Thereisalight.. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 hours ago, hk blues said: They are a vital part of daily life in many countries, including in Hong Kong and the Philippines where I now live. Closing them down would not be an option at all - they are often the only places for miles where people can buy food and produce. Sure, lessons are to be learned but closing them down isn't an option in a lot of countries. I didn’t know eating bats, snakes or dogs heads were deemed as “vital”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 3 hours ago, hk blues said: They are a vital part of daily life in many countries, including in Hong Kong and the Philippines where I now live. Closing them down would not be an option at all - they are often the only places for miles where people can buy food and produce. Sure, lessons are to be learned but closing them down isn't an option in a lot of countries. What a wonderful bit of understatement. The questions are, will lessons be learnt and how serious could the impact be if they aren’t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Thereisalight.. said: I didn’t know eating bats, snakes or dogs heads were deemed as “vital”. Such things are not commonly found in wet markets. As I've said elsewhere on this thread, wet markets are almost always a mix of butchers, florists, greengrocers and fishmongers - you will rarely see the things you mention. I have lived and travelled in Asia for more than 25 years and the most unusual thing i've seen was toads - and they eat them in France so there you go. You'd be surprised at how Asians view some of the stuff we eat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Granny Danger said: What a wonderful bit of understatement. The questions are, will lessons be learnt and how serious could the impact be if they aren’t. It was hardly the point of my post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 minute ago, hk blues said: Such things are not commonly found in wet markets. As I've said elsewhere on this thread, wet markets are almost always a mix of butchers, florists, greengrocers and fishmongers - you will rarely see the things you mention. I have lived and travelled in Asia for more than 25 years and the most unusual thing i've seen was toads - and they eat them in France so there you go. You'd be surprised at how Asians view some of the stuff we eat. Obviously nobody wants florists, greengrocers etc going out of business. I do think they should ban the “extreme” selling of items that I mentioned. Immaterial if they’re a rare find or not 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Thereisalight.. said: I didn’t know eating bats, snakes or dogs heads were deemed as “vital”. What about cows? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 5 hours ago, hk blues said: It was hardly the point of my post. Your posts rarely have a point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: What about cows? Well to me eating no animals is vital (I’m vegetarian). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: Well to me eating no animals is vital (I’m vegetarian). Are you vegetarian by choice? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Well to me eating no animals is vital (I’m vegetarian). It’s all beginning to fall into place after reading this post. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 6 hours ago, hk blues said: Such things are not commonly found in wet markets. As I've said elsewhere on this thread, wet markets are almost always a mix of butchers, florists, greengrocers and fishmongers - you will rarely see the things you mention. I have lived and travelled in Asia for more than 25 years and the most unusual thing i've seen was toads - and they eat them in France so there you go. You'd be surprised at how Asians view some of the stuff we eat. Your point was ruined by using the French as an example of normality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 35 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Are you vegetarian by choice? By choice. What other way is there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkmenbashi Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Thereisalight.. said: I didn’t know eating bats, snakes or dogs heads were deemed as “vital”. You do realise the bats thing comes remote islands in the Pacific Ocean, like Palau, where bats are the only real "meat" available. As far as what I have read nobody else really eats bats. Got to remember that haggis isn't seen as food in the USA. i say this as someone who is also a vegetarian. Edited May 21, 2020 by Turkmenbashi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Thereisalight.. said: Well to me eating no animals is vital (I’m vegetarian). Really? I'm surprised you never said before. Edited May 21, 2020 by Sergeant Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 18 minutes ago, Turkmenbashi said: Got to remember that haggis isn't seen as food in the USA. Not just the US. I seem to remember Sandi Toksvig saying on QI that the word 'offal' comes from a Danish word meaning 'rubbish'. There's a bit of a north/south divide in England too, with organ consumption being considered for riff-raff by the time you get to the Home Counties. Frankly, they can all f**k off and eat a skinned shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 19 hours ago, Thereisalight.. said: Obviously nobody wants florists, greengrocers etc going out of business. I do think they should ban the “extreme” selling of items that I mentioned. Immaterial if they’re a rare find or not I agree but then again one man's meat is another man's poison. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 13 hours ago, Granny Danger said: Your posts rarely have a point. Ah well, at least sometimes they do then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 12 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Your point was ruined by using the French as an example of normality. Yep, I fucked it there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 13 hours ago, Thereisalight.. said: By choice. What other way is there? Just find it weird you've chosen a diet that protects the life of others but when it comes to protecting human lives you're a selfish arsehole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 4 hours ago, The Moonster said: Just find it weird you've chosen a diet that protects the life of others but when it comes to protecting human lives you're a selfish arsehole. I never liked the texture of meat, bone, fat, gristle etc. As for protecting human life’s, of course I don’t want folk to die. I just feel if a vaccine isn’t found, we can’t live with restrictions forever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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