On 11/5/2010 11:10 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:17:42 -0400, >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/4/2010 9:30 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>> Clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz blathered:
>>>
>>>> every China Town restaurant in the US and Canada has a dessert section on
>>>> their menu
>>>
>>> That's a lie.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>
>> But Shelden is omniscient so it must be true....
>>
>> And folks who actually go out to restaurants and experience more
>> traditional Asian cuisine are clearly making it all up.
>
> Dessert isn't something I order in a Chinese restaurant, so I need to
> pay attention next time. I know we get fortune cookies and slices of
> orange with the bill, but I think they usually have ice cream on hand
> too - probably as a nod to the kids and those who might want a little
> something sweet to round out their meal. They aren't stupid. They
> don't want you to walk out of the restaurant and down the street to
> the ice cream shop when they could have made a few more $ if they had
> some plain vanilla to put in a bowl and serve you.
>
If it is a traditional place you won't even see a fortune cookie since
that started in the US.

Agree they aren't stupid. If they are located in a tourist area or where
they know people expect stuff they will do it. That is why they will
have forks, General Tsos chicken, fortune cookies and deserts. The only
thing in question is Sheldens bizarre idea that all do and it it is
unusual if they don't.

And likely he has never been in a traditional Korean restaurant since
they weren't too common in NYC 25 years ago. That was what his bizarre
omniscient comment about the lack of appetizers and desserts concerned.

And it all depends what you like. I have spent lots of time and traveled
extensively in Asia and I do kind of like and am comfortable in
authentic places. Fortunately there are many to chose from. For example
last week we went to a place in Sunset Park, Brooklyn that doesn't exist
according to Shelden since they didn't offer appetizers or desserts. It
is a mom & pop place (middle aged couple and family who moved here where
mom does not speak English and pop a little) and we had a great meal.