two types of barbecue. The first is the sub-standard, likely widely available around the country, ketsup based bbq. It's the red sauce that coats the pig meat, and it's good, but not the best. The BEST is in central North Carolina, which is vinegar based BBQ. Sliced pig based in vinegar and sauce, with hush puppies and cole slaw. Damn there isn't a better meal on the planet.
I feel sorry for everyone in this topic that claims that the US doesn't have their own food. It's been mentioned once, but "soul food" has it taken care of. Some greens soaked in pig bone (the PC name is ham hock), some mashed potatoes, some corn on the cob, some cornbread...damn. Add some vinegar based BBQ, fuck even my friend from Ireland is pigging out on the pig.
The US doesn't have it's own food? What about a double-cheeseburger and some fries if nothing else?
Some of you are exclusionists and some are just plain sad. The US has plenty of it's own cuisine, and we've got more than enough of everyone else's cuisine if you live in a decent city. If I can find Indian cuisine in RALEIGH NC, then if you're complaining about lack of variety, you just aren't looking hard enough.
videogamer
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DJ_Tet said:
IIRC:
French fries: Belgium
Double cheeseburger: ok, but the origins supposedly come from Germany
It doesn't matter if the country has invented any good food... only if it has good food of any sort.
videogamer
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DJ_Tet said:
Somehow I doubt that potatoes, yuccas, corn etc were available in Africa, Middle East, or Asia...
You're falling down the slippery slope.
Hitokage said:
South Carolina? And why would you go to SC except for random Carowinds rides and fireworks?
I've lived on the border for nearly 30 years. I've never heard of mustard based. I can only assume you're trying to be difficult, or you're really as strange as you pretend to be. SC cuisine doesn't equate into NC cuisine. If you aren't talking peaches, we don't care. You enjoy your "out of the box" bbq, I'll continue laughing at people like you and people who use ketsup based sauces.
Seriously, you've got to be kidding. I grew up in Charlotte for 20 years, don't try and mess with me. I KNOW what happens in that area. If "mustard based" was the bomb, I would have heard of it. You're just being different to be different. Take your vinegar like a man
Spiritreaver
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You've made me very very very hungry DJ_Tet. I've grown up with "soul food" mostly and I've had a lack of it the past few months. Plus the big thing where I lived in Tulsa were the family owned BBQ restaurants. Wonderful places and just driving by them makes you want to pull over. Sadly, where I am in Arizona has no such places to eat at.
Meh, I'm just going to have to go buy a ton of ribs and have a cookout.
Meh, I'm just going to have to go buy a ton of ribs and have a cookout.
Says the man who's never had it.DJ_Tet said:South Carolina? And why would you go to SC except for random Carowinds rides and fireworks?
I've lived on the border for nearly 30 years. I've never heard of mustard based. I can only assume you're trying to be difficult, or you're really as strange as you pretend to be. SC cuisine doesn't equate into NC cuisine. If you aren't talking peaches, we don't care. You enjoy your "out of the box" bbq, I'll continue laughing at people like you and people who use ketsup based sauces.
Seriously, you've got to be kidding. I grew up in Charlotte for 20 years, don't try and mess with me. I KNOW what happens in that area. If "mustard based" was the bomb, I would have heard of it. You're just being different to be different. Take your vinegar like a man
You know, food isn't like sports teams. You don't HAVE to root for your home dish.
DarthWufei said:
You and me both Darth
Man there is this place in Raleigh called Don Murray's. It has a buffet of barbecue, fried chicken, collards, corn, cornbread, biscuits, green beans, and other "fixins." The thing is it's so greasy it gives locals like me problems. I eat there about every six months. It's all you can eat, but you'll be in pain later lol. Damn it's good going down though.
BBQ is NOT a verb, it's a noun, and the meat is pig. You can put BBQ sauce on chicken, but you can't "bbq chicken." You bbq pork, and that's just how it is. And you don't use freaking mustard either, sorry Hito. If you've got friends that do it that way, you need new friends. Give me a PM and I'll meet you at a good vinegar Charlotte Restaurant for a Bobcat game this fall. Vinegar isn't prevelant in Charlotte, it's mostly crappy katsup/Memphis based sauce, but I know a few places in Charlotte that "do it right."
