A conversation made me think about change and how it's accepted by people.

The actual conversation was about blini(the Russian/Eastern Europe type of pancakes). A friend asked what was the difference between blini and the normal type of pancakes we have here (which are not like the US ones). I said the only difference is that they were made on what is called a сач, though it really doesn't matter. She said she heard they were made with animal fat instead of butter (and sounded pretty disgusted, even if with reason). We explained it was mainly because there was no butter in villages at the time, so people made it with fat.

Okay, after that charming story - what's my point? Here's the question I asked myself then: After butter became more widely available, did they start cooking blini with butter, because it was better quality, or did they keep to the original for the sake of tradition? Does it matter if that ingredient is changed for a similar but better one?

Is tradition more important than improvement? I like to think we're living during a time of improvements, of competition, but... Do we? Are we as open-minded as I want us to be?

No.

People are so thick-headed around me, even for the simplest of things.
Taiwan?! Yes, mom, Taiwan, because it's a better school, now can I please resume?