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Do you like Casinos?

Do you like casinos? (multiple choice)

  • Yes, I play slots

    Votes: 6 12.0%

  • Yes, I play the tables

    Votes: 10 20.0%

  • No, I don't care for casinos

    Votes: 10 20.0%

  • Yes, but only Las Vegas and/or on cruises

    Votes: 3 6.0%

  • I prefer gambling on the horse/dog races

    Votes: 3 6.0%

  • I gamble on sports

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Poke is my favorite gambling game

    Votes: 3 6.0%

  • I do online gambling

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • I rarely gamble

    Votes: 13 26.0%

  • No, I do not gamble

    Votes: 16 32.0%
  • Total voters
    50
beefheart said:
I've been to both too, Egypt has better camels and better food, but the beer is enema water.
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Better food? Where?

Where in all of Cairo can you get a better steak than at Tender @ the Luxor? Or a better pizza than at Slice?

There isn't even a single Churrascaria in all of Egypt.
 
Lachean said:
Better food? Where?

Where in all of Cairo can you get a better steak than at Tender @ the Luxor? Or a better pizza than at Slice?

There isn't even a single Churrascaria in all of Egypt.
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Street food, nothing like a shawerma pita with foul muddamas beans.

Or, in Vegas you can have one of the famous shrimp cocktails, which has "shrimp" that come from ship ballast water that is pumped out in port, notice that metallic taste?
 
beefheart said:
Street food, nothing like a shawerma pita with foul muddamas beans.

Or, in Vegas you can have one of the famous shrimp cocktails, which has "shrimp" that come from ship ballast water that is pumped out in port, notice that metallic taste?
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Street food + North Africa = win.
 
beefheart said:
Street food, nothing like a shawerma pita with foul muddamas beans.

Or, in Vegas you can have one of the famous shrimp cocktails, which has "shrimp" that come from ship ballast water that is pumped out in port, notice that metallic taste?
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Who said anything about cheap all you can eat shrimp? Why are you comparing the worst of Vegas rather than what people with actual taste eat? You know what, nevermind, this debate is pointless.

Also, you misspelled "shawarma." Not that its even that good.
 
Lachean said:
Who said anything about cheap all you can eat shrimp? Why are you comparing the worst of Vegas rather than what people with actual taste eat? You know what, nevermind, this debate is pointless.

Also, you misspelled "shawarma." Not that its even that good.
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I'm sure that Vegas has pretty amazing restaurants (my wife is begging me to go there for just that reason), but you really can't compare that to real food in its native country.
 
Cardinal said:
I'm sure that Vegas has pretty amazing restaurants (my wife is begging me to go there for just that reason), but you really can't compare that to real food in its native country.
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Sure you can, anyone can put a plate next to another plate and taste test.

It seems you're confusing quality with the experience of culture. Sure having a native dish with good company is a subjectively better experience than a better meal alone, drunk and at 2AM in a cookie cutter chain.

What is "real food" to you? Because it seems by "real food" you mean "cultural experience."
 
Lachean said:
Sure you can, anyone can put a plate next to another plate and taste test.

It seems you're confusing quality with the experience of culture. Sure having a native dish with good company is a subjectively better experience than a better meal alone, drunk and at 2AM in a cookie cutter chain.

What is "real food" to you? Because it seems by "real food" you mean "cultural experience."
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I don't necessarily separate the two, but that being said I do tend to find cuisine that's been taken out of its native environment to be blander as it attempts to cater to a different, and broader, clientele.
 
Lachean said:
Who said anything about cheap all you can eat shrimp? Why are you comparing the worst of Vegas rather than what people with actual taste eat? You know what, nevermind, this debate is pointless.

Also, you misspelled "shawarma." Not that its even that good.
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I misspelled it to bother you.
 
I will say that Vegas has some of the best Pho restaurants in the country, but not on the strip.
 
Cardinal said:
I don't necessarily separate the two, but that being said I do tend to find cuisine that's been taken out of its native environment to be blander as it attempts to cater to a different, and broader, clientele.
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I don't understand that... I really don't.

Taste buds don't have GPS, location doesn't effect taste.
 
Lachean said:
I don't understand that... I really don't.

