Author Topic: would you order Chinese food? (Read 6613 times)

whYME · « **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:40:21 PM »

Quote from: hvaces42 on March 05, 2020, 03:31:31 PM

Boycott the Italian restaurants too.

Why?
As far as I know there hasn't been any serious outbreak yet in Mexico.

hvaces42 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:41:57 PM »

Quote from: whYME on March 05, 2020, 03:37:58 PM

As I said in my ETA, the (misguided) concern here appears to be geographic, not racial.

He is profiling restaurant employees who are in the US because they are Asian which by extension means that somehow they were exposed because of their country of origin. I dont like walking in Corwn Heights because of all those people from Haiti and Africa. Geographic, not racist. Did I get that right?

hvaces42 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:42:17 PM »

Quote from: whYME on March 05, 2020, 03:40:21 PM

Why?
As far as I know there hasn't been any serious outbreak yet in Mexico.

Touche

as2 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:45:37 PM »

Extremely reasonable point. I would avoid Corona beer as well.

Yehuda57 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:46:36 PM »

I don't understand the question. It's Purim, everyone will be wearing masks as they eat anyway.

whYME · « **Reply #25 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:48:14 PM »

Quote from: hvaces42 on March 05, 2020, 03:41:57 PM

He is profiling restaurant employees who are in the US because they are Asian which by extension means that somehow they were exposed because of their country of origin. I dont like walking in Corwn Heights because of all those people from Haiti and Africa. Geographic, not racist. Did I get that right?

If you really can't see a difference between not liking people based on their race/country of origin and thinking that people originating from China are at much higher risk of exposure, (even if it's 100% untrue) then there's nothing more I can say here.

NTorch · « **Reply #26 on:** March 05, 2020, 03:55:03 PM »

Quote from: as2 on March 05, 2020, 03:45:37 PM

Extremely reasonable point. I would avoid Corona beer as well.

I generally avoid it as it has almost no flavor. Go for an IPA instead.

shwarmabob · « **Reply #27 on:** March 05, 2020, 09:07:50 PM »

why do you think illegal restaurant workers fly back and forth to Wuhan? it's highly unlikely.
It seems that you are better off reading the megillah at home if you want to be careful

dealfinder11 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 05, 2020, 11:18:38 PM »

Quote from: NTorch on March 05, 2020, 03:55:03 PM

I generally avoid it as it has almost no flavor. Go for an IPA instead.

needs a lime. Sorry about going off topic. Back to good ole fashioned racism!

Abebee · « **Reply #29 on:** March 05, 2020, 11:32:57 PM »

Kosher family on 18th Ave in Brooklyn took a big hit. He told me 2 weeks ago that business slowed down significantly.

I would compare it to someone saying that won't eat shwarma because people in Israel have the virus.

yitzgar · « **Reply #30 on:** March 05, 2020, 11:33:57 PM »

I agree it seems a little ridiculous to me, but I agree with whyme that it doesn't seem racist, just Ill informed.

sillypainter · « **Reply #31 on:** March 05, 2020, 11:39:58 PM »

I regularly go to a Chinese massage place. I wanted to go badly lately, but I'm not. It's not because I'm racist, it's just as Whyme said, it's because they can be mingling with people that were in China so the risk is higher, nothing to do with being a racist, it's just a risk I'm not willing to take.

yitzgar · « **Reply #32 on:** March 05, 2020, 11:49:57 PM »

Quote from: sillypainter on March 05, 2020, 11:39:58 PM

I regularly go to a Chinese massage place. I wanted to go badly lately, but I'm not. It's not because I'm racist, it's just as Whyme said, it's because they can be mingling with people that were in China so the risk is higher, nothing to do with being a racist, it's just a risk I'm not willing to take.

He was actually saying that it's Ill informed, just not racist

yitzgar · « **Reply #33 on:** March 05, 2020, 11:50:49 PM »

Quote from: sillypainter on March 05, 2020, 11:39:58 PM

I regularly go to a Chinese massage place. I wanted to go badly lately, but I'm not. It's not because I'm racist, it's just as Whyme said, it's because they can be mingling with people that were in China so the risk is higher, nothing to do with being a racist, it's just a risk I'm not willing to take.

As pointed out before, more Jews in NY have been sick than Chinese.....

chff · « **Reply #34 on:** March 06, 2020, 12:02:27 AM »

Quote from: metsgiantsfan on March 05, 2020, 03:15:04 PM

and he thought I was crazy. Thoughts?

Yup, I agree. You are crazy

EliJelly · « **Reply #35 on:** March 06, 2020, 12:29:58 AM »

Quote from: chff on March 06, 2020, 12:02:27 AM

Yup, I agree. You are crazy

Ok. He heard that twenty times already. Live and let live.

yuds70 · « **Reply #36 on:** March 06, 2020, 12:41:09 AM »

Heck ya!

yuneeq · « **Reply #37 on:** March 06, 2020, 12:49:56 AM »

Quote from: hvaces42 on March 05, 2020, 03:41:57 PM

He is profiling restaurant employees who are in the US because they are Asian which by extension means that somehow they were exposed because of their country of origin. I dont like walking in Corwn Heights because of all those people from Haiti and Africa. Geographic, not racist. Did I get that right?

Many Chinese travel to family for CNY. And even without travel, their local friends may have traveled. It's a fair concern even if it's a bit outdated because every country is infectious now.

chff · « **Reply #38 on:** March 06, 2020, 07:50:58 AM »

yuneeq · « **Reply #39 on:** March 06, 2020, 08:32:35 AM »

Quote from: chff on March 06, 2020, 07:50:58 AM

This

Perhaps the virus is only killing people with poor tastebuds