Eating habits
Recently I've had the opportunity to live and work with some americans, irish and british people in Ireland. It was very interesting to experience all the cultural differences. One of the things that impressed me the most was the amount of peanut butter they all would eat!! And how sweet the toast or sandwich would become when you mixed nutella and peanut butter, or peanut butter and jam, I couldn't eat more than 3 bites...
Now on the other way around, they thought it was really weird of me to put ketchup on pizza, which is the only way pizza is edible for me hahah... Putting ketchup on pizza is a thing in some parts of Brazil, and it tastes awesome. I personally put ketchup on everything.
And last but not least, we had 5 different kinds of potato in one meal. Irish people really love their potatoes.... and so did I.. But I need to confess that by the end of the program I was already done with the potatoes. They are good, but I couldn't wait to eat a brazilian barbecue...
Have you experienced some cultural difference with other people relating to food?
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Eating habits
Recently [I've]/I had the opportunity to live and work with some Americans, Irish and British people in Ireland. It was very interesting to experience all the cultural differences. One of the things that impressed me the most was the amount of peanut butter they would all [would] eat!! and how sweet the toast or sandwich would become when you mixed nutella and peanut butter, or peanut butter and jam. I couldn't eat more than 3 bites...Now on the other hand/[way around], they thought it was really weird of me to put ketchup on pizza, which is the only way pizza is edible for me hahah... Putting ketchup on pizza is a thing in some parts of Brazil, and it tastes awesome. I personally put ketchup on everything.
And last but not least, we had 5 different kinds of potato in one meal. Irish people really love their potatoes.... and so did I.. But I need to confess that by the end of the program I was already done with the potatoes. They are good, but I couldn't wait to eat a Brazilian barbecue...
Have you experienced some cultural difference with other people relating to food?
Very well-written
The habit of mixing peanut butter with sweet toppings is American, and doesn't appeal to me. . . but then neither does smothering everything with ketchup.
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