In a previous job I worked, mostly remotely, with some engineers in China. On one occasion they came to the United States for a visit, and some local colleagues and I suggested to them that we order some Chinese food.

"We don't recognize anything on the menu," they told me.

They ended up ordering the restaurant's "house special", which turned out to be tiny bits of grilled chicken atop shredded lettuce and rice. A while later, I noticed they had only eaten about half of their lunch.

"This is too much for us," they said. "We can't eat it all!"

"It's too much for us, too," I assured them. "But we eat it all anyway."