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Bruce[_28_]

In article >, says...
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> On 2016-09-07 3:34 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 18:20:04 +1000, Bruce >
>
> >> Have you not heard of Chinese restaurant syndrome in a UK context? In
> >> the Netherlands, it's been discussed a lot over the years, with the same
> >> outcome that's MSG is harmless for most people.
> >
> > Shellfish is harmless to most people too, but....
>
> What can I say? When I was working we often went for Chinese food,
> especially when we were working afternoon shifts. Most of the time we
> had no problems, but there was a place we tried that had a terrific
> Thursday night special. It was a race back to the office and the one
> washroom, a effect we all attributed to MSG.

I remember when people used to think olive oil gave you the runs. Now
everybody's using it. All that time, it wasn't the olive oil, but those
authentic eateries in Greece/Italy/Spain, that were giving people food
poisoning on their holidays.