that being said, people that can handle "spicy spicy Thai" or fully spiced Indian are nuts.

One time I was in the DC area and ordered a Dal from an Indian joint and specified the "low spicy" option. There were like 6 levels of heat and this was a 2. It was so spicy it was inedible. I just had to choke down my garlic naan and cry myself to sleep.

Food should not be so spicy that it hurts to swallow, my dudes. You've gone too far. It's not good for you.