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Old 12-27-2015, 10:57 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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I have yet to meet anyone who equates economic class and willingness to try new foods?

There probably is some connection between some who live in an ethnic cocoon and preference for particular food. It has nothing to do with wealth or lack thereof.

There may be a connection between those who have extensively traveled internationally and a willingness/ eagerness to eat often cheap local food.
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Old 12-27-2015, 11:10 AM
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That makes no sense to me. Someone who grew up poor was probably only exposed to a limited cuisine, because of cost, so that type of cuisine is in their comfort zone.

On the other hand, someone who grew up in a wealthy family probably was exposed to a more wide ranging cuisine and also probably travelled with their family to other countries from time to time. Of course they would tend to be more adventurous in their eating habits.
This.

The entire premise of the OP is completely absurd. I can't fathom where they would even get this sort of idea unless they watched too much right wing propaganda (sorry, "news") about welfare queens using their food stamps to buy lobster.
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Old 12-27-2015, 11:30 AM
 
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This.

The entire premise of the OP is completely absurd. I can't fathom where they would even get this sort of idea unless they watched too much right wing propaganda (sorry, "news") about welfare queens using their food stamps to buy lobster.
I guess there are 2 kinds of poor people: those who are poor and fortunate enough to live in a country that provides help like snap and those who are poor without any help. When I was little, there were days when my folks told us to sleep all day because there was nothing to eat that day. It's a level of poverty that I've found some Americans have trouble understanding. That's why I will eat anything you put in front of me.

On the other hand, people who grew up on snap I guess can only eat nuggets and French fries.
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Old 12-27-2015, 12:13 PM
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I guess there are 2 kinds of poor people: those who are poor and fortunate enough to live in a country that provides help like snap and those who are poor without any help. When I was little, there were days when my folks told us to sleep all day because there was nothing to eat that day. It's a level of poverty that I've found some Americans have trouble understanding. That's why I will eat anything you put in front of me.

On the other hand, people who grew up on snap I guess can only eat nuggets and French fries.
While dressed in brand new outfits from Target for every day of the week to slum in.
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Old 12-27-2015, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma USA
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OP I remember your thread about your partner's welfare lifestyle family and how they borrowed money from you and never repaid it, and how they generally take advantage of you.

You received a chorus of sound advice in that thread to distinctly cut the moochers out of your life.

I see you're still feeding them $50.00 cheese cake, and still trying to figure out what makes them tick.

It's your life, your money. But don't say you weren't warned.

How much moe money have they connived out of you in these intervening months of you trying to uplift and fix them?

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Old 12-27-2015, 02:22 PM
 
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OP I remember your thread about your partner's welfare lifestyle family and how they borrowed money from you and never repaid it, and how they generally take advantage of you.

You received a chorus of sound advice in that thread to distinctly cut the moochers out of your life.

I see you're still feeding them $50.00 cheese cake, and still trying to figure out what makes them tick.

It's your life, your money. But don't say you weren't warned.

How much moe money have they connived out of you in these intervening months of you trying to uplift and fix them?

Meh cutting them out is harder than I thought. Besides, my boyfriend is about to go off to a university in a couple weeks. After that, I will have no reason at all to deal with them.

They fascinate me because they are so damn picky with what they eat even though they survive on food stamp.
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Old 12-27-2015, 02:32 PM
 
Location: Flippin AR
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Because in America, even the very poor can afford to eat virtually anything they want. We don't have starvation, or even hunger, due to both Big Government endless welfare assistance and private charities.

Watch one of the reality TV "survival" shows, where they drop people in the jungle to survive for 3 weeks. Most of those people are happy to eat a squirming grub.
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Old 12-27-2015, 02:58 PM
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Because in America, even the very poor can afford to eat virtually anything they want. We don't have starvation, or even hunger, due to both Big Government endless welfare assistance and private charities.

Watch one of the reality TV "survival" shows, where they drop people in the jungle to survive for 3 weeks. Most of those people are happy to eat a squirming grub.
It's like you didn't even bother to read the opening post.

The very poor cannot, in fact, afford to eat whatever they want. They survive on soup in a can, packages of ramen, hot dogs, and other highly processed food because it's cheap.

Of course when they're offered decent food they don't like it. They've never been exposed to it because they can't afford it, even with government assistance.

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Old 12-27-2015, 03:49 PM
 
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I've had them over for BBQ where people generally agreed the ribs and chicken I BBQ'ed were good. But they were not able to eat them at all, claiming

I've been told that poor people who grew up poor can eat just about anything.

Why can't I find any poor people that will eat anything like I've been told? Why haven't I found any rich people that are annoying picky eaters like I've been told?

I'm told one thing by society, but I keep observing the opposite. Rich people who grew up rich that I know will eat anything you put in front of them. Poor people who grew up on food stamps that I know are the most picky eaters I've ever known in my life. Completely the opposite of what society generally believes. Why?
First of all, I've known plenty of rich and poor people, and I have never heard this stereotype you're claiming is common knowledge. Maybe it applies to poor people who are truly destitute poor--like during the Great Depression?

Secondly, I've never known anyone but vegetarians to turn their noses up to BBQ. That's just too far fetched! Everybody loves BBQ!

Which leads me to my third observation: it sounds like these "6 people" know each other, and are possibly family. I think that's the core of your "dilemma;" you're trying to extract a larger patten from a limited sample group--especially if these people know each other/are related.

Wait, what's this...

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Because it bothers me that they would pour a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice from Mariano's from my refrigerator, take a sip of it, make a face, and dump the rest into my sink.
So you want to find some less picky poor people to be friends with? Is that what this thread is about? You want to know how to find poor friends who will appreciate the fine items you provide for them? Very interesting...
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Old 12-27-2015, 03:55 PM
 
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It's like you didn't even bother to read the opening post.

The very poor cannot, in fact, afford to eat whatever they want. They survive on soup in a can, packages of ramen, hot dogs, and other highly processed food because it's cheap.

Of course when they're offered decent food they don't like it. They've never been exposed to it because they can't afford it, even with government assistance.
Ok, on further thought, here's what I think is the general trend.

If you grew up poor and starving in a country that doesn't offer assistance, then chances are you will adapt to eating just about anything that is put in front of you. Since my siblings and I grew up dirt poor and some days we didn't eat anything at all, nowadays even though we are all successful professionals in the US we will eat anything and like it. Whenever someone wants to introduce something new to me and they are afraid I can't eat it, I always tell them I will eat it and like it. And it's true, everything tastes good to me.

Then there are the poor in America who grew up on food stamps. These folks grew up having no choice but to eat the cheapest stuff, which often boil down to stuff like cheap chicken nuggets and cheap pizza. In other words, the system has created a class of people that are incapable of enjoying anything but cheap processed crap foods.

Then there are the middle class Americans who are more adventurous and can enjoy a more diverse kinds of foods.

Then of course there are the rich folks that have had more opportunities to eat all kinds of foods than the rest of us. So, they have more chance of enjoying more diverse food backgrounds.

Keep in mind that I am speaking in general terms. Of course it is silly to try to apply general statements to every single member of a said group.

Over the last 10 years, I've encountered perhaps 50-100 folks who grew up on food stamps. I used to work for habitat for humanity. And almost every one of them were picky eaters. So, don't tell me my observations are wrong. Enough with the political correctness crap.
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