"It's the small things in life that make you happy."
Indeed, even when you've been having a day where simply nothing seems to be going your way, it's always possible to find a pick me up that is guaranteed to lighten your spirits ever so slightly.
This could be anything from a cup of coffee from your favorite cafe or a gentle breeze, to the sound of your children's laughter when you come home.
Or, for that matter, simply coming home and sitting on your sofa, safe and comfortably.
Sometimes happiness can be found in the most unexpected and unlikely of places.
"It’s the small things in life that make you happy, so what small thing makes you happy?"
Starry Starry Night
"Stargazing."
"I was wearing glasses since I was 5."
"Each year I would see less and less stars until I could only see the brightest ones, and even then it was hard for me to see them unless I concentrated really hard."
"This winter I had an eye surgery."
"And when I laid down under a summer sky one night, it was as if someone changed resolution on a video lol."
"I honestly laid there for more than an hour, after 17 years finally being able to see all the constellations."- AbbreviationsNice465
All Comfy And Cozy...
"The sound of rain hitting the roof while I'm all cozy in bed."- D3vilUkn0w
Kids Say The Darndest Things
"When my kids use expressions I wasn't expecting."
"6 yr olds were playing rock paper scissors in the back seat."
"Daughter yells up to me 'Dad, you wanna get in on this?!'"
"Or when their fandom lines up with mine."
"Discussing super heroes fighting each other and who would win for 45 minutes at bed time, and I have the biggest smile on my face the entire time."- DrowZeeMe
Playing Happy Children GIF by MOODMANGiphyHappiness Is All Around
"A good song."
"Seeing someone smile after I give a compliment."
"A deep belly baby laugh always puts a smile on my face too."- angie6921
Feline Companionship
"When my cat makes that little brrpppt sound when she wakes up."- AJTwinky
Appreciation
"I'm a pizza delivery driver."
"It doesn't happen very often now that the pandemic is over, but when people leave me little notes on their door thanking me it makes me so happy."
"I keep all of them in my glove box and look at them sometimes when I'm having a bad day."- Artemis7797
"Being acknowledged."- Mission_Anything_429
Sibling Love
"Seeing my kids get along like I always want them to."
"The other day, my wife was out with the middle daughter, and I was home with the eldest, tween, and the youngest, pre-school, daughters."
"It was the middle of the day, and I was working."
"I heard them saying the same random words, walked out of the home office to see what's up."
Season 3 Hug GIF by The SimpsonsGiphy"My eldest was helping my youngest practice her sight words."
"I sort of hid to just observe them without them seeing I was there."
"My eldest then helped the little one with getting through a simple kid book and thereafter did her hair and put her in a Moana costume."
"Just seeing them bond warms my heart."- Alarming_Topic2306
With the world in a constant state of uncertainty, not to mention being at what is hopefully the end of a global pandemic, it's very easy to get down on ourselves.
Making it all the more important to be open with our emotions, and take advantage of those seemingly frivolous things which are guaranteed to put a smile on our face.
Even tiniest bit of happiness can go a very long way...
We all have an opinion on how things should be done, as well as little ticks get on our nerves, if not outright make our skin crawl.
When someone doesn't agree with this opinion or exhibits the exact behavior which makes us tick, it's usually easy enough to let bygones be bygones, and get over it.
Of course, there are extreme exceptions to this, and sometimes we simply find ourselves unable to accept someone else's different opinion, and will not tolerate when people do certain things.
No matter how petty others may find it.
"What is the smallest, pettiest hill you'll still die on?"
I Will ALWAYS Dispute That Charge!
"Bank of America charged me $2 for a miscellaneous charge, in 1997. I called to ask what it was for because there was no reason."
"The lady on the phone said, well, I can't tell you because it is miscellaneous."
"I asked her to then please reverse it and she refused."
"I pulled all three of my accounts from them and moved them to a credit union and ever since, full stop refuse to have a damn thing with that company."- Handbag_Lady
Let People Off First!
"That you need to let people off the f*cking subway before you get on."
"My guy, you will get on - let me off first!"- croix_v
"It’s common courtesy to wait for someone to come off the elevator before entering."- mkittyxoxo
Commuting Hasan Minhaj GIF by Patriot ActGiphyGive People Space!
"Back the f*ck up at cash registers."
"You don't need to be spelunking in my a** before the cashier even hands me my receipt."
"Afterwards, maybe we can talk about making something happen."
"But while at the register I want my personal space."- Geistwhite
Push It Out!
