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> people who like Hawaiian pizza probably think their opinion is more common than it is (false consensus)

I supposed I just got called out -- is this actually a rare thing? I thought it was like, a meme to hate pineapple on pizza? Obviously some people do, but I have never thought of my opinion (liking the combination) as especially rare.

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I think only those actually selling Hawaiian pizza know how popular it is. From observing how often I've seen it as an option, over the counter, or frozen, in various countries, my personal suspicion is that it's indeed actually more commonly appreciated than those who think it's a mark of good taste to hate it would believe.

It's even been an option in every By-the-Slice display I've ever seen that wasn't purely a Pepperoni/Plain cheese affair.

Pineapple has a +22 approval rating https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Pizza_poll_r...

It also probably depends on the country. As a French person I never met anyone who thought it was a good idea. I also don't think I have ever seen a pizza with pineapple in a good pizza restaurant. Only in bad fast food restaurants. I guess it's quite different in the US.

I don't think France should be the standard for acceptable Pizza toppings. What do the French know about Pizza?

I have never said French was a standard regarding pizzas. Read my message again. I'm just saying that maybe the proportion of aficionados of pineapple pizzas varies from country to country.

> As a French person I never met anyone who thought it was a good idea.

If they serve it, whether in "good" restaurant or in fast food in France, it's probably because the strange people that pay money to enjoy them do exist. Perhaps you need to enlarge your social circle.

Its a Canadian invention

I think this is just the joke, where the author must not like pineapple on pizza, and is insinuating that those of us who do are making a cognitive error in thinking that there are numerous others who do.

Speaking of which, if you're ever at a Mellow Mushroom, get the Pacific Rim.

I think I heard it’s about 30% of people who like it. Which is big enough to put it on every menu, but it’s not the majority.

... it can't be that rare or it wouldn't be a common combination right? Like, you'd be rare if you wanted black licorice on pizza, and you'd know you're rare b/c you wouldn't find opportunities to order it.

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