On 12/26/2020 2:12 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:50:15 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Yes, I will research this online. Long story short, my new guy made the
>> mistake of going to Inchin Bamboo for dinner last night. It's a chain place.
>> Indian/Asian fusion type food, based out of TX I think. There wasn't much
>> open when he got there. Restaurants are either closed for good or closed
>> early due to Covid, and add in the holiday. He wanted a long time to try to
>> place an order, but they closed before he could order. They apologized, but
>> gave him some food for free. We couldn't tell what it was. Some kind of
>> chicken and noodles and way too much white rice. He had intended to eat it
>> in the car and then go home.
>>
>> Instead, he called and asked if he could come over and heat it in my
>> microwave as it was cold when they gave it to him. I had made turkey and
>> stuffing, but I thought that wouldn't appeal to him given that he is from
>> Tanzania.
(snip)
> Sounds like word went out on the Mooch Wire about you. You
> immediately switch into catering/bowing mode rather than simply
> asking him, "I have some turkey and stuffing I just made. Try
> some". Instead he just invites himself over and ransacks the
> kitchen frore Intel (under the guise of 'need spicy')
>
Hey, he did call first! But you're right, why assume turkey and
stuffing wouldn't appeal to him? Maybe that's what he really wanted, an
invitation to Christmas dinner.

Another thought is the guy [alledgedly] cooks and owns a rice pot yet he
had to go to her house to use *her* microwave. There are plenty of
other ways to reheat food, up to and including that rice pot.

What about the pandemic lockdown? What's this guy doing out and about
when everyone is supposed to stay at home? He waits until Christmas day
to try a restaurant but they're closing so they give him free food.
Yeah, because that's what restaurants in dire need of money to stay
afloat during a pandemic do.

If she wants to know what this guy likes to eat she should be asking
him. Even if there were a dozen Tanzanians on this ng doesn't mean they
all like the same food. According to Wikipedia "The United Nations
estimated Tanzania's 2018 population at 56.31 million." Lots of room for
variation.

> You need to lay off the Tinder, lady. You're looking for love in all
> the wrong places. Is he at least well-hung? At least bigger than
> the tiny Cannoli? I think you want more inner-African for that.
> The outer Africans are original and infamous scam artists - I've
> gotten email from every King in Africa who's on the run trying to
> stash his billions in loot into my bank account.
>
> -sw
>
He was a Nigerian Prince and I got all of his money!

Jill