"Before placing a ziploc bag in the refrigerator or freezer, squeeze the air out of the bag."
"I don't know why my wife doesn't, and one day I'll have to make a choice."- johnbacosta
Keep The Aisles Clear!
"It is possible to look at something on a grocery store shelf without blocking the whole aisle."
"Looking at you, shoppers in a certain Aldi this afternoon."- treecatks
dreams worth more than money shopping GIFGiphyBe Mindful Of Others!
"Scrolling through TikTok/Reels/whatever with your volume up in public or semi-public places.'
"Transit, waiting room, restaurant."- technocraft
Everyone Gets Their Special Day!
"I hill I will die on."
"When a kid has a birthday, only HE gets to blow out the candles!"
"It INFURIATES me to my very soul when I see other kids try to blow them out."
"The only thing worse is when adults LET THEM."- Drew__Mast
Fill It If You Kill It.
"Danny needs to replenish the fridge downstairs."
"You take a soda pop, YOU REPLENISH."- hiro111
Don't Call Me on Vacation!
"When I have time approved off from work and something goes wrong, no it is not my responsibility to log back on and take care of it."- ironwheatiez
Season 7 Ocean GIF by Curb Your EnthusiasmGiphyWe'Ve. Been Pronouncing It Wrong For Years!
"The way you pronounce SACAGAWEA."
"So many people say 'SAK-a-ja-wee-ah' but it’s 'sah-KAH-gah-wee-ah'."
"Even tribal folk are split on how to pronounce it but I’m sticking to my guns on on 'Sah Kah gah wee ah'."- IBeatUpLiamNeeson
"The pronunciation of Neckarsulm."
"It's a city in Germany, right by the river Neckar."
"There's also another city just called Ulm."
"Ergo, this city is the Ulm of the Neckar, or Neckar's Ulm."
"Neckars-Ulm."
"People pronounce it Neckar-Sulm."
"Drives me f*cking nuts every time I hear it on the radio."- MJmishmash
Careful Next Time You Gloat...
"Mercedes is the worst car manufacturer because they're the reason, the consumer has to wait 25 years to import non USDM cars into the United States."- kilertree
All They Do Is Give You Bad Breath
"I'm not sure how petty this is but onions should just stop existing."- baffled_baked_potato
Hungry Food GIF by 8itGiphyThey Aren't Randomly Placed!
"If you pick up something in a grocery store and decide you don't want it later, put it back where it fucking came from."
"Every time I see cheetos in the pillow isle I want to die a little more."- Queenofqueerquails
Best To Let Them Pass
"If you are a cyclist on the road holding up traffic, it ought to be common courtesy to stop, move over to the side and let cars pass every so often."- old-red-paint
Technically Speaking...
"Avatar the Last Airbender IS AN ANIME!! "
"There's is no way in hell you will change my mind."- JOWhite63087
No One Is In That Big A Hurry
"Do not, and I repeat , DO NOT! cut in front of me while we are BOTH waiting in the school pick up or drop off line."
"I am so petty and childish when it comes to this simple unforgettable act."
"l have and will continue to ride so close to your bumper like white on rice and a fly in sh*t."
"I have actually used my front camera to know exactly how close I am so I don't hit you."
"Do not cut me off if WE ARE BOTH IN THE FU***NG line to pick up our children...from school."
"Wait your turn....at least act like the responsible adult you are supposed to be."- thenextchapter28
Everyone Has An Opinion
"Paul pierce was extremely overrated and mediocre."- Marywonna
A Surprising Lack Of Logic
"The fact that you need to carry a pen/pencil for international flights to fill out the customs form on the plane."
"I was on a flight in May this year and upon realizing we had to fill the form out before descent, I asked the flight attendant for a pencil."
"She looked at me like I had four eyes and proceeded to inform me she doesn’t have one."
"Looking around, other people on the flight were asking her for one as well."
"For the life of me, I don’t understand why there is an expectation to pack something to write with on an international flight."
"I am not thinking of packing a pencil on my 2 week vacation to Aruba where I will proceed to not use it the entire time."
"If it’s standard to fill these forms out on flights, the flight crew should very reasonably be expected to lend passengers a pen or a pencil."- pascalgoz
We all have something which will get on our nerves till the bitter end.
All we can do is take a deep breath, and hope for change.
And maybe make sure we don't find ourselves doing that very thing to others...
Everyone harbors a secret of some kind, from someone
And even though these particular secrets might be of no harm or consequence to others, many still can't quite find it in them to reveal the truth.
