Adrianna Tanskinnylatte@hachyderm.io
Oct 23, 2026, 8:33 AMI mean it’s probably fine if you don’t know but then some people will ne so confidently wrong
‘Yes I like all southeast Asian food like Vietnamese and Japanese’
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Oct 23, 2026, 8:34 AM@skinnylatte Okinawa is probably joining ASEAN.
- Adrianna Tanskinnylatte@hachyderm.ioOct 23, 2026, 8:42 AM
@veer66 haha Okinawa is definitely a special case.
Oct 23, 2026, 8:37 AM@skinnylatte oh my Vietnamese parents do not like Japanese food (eg "why is sushi cold?!")
Jeff Smithsumisu@famichiki.jpOct 23, 2026, 8:43 AM@skinnylatte there is an unfortunate war time colonial aspect to an answer like that. :(
Oct 23, 2026, 1:07 PM@skinnylatte In Germany they can't tell the various Southeast Asian cuisines apart. They just go "zum Asiaten" ("to the Asians", a phrase I find derogatory) and get their westernified "Asian" food.
My dad has been a cook at such restaurants for as long as I can rememeber and I noticed very early on that they don't eat the food that they serve to their customers. Unfortunately they have to adjust what they serve to fit Western expectations if they want to be profitable.
That's why a lot of Vietnamese restaurants also serve sushi, Thai curry, Chinese food and the like. My dad even once took a course on Indian food for a restaurant he was working at. Luckily they didn't implement that.