Patches,
Using an opinion that you once expressed in a post that the most significant
values about loving food and cooking involve relating to other people and
sharing, and all of that; it then follows that snobbery would be
detrimental to the quality of those relationships and not an attribute you
would be happy to internalize.

But the term "snob" like most English words today is used so loosely there
can only be relative definitions. There is nothing wrong with being called a
snob if it means being a fussy cook and/or eater --there is no message being
expressed by your choices, other than personal preference (as long as it is
consistent). However, if you bring a caviar dish to a potluck little-league
picnic knowing that potato salad, hot dogs, and baked beans were the usual
fare, you are using the food to try to impress people. That would be
snobbery in the true sense of the word, i.e. you would be intentionally
upwardly distancing yourself from the group.

The worst part of it is that "snob" is a label. Labeling people sucks in any
shape or form. A label is subjective, open to interpretation, puts one in a
box that is difficult to climb out of ; and once accepted and internalized
becomes self-fulfilling.

I can't think of any way to use "snob" in a positive way (other than in a
joke).

Lefty
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Life is for learning










"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> ~patches~ > wrote:
>
> > I don't get the negative connotation with this term. I'm not talking
> > about the "holier than thou attitude that I'm better than you because I
> > cook from scratch". I'm talking about the attitudes seen here where
> > people enjoy cooking and love to share that with others. Anyone who
> > likes to cook is a food snob of some sort. Certain foods are preferred
> > and may be even demanded. Food quality is expected and insisted on.
> > Even certain brands are the only brands some cooks will use. A lot of
> > people that cook from scratch are picky about their ingredients. The
> > only place I've been called a food snob is here and it's the only place
> > I've been called a food-nazis. I'll bet most people don't even know
> > what either is in RL and if I was called either, it would be a
> > compliment rather than an insult. So why are some taking offense to
> > this term?
>
> <lol> I've been reading and participating in this thread,
> and I never really took offense at the term.
> Nor did I get the impression anyone else really did? :-)
> --
> Peace, Om.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
Nicholson