I had this talk with a co-worker during lunch earlier today. I noticed that she has been eating nothing but salads for almost a week now.
Call Center Gal: Are you trying to lose weight? Don’t tell me that you are because honest to goodness, you have the perfect physique.
Co-worker: Yes, I am trying to lose some weight. And I don’t think I have a perfect physique. Why would you say that?
Call Center Gal: Well, you’re not overweight and you’re not too thin. In my opinion, that’s the right definition of a perfect physique. You don’t have to be as sexy as Angelina Jolie to be called that.
Co-worker: Thanks. I guess I’m just being more health-conscious that’s why I’ve been eating salads these past few days.
Okay. So I have nothing against eating salads. I love salads, it’s just that I think there will never come a time when the majority of the people here in our country would be setting aside their daily rice meals in favor of leafy vegetables.
Filipinos are rice eaters. We’ve always been that way since time immemorial. Salad to us is nothing but a side dish.
Just my two cents.
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