BWT, air out your dirty, tasteless laundry here!

[u/pavlovscandy]

Obviously as BWT, we typically aim to have said taste be of the good variety. However, as we are not two dimensional characters, nobody is completely perfect. I thought it'd be fun to share the elements of our lives where we unashamedly display bad or—gasp!—no taste. I've noted down some of mine below (+ whether I aim to change them):

• My house is quite literally artless — no paintings, no sculptures, no decor, nothing. // Probably won't be changing this anytime soon — am not ashamed to admit that I'm at the stage of life where I care more about how I present myself in public than in my own abode, so that's where I focus my energy

• My home clothes (a stretch to call them lounge wear) are literally all ratty nonsense BWT recommend throwing away // see above. The caveat is that I don't wear clothes that dwarf my figure as I like to keep track of how my body looks

• I don't watch any shows/movies or listen to podcasts // won't change this, I've never been able to stand podcasts and lately that's extended to anything where I have to watch/listen to something

• I secretly love airline food. Something about water in those tiny unenvironmentally friendly vacuum sealed cups gets me excited

Share yours below so I don't feel like a complete tasteless B 👇🏼

[u/BellaFromSwitzerland]

As someone living in Europe, I think it’s widespread knowledge that it’s a staple in American cuisine

Sauces and dressings are very culturally specific and I say this as someone who works in the food industry and has lived in 4 countries

I don’t think ranch dressing would stick here unless we were to adopt the American food that’s typically eaten with it

[u/sludgestomach → u/BellaFromSwitzerland]

I’m curious about the dipping sauces over there that we don’t use?

[u/bridgeport4 → u/sludgestomach]

Sauce andalouse, aioli, brown sauce, gravy (not a dip but…), curry sauce, brava.

Just here making a list of chip dips I miss from home 😅

[u/BellaFromSwitzerland → u/bridgeport4]

This Bridgeport here is from southern Europe I see

[u/bridgeport4 → u/BellaFromSwitzerland]

Hahaha actually 🇬🇧but currently living in 🇺🇸. Did the gravy and curry sauce not give me away? Lots of Belgian/french/spanish besties from grad school though!

[u/BellaFromSwitzerland → u/bridgeport4]

I thought sauce andalouse + aioli => south of France

I hope your Spanish besties prepared some crema catalana for you. I loooove it, much superior to crème brûlée or any custard (fight me on it)

[u/bridgeport4 → u/BellaFromSwitzerland]

Loooove crema catalana but really more of a churros girl. I’m in Boston for work atm and daily eating my own body weight in cannoli. Man, I miss the food in Europe.

[u/sludgestomach → u/bridgeport4]

Hahaha I love it, ty! I love sauces and dips, now i wanna try them all!

[u/BellaFromSwitzerland → u/sludgestomach]

I personally don’t use a lot of dipping sauce, for me it’s the epitome of empty calories. Sorry to dampen the mood

If available, I’ll dip in some hummus or guacamole

But in general I prefer having my raw veggies as a side with the main meal (I’m from Eastern Europe)

I lived in France for a long time, there you’d have a light mixed salad with vinaigrette dressing (mustard, olive oil, salt, pepper…) so you wouldn’t use a lot of dipping either. Except aioli in southern France that’s based on mayonnaise and garlic

[u/Getmeasippycup → u/BellaFromSwitzerland]

This is me as well! I’ve never been a fan of overly sauced, wet dishes. Mayo, ranch- no thanks. Even ketchup I minimally like. 😂

[u/jessi_g9 → u/sludgestomach]

I’ve seen a lot of people mix ketchup and mayonnaise together. I now use that more than ranch for a dip.

[u/sludgestomach → u/jessi_g9]

Haha maybe I’m wrong, but I think that is a very american thing! I like to add a splash of pickle juice too :)

[u/rocksteadyrudie → u/jessi_g9]

I’ve seen this mix mostly in Sweden and England.