Even if it's something they once did as a child.
Redditor kyyojust gave the Reddit community the opportunity to come clean about their long harbored secrets, by taking to Reddit to ask:
"Whats is a (minor) confession you would like to make today?"
They had it coming!
"I pissed in my bully’s shoes on a field trip to the public pool when I was 10."- eddieswiss
She needed the help
"I entered a Halloween coloring page contest as my little sister and won first place."- drspachemmon
rainbow drawing GIF by SoulPancakeGiphyMaking Lemonade with unwanted lemons
"I have a shopping cart in my back yard."
"A homeless person left it in my front yard."
"He took everything out of it, so it was empty."
"It had a "call this number and we will retrieve this cart" phone number on it."
"The cart belonged to a BIG STORE chain that everyone has heard about."
"The person who answered, asked me to identify the cart."
"It had some sort of number or word on it, I don't recall."
"The employee told me the cart came from the store a good 15 miles north of me."
"And to call that store."
"Okay?"
"The sign on the cart said to call this number."
"Nope."
"They don't do that anymore."
"Call the other store."
"I called the other store."
"They said they were not going to come and get it, because I was outside of their 'range'."
"Instead I should take the cart to their closer store."
"Me take the cart?"
"Dude, I'm doing you a solid here just by telling you where it is."
"Okay, call the local store."
"Local store says they don't pick up carts that don't belong to them."
"Tells me to call their cart recovery service, who will deliver the cart.'
"Okay, now we are going somewhere!"
'I call the cart delivery service."
"They tell me that they will pick up the cart and deliver it."
"If I pay them $20."
"WHAT!?"
"You should pay ME!"
"'You know it is against city law to keep a grocery store's cart?'"
''You could get arrested for it'."
"Fine."
"Thank you for that advice."
"So, on the advice of the cart delivery service, I removed identifying signs from the cart.'
"It now serves as an aluminum can holder in my back yard."
"I bolted a can crusher to it.'
"When the cart is full, I crush the cans."
"When I fill a 35 gallon trash can with crushed cans, I toss it in the bed of my truck and cash out."
"I get about $30 bucks or so for it, a couple of times a year."- calladus
money save GIF by safefoodGiphyI just couldn't bear to face them
"There was a 3 week period of my life where everyday I would purchase a large Dairy Queen blizzard, then park and consume it alone in my car."
"One day I finished my Blizzard but wasn’t satisfied, by this time I had been going to the same Dairy Queen for so long the drive through workers recognized me."
"Instead of pulling through the drive through again I shamefully drove 20 mins away to the next Dairy Queen and got another there."- Complete_Fox733
False pretenses
"A friend I hadn't talked to in a while hit me up with a DM on twitter and I was like 'oh, yay! I haven't talked to them in a long time[ only to found out they were pitching their kickstarter, so it made me a little sad."- Digiko
Ignorance is bliss
"Currently eating an ice cream sandwich and intentionally concealing it from my 2 year old so he doesn’t demand a bite."- flappinginthewind69
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day GIF by Ryan SeslowGiphyI just didn't want it to end
"I could have finished my entire workload today in maybe two hours flat."
"But I dragged it out."- misterpickleman
A for effort, or E for evasion?
"I didn't attend one of my courses when I was studying abroad in Spain."
"I looked for the classroom on day one, couldn't find it, just didn't go for the rest of the semester."
"They chalked it up to an administrative error and i got full credit for the program."- takethecannoIi
Carrying a secret can result in stress and anxiety, so getting them off your chest will feel like a huge sigh of relief!
Though, there's also no shame in hiding those ice cream sandwiches...
They say good things come in small packages—as a lifelong member of the "Never hit 5 feet tall" club it's a phrase I've had thrown at me often.
It's right up there with "small but mighty" and "people mcnugget."
It's popular because there's a fair bit of truth to it, though.
When it comes to some things, smaller is just flat out better.
Reddit user RasheenHyuga asked:
"What’s something that’s better when it’s smaller?"
We expected—and skipped over—the talk about butt stuff. Nobody is here to shame the size queens.
We did not, unfortunately, expect nor skip over the stuff about spiders.
We had to read it, so now you do too.
Differing Dad Approaches
"Pills/capsules shaped medicines."
"I have this difficulties swallowing hard capsules/tablets, if I'm aware."
"My dad used to hide them into fruits so I was not too anxious about it and not too bitter if I had to chew them."
