So the last time I was home visiting my parents I was hanging around in the kitchen with my mum and she said, "I just made some fish, would you like some fish?" and I said, "no thanks, mum, I don’t like fish". And she said, "you don’t like fish?" And I said, "no mum, I don’t like fish". And she said, "this is tuna fish", and I said, "I know mum, but I don’t like fish". And she said, "I’ll make some chopped celery in there so there’s a little crunch to it", and I said, "no thanks mum, I don’t like fish".

And she said, "you know, fish is really healthy", and I said, "I know mum, but I don’t like it". And she said, "all the healthiest people eat fish", and I said, "I know mum". And she said, "in fact I think the healthiest people eat more fish than they do beef or chicken", and I said, "I know mum, but I don’t like fish". And she said, "I’m not saying that people should just eat fish, fish, fish all the time, because if you overdo it you can get too much mercury", and I said, "I know mum, but I don’t really worry about that because I don’t eat fish". And she said, "but getting high mercury levels is really rare. In general all the healthiest cultures in the world eat a lot of fish", and I said, "I know, mum".

And she said "have you ever been tested for mercury?" and I said, "I haven’t been worrying about it, mum, because I don’t eat fish". She said, "mercury isn’t only in fish", and I said, "yes, I know mum, but people mostly get it from fish, so I’m not really worried about it because I don’t eat fish". And she said, "no fish at all?", and I said, "no, mum". "Not even tuna fish?"; "no, mum". "Have you ever tried it with chopped celery?"; "no, mum". And she said, "how would you know you wouldn’t like it if you haven’t even tried it?", and I said, "mum, I really don’t like fish". She said, "just try it", so I did.

And she said, "did you like it?", and I said, "not really, mum, I don’t like fish". She said, "maybe it’s the tuna, have you tried salmon?"; "no, mum". She said, "alright, you probably shouldn’t have too much to eat right now, anyway, because we gotta go to a restaurant in a little while", I said, "ok mum, I’ll be ready".

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And she said, "are you just wearing that?", and I said, "yes, mum, it’s not that cold outside". She said, "you might want to bring a sweater", and I said, "I don’t really think I need one, mum". She said, "I’m gonna bring one, you may wanna bring one too", and I said, "I’ve already been outside today, mum, and it’s not that cold". And she said, "alright, alright, it might get colder later and you’ll be freezing but do what you want".

So, anyway, we went to the restaurant but it was full and we couldn’t get a table. We were trying to figure out where to go next till my mum suggested a seafood restaurant.