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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
How funny. I knew what kalamata olives were long before I knew what calamari was. Would you say most teenagers (assuming that was the age of the coworker you were talking about) in your area are familiar with calamari?
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Many families can afford overseas holidays now, so children will grow up seeing items like calimari on the menu, even if they don't eat it.
Snack/ tapas food like olives probably won't be named, even when sold by the same establishments. The English abroad like their seafood, and if you fry it they like it even more. Yes, I am English, and yes I like seafood. It's just that I don't get to travel..!
Oh and the colleague is mid-twenties with two children...
But he is a bit hard of understanding in that he will simply not take advice. So maybe he has painted-on-eyes syndrome too.