Comments | clickie: for your amusement, a short list

clickie

for your amusement, a short list

May 02, 2007 00:39

Specifically, things that make me not want to eat at a restaurant for fear of food poisoning.

Comments 6

tyopsqueene May 2 2007, 08:28:25 UTC

I'm pretty sure it's not that weird you know.
I like the concept of the buffet restaurant (and all the local ones are either 'Chinese' or 'Indian'), but it makes me very glad to be vegetarian. Other than botulism, obviously.

clickie May 2 2007, 08:43:16 UTC

Vegetarians can still get staph poisoning, which is the one that all of my listed fears are aimed at.

tyopsqueene May 2 2007, 08:48:08 UTC

pft, my 96 year old gran had MRSA and survived. I'm going to worry about botulism, and anything that involves having a worm living in my gut. :P

(I've only ever had food poisoning twice in my whole life, once from chicken/KFC, and once from an unidentifiable source for 12 hours in Poland. I'm hoping that my disgusting habit of sucking my thumb has made me immune to most dirt and horrors.).

funny booxntea May 3 2007, 17:48:13 UTC

Caffy is the same way, worried about food poisoning but wants a dog.

Traveling abroad, where food poisoning is more of a danger and a far greater bummer makes me appreciate the relative safety of the US. Combined that with the idea that being more adventurous here (the sink is down the hall but this apple is right here) makes me more resistant when I do travel.

I do share your concern though. I heard that most sickness is caused by food poisoning but people don't necessarily identify it. I just avoid restaurants, avoid meat and avoid worrying which I'm sure can't be good for my immune system.

booxntea May 3 2007, 17:50:37 UTC

Do you remember that crappy Irish Pub/Indian restaurant in North Beach? That place is a sick day waiting to happen.

clickie May 3 2007, 21:27:42 UTC

"Bizarre fusion restaurants" should probably be on that short list as well. That one isn't as well-justified, but that Indian Irish Pub is a case in point.