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Default False conceptions of what other countries eat.



"White Spirit" > wrote in message
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> On 15/01/2014 07:07, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> So did you have any false conceptions of foods that are eaten in other
>> countries? Or heard of any such things?

>
> I was speaking to a chap at work from the Democratic Republic of Congo
> about whether he likes to eat people back home. Human Resources got
> involved and made me attend a Diversity Awareness course otherwise they
> were going to dismiss me. As a result, I understand first-hand how false
> conceptions of what people eat can cause a lot of embarrassment.
>
> I still have the perception that Australians eat a lot of barbecued meat
> but I don't know whether it's a false one. I'm assuming that if they do,
> it isn't humanoid in origin.


Oooh please stop. I am getting squicked

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