You are what you eat

April 21, 2006 at 11:05 pm (Random)

How many times have we been told 'You Are What You Eat'?

Did you ever stop to think about that? Many times what we eat, when applied to people, is a derogatory term.

For example:

  • Chicken
  • Pig
  • Cow
  • Shrimp
  • Fruit
  • Nut
  • Vegetable

And other terms such as:

  • Cheezy
  • Greasy
  • Crabby
  • Fishy

The only food terms that have a good connotation are desserts, which the people who said 'you are what you eat' really didn't intend: Things like 'sweet', and terms of endearment like 'honey-bun'.

I'm curious.  Do these terms transfer across languages, or is it an 'english only' thing?  If you know, please share. 

Just something to get your brain in gear.

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