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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perhaps a distraction, but: are people who say this is silly reacting to the potluck or the Indian? I would be surprised to find a dinner party was unexpectedly potluck (though I enjoy potlucks), but if I were doing a theme potluck, Indian would be one of the first things I considered. Am I weird? I assume most of my friends who cook, cook Indian sometimes! (I’m ethnically Ashkenazi, as are most of my cookingest friends.) Doesn’t everyone have cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cayenne on hand? Or do I exist in a weird foodie bubble?[/quote]

I am the person who said it was absurd.  I think, first of all, inviting people over and then telling them it’s potluck after they RSVP is obnoxious.  I am not opposed to potluck, but it should be stated in advance.

But if you are doing potluck, either there is discussion about what various people want to bring, and the groups decides together, or it’s literally potluck. People bring what they like. My family likes to do get together and all bring something, and we do coordinate. With covid we always meet at the place with the best backyard, and of course it wouldn’t be fair to say that person has to provide all the meals.  But if we do a theme we agree on it together and if someone doesn’t want to cook we provide that person with a task that doesn’t require them to go out and learn a new skill.
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