[damn_trolls]

> “I became an expert at hiding food from customs officials.”

and

> “Of course not. Americans can be so naive about cuisine. They would refuse to eat it. So I tell them after,” she admits with a laugh.

One wonders if the tone of this article (and the discussion here) would be so complimentary if the protagonist were an Asian or brown person...

[kbutler]

Another one read the examples that included China, Bangkok, and Tokyo and the comments talking about mole.