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b. Vietnam

As this woman explains in this video, she was trying hard to be a polite guest while staying with her host family in Vietnam. At the same time, this created a powerful dilemma since--even though she tried several times--she was unable to eat the bowl of coagulated blood.

Determined to avoid offending the family, she tasted one spoonful and then said she was full and no longer hungry. As she says in the video, 'This was a difficult meal.'

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