nice finds. What is that woman crying about? I also often get mighty confused in my local Asian grocery store, but not to the point of tears.

That cat is totally pwning in Call of Duty.

@savvy999: Perhaps she's grossed out by whatever it is she's holding. Looks like someone is telling her what's in her hands.

@savvy999:
I thought she was making an "ew, ick" face, not crying. Who knows???

All hail our Robot Overlords!

Hey! That's my cat!

@punkrawka:
I think it was God Of War, actually. =]

@savvy999
That's dried squid she is holding, actually quite addictive once you acquire the taste.

@pipper: Yeah, but you smell like an over-ripe aquarium on a hot day. But I think I had a similar look on my face when I picked up a frozen durian at 99 Ranch.

LOL, ok I get it now. That's awesome.

I agree, squid is tasty, although there's a few other things in our Asian store that I would never eat-- pickled brains of this n' that, weird animal eggs, other canned mysterious creatures of the deep. No freakin' way.

Have a good weekend, everyone.

The last one is a LOLcat waiting to happen.

"Mad skillz. I has them."

Oh come on! Dried squid is delicious.

That woman looks like she never ate anything exotic in her life.

I saw that first photo and did several things: roll my eyes, get annoyed, read the comments, look at the photo again to see if it was really dried squid, and roll my eyes again.

It annoys me when people make "ew" faces when they're in an ethnic store. I'm sorry you find other cultures so disgusting, but plenty of the "normal" people who have never eaten anything exotic are actually ingesting pounds of mystery McDonald meat, along with chemicals and preservatives in their "normal" food...and they (I'm not going to narrow it to a race, there are very, very sheltered people of all races) make ick faces, which I interpret as disrespect for a culture. Some cultures eat snakes, others eat dried squid. I won't touch snakes with a ten foot pole, but if you eat snake, good for you.

Dried squid is, indeed, delicious. I actually want some now...

@UpsetPanda: what he said. Except that I don't like squid.

If only that woman knew how yummy ika (cuttlefish) is. Give it a try, lady! It's good stuff.

@SpiderJerusalem: what he said, no exceptions.

@SpiderJerusalem: I'm sooooo not a he.

mmmmm dried squid. Seriously, it's really good - not as good as dried seaweed snacks but delicious nonetheless.

/Lived in Asia
//Married to a Chinese woman

In college, my roommate and I had DIY sushi sessions. We'd just buy the sticky rice, make it in the microwave, have some soy sauce and seaweed and snack away. It wasn't amazing, nowhere near real sushi, but at $5.50 for six pieces, splurging on real sushi was something we could only do once a month or so.

i can has hi score?

Kitty's playin' "Grand Theft Auto: Litter Box"

Hey, that AMC pic is from ValCo (Cupertino shopping square, or whatever the heck they call it now), isn't it?

nom nom nom kitty liek teh controlur

Vicious gamer kitty is adorable.

Oh, lighten up, people, the first photo isn't a commentary on cultural ignorance. It's a funny capture of my mother-in-law at an Aji Ichiban store in Hong Kong (where I live). It was her first time hearing of dried seafood as a tasty snack, but do you not think there are aspects of Western food that are gross to those not used to them? It's not just whitey who gets squicked at the thought of certain foods. I'm quite sure we've all at one time or another made an "Ewww" face at a food that initially offends our sensibility. I still think back in horror to a deli in Alabama that served cold pastrami on a hard roll with mayo and lettuce.

I used to live in Japan. It was fun to see my mom's face, but damn if she didn't try ANYTHING and EVERYTHING.

Great photo!!