[Oyk]

Long long time ago. You are really mountain tortoise

He ever said he is in his later 30s.  So, 40 years ago, he was not born yet.  He didn't know...

And he says he is poor with only his dreams, so when he was small, his parents prolly could not afford to bring him to restaurants, or simply buy snails.

Call the snail "escargot" and sell it in a cheap restaurant which microwave ready made food, and he says "I went to paradise just now!"

Sad life.