text: The dog and cat eating "myth" was common in the 80's. Over time, we tend to remember the outline of what we had "heard" but few facts. As with most of these things, there is usually a grain of truth that gets emphasized. 1982 N.Y. Times: "...there has been growing resentment among some lower-income whites, as well as blacks and Hispanics, who feel that the refugees are taking jobs and housing that would otherwise go to them; and after some refugees admitted to news reporters that they often ate dogs and cats in their native lands, they are blamed whenever a nonrefugee family's pet disappears."
  
  I asked a friend who had managed housing with Asian immigrants. Many had never seen a range top or oven. He said a few tried to make a fire on the top of them. I am sure they only tried it a few times.
  In a land of diverse lifestyles, what is "our culture"?  Isn't it at least the effort to accept other cultural norms: Atheist, Christian, Jew, liberal, conservative, green, consumer, media, etc.?