[ Oh, no. Ben had thought the implication of what he was asking was much clearer, but he'd been wrong. So he'll have to clarify. Even if it's mortifying in a way he hadn't even imagined possible. Feeling his face heat with embarrassment, Ben explains: ]
Oh, no. You have it all wrong. I'm not used to any particular way. I haven't really had it before. Authentic or Americanized.
[ Which is the reason why her assumption that he'll be some discerning judge of it, full of knowledge and familiarity, is so particularly difficult and humiliating. Because he doesn't know any of the things she thinks he must and what's that say about him? ]
So I haven't got anything in particular I wanted to make I just thought it might be good to try it I guess. I don't know. That's pretty stupid, right?
[ Why had he even asked? Why had he said anything? Ben should've known better. ]
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Oh, no. You have it all wrong. I'm not used to any particular way.
I haven't really had it before. Authentic or Americanized.
[ Which is the reason why her assumption that he'll be some discerning judge of it, full of knowledge and familiarity, is so particularly difficult and humiliating. Because he doesn't know any of the things she thinks he must and what's that say about him? ]
So I haven't got anything in particular I wanted to make I just thought it might be good to try it I guess.
I don't know.
That's pretty stupid, right?
[ Why had he even asked? Why had he said anything? Ben should've known better. ]