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The Stromboli volcano in Sicily just erupted (UP: one dead, see threadmark)
- Thread starter Saya
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I think my little joke went over your head. In other words, it'd be like an American volcano being called the "Cheeseburger Volcano"
Yet the rest of the world would likely never heard of the food.
Anyway with the word volcano and erupted in the title what Americans would think this thread is about? Food? Lol
Actually seems to be the other way around. Phlegraean Fields is much more likely to erupt any time soon. Yellowstone chamber is massive but not filled with nearly enough magma to cause an eruption.
It's good it was during the day (unfortunately bbc was reporting one dead) because most excursions are done during the night.
Well yeah, I was talking about in America, obviously. Because the subject of what I was responding to was American ignorance of the volcano.
I live in Italy and i didn't know that Stromboli was also a type of food.
It doesn't surprise me though... Outside Italy there is " Spagetti alla bolognese " as a type of pasta which doesn't even exist in Bologna or Italy.
Btw really sad that a guy died due to this.
It doesn't surprise me though... Outside Italy there is " Spagetti alla bolognese " as a type of pasta which doesn't even exist in Bologna or Italy.
Btw really sad that a guy died due to this.
Some sort of joke YouTube video about exploding food? There are a lot of those.
That's sad. Is it popular with tourists? Wondering if this is a "surprised it was only one" situation.
There are lots of excursions with queues at the top, but these usually happen during the night.
Becaue I've eaten a Stromboli, and I've never heard of the Stromboli volcano.
Yes, most people study volcanos of the world in their spare time, it's not at all niche knowledge.
I've known about the Stromboli volcano since I was five years old. I don't study volcanos in my free time.
Yeah, it did. I never knew there was a dish called Stromboli. Learned something
Okay
I'm just saying dude, like people are trying to put food on their plates and worrying about debt and work and shit, it's not uncommon for someone to not know of a volcano likely thousands of miles away. I went through school too and have never heard of it until now.
A guy died and many people had to left the island... is it possible to avoid jokes and stupid puns?
BBC: One dead as volcano erupts on Italian island
There's a very popular Italian dish called Stromboli served in America.
Come on, do not take offense but that is the typical "if it is outside US we don't study it does not matter" that is the cliche for Americans. We in the other countries also have to put food on the table, work hard, etc and still learn things from thousand miles away or centuries ago. And I have learned about volcanos and major volcanos around the world since I was a kid (because most kids are curious about this kind of stuff).
What's the name of the volcano in Hawaii that erupted for 6 months last year, without looking it up.
Give me a fucking break. Learning every volcano in school is an incredible waste of time. It's literally one of the least important pieces of information to have. It'd be like learning the name of every mountain, it makes no sense unless there is some huge historical or cultural relevance.
A significant portion of Italian immigrants to America came from Southern Italy/Sicily. One of the very popular Italian American food inventions is named after the Volcano.
Name me all the five active major volcanos in Washington State without looking it up. Hint: None of them is named Teriyaki Chicken Volcano.
Starbucks, Pike Place, Amazon, Microsoft and Nintendo of America volcano. All very active.
Kilauea
That is not what I meant. I mean that was the type of answer that reforces the stereotype. Of course not all Americans don't know about Stromboli but the anecdotal fact that you don't know does not implies that it is the normal or that regular people does not have the time to learn that.
Stromboli is one famous volcano, so famous that it names one of the major types of volcanos (and the classification of volcanos was teached at my school (almost 40 years ago so Lol things could have changed)
See above. It is not even a minor piece of information. Stromboli is a very famous volcano, very active (and has historical relevance) and named one of the volcanos types in their classification (having a relevance in sciences too).
Edited: and a final note: how would feel if "Kilauea" was a name of a dish only know in Japan and Japanese people started making food jokes about its eruption when people have died? (I know Kilauea did not kill anyone last year and also I am using Japan as a random example nothing against them)
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Rainier, Adams, Baker, St. helens, Glacier Peak. Hoping to climb Mt. Adams next year! Don't think I can do it this year.
But I studied geology and now live in Washington so thats cheating
also learned about Stromboli the volcano before knowing about the food
"Don't take offense, but here's why you're a stupid American and I'm smarter than you are."
Very cool post (and this goes to everyone making these shit heel comments).
Ok, maybe that wasn't well written/thought. I meant that you shouldn't take your anecdotal evidence (that you don't know it) and make it generic. It just reinforces the stereotype. My apologies.
It was just an exemple. Read it again. The poster was referring to an eruption i Hawaii and I just randomly selected another country to make the exemple. I was not saying Hawaii people were Japanese people.
It's a fucking shitty example seeing as the Stromboli food is created by Italian Americans.
Kilauea is a Hawaiian word and not Japanese or remotely even closely related to the Japanese.
Did a bunch of Hawaiians immigrate to Japan or something? Settled down, and created a bunch of food of Hawaiian origin and then become part of Japanese culture?
This is the most embarrassing thread on a natural disaster I have ever seen. The jokes are tone-deaf as fuck.