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Duke Football players in front of a Waffle House location
Waffle House is ‘America’s place to eat’ and we know that because there is a placard on the wall right when you walk in the establishment. They are open 24/7 and if Waffle House is closed then it likely means there is an impending natural disaster ahead as the Waffle House Index coined by FEMA’s Craig Fugate back in 2004 is used to gauge the severity of hurricanes and other natural disasters based on how many Waffle House locations are closed.
Famous for their waffles and late night memories, the other worldly aura of Waffle House might seem unreal to our friends across the pond. That is why Duke Football players Bariate Kara and Julius Columbus took international diplomacy into their hands and brought their British teammate, Sampson Onuoha, to Waffle House for his first time. They filmed it for TikTok in a truly delightful video below.
Duke Football Players Bring British Teammate To Waffle House
What I respect about Sampson Onuoha in this video is both his honesty and naivete. He straight up tells Bariate ‘Ate’ Kara and Julius Columbus that Americans have reputation for over-eating. Shortly after he admits he has a ‘fear of meat’ only to clarify that he’s intimidated by the amount of food they are talking about ordering.
After that, he calls the order the “most big back thing (he’s) ever seen” and that’s before he has even started eating. At this point, he is simply taking a lesson on how to properly fill each individual square of the waffle with maple syrup and butter. This is all part of the Waffle House ritual and respect to Ate for showing him how to properly syrup his waffle. The tiny squares exist for a reason and that sole reason is to sop up all the syrup. Everyone knows this.
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Would love to know the lore behind Julius Columbus saying “it’s a proven fact that if you talk to your food it tastes better.” I have never heard this until now but I’ve certainly been guilty of it when manning the smoker. I do talk to the fish when they aren’t biting and it can turn a boring day of fishing with no bites around in a hurry. I’m gonna need to start talking to my food now and see if he’s right.
After digging a little bit further, it seems as if the Duke Football players brought their British teammate to Waffle House in response to Sampson Onuoha getting them to try British snacks. I’m actually big on British snacks and food in general. The reputation for bland food is old and tired. Modern British cuisine and snacks are legit…
At least by my standards. Bariate Kara and Julius Columbus might not agree though. They don’t seem as swayed by the snacks as I am.
“If I was starving and this was the last thing I had to eat, I’d just starve to death” is not exactly a ringing endorsement.