"Indian spicy" is not really that hot - it's more about the strong flavor that comes with mixing spices of multiple varieties.
If you cleared your plate at Thai hot 7x or higher you got your meal comped and your photo on the wall.
My friend and I did it one day. He ordered a curry and had no problem. I ordered pad thai that was the biggest plate of noodles I'd ever seen and failed because my stomach wasn't large enough vs it being from the heat. Went back and did the curry no problem.
The thing with very spicy foods is at a certain point your tongue checks out and flavors just get muted. Personally I love the Sichuan approach since the peppercorns numb your tongue to the heat a little which for me lets me more fully experience the flavors of the chiles.
(Like, I realize this is frustrating, but how is the waiter going to know -- from your appearance -- that you spent four months eating Indian food in India?)
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Most white people in the US aren’t as adventurous as those on HN.
I've settled on 4-5 chilies for Som Tam.
There is no such think as 'hardly racism'. That's an excuse for racist behavior you agree with.
It definitely needs to be called out because it's the same level as suggesting that a black person wants fried chicken despite the fact that they ordered grilled chicken.
"I think you actually want X despite asking for Y because of your skin color."
I'm honestly surprised that you are defending this behavior given your otherwise neutral positions. It's disgusting.
I live in NC now. There's an ice cream place here that has you sign a release form before they'll let you try their "Cold Sweat"[0] made with habanaro, ghost pepper oil, etc, ice cream. I tried it. It was pretty amazingly hot, but while eating it I noticed they had a flavor called "Exit Wound." I asked what it was. "Oh, that's even hotter." Didn't try it... the Cold Sweat was really hot.
There's something wrong with an America where the spiciest food I can get is ice cream. :-)
[0] Cheesy food network video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8oy_zYRTZ0