There's not many things I feel genuinely insecure about. One of those things is how genuinely uncultured I feel.
There are so many instances where I'm out with friends and they ask me a completely fair question — "Do you like Vietnamese food?" — and I don't know whether they're joking or not. Vietnamese food? Is that real?
I haven't seen many movies. I haven't tried many different types of cuisine. And I can't tell you what my favorite cheeses are. In other words, I would suck on a first date.
It's not because I don't like trying new things or don't enjoy movies or different cuisines or Gouda. My family just didn't do those things. We didn't like go out for Thai food. Or watch Quentin Tarantino films. Or make cheese platters that contained anything but varying sharpnesses of Cheddar. My family wasn't lame. My family was just simple.
So when I tell you I've never seen The Incredibles, I know that's embarrassing and I should fix that. Which is why I watched Up and WALL-E for the first time earlier this year. I'm on my own with my own income now. I have no excuses. But you can't watch all the Pixar movies in one sitting, you know?
I'm not uncultured. I'm just behind. Give me some time to catch up. And if you want to help me out and take me to your favorite Vietnamese place, well, give me a call.
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