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I take thee, faux-cultured frat guys, and still hold you in contempt!
I'm sitting in a loud, musty coffee shop, and out of the corner of my eye I see somebody in flip-flops and khaki shorts taking a seat behind me, followed by the ritual greeting of southern california drawl. Mish-mash and small talk, and then the real juice flows out. A trip to Africa, dude? No way. Way. He describes how he had to do some research there, in Zanzibar, off Tanzania. The natives stared, he said, but that was to be expected. He had been really surprised how they all loved 50 Cent. And something called G-Unit. Evidently Bro 1 was not aware that they're basically the same thing. They both got a kick out of it - probably because 50 Cent is SO 2004. Why doesn't Zanzibar catch up on the times like the rest of the world? Psh. Natives.
Then they talked about the food. Bro 1 said that everyone was surprised about how much weight he gained when he got back because the food was so inedible. Too much rice and beef, he said. But I mean, it was really Africa, so you know... he did it like the natives and roughed it. He doesn't understand how they can eat that kind of food! I know, bro, right? He says this in a flabbergasted tone of voice (Bro 2), and then goes on to explain how when he was in Monterey, the "staple" of the region was baby goat, and he didn't eat one bite the entire time. Totally, bro, I mean, how could you? It's a baby goat!
Never mind that it's a luxury of the rich and well-fed to be able to refuse to eat a dish because of aesthetics, because do you think poor natives of third-world countries would be eating stringy meat and gruel if they had a fucking choice?
I prefer the bros at Frog & Firken. At least they don't pretend to be worldly.
I'm sitting in a loud, musty coffee shop, and out of the corner of my eye I see somebody in flip-flops and khaki shorts taking a seat behind me, followed by the ritual greeting of southern california drawl. Mish-mash and small talk, and then the real juice flows out. A trip to Africa, dude? No way. Way. He describes how he had to do some research there, in Zanzibar, off Tanzania. The natives stared, he said, but that was to be expected. He had been really surprised how they all loved 50 Cent. And something called G-Unit. Evidently Bro 1 was not aware that they're basically the same thing. They both got a kick out of it - probably because 50 Cent is SO 2004. Why doesn't Zanzibar catch up on the times like the rest of the world? Psh. Natives.
Then they talked about the food. Bro 1 said that everyone was surprised about how much weight he gained when he got back because the food was so inedible. Too much rice and beef, he said. But I mean, it was really Africa, so you know... he did it like the natives and roughed it. He doesn't understand how they can eat that kind of food! I know, bro, right? He says this in a flabbergasted tone of voice (Bro 2), and then goes on to explain how when he was in Monterey, the "staple" of the region was baby goat, and he didn't eat one bite the entire time. Totally, bro, I mean, how could you? It's a baby goat!
Never mind that it's a luxury of the rich and well-fed to be able to refuse to eat a dish because of aesthetics, because do you think poor natives of third-world countries would be eating stringy meat and gruel if they had a fucking choice?
I prefer the bros at Frog & Firken. At least they don't pretend to be worldly.