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[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 84 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Where can I apply for an Haitian neighbor?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Right?

"My trip to the Caribbean was great, but do not eat their terrible food." -- No one.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

~~No one.~~

Literally any white Midwesterner.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

"Oh yeah, bud. That chicken sure was a jerk. Very spicy."

My inlaws from Illinois, probably.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago

Woah there careful buddy one Color per dish maximum

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Nah, the Midwesterner says, "their food isn't for me, but I hear those New York types like it."

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I tease my brothers about this all the time. They moved to the Midwest a couple decades ago and their tolerance for spiciness has gone way down. We also get into frequent disagreements about whether The Outback is a good steak house, Red Lobster serves good seafood, or Olive Garden is high quality authentic Italian. We also disagree about the existence of restaurants that are not national chains

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We also disagree about the existence of restaurants that are not national chains

Do those even exist anymore?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Outside the Midwest, yes

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

To be honest I made that mistake and was shitting liquid for two days, was not any less delicious tho

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

TBF, there's at least a few 1 * reviews for every resort in the caribbean complaining about the local food

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I live in Little Haiti, Brooklyn and can confirm the food around here is some of the best in the city also everyone knows everyone in my building and my block. It's very much not the norm for New Yorkers. But Haitians, and Caribbean people as a whole, are very community oriented and it's pretty much impossible not to get entwined with the families you live around. I go to BBQs in front of my building and always get a plate brought up if someone's having a party. I speak French to some of my neighbors and one friend particularly enjoyes it because she said it reminds her of home, albeit I don't exactly speak the same French she does haha.

I have no clue why anyone would shit talk Haitians, they're literally some of the best neighbors I've ever had. I mean I know why, Haiti was the first black independent post colony so they've been subjected to some particularly really shitty racist attacks historically. Just sucks though, they're exactly the people who should be citizens of our country.

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Once the maga folk migrates to Russia, because you know, satanic, socialist, Marxist, whateveric Kamala, there'll be plenty of room to fill the country with pleasant people.

Edit: and I'm envious of you, I wish I had those neighbors.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’ll also volunteer to “inspect” the food. I vow I’ll try every plate until I find something

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

You'll get to the bottom of this…plate of food.