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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
The only other racial generalization I have observed in wide enough application is the following: African Americans are singularly responsible for the continued sale of orange soda in this country. I worked in a restaurant (not fast food) in a suburban area of California, and you could bet your paycheck that fully 50% of African American customers would ask if we served orange soda (we didn't). Of these, about 75% would then ask for root beer (which we did serve) instead. It was eerie. I don't think a single white customer ever asked me for orange soda, but almost half of the black customers did.
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This one is true. Orange, Grape, punch flavored drinks are much more popular in black neighborhoods than white. However, I think it's because blacks tend to want some flavor in their drinks and meals. Spice or sweet, blacks stay away from the bland.* White people tend to be much more sensitive to spicey things and are either programmed by commercials to ask for coke everytime or just like it more.**
I don't know how many of my white friends can't eat Indian or Chinese or anything with spice in it because it burns their tongues or upsets their delicate little protected stomachs.
I also know black people who carry hot sauce with them to cure blandness.
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*May also explain the aversion to mayonnaise (although I never heard of this and have many black friends who like tuna salad, potato salad and macaroni salad).
**I don't need examples of people on the board telling me they need hot sauce for everything or only drink Sprite.
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