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lucifer_sam · 02-11-2010, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Really, what would you consider "particularly diverse" then?

Ever heard of Los Angeles? Orange County might be ninety percent white but L.A. is the crossroads of every major ethnicity in America (which is basically every major ethnicity in the world). The only city I can think of that would come close to L.A. is Dubai, and only for the heavy migrant labor that fills the service industry.

NumberNineDream · 02-11-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Ever heard of Los Angeles? Orange County might be ninety percent white but L.A. is the crossroads of every major ethnicity in America (which is basically every major ethnicity in the world). The only city I can think of that would come close to L.A. is Dubai, and only for the heavy migrant labor that fills the service industry.

Yup. I'd say Dubai too.
There are no locals there.

**Janszoon** · 02-11-2010, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Really, what would you consider "particularly diverse" then?

A wide variety of different types of people, what else.

**Janszoon** · 02-11-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Ever heard of Los Angeles? Orange County might be ninety percent white but L.A. is the crossroads of every major ethnicity in America (which is basically every major ethnicity in the world). The only city I can think of that would come close to L.A. is Dubai, and only for the heavy migrant labor that fills the service industry.

New York is easily more diverse than L.A., not sure how it stacks up against a city like Dubai though.

savannah · 02-11-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

You should go to the Tobasco website.
Although they don't show all the awesome pictures of their production site and the tour grounds. (I live about 5 or 6 miles away from it)

It's a really beautiful place. (Avery Island)
And there are a lot of alligators that are kinda tame... you can actually go up and touch some of them if it's the right time of day when they're sleepy.

I need to go this summer and take pictures. The Oak trees, stone trails, ponds, the bird sanctuary, the Buddha temple... it's amazing.
Great place to smoke a spliff and just relax outdoors.

relatively speaking, its not that far away,...i've decided i' must see all of this

so i've decided i will do that while in La for jazzfest

Thrice · 03-01-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Good stuff man.
Yea I wasn't really rating them in order of just hotness.
The idea behind hot-sauce isn't really how spicy it is (unless you're a novelty hotsauce person)... it's about a balance between ideal heat and good flavor so that either doesn't overpower the other, and whether the sauce is compatible with a large variety of application.

Tobasco has a good heat/flavor comparison, and the consistency of the sauce is such that it "coats" lightly and mixes easily. And it's potent enough that you don't have to use much to get the flavor.

People get the wrong idea about hot sauce when they judge it by how much their mouth is burning off. Hot sauce isn't there to torture you. It's there to enhance the flavor and heat of your food without choking the flavor of your food. So with that in mind, you use it in moderation. But using a good hot sauce allows you to do all this effectively.

In Buffalo, we get down on Franks all day. In FL, its pretty much Crystal or Texas Pete. When eating mexi food its Cholula and Tapatio. I'll never enjoy Tobasco.

I actually just made a relish yesterday consisting of Habanero, Jalapeno, Poblano, Hungarian Wax, Cayanne, and a few other ingredients. Surprisingly, it is not unbearably hot, but delicious.

kouki · 03-02-2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

You won't be harassed or lynched in Norway .. well, at least not because of skin colour. We're not all white either, about 1/4th of the population in Oslo are immigrants. A large portion of those are darker skinned. Furthermore, we don't really have a history with racial tensions in this country.

I thought the question sounded a bit ignorant. I mean, will I get treated like crap or lynched if I ever travel to Mexico for being white?

Thanks for the replys,guys.Sorry I sounded so ignorant,but ive just had bad experiences.I didnt mean to sound like I was generalizing. No,Mexico is pretty diverse.Each part of mexico is really different.The northern mexicans seem to be cowboyish and a lot are light complected,I think due to France attacking that part and them getting all mixed up. The southerners are also light,most mixed with spanish,then you have the darker shades who are found in Puebla,veracruz etc.Each part of mexico also has their own style of food,clothing,but in the end we all like beans.LMAO

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Ronnie Jane Devo · 03-18-2010, 11:04 AM

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OceanAndSilence · 03-18-2010, 11:06 AM

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Hey people in the UK!

These look positively delectable, are they?

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