Mary wrote:
> Don't, for one second, assume that all (or even most) Texans are like
> that. Those from small towns may have limited exposure to ethnic food
> and be hesitant to try it, but those of us who live in major metro
> areas are surrounded by nearly every type of ethnic cuisine that
> exists. Houston, for example, is one of the most ethnically-diverse
> cities in the U.S. and boasts thousands of restaurants offering *many*
> different types of food.
>

Disagree with you on this, it's the same for people from cities. About 10
years ago I went for a guided tour around bits of NE United States + bits of
Canada, everybody in the group were from Hong Kong (quite a big city,
right?). The tour company cater for Hong Kong people especially and guess
what happened? We went to practically every China Town in between Toronto
and New York, so that we can have Chinese for almost every meal. If there
were a floating Chinese restaurant at Niagara Falls we would have eaten in
it. And throughout that 10 days, people were moaning about not being able
to find a bowl of decent wanton noodles. Why go half way round the world to
get something you can get much cheaper and better at home?

Ada