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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (10 children)

exactly the spicey diarrhea jokes, as well as direct comparisons to vomit. American Dad and Family Guy writers spring to mind.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (6 children)

The spice jokes happen in any nation that culturally lacks a pepper based heat as a common seasoning, towards any food with said spice. Southern states, who share food inspiration with mexico, do not have these jokes. They eat the hottest nonsense sauces, theyre used to the effect.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's also a joke because if you don't often have spicy food you are going to get the shits when you do have it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Right, but specifically that joke cannot be made successfully in regions where pepper based spice is common cuisine. Because those people dont have that reaction.

And a large portion of the US makes that spice a common part of normal meals, thanks to proximity to mexico, or international ports.

Basically, this is only funny to people in very isolated communities and the central northern states. Both coasts and the south have plenty of spicy influence.

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