"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 12:25:41 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-07-23 6:13 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> > On Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 11:36:45 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> I would not be likely to order a lunch that consists of two
>> >> different starchy items. If I did, I would expect to pay a hell of
>> >> a lot less for it. That should have been a $3 meal.
>> >
>> > I'm well aware of the cultural discord here. As it goes, there's
>> > nothing that can be done about that.
>> >
>>
>> What cultural discard are you referring to? Would it be the question of
>> macaroni salad and rice being a proper meal, or that $13 would be an
>> acceptable price if it included a one ounce piece of fish?
>
> The idea of two scoops of rice with a mac salad on a plate is a tough
> concept to swallow for mainlanders. What I find hard to swallow is a $13
> plate with 1 oz of fish.
>
> http://www.tastyislandhawaii.com/ima...hetti_chix.jpg

That's an odd combination.