How was life in Taiwan during 90's?

[Taiwan_Luthiers]

My parents said that TV release radiations, all instant noodles have preservatives, and all that…

[Brianjones]

@user86

impure cooking oils in their kitchen, or foods with additives or artificial coloring.

I reckon that’s a 2000s thing, doubt anybody even knew what was in the food before then .

[user86]

@Taiwan_Luthiers

My parents said that TV release radiations, all instant noodles have preservatives, and all that…

Guilty as charged.

(My mother, not me.)

[user86]

@Brianjones

I reckon that’s a 2000s thing, doubt anybody even knew what was in the food before then.

My mother insists on only eating the brown M&M’s because chocolate is naturally brown, so there must be less food coloring in the brown ones.

[Brianjones]

That’s pretty funny. Did you tell her some other things are naturally brown ?

[jdsmith]

That Taiwan doesn’t have an accepted, mature psychotherapeutic arm of its culture by now is amazing.

[afterspivak]

@Brianjones

Did you tell her some other things are naturally brown ?

The Wenhu Line?

Guy

[Taiwan_Luthiers]

When I had my first computer my parents made me put one of those protective screen over the monitor because you have to sit so close to the radiation.

[user86]

Yup. Same here.

[Explant]

@user86

@Taiwan_Luthiers

I also remember in the 90s how you can basically just use gutter oil in processed food

The lawlessness of Taiwan at the time raised a whole generation of paranoid Taiwanese mothers who emigrated.

No Taiwanese mother in the US will allow MSG in their food, microwaves in their home, impure cooking oils in their kitchen, or foods with additives or artificial coloring.

I wonder if @Explant’s mother was one of them.

Nah, sorry. She just knew how to cook and was careful where she sourced her ingredients. She learned from her mother, and her mother from her mother. And so on. We build on, and deduce drama, past generations. That is to say: not contaminated, not sprayed with god knows what. She put in time and effort, not simply just “faith”). And we grew up poor. Slher diet has flaws, we know better now. Evolve

I only inject science and eject this faith nonsense we see in most industries. Grew up craving quality ingredients, ended up discarding cheat codes at least mostly. We all end up eating trash out of necessity…I am just not exactly happy about it.

[tommy525]

@Taiwan_Luthiers

My parents said that TV release radiations, all instant noodles have preservatives, and all that…

The preservatives kept you looking young right ? No?

[tommy525]

@user86

@Brianjones

I reckon that’s a 2000s thing, doubt anybody even knew what was in the food before then.

My mother insists on only eating the brown M&M’s because chocolate is naturally brown, so there must be less food coloring in the brown ones.

Dam right !