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post #16 of 26
8/12/08 at 2:29pm
Once I think I ate moldy chili from Tim Hortons. Not sure what it was, I thought I saw something weird (white thing) in the chili, but thought nothing of it and ate it. Several hours later I did not feel too good and my girlfriend said I was turning green. All this smack dab in the middle of finals, nonetheless. Haven't had any real "food" from Tim Hortons since (besides their Bagles/Donuts/Coffee)
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post #17 of 26
8/12/08 at 3:13pm
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Originally Posted by philosophe View Post
I'd say that "living like a local" is the problem here. Must you do so? I also travel with Cipro but have (fortunately) not had to use it.

Yes. Non-negotiable. I'll deal with some stomach upset here and there.
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post #18 of 26
8/12/08 at 4:40pm
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Yes. Non-negotiable. I'll deal with some stomach upset here and there.

I don't obey all the rules but try to stick to thoroughly cooked food, unpeeled fruit, and bottled water. Do you drink tap water in your travels?
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post #19 of 26
8/12/08 at 4:47pm
If the locals eat it, I eat it. If they drink it, I drink it. This has meant I've never gotten ill from tap water. I do carry the means to purify water, and in situations where the locals will not drink the tap water, I will purify some and drink it if bottled water is not readily available.
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post #20 of 26
8/12/08 at 5:11pm
I used to order from that restaurant that Al Pacino owns, they had this awesome crab cake pita sandwich that I probably had a dozen times but the last time - I don't know what was wrong with it but uuuughhhh!!!

Ate it on Friday night around 8pm.... by 2am I realized that it was possible to have explosive diarrhea and violent vomiting simultaneously. THANK GOODNESS that the sink was right next to the toilet, otherwise I probably would have a tough decision to make, which mess I'd prefer to clean up off the floor.

Slept in the bathtub that night, spent the next 24 hours on the couch hovering over the trashcan.... never been back to good old Al's place.
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post #21 of 26
8/12/08 at 5:12pm
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Originally Posted by Milhouse View Post
If the locals eat it, I eat it. If they drink it, I drink it. This has meant I've never gotten ill from tap water. I do carry the means to purify water, and in situations where the locals will not drink the tap water, I will purify some and drink it if bottled water is not readily available.

sounds like a good way to get something really bad really quick.
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post #22 of 26
8/12/08 at 9:36pm
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sounds like a good way to get something really bad really quick.

Perhaps.

How would you feel if someone came to visit you in your home and refused to eat and drink the things you provided, explaining to you that they were afraid of your diseases?
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post #23 of 26
8/12/08 at 10:35pm
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Originally Posted by Milhouse View Post
Perhaps.

How would you feel if someone came to visit you in your home and refused to eat and drink the things you provided, explaining to you that they were afraid of your diseases?

Obviously you deal with this situation more than I do, but it seems possible (at least some of the time, if not all the time) to explain that your home country has different water, etc., etc. Obviously it's not a problem to eat something fully cooked.

What gets you to so many interesting places?
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post #24 of 26
8/12/08 at 10:51pm
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Obviously you deal with this situation more than I do, but it seems possible (at least some of the time, if not all the time) to explain that your home country has different water, etc., etc. Obviously it's not a problem to eat something fully cooked.

What gets you to so many interesting places?

When I weigh out the risks and rewards, I come down firmly on the side of not offending people and dealing with a little stomach upset here and there. My stomach is pretty strong, so it seems that when something does get through the defenses, it hits me pretty hard.

I decided to make it a priority in my life to visit other places. All kinds of things motivate me; sense of adventure, curiosity, meeting interesting people, eating new and wonderful foods, etc.
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post #25 of 26
8/13/08 at 2:42am
I ate at our local California Pizza Kitchen twice years ago, and both times I ended up suffering from a severe allergic reaction to something that I ate there. First time I went straight to the emergency room because of skin breakouts, the second time I took some prescription antihistamines but the hit was so bad by the time I got to the house I blacked out probably from the lack of oxygen. I also got hit by bad shellfish twice. Once was on the eve of a transpacific flight, and I collapsed 6 hours before the flight. I was given a cocktail mix of drugs that left me so fucked up I still can't remember anything from that flight. Another time was an oyster that left me with a weeklong diarhea. Actually the diarhea wasn't half as bad as collapsing from allergies, what I hate most was when the nurse made me get a fecal sample for them to test. I hate doing that.
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post #26 of 26
8/13/08 at 5:02pm
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Originally Posted by Milhouse View Post
When I weigh out the risks and rewards, I come down firmly on the side of not offending people and dealing with a little stomach upset here and there. My stomach is pretty strong, so it seems that when something does get through the defenses, it hits me pretty hard.

I decided to make it a priority in my life to visit other places. All kinds of things motivate me; sense of adventure, curiosity, meeting interesting people, eating new and wonderful foods, etc.

Well, im usually the same way when travelling. Trying as much of the local cuisine as I can... I'am however travelling to Israel, Jordan and Egypt within 3 weeks and I'm just a touch more carefull there...
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