"Whatever you do, stay safe please. It seems like that part of the world
is getting dangerous of late. I hope you'll get to live near your
internet friends."
That would be difficult if either our country decides to re-establish an Iron Curtain of…
Looks like I need my priorities checked
My reaction to anti-gay actions of my country was to wish that the Western countries would hurt my country somehow, and dismay that they don't have the guts to do that
My reaction to the Ukraine events is to g…
It's hard to tell if that man was a "noble Greek" or a complete monster... and that's just when he was sober.
Well, he was a magnificent bastard, and that seems to be the quality they valued most, so there really is no contradiction there
The reasons I think it would be good for my mental health:
1) I would be less worried for my lack of achievement - if anything, I might take pride in it as it signifies refusal to take part in The System
2) I would be less worried about job, which …
(chuckles) And now I have no idea how, and whether I should at all, to mention it to a friend that I've been fascinated with some aspects of her culture lately :)
Well, most people are doing this in one way or other. I mean, even the people who, say, subscribe to the religion that is dominant in the region are usually not practising just every single tenet, but only pick what they can fit in their lives. The…
Makes me wonder what is the respectful way of expression fascination/interest in someone else's culture if you do not intend to be fully immersed in it.
I wish my country was a proper part of Western civilization. Every time I read about some gresat historic events of the past, they sometimes happen close to my country, but never quite there. I am sad that we've just missed Hellenistic world, being …
Lucky you. At least you are proud of your own culture.
I freaking hate the way my country currently is and wish something could force it to be more like Western ones.
Long story, but availability is definitely not the issue. It is literally on every corner.
Speaking of shawarma, the one we have here is delicious. The one they offer in Budapest is absolutely awful. And trust me, I've tried a lot of shawarma joint…
We have italian herbs and cheese variety, though it is not carried in all the joints.
Anyway, other common fast food varieties here are shawarma, which I love but can't have, and boiled corn, which is delicious.
I don't think Subway has whole wheat bread where I am. They only label their bread as "white bread" and "grey bread" here. Still got no answer as to what exactly the grey is, but usually it stands for multigrain.
That being said, I still go there s…
I soooo love McDonalds. As well as KFC. Can't have it lately, though.
And back during my stay in Budapest, I enjoyed the Chinese fast food joints that were common there. Especially fried rice and crispy duck.
Well, I am not sure what it the big difference between GM and selective breeding. I'd even say that in case of GM, we actually have more idea about what we are doing, since "normal" selective breeding operated more on the visible results and not on …
I am a bleeding heart social liberal in the country where there are several swear words derived from that word. As far as economics is concerned, I lean strongly to socialist side. Figure this out.
Honestly, I don't understand the anti-GM sentiments. Surely, more testing is needed, but I don't think what is wrong with it in principle. And it feels sometimes that it is more about maintaining "purity" than actual health concerns
"Sauce on that sweeping statement, please.
In my experience,
people react to the word Comrade basically the same way that they react
to the words Buddy, Guys, Pal, and Amigo/Amiga."
Sauce? Wouldn't ketchup suffice?
That being said, "Buddy, Guy…
So, me calling people "Comrade" (I do that) is worse than being a homophobe? :)
A lot of Republicans would say "yes" to that question in an unironic fashion.
Also is "Comrade" still a thing in Russia at large? I'd have thought it'd have gone out…
I really, really wish the other countries had the guts and freaking
boycotted the Sochi Olympics. Or did something else noticeable to my
country besides just wagging finger at it, which is ineffective and
only infuriates everyone.
"Dawkins and a lot of his "new atheism" fellows save a lot of their most
hateful venom for muslims, and are known to indulge in criticisms of
them that are racist/xenophobic in nature."
Yes, I'm not arguing with that. And yes, it is his huge prob…
"But some women conform to those roles willingly, and are within their rights to do so."
Honestly, I don't see how this whole "women have the right to choose how they are treated" thing is even applicable to Muslims. It might be applicable to Musli…