• SwiggitySwole@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    This is anecdotal but pretty much all of the lactose intolerant people I know love dairy more than the lactose tolerant people. Something as small as your body not processing milk isn't enough to stop them

  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I don't get the lactose intolerance thing. I'm Chinese and I have no problem with dairy, milk is common at supermarkets across East Asia. Korean and Japanese people love slathering cheese on things. Coffee with milk is really common in China.

    I look at stats like how we are supposed to be 98% lactose intolerant and think I'm being gaslit one way or another. At this point I know more lactose intolerant white people than Asian people.

    • balderdash@lemmy.zip
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      1 year ago

      Well lactose intolerant doesn't mean you can't have any dairy at all. I think it means you have to manage your lactose intake. They can still have it in moderation (maybe not everyone, but in a lot of cases)

      I'm not east asian myself so I can't speak from personal experience, but I was listening to this english scholar explain different regions of chinese cuisine and her take is that milk is becoming more popular but cheese is still very niche. Here's the conversation for anyone who may be interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onWbXaRFge0 .

      edit: After some more digging, it seems like China and Japan differ in their love of cheese. Also, lots of dairy in Mongolia. So maybe I should have said "when you offer a Chinese friend cheese"

      • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        There's no such thing as "lactose intolerance". Adult humans just don't need milk for anything.

        im-vegan

    • threeduck@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      I exclusively drink dog milk, it's actually sweeter than dairy.

      It's a bit sad when you have to keep immediately taking the puppies away from the female dogs and they sniff around and search for them for months and months, howling and barking.

      But it's a whole lot cuter than cows when you kill the male dogs (because they don't produce milk), it's cute seeing them wag their little tails right before the bolt to the brain!

      Plus dog milk is better for the environment! Not as good as plant milk, but the idea of consuming plants is "ick".