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[–] 50 points 5 months ago (25 children)

I am a european in my 40s and have never, ever, encountered a shit like described here.

Every time i read about it i wander if it's because i am just not exposed to the specific food causing it, or if americans just eat so much unhealthy stuff that their digestive system is just fucked up for good. And to this day i don't know the answer.

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

    I live in the US, I don't understand this either. I've never experienced these purported issues. I'm guessing either I have a stronger than usual stomach or it's just played up for the memes?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (6 children)

    I saw it referenced for example in South Park, and I don't think South Park would lie about American lore like that.

    Maybe you are mistaken, or perhaps just lack a good reference point & don't know how the rest of the world shits.
    (/s)

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Hey, I am a dirty immigrant after all, you might be right 😝

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    Oh, so you are saying you know how to shit better & therefore you think you are better than the rest of Murikans, do you?!

    You have no idea how it is to spend 3 hours evey day continuously powerblasting the toilet & then still muster the strength to again visit the same dirty fast food joint responsible for the jet propulsion formula that can kill you at any moment by spontaneously launching you into orbit!!!

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Whoever downvoted this masterpiece of Shakespearean level prose is an absolute monster.

    I salute you sir. Godspeed 🫡

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Lol, ikr? Do folk think/is it possible ppl read that & thought it 0% sarcastic?
    (I'm ofc not even from USA. However I do poop.)

    But ty for your kind words, I do try my to be the best shitpearian poster my brainhole can manage.

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  • [–] 37 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    I’m American and have never had an issue eating Mexican food and I eat it like three times per week. It’s just a bullshit, hack joke rooted in racism that somehow still proliferates.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, the only time it makes sense is when you go to Mexico and get Montezuma's revenge because I guess my American digestive tract is weak af. My brother lived in Mexico City for a few years. First time I thought it was a bad hangover. Second time thought I ate something funny. Third time I accepted it. And that was it, so apparently you just gotta accept it.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Usually that's caused by different water when traveling. Often not even bad water, just different.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Right, just different amoebas and whatnot, if I can put on my science hat. I either eventually got used to it or successfully avoided the water, but we will unfortunately never know for sure.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I am an American in my 40s and I've never encountered it either. I eat a lot of Mexican food and a lot of spicy food from different cultures as well, so maybe I'm just acclimated? I feel like for some of these people the spiciest food they ever eat is taco bell and it just destroys them.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    95% of Americans don't get their recommended daily amount of fiber. So when they finally do have beans, it's an experience.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I think specifically the oligosaccharides in beans that, if your digestive system has not been accustomed to, will be unpleasant if you all of a sudden ingest a lot of. Also poorly prepared beans that have not been sufficiently soaked, etc. to draw these out.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Spicy food, is my understanding of this.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Yeah, i get that. It's just that we, on the other side of the pond, also sometimes eat rely spicy food without being exposed to it on a regular basis. And still, have yet to hear or read about this from single non american.

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