Cat's [NOT] in the Kettle
Jul. 11th, 2008 01:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackofallgeeksI find this mildly irritating, too: China is banning the sale
of dogs during the Olympic games. Now, granted, it's banning the sale
of dogs as entrees in restraunts, and the argument is that eating
man's best friend could offend visiting foreigners. But the ban itself
offends me: part of the point of visiting another country (and of the
Olympic games themselves) is to experience and appreciate other cultures,
and that includes their cuisine. If I went to China, I'd want to try
a dish of dog, if for no other reason than the novelty of it. But during
the games this year, "[i]f someone does demand 'fragrant meat', as the
locals call it, restaurant staff should 'patiently suggest another entree',
according to Xiong Yumei, deputy director of the Beijing Tourism Bureau."
Similarly irritating, it seems they're also banning "not smiling cheerfully
at foreigners," which is not surprising but makes me pretty angry.
of dogs during the Olympic games. Now, granted, it's banning the sale
of dogs as entrees in restraunts, and the argument is that eating
man's best friend could offend visiting foreigners. But the ban itself
offends me: part of the point of visiting another country (and of the
Olympic games themselves) is to experience and appreciate other cultures,
and that includes their cuisine. If I went to China, I'd want to try
a dish of dog, if for no other reason than the novelty of it. But during
the games this year, "[i]f someone does demand 'fragrant meat', as the
locals call it, restaurant staff should 'patiently suggest another entree',
according to Xiong Yumei, deputy director of the Beijing Tourism Bureau."
Similarly irritating, it seems they're also banning "not smiling cheerfully
at foreigners," which is not surprising but makes me pretty angry.