Hitokage said:Says the man who's never had it.
You know, food isn't like sports teams. You don't HAVE to root for your home dish.
I'm fine that I've never had it. The problem is that I've never HEARD of it. Got a restaurant in Charlotte that serves it? If it was that damn good, I would have heard of it. I've heard of other sports teams, I just choose to cheer for the home teams
Hell, I think I could go to Thomasville, mention mustard-based BBQ, and never be heard from again
Man Columbia isn't even a freckle in the armpit that is SC. How dare you insinuate that I've never eaten in SC. I've been to TWO Klempsun games in their home stadium. I've spent the night at USC Columbia. I don't know what you're trying to say, except for trying to discredit me for never having heard of a regional at best style of BBQ.
I wish we had this discussion two weeks ago when I was in the heart of SC. I've been in NC longer than you ever dreamed, and because I've never heard of your obviously inferior type of BBQ I'm the loser
Dude, I've spent time in Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Anderson, Greensboro, and Spartenburg. You keep your mustard-Q. It is niche at best, which probably explains your affinity towards it.
I wish we had this discussion two weeks ago when I was in the heart of SC. I've been in NC longer than you ever dreamed, and because I've never heard of your obviously inferior type of BBQ I'm the loser
Dude, I've spent time in Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Anderson, Greensboro, and Spartenburg. You keep your mustard-Q. It is niche at best, which probably explains your affinity towards it.
Hitokage said:
Hey it's ok. I'm just trying to figure out your angle. I wouldn't take anything you said personally. I'm just saying...never heard of no mustard bbq...but it's probably decent...wish we had this conversation two weeks ago when I was in Klempsun, could have snagged some from some fellow grills...gotta love the tailgates in the fall in the Carolinas! too bad Carolina didn't come to play today
Is there a place in Charlotte that serves mustard-q?
Were you just making up mustard-q?
Do you prefer katsup bbq or vinegar-q? Katsup bbq is prevalent in Charlotte, see Sonny's etc. If you want some decent vinegar based bbq, hit up Carolina Classic BBQ on Tryon Rd, before Sonnys and before the chinese place, heading towards Southpark Mall, away from the old Coliseum.
Were you just making up mustard-q?
Do you prefer katsup bbq or vinegar-q? Katsup bbq is prevalent in Charlotte, see Sonny's etc. If you want some decent vinegar based bbq, hit up Carolina Classic BBQ on Tryon Rd, before Sonnys and before the chinese place, heading towards Southpark Mall, away from the old Coliseum.
Hitokage said:
I've been scouring the net, from what I can gather "He Hate Me" i.e. Rod Smart seems to be OK, but that doesn't fit with what you and I saw on TV. I'm more worried about our overhyped defense. We couldn't stop ATL for shit today
Luckily it seems like Steven Davis will be back next week, but still, we're hurting for sure. I'd personally like to start the season over, without broken legs etc eggplant said:
if you're expecting some sort of a squeky clean plastic neon city, then nyc isnt your kinda town. it has stunningly pretty riverside parks, glass and steel skyscrapers, and posh restaurants but it also has dirty streets, narrow, old alleyways, fish markets, and tiny sidestreet food shops. areas covered with graffiti. chinatown. streets filled with potholes. its a city of contrast.
If it makes you feel better, I've been to both, and I think Sonny's sucks, but that isn't saying much because I've had better ribs in steakhouses. Using Sonny's in this comparison isn't fair.DJ_Tet said:Is there a place in Charlotte that serves mustard-q?
Were you just making up mustard-q?
Do you prefer katsup bbq or vinegar-q? Katsup bbq is prevalent in Charlotte, see Sonny's etc. If you want some decent vinegar based bbq, hit up Carolina Classic BBQ on Tryon Rd, before Sonnys and before the chinese place, heading towards Southpark Mall, away from the old Coliseum.
