>Was my rejection of the durian, Southeast Asia’s King of Fruits, a betrayal of my cultural identity, of my life in Singapore? No. There are Japanese people wh

>Was my rejection of the durian, Southeast Asia’s King of Fruits, a betrayal of my cultural identity, of my life in Singapore? No. There are Japanese people who don't like sushi. There are Koreans who don't like kimchi. (I only mention these things because they are foods I've had before that I really like.) And we can catalog people from all over the world who don't like certain things they are assumed to like because of their cultural identity. It's bizarre that we have these strong ideals of not stereotyping people and yet these reverse stereotypes are so common. You're not rejecting culture because you have preferences. But hey if it was just her not liking Durian for some other reason and learning to like it, that's great.