Father Heathen
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Okay, point taken.
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As much as I love Texas - Europe sure is a great place to visit!
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Okay, point taken.
Flankerl
Well-Known Member
In many parts of europe there seem to be stricter anti-smoking laws as in the USA. So problem solved.
Germany may be the exception but hey its the same in the USA. Federalism is a *****.
There wasn't a NON SMOKING section. People were smoking around them. Removing an ashtray doesn't make a table non smoking.
Well actually it does make the table and the people seated at the table quite non smoking.
Also things have changed and continue to change.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
GAK! Well that explains a lot!
Texas is extremely diverse - probably one of the most diverse states in the US - and has a lot of first generation and immigrant Asians. We've got some very dynamic Asian communities - and consequently - some great Asian food, sometimes where you'd least expect it. For instance, some of the best Thai food I've ever had is in a little locally owned restaurant in a nearby town of 60,000. I have no idea how this Thai family ended up here, but I sure am glad they did! And that place is packed all the time. Yum!
ninerbuff
godless wonder
In literal terms yes, but you asked a question and it was answered as to why there was a problem. This was as recent as 2009 so maybe there isn't adherence to law by all restaurants yet.Well actually it does make the table and the people seated at the table quite non smoking.
Also things have changed and continue to change.
I don't care if people smoke since I know it's their "fix", but even when I smoked I was courteous enough to not be around people that didn't want it around them.
ninerbuff
godless wonder
I don't doubt that I could find a good place if I really looked. Seemed as if all they had in Amarillo was "texas barbeque, steaks, steaks, ribs, ribs" etc. Not that I mind either, but after driving through the midwest (which also had no Asian restaurants off the main freeway I-40) I was hoping that at least in Texas we'd find one. Couldn't find on till we hit Nevada. Lol, and it was a Panda Express......GAK! Well that explains a lot!
Texas is extremely diverse - probably one of the most diverse states in the US - and has a lot of first generation and immigrant Asians. We've got some very dynamic Asian communities - and consequently - some great Asian food, sometimes where you'd least expect it. For instance, some of the best Thai food I've ever had is in a little locally owned restaurant in a nearby town of 60,000. I have no idea how this Thai family ended up here, but I sure am glad they did! And that place is packed all the time. Yum!
Flankerl
Well-Known Member
If there was any adherence you'd have to check the laws of the state you visited.
Songbird
She rules her life like a bird in flight
This talk about smoking reminds me of when my son encountered cigarette smoke for the first time. (Smoking is banned in all public indoor places here.) He was about five and we were walking into a store as a man was putting out his cig in the ashtray in front of the door. A breeze picked up the smoke just right, and we walked through a cloud of it. My son asked, "What is that?" When I told him, he said, "A ciga......Mom, are you speaking Spanish?"
Quite a different era from my childhood!
Quite a different era from my childhood!
Yer look'n to happen upon a good Asian restaurant off of a highway by chance?
Good luck doing that anywhere...except Thailand, China, etc.
Btw, I've had Korean & Chinese style ribs.....Texas blows'm away. Even Michigan has better.
Reptillian
Hamburgler Extraordinaire
Different from my childhood too. The smell of cigarette smoke always reminds me of my grandfather. When I was a toddler, he used to smoke while I was sitting on his lap. I even recall telling him I liked the smell and him blowing some in my face. Different times for sure.
ninerbuff
godless wonder
The incident I spoke about was in Rome, Italy. I lived in VA for 11 years and only a few years ago did they finally ban smoking in restaurants.
ninerbuff
godless wonder
San Francisco's Chinatown has some of the best Asian cusine in the world. Chinese "soul food" is what they call it here. When I compare what I've eaten there, I guess I try to hold others to that standard.
Been there & done that since b4 you were born, sonny.
Also found fine fare in DC, Oakland, LA, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Toronto, NY, etc, etc.
But never at turnpike rest stops.
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Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Yep, and then every one of the fifty states is also very different in many ways. The cultural diversity is one of the things I love most about the United States.
Songbird
She rules her life like a bird in flight
My grandmother said she smoked, drank, and took diet pills when she was pregnant with my dad. Yikes.
ninerbuff
godless wonder
Yes, DC and LA too! So do you eat any of the "challenging" foods or just stick to the regular menu foods?
I won't eat Rocky Mountain oysters or any raw oysters/clams....too disgusting.
But I've had fish eyes, raw octopus, duck feet, fish stomach, chicken feet, fish eggs, crab egges, sea cucumber, beef tripe & who knows what else.
Haven't tried stinky dofu yet & never will try monkey brains. I dislike xi fan, tripe, fowl feet & sea cucumbrers. I've noticed a trend I don't like....
....restaurants are using cut up instead of whole chili peppers in gong bao ji ding the last few decades. That just looks wrong. And yes, I'd eat the peppers.