Wife thinks it’s funny what he put in his tummy

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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: We were on holiday and ate some strange dishes. I have a queasy stomach, so my wife didn’t tell me what I ate. When we got home last week, she told me everything I’d chewed, swallowed and digested, such as some strange, evil fish and wild meat. I am now feeling sick to my stomach at the thought of it and she’s getting a lot of entertainment out of telling me how easily everything went down for me.

I don’t think that’s funny for a wife to do to her husband. She’s supposed to have my back and warn me if I’ve been offered something sickening to eat when travelling. The food could be dangerous.

— Queasy at the Thought Now, St. Vital

Dear Queasy at the Thought: I think this kind of joking is sneaky and nasty. But tell me, how did she know the kind of food you were eating, and you didn’t enquire? It’s a good idea to pay attention to what you’re eating when visiting an exotic country. Ask what the different names are of things, and what bird, fish or animal unwittingly provided your entree. In Manitoba, most visitors would prefer to know what prairie oysters really are before making a choice on whether they’ll eat them or not.

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