Fuzzx-no worries man. We'll probably just have to agree to disagree or maybe we are splitting hairs at this point?
I'd say splitting hairs, cause I could even use your food analogy to support my opinion.
I don't go to a buffet and eat just one food, I love to try all the different flavors, much the same with women, but at the end of the day it is still food even though it may taste different.
Even though you haven't said it explicitly, I think you are implying that there are cultural differences which there are and you have to tread lightly so as not too offend the locals. For example, Thai people do not show much affection in public. I remember a couple of girls I knew in Thailand wanted to take a group picture when the day I was leaving. I put my arms around them without thinking about it and they were both quite embarassed, but they still send me emails over three years later so it must not have been too bad for them.
Anyways this has been a good thread. Hopefully tomorrow I'm off to Victoria falls and Saturday if I can book a spot, maybe run the rapids of the gorge on the Zambezi River.