Entitlement (noun): any sentence that includes the words "best" and "cheap" with "backpacking" and "hostel".

StroppyChops wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:45 pm

Entitlement (noun): any sentence that includes the words "best" and "cheap" with "backpacking" and "hostel".

It's like "good fast food" - as in, you can have good food or fast food, pick one.

JUDGEDREDD wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:04 pm Depends on your standards really, I've had good fast food, and good cheap accommodation.

I guess when you've seen/experienced what shit actually is you become a lot more accepting

JUDGEDREDD wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:04 pm Depends on your standards really, I've had good fast food, and good cheap accommodation.

I guess when you've seen/experienced what shit actually is you become a lot more accepting

Flexxman wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:16 pm

JUDGEDREDD wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:04 pm Depends on your standards really, I've had good fast food, and good cheap accommodation.

I guess when you've seen/experienced what shit actually is you become a lot more accepting

But was that good fast food then also cheap, and was that good cheap accommodation then also fast?

I added the picture also to indicate that often expectations are unrealistic, this sign is used tongue-in-cheek to manage just that, and/or to implicitly state that if something (your food) takes a while it must be cheap AND good. I do agree with what you said: standards differ a lot between people and are not absolute. Your cheap could be my expensive.

A while ago I had a look at a second-hand turntable/record-player, as twenty year old higher-end ones are often better quality than brand-new models and the technology has already peaked ages ago. Talking to a seller by phone, I stressed that although his advert stated that this model was impeccable and without any blemishes such views differ from person to person and I had been burned in the past with similar statements from sellers. He explained again that it was 'like new' so I remained interested and visited to have a look - only to find that there were quite some scratches and minor dents. The narrative then changed into 'but it looks very good if you take the age into consideration'.

Similar to some people who equate 'a lot of it' with 'good' regarding food, which explains high ratings on establishments that sell only mediocre food but offer things like 'bottomless French fries' or 'all-you-can-eat-for-one-price'.

Bangkoktrapper wrote:

Flexxman wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:16 pm

JUDGEDREDD wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:04 pm Depends on your standards really, I've had good fast food, and good cheap accommodation.

I guess when you've seen/experienced what shit actually is you become a lot more accepting

But was that good fast food then also cheap, and was that good cheap accommodation then also fast?

I added the picture also to indicate that often expectations are unrealistic, this sign is used tongue-in-cheek to manage just that, and/or to implicitly state that if something (your food) takes a while it must be cheap AND good. I do agree with what you said: standards differ a lot between people and are not absolute. Your cheap could be my expensive.

A while ago I had a look at a second-hand turntable/record-player, as twenty year old higher-end ones are often better quality than brand-new models and the technology has already peaked ages ago. Talking to a seller by phone, I stressed that although his advert stated that this model was impeccable and without any blemishes such views differ from person to person and I had been burned in the past with similar statements from sellers. He explained again that it was 'like new' so I remained interested and visited to have a look - only to find that there were quite some scratches and minor dents. The narrative then changed into 'but it looks very good if you take the age into consideration'.

Similar to some people who equate 'a lot of it' with 'good' regarding food, which explains high ratings on establishments that sell only mediocre food but offer things like 'bottomless French fries' or 'all-you-can-eat-for-one-price'.

Most tourist areas serve garbage food for exorbitant prices.

Currently im in the country side of cambodia and food is way better than those backpacker establishments.

Backpackers and tourists will never see the real cambodia or taste genuine khmer home cooking unless they goto a locals house where it is some of the best food in SEA hands down.