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A meme structured with two text sections and an image. The top text reads: 'Me before I started cooking: Haha, the French have a marching song about how good onions are,' mocking the idea of onions being celebrated. The bottom section features an image of a real man with a shocked, tearful expression, accompanied by the text: 'Me after I have started cooking: Oh, my God. I get it.' The humor stems from the relatable realization that onions, while praised, cause intense tearing when chopped, making the French appreciation suddenly understandable through firsthand experience.
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Me before cooking
Haha, the French have a marching song about how good onions are
Me after cooking
Oh, my God. I get it.

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A humorous comparison of attitudes towards onions before and after cooking, highlighting the realization of onions' intense effects (tearing) when preparing them

Overview

A meme structured with two text sections and an image. The top text reads: 'Me before I started cooking: Haha, the French have a marching song about how good onions are,' mocking the idea of onions being celebrated. The bottom section features an image of a real man with a shocked, tearful expression, accompanied by the text: 'Me after I have started cooking: Oh, my God. I get it.' The humor stems from the relatable realization that onions, while praised, cause intense tearing when chopped, making the French appreciation suddenly understandable through firsthand experience.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit (as specified by 'Source: Reddit:Meme'). It is a user-created remix, combining original humorous text with an existing image of a man displaying a distressed, tearful reaction. The image is likely a screenshot from a movie or television show, repurposed here to visually represent the sudden understanding of onions' effects when cooking.

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