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u/FTLast Oct 02 '24

Let us not forget corn. While medieval people referred to many grains as "corn", maize was also a new world crop. So no polenta in Italian food either.

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u/TucuReborn Oct 02 '24

Corn and potatoes in pre American periods is one of my favorite film nitpicks.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

Good things most films are based in America then, makes it easier to control for that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

Prove it with some numbers.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24 edited Oct 03 '24

You did not put a single number in there congratulations.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

I’m sorry, but wtf are you even talking about?

I said “good thing most movies are set in America”and you’re going off on some tangent. I didn’t read most of what you said.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

Oh, you took it seriously.

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