-laffinator
"As a child, my father said that I’d need to learn how to dry-swallow pills in case there’s a world war & clean water is rationed."
- jesusbabygirl·
GiphyTiny Pets
"Kittens and puppies. They’re so cute when they’re tiny and I just wanna pick them up and hug them all!"
-bobcatnat123
"Kittens, because when they grow up, they become bitches."
- MrFroggys
"I'm gonna get hate but dogs."
"I really like little dogs because they're like little wolves...but not! They're pocket companions and, if trained properly, can be well behaved and loving!"
"Yeah, having a large dog that can do stuff is awesome - but having a mini wolf you can shove in your back pack and take wherever is even cooler in my opinion. You'll never be alone because they're portable!"
"On a subway? Pocket dog."
"In a store? Pocket dog."
"Riding a bike? Pocket dog."
- CosmosFactor
GiphyUno!
"The amount of Uno cards you're holding"
-saikopasu_neko28
"I wouldn't mind a few more if they are all wild cards"
--nogoodusernames0_0
"Especially if it’s a plus 4 or plus 2!"
- Thecrazytrainexpress
"The amount of Uno cards you're holding - while also remembering to say Uno on the last card. Learn from my mistakes..."
- poopellar
GiphyBills, Bills, Bills
"Bills."
-Resistycometostrike
"A duck would disagree with you."
-smnow
"Hospital bills in the USA is the obvious answer."
- No_Comedian_9677
"With the hospital bills in the US right now, I totally agree."
"I got some old painkillers, tweezers, hydrogen peroxide, liquor, gauze & duct tape. I'll be fine."
- bleezzzy
GiphyThe Small C
"Cancer."
"It's never good, but it's better if it's smaller. I had a low grade Glioma (pre-cancer, caught it early) scraped/removed out of my skull, hell ya!"
"Statistically 60% of people don’t know they have one until they have the first seizure. That's what happened to me but I had other symptoms like light sensitivity, vision rainbows, exhaustion, insomnia, etc."
"I work on a computer everyday and I happen to have light sensitive eyes. One day I had a seizure."
"Lots of tests, MRIS, cat scans, pet scan, brain scans. They found a mass of brain that was explained as a “black mold” of brain matter."
"Surgeon suggested removing it sooner rather than watching it slowly grow over time."
- TastelessDonut
"My cancer was caught on a mammogram when it was too small for even my doctors to feel, and it was right under my skin."
- notthesedays
GiphyNo Good Stones
"Kidney stones."
"I've never had one, just figured bigger object through peepee = more pain."
-Manekosan
"Fun fact I learned from experience: smaller kidney stones are way easier to pass, but the pain of them getting to that point can be far more severe because they're more likely to be jagged in structure."
"Suffice to say I agree with this one, but only just barely cause nonexistent is the best size for a kidney stone. That sh*t hurts. lmao"
-eltanin_rastaban
"Aaahh, human pearls."
- KrAzY_TsEnG
GiphySpeaking Truths Over Here
"Potato wedges are crispier and have an overall better taste when they're smaller."
-CLTalbot
"First answer I have read that isn't just making a bad thing smaller but rather is increasing how good something is"
-MrGoogabonomon
"Yes. See? A real answer. Something I can apply to my life. Unlike philosophical moral truths and magic shrinking debt."
- CombustibleA1
GiphyLiteral Small Packages
"I'm a postal worker - packages. If it fits in your box, fuck yeah. Time saved."
-BeechCow
"I replaced my street side mailbox a few years ago. No real need to but I put in a much larger box."
"My postman stopped one day and thanked me for doing it."
-richg0404
"F*ck yeah, I love it when my postal worker fits their package in my box."
- Kerrigore
"That reminds me of a jazz song called 'I'm Your Mailman' "
"It's about postal workers and yes, there's LOTS of innuendo."
- BeechCow
GiphyYummy
"M&Ms"
"Mini m&ms are so much better in my opinion."
-ArkhamBookworm
"Damn I used to live mini M&Ms but they stopped selling them in my country."
"The tube they used to come in now comes with the regular size m&ms, which makes no sense cause you barely get any. What the hell is up with that?"
- crnhs
GiphyNo Anus
"Spiders and all arthropods"
-Background_Egg1364
"Are you sure? Demodex is a genus of tiny mites that live in or near hair follicles of mammals."
"Around 65 species of Demodex are known. Two species live on humans: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites, alternatively face mites or skin mites."
