Korean was voted as DOTM, and you guys are over here discussing Thai… again. It’s obviously a passion. So let’s definitely do it in June.
I don’t know if we’re discussing Thai so much as one guy or gal’s experience overcoming cultural barriers… 
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Christ white people are always the ones making a deal abouy chopsticks. You know why Thai people use,chopstick? To eat Chinese food thats it.
Until the Portuguese introduced utensils (and,chile peppers) Thais used their hands to eat.
And sounds like you had a one off experience, or maybe your demeanor wasnt all that great because ive been plenty and seen other white folk get great service. I dunno how you can possibly read so much into a thumbs up, okay exchange. But okay.
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While I don’t doubt you had a bad experience with probably a careless/ignorant server, here are some thoughts to alleviate some of your concerns:
FWIW, I’m Chinese and was a patron there since they opened, and they gave me the same warning about the fish curry. I consider myself able to take heat, like, eat a raw Jalapeno and be OK kinda heat, but that fish curry fucked up my stomach and down the chain as well for a good day. It was delicious, but it hurt. I guess it was the closest thing to a BDSM experience I’ve had with food.
Also for FWIW, most if not half of their patrons are white, and I definitely know Pla and some of the more senior staff love their customers. They are located on the West-est portion of Thai Town/Hollywood, so it’s bad business to alienate/neglect that customer base. I know they had a sign about heat level and food wastage, but in my experience, heat is ignorant of race.
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no, it’s not. white people send food back more than yellow people. endstop. Ask … oh, any Thai restaurateur.
OP just took one for the team cuz that’s how his/her team plays.
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Interesting conversation. Why do you guys like super hot food so much?
Because burning tastes delicious. Maybe my tears add umami to the soup as I cry into it.
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It’s like the eating version of an endurance sport.
There are so many purported explanations about endorphin release and hot food.
Also many evolutionary biology explations for why it is wired into us
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See, that’s the difference right there.
It’s not we like hot food. It’s more like we don’t even notice it, and sort of accept it as part of the quiddity of the dish.
You say, “Wow, this is really hot!”
We say, “Wow, this is really good!”
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More like self-flagellating bloodsport - and loving it.
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@ipsedixit - I haven’t finished the article @CiaoBob posted. But you’re on to something. I read somewhere that certain people have taste buds that experience delight when eating spicy heat.
You are betraying your classical education. While there is a high level of intelligence on this site, “quiddity” is a term few of us without such a background would recognize. I salute you once again. St. Thomas would be proud.
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@CiaoBob “Take heart, chili heads. It’s not dumb to eat the fire, it’s a sign of high intelligence.” So the moral of the story is you guys are smarter than everybody else? Hmmm. Could be.
@PorkyBelly - Loved that. Now I see why you guys stood in line at Howlin’ Ray’s, then discussed what level of hotness you ordered. I was just happy to read about a great fried chicken place. But apparently there’s a movement.
Love the white guy and the black guy coming together to create a super hero who uses hot chicken as a weapon. Now that’s unity.
I was treated not well today at this place. I went in to place a to go order (first time here) and they took my order and told me my total. I went to pay and they started talking amongst one another for a while and I was so confused. Finally a woman told me that the kitchen was closed for an hour and they would not make my food. She blamed the ‘new employee’ for the mistake. I’m sorry, but they made the mistake of taking my order and ringing me up only to tell me to leave? I don’t care HOW awesome the food is here, I’ll never return.
What in the world that’s absurd. Sorry to hear that.
was sergio there?
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That’s unfortunate but, having worked in a small restaurant, I know that it’s possible to have something go wrong in the kitchen and be unable to cook until it’s fixed. For me the thing would be not THAT it happened, but how the staff explained it and dealt with it. If they were polite and apologetic I’d be fine.