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[ironbite]

Americans, does your Chinese food actually come in those little square-ish, single-serving boxes you always see in movies?

At some restaurants.  Nowadays, they've gone to clear bowl/boxes and the white square-ish boxes are for rice.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

Huh. I always figured that was mostly a New York thing or something. Up here, it usually comes in family-sized servings in either styrofoam containers or those round, aluminum containers that bend over a cardboard lid (and burn your fingers when you're opening them).

Other question about Chinese food: Is it true that deep fried ginger beef isn't that common down there? As in, this stuff:



It's so common up here that it's usually the first thing people think of when you mention Chinese food (after chicken fried rice).

Edit: Wait, do Chinese places down there include won ton/wor won ton soup as an appetizer in their package meals, or is that just a Canadian thing too?

[chitoryu12]

Won ton soup is very popular, though I usually don't order "package meals" or such; I just order from a place that lets you assemble a meal from components.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

^^ Most places here have "Dinner for *insert number of people here*" meals, which come with spring rolls, soup (usually wonton/wor wonton or hot & sour) and chicken fried rice, as well as a choice of different sides . You can also order individual dishes, but if you want more than a couple of dishes it starts to really add up.

[Askold]

Mlle, I went to check your blog and that thing with the bread from Pompeii and the conversation that followed it was fascinating and educating.

[Ghoti]

My brother claims that 50-75% of all rapes aren't "really" rape, but deception or poor decision-making on the part of the "quote-victim-unquote".

[ironbite]

^^ Most places here have "Dinner for *insert number of people here*" meals, which come with spring rolls, soup (usually wonton/wor wonton or hot & sour) and chicken fried rice, as well as a choice of different sides . You can also order individual dishes, but if you want more than a couple of dishes it starts to really add up.

What me and my family do is this; we order soup, spring/egg rolls, 1-2 main dishes.  That way we can get a variety of stuff and it doesn't cost that much.  Also we've been ordering the crispy beef and now that I know that it has ginger in it, I'm gonna be grinning next time we order it.

Ironbite-it's so good.

[Ultimate Paragon]

Gay rights.
Gun rights.
Speech rights.
Privacy rights.
Women’s rights.
Men’s rights.
Here’s a great activity.  Make a political argument of any kind without using the word “rights.”  I think the word has long past lost its meaning.

[Sigmaleph]

You have no right to take away our right to say rights! Right?

[chitoryu12]

A guy on mohawksrock.com made a thread asking about the weirdest insult posters have received. How he opens it up:

ok recently at school some people started a rumor that im a rapist haha im not cool with rape but i think thats funny haha

[Ghoti]

A guy on mohawksrock.com made a thread asking about the weirdest insult posters have received. How he opens it up:

ok recently at school some people started a rumor that im a rapist haha im not cool with rape but i think thats funny haha

... I got nothin.

[ironbite]

I got something but it's not anything coherent.

[Sleepy]

My avatar is freaking out on my end. Is it giant for you guys?

[ironbite]

No...same size as other avatars for me.  Did you accidentally change your browser image size?

[Sleepy]

Nah, I haven't messed with any browser options. I might start looking for a new one anyway.