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When travelling I choose fast food from a big chain like McDonald's only because it carries the lowest probability of food poisoning as the first meal in a new

by Tade0 3y ago

When travelling I choose fast food from a big chain like McDonald's only because it carries the lowest probability of food poisoning as the first meal in a new place - I suppose many adopted the same approach.

ta1243 3y ago
Ironically the first time I had food poisoning abroad was the morning after a mcdonalds in NYC.
ryandrake 3y ago
Why do you think you risk food poisoning by eating at a local restaurant just because it is in another country? Do you think the locals are worried about food poisoning eating there? Honestly I find this “I’m risking my safety unless it is a US chain” attitude both limiting and even a little ugly.
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- d12345m 3y ago
  To be fair, the parent never mentioned traveling in another country. The strategy works equally well while traveling within one’s own country. If your digestive system tends to have you issues when given unexpected inputs, as is the case for a lot of people, then this is just what you do to stay comfortable while away from home.
  - ryandrake 3y ago
    > To be fair, the parent never mentioned traveling in another country. Yep totally missed that, making my comment a little off base. The rest of the thread was about traveling abroad but not the person I replied to.
- justsomehnguy 3y ago
  > Why do you think you risk food poisoning by eating at a local restaurant just because it is in another country I think you are investing too heavily in the 'poisoning' term. It wouldn't be per se, but it wouldn't help you if the next day you would feel extremely not good.
- Tade0 3y ago
  > Do you think the locals are worried about food poisoning eating there? Locals have local gut bacteria and immune systems tuned to the local strains of pathogens. It's no revelation that if you travel far enough, there's going to be some level of incompatibility here. > Honestly I find this “I’m risking my safety unless it is a US chain” attitude both limiting and even a little ugly. No idea where you got this from, but I guess you assumed that I'm American and have a specific set of beliefs you observed in other Americans. To be clear I'm not American and I don't prefer US chains. If I went to Saudi Arabia I would probably go to Hungry Bunny - even if only due to nostalgia.

by Tade0 3y ago

ta1243 3y ago

Ironically the first time I had food poisoning abroad was the morning after a mcdonalds in NYC.

ryandrake 3y ago

Why do you think you risk food poisoning by eating at a local restaurant just because it is in another country? Do you think the locals are worried about food poisoning eating there? Honestly I find this “I’m risking my safety unless it is a US chain” attitude both limiting and even a little ugly.

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d12345m 3y ago
To be fair, the parent never mentioned traveling in another country. The strategy works equally well while traveling within one’s own country. If your digestive system tends to have you issues when given unexpected inputs, as is the case for a lot of people, then this is just what you do to stay comfortable while away from home.
- ryandrake 3y ago
  > To be fair, the parent never mentioned traveling in another country. Yep totally missed that, making my comment a little off base. The rest of the thread was about traveling abroad but not the person I replied to.
justsomehnguy 3y ago
> Why do you think you risk food poisoning by eating at a local restaurant just because it is in another country I think you are investing too heavily in the 'poisoning' term. It wouldn't be per se, but it wouldn't help you if the next day you would feel extremely not good.
Tade0 3y ago
> Do you think the locals are worried about food poisoning eating there? Locals have local gut bacteria and immune systems tuned to the local strains of pathogens. It's no revelation that if you travel far enough, there's going to be some level of incompatibility here. > Honestly I find this “I’m risking my safety unless it is a US chain” attitude both limiting and even a little ugly. No idea where you got this from, but I guess you assumed that I'm American and have a specific set of beliefs you observed in other Americans. To be clear I'm not American and I don't prefer US chains. If I went to Saudi Arabia I would probably go to Hungry Bunny - even if only due to nostalgia.