"They have no anus so they just live in your eyelash follicles until their own sh*t makes their exoskeleton burst and they die."
"You probably have some living on you right now, they're just too small for you to see."
-doublestitch
GiphyOK, you know ... we were all good until the poopsploding mites that live on your eyelids.
Somebody always has to make it weird on Reddit.
I'm starting to wonder if it's a secret by-law or something.
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Some treats or delicacies are meant to be consumed in moderation. They enhance an experience of a meal or are fine in small portions are their own.
We as humans love to indulge in these treats, but often don't know what 'too much of a good thing' really means until we are running to the bathroom. Why would we eat something that will make us sick? Well, it could be we're innocently unaware of the consequences.
Redditor EZZ2 wanted to hear some people's cautionary tales:
"What food is only good eaten in small quantities?"
Let's find out what foods we should keep to a minimum.
Harrowing tales of wasabi.
"Wasabi."
"I was reading once about the video game Tetris. It said the Russian creator Alexey Pajitnov got famous and was able to do some world traveling, but he was a little sheltered when it came to other countries."
"Supposedly, the first time he was in a Japanese restaurant, he thought a bowl of Wasabi was some type of custard, so he took a big spoonful and swallowed it before they could stop him. He felt like he was going to die while the rest of the table was laughing."
"A Tale of the Mirror World, Part 8: Life After Tetris:"
"The atmosphere was warmer that evening when Rogers, still playing the role of chaperone and tour guide, located the only sushi restaurant in Moscow and took Arakawa, Lincoln, Pajitnov, and Nintendo's legal consultant John Huhs out for dinner there. Pajitnov was skeptical of the notion of eating raw fish, but soon got with the program — at least until he popped an entire ball of wasabi into his mouth just ahead of his companions' urgent warning cries, nearly causing his head to explode."
"My Thai wife can use hot sauce like water. We went to shoguns, one of those sit around the grill cooking show places. Appetizer of tuna samishi. She reaches out with her chopsticks and pops the entire piece of Wasabi, about the size of my thumb in her mouth and swallows. I was too slow to stop her."
I watched and her eyes went wide and she started to Vibrant, whole body vibrations. She started gasping and squeaked out, 'Take me home.'"
"I threw a bunch of money down and we hauled home. She basically stayed in the bathroom for 2 days and every time she had to go I'd hear this low moaning sound. I laughed my butt off."
These people seem to live for the pain.
"If you don't eat enough wasabi peas to completely fry your taste buds for a week, have you even eaten any?"
- HugSized
"But that's actually the best part."
- Greyh4m
"Agreed, part of the reason I get sushi is so that I can load up on wasabi and unclog my sinuses."
Expensive fungus.
"Truffles - the fungus, not the chocolates. It's fabulous grated over something, giving it a wonderful earthy flavour, but if you overdo it, it's like someone has mixed mud into your food."
"One summer I found out I really like fries with truffle Mayo and ate it a few too many times. Now I get sick just smelling it, it's been 3 years."
"I worked in a small kitchen that used a lot of infused truffle oil. We were getting a shipment in, and there was a case of truffle oil that needed to be brought to our dry storage area, and our very own in-house Kevin (I'm actually pretty sure he's THAT Kevin), decided to drop the whole thing on the cement floor, and every bottle broke."
"Kevin probably got about a cup of oil in each shoe, and reeked to high Heaven. Chef was pissed anyway, and made him take a prep table outside so he wouldn't stink up the rest of the kitchen. I got a new job about 9 months after that incident, and no joke, you could still smell Kevin before he even got to the kitchen 9 months later because he refused to buy new work shoes. I've got some fun Kevin stories."
The cinnamon challenge.
"Similar: cinnamon."
"At home we often had milky-rice (basically sticky rice cooked in milk) which you serve sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon."
"So the brain of 4 years old Mammoth was like: 'If this little bit of cinnamon already tastes so great, a spoonful must be heaven.'"
"And before my parents could stop me, I proceeded to verify, and thereby disproof, my thesis."
"So basically I invented the cinnamon challenge back in the 80s..."
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Too many gummies in your tummies.
"Sugar free gummies."
"Is it just that the artificial sugar acts like a laxative? Is this true with sugar free gum and drinks, or is it specific to the gummies?"
- abqkat
"Sugar alcohols are laxatives. Beware. They taste better than other sweeteners, though!"
"I ate a pound in one sitting once just to see if the rumors were true. I shat my brains out for 12 hours. My butthole was so sensitive by the end that I couldn't even handle wet wipes. I had to jump into the shower and gently clean my butt. -1000/10 I regret everything."
