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Title: 'Too stupid for sandwiches': New York Times columnist, 55, is mocked for writing about leaving a gourmet sandwich shop with friend who has 'just a high school degree' because she felt overwhelmed by the fancy meats on the menu like capicollo
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Daily Mail Online
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... re-sandwich-story-article.html
Published: Jul 12, 2017
Author: Daily Mail Reporter
Post Date: 2017-07-12 09:25:17 by cranky
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Views: 635
Comments: 1
A New York Times columnist has been mocked after he described taking a friend with 'only a high school degree' to a Mexican restaurant after she was 'anxious' about his first choice, a gourmet eatery, because of the words on the menu. David Brooks, 55, was made fun of for his column published on Tuesday titled, 'How We Are Ruining America'. In his piece, Brooks used his restaurant story as an example of the informal social barrier that directs people away from opportunities enjoyed by upper-middle-class culture. 'Recently I took a friend with only a high school degree to lunch. Insensitively, I led her into a gourmet sandwich shop,' the piece read. David Brooks, 55, was made fun of for his column published on Tuesday titled, 'How We Are Ruining America' 'Suddenly I saw her face freeze up as she was confronted with sandwiches named "Padrino" and "Pomodoro" and ingredients like soppressata, capicollo and a striata baguette. 'I quickly asked her if she wanted to go somewhere else and she anxiously nodded yes and we ate Mexican.' The column made Brooks a trending topic on Twitter, with some users mocking the story as condescending. 'This is an utterly insane graf from david brooks's latest column,' Max Read wrote, referencing the above paragraph. In his piece, Brooks used his restaurant story as an example of the informal social barrier that directs people away from opportunities enjoyed by upper-middle-class culture 'Recently I took a friend with only a high school degree to lunch. Insensitively, I led her into a gourmet sandwich shop,' Brooks wrote, before saying the item names on the menu made his friend nervous Brooks was mocked on social media throughout the day on Tuesday for the bizarre column 'For any woman who has ever felt overwhelmed or scared by a sandwich menu, david brooks is here for you sweetie. He'll help,' writer Eve Peyser tweeted. 'Me: *takes friend to sandwich shop* Friend: *not sure what to order* Me: Ah, you're too stupid for sandwiches, we'll go somewhere else,' another person said. 'Another great morning for me, David Brooks' friend. Time to dig into my pedestrian Mexican lunch and read his latest column...,' Luke O'Neill added. Fellow Times columnist Ross Douthat also chimed in, tweeting that he too was intimidated by Italian menus, despite having an elite education. New York Times columnist David Brooks is seen speaking on stage at the University of Chicago in 2012 
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#1. To: cranky (#0)
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Then by all means, do not waste your money by taking her to the opera or the ba ballet. She's obviously too stupid to understand the meanings and nuances of th the arias or appreciate the choreography and the movements of the dancers.
'Recently I took a friend with only a high school degree to lunc lunch. Insensitively, I led her into a gourmet sandwich shop,' Brooks wrote
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