Foreigners cannot enjoy our food, I suppose, any more than we can enjoy theirs. It is not strange; for tastes are made, not born. I might glorify my bill of fare until I was tired; but after all, the Scotchman would shake his head and say, 'Where's your haggis?' and the Fijan would sigh and say, 'Where's your missionary?' β¨ Mark Twain (2015). A Tramp Abroad: Mark Twain's Collections, p.221, θ°·ζη€Ύ
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