Gees, How Far Do We Have To Go?

I'm a picky eater. I tend to only like certain kinds of foods, so going out to eat in foreign countries can be a bit of an adventure in asking, "what is this?" So I have trouble building up much sympathy for this Muslim who ate pork, because he didn't know what it was and didn't ask. He made an assumption and it turned out to be wrong.

When I do that, I deal with whatever revolting delicacy I end up with. It's a matter of personal responsibility. I screwed up; I deal with the consequences.

This Palestinian made an assumption and it was wrong. The package didn't specifically state that it was pork. So instead of chalking it up to experience and asking for forgiveness (since it was a major religious faux pas), he is suing.

I'm sorry, but I can't help but to shake my head. This is too much. The guy ran into a cultural delicacy (country style ribs) and bought them without question. When he asked, after the fact, he was told what it was. It's not like the store was trying to hide it. The buyer was uninformed and apparently made no attempt to educate himself.

Now I also have a problem with his claim that the package wasn't labeled, but that he was unaware of what "country style ribs" were. If the package wasn't labeled, how did he know that they were "country style ribs" and that he therefore was unaware of what they were? It just doesn't make sense.

But then again the whole thing is ridiculous. Sometimes the proper answer is acceptance of personal responsibility, not the initiation of legal action.