Dieter with his first Thai food

This is about a week ago in New York: Dieter went to have his first Thai food ever in the noodle shop down the street of where we were staying. Usually not one to handle spicy food well, he of course chose a dish that had a picture of a pepper next to it (subsequent gasps for water not depicted here). His verdict: very good. Also, I wonder how it’s possible for my chopstick skills to have improved so dramatically since the last time I had oriental food. It’s not like I spent months practicing them.