"Please support your local Sugar-Free Haribo Victims Fund."
Something's fishy...
"Fish sauce."
"Use a little bit in cooking certain dishes and it's amazing. Use too much, though, and the dish just tastes like fish sauce."
"Ever had fish sauce chicken wings? Whew! I hate eating regular wings now."
"We Vietnamese dip everything in fish sauce though."
"Ever had fish sauce chicken wings? Whew! I hate eating regular wings now."
"I do fish sauce, sugar, couple Thai chilies, let them rock for a day or two days. Fry them off, then reduce the same mixture as marinade into a glaze."
"Half cup fish sauce, 3/4 cup sugar, desired amount of chilies, couple garlic cloves, splash of hot water to dissolve sugar. For the glaze I do the same thing but had juice from a whole lime. Fry wings, reduce glaze, then I add fried garlic, cilantro and fresh limes at plating."
Those yellow Easter treats.
"Peeps. First bite, this is a nice treat. Second bite, I want to puke now."
"Had a contest at my cousins church for Easter that I volunteered for (my cousin told me not to but I don't back down from challenges) where it was men vs women to see who could eat the most peeps in the least amount of time. I won. I will never eat another peep in my life."
"So, I started collecting plush peep toys on a lark because they are cute. I don't super love the candy, just the shape. Well. This lead people in my family to believe that I am super in love with peeps and so I started to get tons of packages of them. And some plus toys and other stuff which I liked."
"One year I got like a dozen packages of peeps candy. I did try to eat some but blargh. Now when they do the limited edition flavors? Cool. I will try some. But the regular ones are a big no."
Gooey Cadbury Eggs.
"Also Cadbury Cream Eggs. I can handle 1 a year. No more. They're just a big egg of sugar ooze."
"Hahaha My son use to beg every year for a Cadbury egg as soon as the commercials started. I would tell him, you don't like them remember? Oh but I do Mom ! So we would get one, then he would open it and take a bite and cry and I would say what's wrong? And he would say, I don't Wike the cadbury egg. For like 5 years in a row. Lol I still buy him a Cadbury egg for Easter. He's 38."
Bacon is a treat, not a main meal.
"Bacon. Yeah heresy I know. Local sandwich shop had a mix your own salad thing when I went to collage. Me and a friend bought the biggest box and filled it with bacon. Proceeded to eat it over the next hour."
"The human body isn't meant for that much salt."
"You also end up being the reason there's a sign with bacon restriction rules at the shop. And having to explain that to your peers."
- MrFeles
"Friend had a 'bacon party' which was basically just a potluck with bacon dishes. It was too much, all the dishes tasted just like salt after a while."
- Stryl
Sour.
"Skittles sours or I guess anything sour. Unless you want your mouth to be hamburg."
"This reminds me of miracle fruit. If you eat it first, then anything sour you eat afterwards will taste sweet."
"Really strange. The effect lasts up to about 30 minutes."
"I had a somewhat similar experience with those little sour watermelon candies and vodka. I was just devouring the little watermelon treats, and then took a swig of vodka because meh... All I could taste was sour watermelon treats. No vodka burn, no alcohol taste, it just tasted like I was drinking liquified sour candy."
"It works well, however, we ended up with a stomach ache after from all the acidic/sour things we were putting in our bellies at once. Didn't think about that beforehand."
Pineapple.
"Pineapple! Too much and my mouth feels so strange."
"That's probably due to the enzymes in pineapple, pineapple contain enzymes that break down proteins so to put it short it's digesting you mouth"
Something heavy and rich.
"Anything that is super rich. You're just gonna feel like sh*t for the rest of the day."
"Fudge!! I can only eat it in tiny bites over a long period of time due to its richness."
"Eat the rich."
"I'll never feel sick when I eat the rich."
"Rich or poor, I always feel sick after eating people."
Vegemite is definitely meant for moderation.
"Vegemite—when I visited Australia a local gave it to me the 'proper' way (i.e. not slathered on like peanut butter) on toast with some butter and it was actually delicious!"
"Yep, same with marmite."
That's because vegemite is the wartime knock-off the Aussies made when shipments couldn't get through during WW2"
"I tell Americans to think like it's Wasabi. Which is also the top answer right now."
We've come full circle.
Strong flavors, bold spices, and delicacies are there to enhance you eating experience, not be the main attraction. You could very likely become ill. So take these as cautionary tales!
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