ExcessiveBulldogery
ExcessiveBulldogery t1_jdib8l4 wrote
Reply to comment by PoopyInThePeePeeHole in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01
Ha! Yes it was.
ExcessiveBulldogery t1_jdhzfj2 wrote
Reply to TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01
The oldest continually-operating Chinese restaurant in the US is located in Butte, Montana.
I ate there once, and did not enjoy it. Everything tasted like cabbage, and the seating 'boxes' were more suitable for lapdances than dining.
ExcessiveBulldogery t1_j9k4xbm wrote
Reply to TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
As a recent PhD grad, I feel this.
ExcessiveBulldogery t1_j2brmjv wrote
What a Bic.
ExcessiveBulldogery t1_jdmfky5 wrote
Reply to comment by des_stik25 in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01
I thought I'd recalled something like that.
It's right near the city park dedicated to prostitutes.