Originally Posted by rickg523

Chinese food is one of the world's great cuisine. But bad Chinese food is awful in a way that none of the other four are. Certainly, bad Mexican and Italian food is endemic. But neither, even Taco Bell or Olive Garden, are unpalatable the way bad Chinese food can be. Matter of taste, of course. Unlike, the Sheik, I like well prepared Chinese. But just hating Chinese food shouldn't I think disqualify someone from traveling (other than going to China maybe) and certainly shouldn't amount to banishment from a travel IBB.