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There's actually a level beyond that, and it's called Andhra spicy.

Yes but the problem is finding out stuff from label what it could taste like. I've had 5 out 5 chilli stuff that tasted relatively quite normal to me, problem was I was craving something spicy. So I would appreciate some kind of universal spice level. I don't mind if I am on 3/10 or something. Just don't want to see 5/5 chilli taste mild.

Problems with rating like that would be people like this colleague of mine. He refuses to accept my spice tolerance is moderate like mine, he will go and buy stuff 5/5 chilli so he can feel he can eat spicy. And I suspect these 5/5 mild items are market towards people like him.

Mexican politics are definitely spicier than Indian politics. In Mexico, politicians are often killed by gangs for opposing the gangs. Indian politics are still spicier than American politics though, because in India the government can raid and shut down news organizations for criticising the government.

Dunno. American politics are pretty spicy right now.

All the wing places near me are crap, they have Atomic it's not even tabasco hot. I don't know how, but even their fucking jalapenos are weak.

Once upon a time, I was traveling in Thailand and went to a small restaurant in the middle of nowhere that mostly served tourists. There were two guys there who thought they could handle spice, so they told the waiter to bring them something spiced for Thai locals. He tried to discourage them, and offered to give them something that was really spicy for westerners, but they insisted that they wanted what locals eat.

When they received their dish, they couldn't even manage a single bite. I could overhear them, and they were convinced that the waiter was playing a joke on them, so when he came back they asked him to try it to see if it was good, trying to catch him out. The waiter had a few bites, said "yeah, tastes good", asked if they needed anything else, and when they said no, just went on to help his other customers. The tourists were just gobsmacked.

I know my limits, and decently high for "The West", but it's nowhere near the limits of a Thai person who likes spicy food. And, I know enough to know that when I'm on vacation, I want it even less spicy than normal. If I get something ultra spicy at home, I might have to spend some unpleasant time on the toilet. But, at least it's my own toilet. I really didn't want to be caught out in some rural Thai toilet or outhouse trying to process something that was too much for me and missing out on enjoying my vacation.

I don’t eat a ton of Indian food because frankly I don’t like the taste

Blasphemy

As a millenial brown dude I can definitely see this happening. Basically all the feedback I got growing up was that white (and some Asian) people cannot handle the spice in our food which is why it was often made fun of (along with Mexican food). A lot has changed since then but there is an innate reflex to tell white and some East Asian friends and colleagues to be careful with it and it's hard to break. No one wants to see another person get ill from their food simply because their digestive tract is not accustomed to it.

It's very similar to the reflex that makes me stop my toddler from eating anything with spice but then she actually likes it and I'm like oh yeah, that tracks, you're a mini version of me 😆.

I will say that palates universally have broadened in the past few decades. When I was growing up it wasn't uncommon to see people (even grown adults) physically recoil, make faces or pinch their noses in the presence of Indian food and a lot of folks have really stepped up their game since then.

Indian spicy is itself a spectrum. People from South India laugh at what north Indians usually call spicy. I can only barely handle south indian spicy food but I can usually handle spicy anything else.