I`ve just had a Thai restaurant meal and asked for the fairly hot dish. The waitress said, "Ooh, are you sure?" making me worry in case I`d ordered something I wouldnt be able to eat.
But when it came it wasnt remotely hot! Certainly not fairly hot! And it had a four star chilli rating (the highest being five)
Its like those chilli crisps that actually taste of sugar

Hi Wickid

The 'heat' of spicy foods is a relative thing - different people will detect different levels of heat from the same meal. It's all to do with whether you are a 'supertaster' or not.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/articles/senses/supertaster.shtml

I love spicy foods and always go for spicy pasta sauces and chillis etc (nothing ridiculous, just 'normal' spicy options). However, my boyfriend moans that he can't enjoy the food 'cos it's too spicy. For example, if having a curry he only likes korma and finds a tikka too hot!! He may well be a 'supertaster' like your waitress?

Thanks for the info Ann. Weird, because I also really like - in fact LOVE - brussel sprouts.

But still feel cheated from my curry!

Or maybe people who dont like spicy food will appreciate other foods more than people who like spicy food
For example I think a tomatoe sandwich is very boring, but my boyfriend who doesnt like spicy food, thinks they`re great

I love brussel sprouts too! And I'm partial to a tomato sandwich, although I think it is greatly improved by the addition of some very mature cheddar!

I like grilled tomatoes on toast, but that`s as far as I`ll go

Extra mature cheddar and tomato sandwiches are great but not sprouts!