Taste buds don't have GPS, location doesn't effect taste.
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Try eating Vietnamese food in Vietnam, everything was picked that day, or caught that day. Better by miles.
 
beefheart said:
I misspelled it to bother you.
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:scared:

beefheart said:
Try eating Vietnamese food in Vietnam, everything was picked that day, or caught that day. Better by miles.
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If I were in Thailand, and someone flew the meal out to me as fast as a waiter would bring it to you in Vietnam, the taste would be no different.
 
Lachean said:
I don't understand that... I really don't.

Taste buds don't have GPS, location doesn't effect taste.
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If you bolded a different part of my post you'd understand better. I shall, in my infinite goodness, demonstrate:

"I don't necessarily separate the two, but that being said I do tend to find cuisine that's been taken out of its native environment to be blander as it attempts to cater to a different, and broader, clientele."
 
Cardinal said:
If you bolded a different part of my post you'd understand better. I shall, in my infinite goodness, demonstrate:

"I don't necessarily separate the two, but that being said I do tend to find cuisine that's been taken out of its native environment to be blander as it attempts to cater to a different, and broader, clientele."
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Just because I "bolded" (wrong verb BTW) something does not mean I read any other part with any less understanding. I am not talking about some lowest common denominator cuisine that is more palatable to broader clientele, I am talking about the EXACT SAME MEAL in different locations tasting exactly the same; Despite company, setting or culture.
 
Lachean said:
If I were in Thailand, and someone flew the meal out to me as fast as a waiter would bring it to you in Vietnam, the taste would be no different.
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Uh huh. Eat a filay mignon with a woman you're in love with, then eat it alone in a cold and dirty apartment after you've broken up with her. You tell me which fillet mignon tastes better.
 
At the Hard Rock in Tampa, the majority of people there are seniors and well over half are women. 95% seem to be "blue collar" economic level folks in general - at least at the slots.

The younger guys tend to be at the tables and (to me) it seems pretending to be high stakes gambles betting and losing far more than they can afford.
 
Cardinal said:
Uh huh. Eat a filay mignon with a woman you're in love with, then eat it alone in a cold and dirty apartment after you've broken up with her. You tell me which fillet mignon tastes better.
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I've not disagreed with the subjective influence of company or culture on taste, in fact I clearly addressed it in post #31

Please google what "all things being equal" means when making a comparison, like two plates side by side in a taste test.
 
Lachean said:
I've not disagreed with the subjective influence of company or culture on taste, in fact I clearly addressed it in post #31

Please google what "all things being equal" means when making a comparison, like two plates side by side in a taste test.
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Taste being a sensory thing, a meal is not equal in different circumstances. I don't care how equaly you've arranged the molecules in both dishes.
 
Cardinal said:
Taste being a sensory thing, a meal is not equal in different circumstances. I don't care how equaly you've arranged the molecules in both dishes.
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And I don't care for subjectivism or the illogical, A=A, identical is identical, good day sir.
 
Lachean said:
And I don't care for subjectivism or the illogical, A=A, identical is identical, good day sir.
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Taste, smell, sight, sound and tactile experiences are in no small part emotional reactions to stimuli. They can't be compared to, say, water boiling at the same temperature and altitude in both California and Morocco.
 
cardinal said:
taste, smell, sight, sound and tactile experiences are in no small part emotional reactions to stimuli. They can't be compared to, say, water boiling at the same temperature and altitude in both california and morocco.
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I said GOOD DAY!
 
Lachean said:
I said GOOD DAY!
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To which I say THANK YOU! Think about this: why do you listen to the same kind of music as you did in, say, you're twenties, or go after the same kind of car as you did then (more or less, I'm certainly not denying we evolve)?
 
I occasionally enjoy playing a little blackjack, but that's about it. I don't tend to go all that often because most of the casinos have a $15-$20 minimum on blackjack and I rarely want to spend that much money (or that little time) gambling.
 
molten_dragon said:
I occasionally enjoy playing a little blackjack, but that's about it. I don't tend to go all that often because most of the casinos have a $15-$20 minimum on blackjack and I rarely want to spend that much money (or that little time) gambling.
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Actually, I completely forgot about the college poker sessions I played with pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Those were actually pretty fun, and what was particularly interesting was how much value those quarters could take on in those circumstances.
 
What a shame that only ONE state has Casinos with SPORTS betting, Nevada .
 
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