Posted by
csun008
18 yrs ago
Still stuck in hotel room so am starting another topic.
An Australian friend complained to me that his Chinese girlfriend had noodles for breakfast last weekend. He found this disturbing.
I find this rather amusing. Some people like black pudding, some got sweet tooth and some like to have instant noodles for breakfast once a while. Does different eating habits affect relationship?
Invite heated discussions. Discussion only guys. No chats pls. Ed, we are behaving ourselves :)
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by eating habits, meaning food preferences can affect the relationship then i think its a shallow one. but if the eating habits include picking up the nose while eating or spitting on the floor, then that's a different story...:D
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you just have to respect other peoples' cultures..i lived in india for 2 years and i've seen people eat with their hands in the poorer parts..do i put up a disgusted face or eat with my hands??..i do the latter because that shows that i'm respecting their culture and i enjoyed my meals with them too!
when i first came to hk, i used to get annoyed when people talked/ate with their mouths full or burped loudly after meals but you cant do much because that's how they are..if you dont like it then it will be tough for you wherever you go!
live and learn!!..or should it be learn and live??
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Did she make you eat it?
Did she make you kiss her after she ate it?
I'm a big fan of picking fights carefully.
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I would think being Australian would have nothing to do with the person being disturbed about noodles for breakfast.
Australia is about as multi-cultural and non-conforming to particular cultural traditions as nations get.
Sounds like the guy is odd. I have seen Australians eat noodles for breakfast (and many more things), and have cereal for dinner if they aren't very hungry and can't be bothered cooking that night
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Now, now onefreespirit, am an american I certainly agree with you that we have many unhealthy eating habits but please don't pick on the donuts! Every once in a while, a donut is heaven for the mouth. And by once in a while I mean no more than once a month or so.
I am in a cross cultural marriage and food preferences have never been an issue for us. We are both willing to try almost anything once. Note I said almost anything as there are lines we are not ever, ever, ever going to be willing to cross.
My line is that if it could have qualified as a pet in my household then I just ain't going to eat it. My husband's is cottage cheese or any food that even remotely resembles cottage cheese. Personally, I quite like cottage cheese, go figure!
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So my girlfriend had a go at me last night for slurping my noodles in the "chinese" way, says its disguting, but if you can't slurp noodles at home where can you? But its okay for her to clip her toe nails in bed while I'm lying there??? Go figure!!
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Had to leave my last lover....kimchi in bed is no laughing matter....
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Having noodles for breakki is nothing weird.If this is weird how about those having curry in the morning?Cross culture relationship should not mind so much since it was said in the first place it:Cross Culture R !
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i love having dosais or chapathis and curry in the morning...hmmmmmmm.... my hubby does too, and we come from two different continents.
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I would think that anyone living here would be over most of these little insignificant differences. Who cares if she ate noodles for breakfast. I have eaten all sorts of things for breakfast... and I'm not local. And if you go to any international buffet at any resort in asia you find more noodles for breakfast than anywhere else.
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But Macaroni!!!? Come on, that's not even an Asian noodle...
Just kidding. I love HK style Macaroni for breakfast. McD's even does a respectable version.
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my husband cannot do anything if I choose to have fried dried fish and fried rice in the morning.We call eat tuyu (means dry) in the phils. He can only say it stinks and asked why I like that stuff and I will retaliate by asking him how can he eat a dead bloddy animal on his plate dinner time? End of conversation!
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Well, I spent 2 hours cooking some soup for my bf and he only sipped it and didn't touch anymore. But it doesn't mean he doesn't like me less because of the soup. Eating habbit is just a matter of time, try to find out what the other person likes and see if you can do anything about it. If not, just stay away from him when you have your own little dessert. :)
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I lived in Australia before,everytime i eat my chinese food..is just noodles,rice and soup..they all go "EL"..even my Australian boyfriend..it bother me so much and I screamed out once"leave me alone!!!I am not eating sh*t"
I still remember it so clear because it hurt my feeling,it just food..and is my house..why they make the noise while im having my meal??can someone tell me whats the problem of chinese noodles and rice?is it really disgusting??I really don't see the point!
My current boyfriend is English,before we go out.I told him if he not going to like chinese food or sushi,we cannot get together.It sounds stupid but seriouly..if we can't enjoy it together..whats the point of being together?And now he love anything i eat! :D
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Had good laugh at Missysun's story. Agree with you --- if a BF cannot offer some tolerance to what you are eating (provided you are not eating sh*t :), I think he is not a sensitive soul at all. If he cannot stand occasional noodle for breakfast (not asking him to eat it, right?), he'll for sure have problem tolerating other bigger cultural differences.
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my late reply to hanuman, sorry am not a vegetarian - my point was that, I don't eat steak
my partner do not eat dried fish- To get along ,
respect the individual's preference of anything
be it food or whatever! that's all,I am trying to convey.
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