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Like going to an Indian restaurant for the first time and saying you want a lot of spice
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Haha, it's why I added the "we're white" detail near the beginning. I knew that the waitress confirming 3 separate times would probably sound weird to anyone who's not white.
I imagine that, at least for Americans, the reason spice is such a macho thing is because our food isn't very spicy, so it's more of a novelty for "sometimes" meals instead of just a standard part of our cooking. Our palettes aren't used to it, and Americans especially will compete over anything. I definitely don't want to compete with anyone when it comes to spice because I still want to enjoy my food. My ideal spice level is for the dish to be just a bit of a struggle at the end. If I shed a few tears with the last few bites, that was the right amount of spice for me.
As for the poop memes, depending on the meal, my b-hole can detect spice just as accurately as my mouth, and that is.... not fun. If your digestive system doesn't work that way then I envy you. One sufficiently traumatic "ring of fire" experience is enough to get some people to decide that spicy food is not for them. Personally, I'll risk it if the food is amazing. That's a problem for future me.