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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a foreigner, I find it crazy that there are so many threads on this topic. I have the impression that trendy food restrictions are mostly a US thing? It would be HORRIBLY bad manners in my French family to require food modifications unless for medical reasons. My Godfather is sensitive to chocolate, and we accommodate that otherwise the poor man breaks out in hives right there at the dinner table. My son has anaphylactic nut allergies, so we're very careful with those, which poses problems for French desserts that often have almonds, hazelnuts or pistachios. My daughter needs to take lactase pills. But if it's just a dislike of a food, you grin and bear it. [/quote]

We're German.  Nobody ever accommodated  picky eating in my family either, barring medical issues as you mentioned. I do think it's cultural.  My friends in Germany don't generally ask about food restrictions as it doesn't occur to them, but would bend over backwards for allergies etc. Don't like capers?  Suck it up if you're an adult or pick around it if you're a kid.

THe level of pickiness here as described by the OP makes me crazy. [/quote]

+1. My family is Asian American, and we taught that it was the height of ill manners to be picky as an adult. An adult who publicly claimed not to like certain foods was considered to be poorly raised, an embarrassment to the family. Allergies were completely understandable and accommodated. And in my experience, it's always white Americans who are so provincial about food. [/quote]

There are many ways to be rude, including racist stereotypes.  Unfortunately, no culture is immune from rudeness.[/quote]

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