What is behind the spread of a mysterious allergy to meat?

Meltdown99
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What is behind the spread of a mysterious allergy to meat?
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/11/mysterious-allergy-to-meat-alpha-gal-lone-star-tick?CMP=fb_gu&fbclid=IwAR0anu_lJ4jadwg1kGBtlhjzwWPji2BwTr8903tgVbtAQ6Z5d5Vqx5eYPKI
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/11/mysterious-allergy-to-meat-alpha-gal-lone-star-tick?CMP=fb_gu&fbclid=IwAR0anu_lJ4jadwg1kGBtlhjzwWPji2BwTr8903tgVbtAQ6Z5d5Vqx5eYPKI
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Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
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PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
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Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
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Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
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Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
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PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
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HughFreakingDillon said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
Usually I would agree with you, but that actually isn't the case here at all. She's a child of Chinese-Malaysian refugees, arrived in Canada as a small child, and she grew up poor, moving from tiny apartment to tiny apartment for years, with almost full responsibility for her younger sister when she was still a child herself (her younger sister is now a lawyer, married, and living in a different province - she couldn't get out of that household fast enough). Eventually her parents found a foothold and built themselves up to the comfortable middle class, but not until they lived poor for a pretty long time. I'm not sure why she turned out to be unwilling to take care of herself and so solely obsessed with clothes and beauty products, or why she managed to turn out so lacking in a sense of independence. You'd think she would have turned out the exact opposite. She kind of a weird lady all around, lol.Post edited by PJ_Soul onWith all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
PJ_Soul said:HughFreakingDillon said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
Usually I would agree with you, but that actually isn't the case here at all. She's a child of Chinese-Malaysian refugees, and she grew up dirt poor, moving from tiny apartment to tiny apartment for years, basically raising her younger sister when she was still a child herself (her younger sister is not a lawyer, married, and living in a different province - she couldn't get out of that household fast enough). Eventually her parents found a foothold and built themselves up to the comfortable middle class, but not until they lived poor for a pretty long time. I'm not sure why she turned out to be unwilling to take care of herself and so solely obsessed with clothes and beauty products, or why she managed to turn out so lacking in a sense of independence. You'd think she would have turned out the exact opposite. She kind of a weird lady all around, lol.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
HughFreakingDillon said:PJ_Soul said:HughFreakingDillon said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
Usually I would agree with you, but that actually isn't the case here at all. She's a child of Chinese-Malaysian refugees, and she grew up dirt poor, moving from tiny apartment to tiny apartment for years, basically raising her younger sister when she was still a child herself (her younger sister is not a lawyer, married, and living in a different province - she couldn't get out of that household fast enough). Eventually her parents found a foothold and built themselves up to the comfortable middle class, but not until they lived poor for a pretty long time. I'm not sure why she turned out to be unwilling to take care of herself and so solely obsessed with clothes and beauty products, or why she managed to turn out so lacking in a sense of independence. You'd think she would have turned out the exact opposite. She kind of a weird lady all around, lol.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
It's a western thing to leave when 18, most Chinese, SE Asian families stay together.
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PJ_Soul said:HughFreakingDillon said:PJ_Soul said:HughFreakingDillon said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
Usually I would agree with you, but that actually isn't the case here at all. She's a child of Chinese-Malaysian refugees, and she grew up dirt poor, moving from tiny apartment to tiny apartment for years, basically raising her younger sister when she was still a child herself (her younger sister is not a lawyer, married, and living in a different province - she couldn't get out of that household fast enough). Eventually her parents found a foothold and built themselves up to the comfortable middle class, but not until they lived poor for a pretty long time. I'm not sure why she turned out to be unwilling to take care of herself and so solely obsessed with clothes and beauty products, or why she managed to turn out so lacking in a sense of independence. You'd think she would have turned out the exact opposite. She kind of a weird lady all around, lol.the other element of her story as shared by you, was she effectively raised her sister as a child herself. so no childhood in the sense most of us would consider the norm.No I have no idea culturally where that fits for her background but it kinda makes sense she wants to be taken care of. Kind of a delayed childhood but with money......_____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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cincybearcat said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
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Smellyman said:It's a western thing to leave when 18, most Chinese, SE Asian families stay together.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
cincybearcat said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
Hilarious!
She is actually dating someone - he seems to be providing her with enough material goods to please her, lol. He took her on a trip to Asia last month, with first class flights, so that got him in her good books. She told me she required a really expensive ring from him if he proposes, or else she'll decline ..... It took all my willpower not to call her out on that little attitudinal atrocity, but I managed, lol.Post edited by PJ_Soul onWith all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
PJ_Soul said:cincybearcat said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
Hilarious!
She is actually dating someone - he seems to be providing her with enough material goods to please her, lol. He took her on a trip to Asia last month, with first class flights, so that got him in her good books. She told me she required a really expensive ring from him if he proposes, or else she'll decline ..... It took all my willpower not to call her out on that little attitudinal atrocity, but I managed, lol.Give Peas A Chance…0 -
PJ_Soul said:cincybearcat said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
Hilarious!
She is actually dating someone - he seems to be providing her with enough material goods to please her, lol. He took her on a trip to Asia last month, with first class flights, so that got him in her good books. She told me she required a really expensive ring from him if he proposes, or else she'll decline ..... It took all my willpower not to call her out on that little attitudinal atrocity, but I managed, lol.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
HughFreakingDillon said:PJ_Soul said:cincybearcat said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Meltdown99 said:PJ_Soul said:Lol. My coworker who basically lives on meat alone and is practically obsessed with meat, she loves it so much (she apparently has some kind of taste disorder when all greens taste really bitter and sour to her, so she only eats meats and carbs) is absolutely terrified of this tick.
I think if she got this, she'd die of devastating malnutrition, lol.
Hilarious!
She is actually dating someone - he seems to be providing her with enough material goods to please her, lol. He took her on a trip to Asia last month, with first class flights, so that got him in her good books. She told me she required a really expensive ring from him if he proposes, or else she'll decline ..... It took all my willpower not to call her out on that little attitudinal atrocity, but I managed, lol.hippiemom = goodness0 -
Thank goodness many women aren't willing to be fuckdolls - or thought of as such - in exchange for expensive jewelry, trips and other monetary gains. Sounds fucked up on both sides.
And guys, I know you're good people, but those last two comments about "she better put out" rubbed me the wrong way.
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