"I not Muslim!" - this adamant answer was given to me by two separate boys a few years apart.
A similar answer was given once when, dining with a boy I had off'd for a few days, I tried to be a good host and asked if there was any thing I should avoid ordering.
He didn't understand me the first time, so I had to rephrase the question. "Is there anything you do not eat? Like beef, pork...."
I never got to finish the sentence. He jumped in and said "Only Muslim don't eat pork. I Buddha."
It seemed very important to these fellas that I should not mistake them for Southern Thai Muslims.
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