Lesson 23

One man's meat is another man's poison

各有所爱

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  • Lesson 23
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  • One man's meat is another man's poison
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  • What was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that day in particular?
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  • People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
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  • If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
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  • You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
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  • On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat - the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
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  • The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
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  • No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
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  • Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
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  • There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
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  • My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
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  • As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
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  • For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
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  • The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
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  • Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
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  • Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
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  • I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
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  • I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
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  • Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
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  • I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
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  • To our dismay,
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  • we saw that there were snails everywhere:
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  • they had escaped from the paper bag
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  • and had taken complete possession of the hall
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  • I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
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