funny fortune cookies

[Natako]

I actually taught myself how to use chopsticks. I'm quite good with them, actually.

And Dren, Chinese restaurants where I live are about the same with the broken English and all. I've never seen a non-Asian employee at an Asian food restaurant around here. I think that many of them are owned by families. Asian restaurants aren't the only ones like this, though. I've noticed a similar trend with Italian and Mexican restaurants. Also, every Dunkin' Donuts in the area is owned by an Indian family. Literally. I'm not generalizing here.

[coreystranick]

I actually taught myself how to use chopsticks. I'm quite good with them, actually.

And Dren, Chinese restaurants where I live are about the same with the broken English and all. I've never seen a non-Asian employee at an Asian food restaurant around here. I think that many of them are owned by families. Asian restaurants aren't the only ones like this, though. I've noticed a similar trend with Italian and Mexican restaurants. Also, every Dunkin' Donuts in the area is owned by an Indian family. Literally. I'm not generalizing here.

Same way here actually. Its all about the franchise for the Dunkin Donuts.

[Archem]

Everything is run by Mexicans here. God bless them.

[Bluhman]

Every business here is run by Americans. Or at least people who live in America. I hope.

[fruckert]

"You like Chinese food"

ORLY?

[Zerlina]

This thread is getting progressively worse.

[drenrin2120]

every thread gets progressively worse, Zerl. Have you not realized this yet?!?!?!

And, I don't know about the mexicans and dunkin donuts thing. Over here, it's more like, if it's a fast food restaurant, there's probably a puerto rican spittin' in your food.

I feel like that was borderline racist.

[Natako]

This thread started out so innocent. I think.

Unfortunately, I don't eat at Asian restaurants nearly often enough to have any fortune cookie messages to share with the rest of you, thus steering this topic back on track. I do, however, think fortune cookies are yummy, even if they were created in America.

Actually, now that I think about it, the one Chinese place I go to semi-frequently doesn't even give out fortune cookies anymore.

[drenrin2120]

Actually, now that I think about it, the one Chinese place I go to semi-frequently doesn't even give out fortune cookies anymore.

Then it is not a true (american) chinese restaurant.

[Bluhman]

Actually, I hate Chinese food. Actually, I hate all Asian food except Japanese. Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean; they're all really similar: The dishes served at their restaurants like to just pile everything into a big mash. At some high-end Chinese restaurants, where the food can easily be shared, this is fine, because people just take a bit of everything, but all to often, you'll end up with a huge and consistent pile of stuff that you need to eat all by yourself. Japanese food really doesn't follow that formula at all. Save for katsudon, which is gigantic and terrible.

[drenrin2120]

I have a hard time believing the food I eat at Chinese restaurants is actual Asian food. Asian INSPIRED, maybe. But actual, traditional Asian food? I just don't know think so.

[Natako]

It's not. I remember reading somewhere that Jackie Chan was once interviewed on a talk show and the interviewer started naming the dishes that most Chinese food places serve. He had no idea what any of them were until the interviewer mentioned rice. And yeah, apparently this is a true story.

So I'd say that it's an imitation of Asian food. I agree with Bluhman that the food they serve in Japanese restaurants is delicious, though. One of my favorite restaurants back home was a hibachi place where they served primarily Japanese food and some Thai, and I actually recognized the dishes on the menu from my vast exposure to anime and Japanese culture in general. I can't say I've ever tried Vietnamese or Korean food, though.

[Archem]

I love Americanized Chinese food. I was more-or-less conceived because of it, so it all makes sense. Don't care how fake it is, it's damn good.

[Prpl_Mage]

Well, restaurants with "tradition" are most likely owned by a family who does their thing to survive. Sometimes there's an uncle working there, sometimes it's a cousin. They look out for each other. Most pizza and kebab places are like that over here. Gotta love immigration, they make us great food even though they were graduated and stuff back home.
And really, the only actual speaking problem that anyone notices are certain asian people who pronounce certain letters wrong. Everyone else does a really good job. And Swedish sucks to learn. Our language makes no sense.

[Zerlina]

Actually, I hate Chinese food. Actually, I hate all Asian food except Japanese. Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean; they're all really similar: The dishes served at their restaurants like to just pile everything into a big mash. At some high-end Chinese restaurants, where the food can easily be shared, this is fine, because people just take a bit of everything, but all to often, you'll end up with a huge and consistent pile of stuff that you need to eat all by yourself. Japanese food really doesn't follow that formula at all. Save for katsudon, which is gigantic and terrible.

You realize it's meant to be shared, right?