"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
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> Reminds me of the time I ate in a small Indian restaurant in NYC.
> I ordered a particular curry and the waiter said, "No, that's too
> spicy for you." The conversation went something like this:
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> Ken Blake

Years ago, I had pretty much the same experience at an Indian place in
Hollywood. He kept repeating, "Ser pliz, you do not want it that hot."

Bringing it back to the Orient, Chinese restaurants are the biggest
purveyors of unspicy "hot" food. I ask for extra spicy, and I get bland way
too often. And no, having extra red peppers on the side does not work.