... and I didn't make it up.
Hitokage said:If it makes you feel better, I've been to both, and I think Sonny's sucks, but that isn't saying much because I've had better ribs in steakhouses. Using Sonny's in this comparison isn't fair.
... and I didn't make it up..
Sonny's is most definitely a fair comparison, because how do I know that you know that Sonny's sucks? Sonny's advertises, they put butts in the seats etc. I've never heard of Maurice's, where is it? BBQ out of a sauce doesn't count. If you don't have your own pig pit, sauce doesn't count. Just when I think you might know what you're talking about, you lose me
You can't "buy sauce" at HT and have BBQ. You better have your own pig and your own pig pit.
Hitokage said:I brought up the sauce because there wouldn't be any if there wasn't a mustard-based BBQ.
because of you perfectly sane people will think again before ordering vinegar based bbq when travelling through our fine state. I don't see your point, but if you made it, good for you.
katsup based bbq lives on as memphis based bbq served in "Red Hot and Blue" restaurants. vinegar based needs pimping. mustard based apparently lives in your mind and in remote HT shelves.
Do people a favor rather than trying to confuse them for the sake of "being right."
HT makes pigs feet, doesn't mean people eat them. Don't try and make a niche food bigger than it is. It isn't, it wasn't, and if it was, you weren't here long enough to know.
Oh boo fucking hoo. Sorry to cut into your commission.
Oh, and since the discussion seems to have derailed, let's recap:
DJ_tet: Vinegar-based BBQ is best.
Hitokage: Mustard-based BBQ is best.
DJ_tet: It doesn't exist.
Hitokages: It does, and you can even buy the sauce in stores.
DJ_tet: What does the sauce have to do with anything?
Oh, and since the discussion seems to have derailed, let's recap:
DJ_tet: Vinegar-based BBQ is best.
Hitokage: Mustard-based BBQ is best.
DJ_tet: It doesn't exist.
Hitokages: It does, and you can even buy the sauce in stores.
DJ_tet: What does the sauce have to do with anything?
ConfusingJazz
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Ill Saint said:
Hell, as a Texan, this is the most utterly surreal threads I have read since one of Mike Work's random gif threads.
Hitokage said:Oh boo fucking hoo. Sorry to cut into your commission.
Oh, and since the discussion seems to have derailed, let's recap:
DJ_tet: Vinegar-based BBQ is best.
Hitokage: Mustard-based BBQ is best.
DJ_tet: It doesn't exist.
Hitokages: It does, and you can even buy the sauce in stores.
DJ_tet: What does the sauce have to do with anything?
The sauce has nothing to do with anything. It's obvious you've never had good bbq
It's about how it's prepared 8 hours before you even eat it. I don't have a commission chief. Your Harris Teeter sauce doesn't really count, sorry. I'm posting a thread on my Carolina board, be back in 24 hours with the real sauces. If your sauce is "the real deal", I'll post it. If not, I'll post that. God forbid someone doesn't believe a mod around here. Just because you can buy it at HT doesn't make it a common or accepted food in the south.
Spiritreaver
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DJ_Tet said:You and me both Darth
Man there is this place in Raleigh called Don Murray's. It has a buffet of barbecue, fried chicken, collards, corn, cornbread, biscuits, green beans, and other "fixins." The thing is it's so greasy it gives locals like me problems. I eat there about every six months. It's all you can eat, but you'll be in pain later lol. Damn it's good going down though.
Heh, I know how you feel. We had a couple of those restaurants as well, wonderful, but I preferred my grandmother's cooking to be honest. She always cooked up some awesome fried chicken, corn bread, green beans, and whatever else went with it. I need to learn how to do this all myself in a decent manner. My mom can do some of it, so I'm going to have to learn from her.
And I agree on this whole sauce discussion and vinegar based sauces. I actually hadn't a clue about mustard sauces until now. Something my family would never have considered replacing their more common sauces. It's almost unthinkable.
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