General Discussion Thread

[viola]

:O Icelandic Adventure With Laufey yessss
someone buy me plane tickets plz

Oooh! Is this a thing? Where do I sign up?

Solo you can come in my giant suitcase. I'll make sure to leave lots of space

[Haiz]

is the fish discussion over or can I barge into it again now that I'm awake and present
I mean since I live in Norway, eating fish isn't exactly optional, not while I still live with my parents - and I'll probably even force myself to eat fish in a while once I'm on my own, too. maybe. Don't like it for pretty much the same reason as Emil, don't like the smell, don't like the texture and how it falls apart, don't like the bones... I'll willingly eat salmon and halibut though (WOW AREN'T U SPOILED, HAIZ).

my problem is that I celebrate every christmas in czech republic, and you know what's the traditional christmas food over here? CARP. Out of all places in the world... czech, tiny country cut of from all the seas, has to have fish as the traditional christmas food. eugh

speaking of fish things and christmas
this recent-est christmas,,  my grandpa was making horrible jokes about every gift, like, every time someone was opening one he would go all "oh yes! this gift is from me! I bet it's lots of ham and wine and cheese" and so on... I'm sure it the spiel was entertaining ten years ago but not anymore. So he kept whining about how few of the gifts were for him, and how he would have to share food with grandma, etc.
So i handed him the next gift, which had only his name on it. It was very clearly flask-shaped.
"This one is just for you," I sad.
"Oh! Yes! FInally something for ME! MY gift! I won't share this with ANYONE! I will drink it ALL BY MYSELF!" he was repeating all this for maybe five minutes he kept unwrapping. idk how he could keep unwrapping for so long.

it was a bottle of norwegian fish oil.

[SectoBoss]

it was a bottle of norwegian fish oil.

Oh that is cruel, I love it 

[viola]

it was a bottle of norwegian fish oil.

That's like lýsi right? My friend brought me some of that as a joke gift last summer.

Also for those of you who are curious, this is where I am right now. We were actually hiking in the area earlier today before they closed it. This explains all the earthquakes we've been having all day.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Mount-Hakone-erupts-in-Japan/articleshow/47875261.cms?

Edit: I found a better more updated article

[Emil]

Lubricate yourself in fish oil and embrace your legacy! Become a fish!

[Helia]

my problem is that I celebrate every christmas in czech republic, and you know what's the traditional christmas food over here? CARP. Out of all places in the world... czech, tiny country cut of from all the seas, has to have fish as the traditional christmas food. eugh

You don't need seas and oceans to have fish 
Carp is a Christmas dish* in Hungary too (no sea, but plenty of rivers and lakes). But I can totally relate to not liking your stereotypical national food...

*It comes from the catholic tradition that fish doesn't count as meet and can be eaten during abstinence - and Christmas eve is still belongs to the Advent period and a day of abstinence

[Russet]

You don't need seas and oceans to have fish 
Carp is a Christmas dish* in Hungary too (no sea, but plenty of rivers and lakes). But I can totally relate to not liking your stereotypical national food...

I'd say our stereotypical national food is nasi lemak (fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf)? Or maybe lots of curry and hawker food. Either way, it's fantastic and I have not experienced that feeling of hatred, but carp actually tastes pretty good? I don't know, maybe it's just me and fish, haha.

[Dane Murgen]

I'd say our stereotypical national food is nasi lemak (fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf)? Or maybe lots of curry and hawker food. Either way, it's fantastic and I have not experienced that feeling of hatred, but carp actually tastes pretty good? I don't know, maybe it's just me and fish, haha.

I'd say it's more like you eat a food enough to tread the fine line between the favourite food, and the worst food in the world. I think you only get this if you constantly eat a foodstuff, but not everyday. For example, I don't particularly like rice all that much (*gasp* a Filipino that doesn't like rice (Filipinos really love their rice)). I'll only eat it if the digusting taste is disguised, though I will still avoid it if I can. I'll say that my reason for this is that we constantly have rice, but that in the house, it's not the only thing we eat, so I got tired of rice and started hating it.

[Russet]

I'd say it's more like you eat a food enough to tread the fine line between the favourite food, and the worst food in the world. I think you only get this if you constantly eat a foodstuff, but not everyday. For example, I don't particularly like rice all that much (*gasp* a Filipino that doesn't like rice (Filipinos really love their rice)). I'll only eat it if the digusting taste is disguised, though I will still avoid it if I can. I'll say that my reason for this is that we constantly have rice, but that in the house, it's not the only thing we eat, so I got tired of rice and started hating it.

Oh, that actually makes sense! I eat rice every day for dinner, so I'm very used to it. Also, hello fellow South East Asian! How goes the earthquakes? I have a friend in Filipino that I always seem to have to be constantly concerned about.

[daItrick]

Hey
Somebody knows how to survive one week with little kids under 8 years old? With 20 of them.
Yeah, it's the campsite I am. This week I'm with little kids. Hopefully, next week I'll be with persons of my age. OH WELL.

[Daéa Reina]

Hey
Somebody knows how to survive one week with little kids under 8 years old? With 20 of them.
Yeah, it's the campsite I am. This week I'm with little kids. Hopefully, next week I'll be with persons of my age. OH WELL.

Do you have to take care of all of them? Are you the only older person with them?

[daItrick]

Do you have to take care of all of them? Are you the only older person with them?

In the kids, yes I am. The only older person there.
And no, I don't take care of all, there are two monitors that take care of them. But if these two aren't in the campsite, I have to take care of all (I'm the 1^st assistant of them hahah)

[Daéa Reina]

In the kids, yes I am. The only older person there.
And no, I don't take care of all, there are two monitors that take care of them. But if these two aren't in the campsite, I have to take care of all (I'm the 1^st assistant of them hahah)

Well, whenever you have to take care of them, play it cool. Pretend that you are their cool aunt, if you're a little nervous, try to hide it (they can smell fear). No, but seriously, I've taken care of little kids before, and if you treat them nice, they will be nice to you too (most of them). Just don't let them think that they can do whatever they want, be firm when needed.

I don't know if I helped? But I sure hope you survive out there.

[daItrick]

Well, whenever you have to take care of them, play it cool. Pretend that you are their cool aunt, if you're a little nervous, try to hide it (they can smell fear). No, but seriously, I've taken care of little kids before, and if you treat them nice, they will be nice to you too (most of them). Just don't let them think that they can do whatever they want, be firm when needed.

I don't know if I helped? But I sure hope you survive out there.

I'll do it! I'm shy, yeah, but I'll try ^^
Also, I think only the girls are nice. The others are so irresponsible

hahah yeah! you helped And if I survived 2 days, I can other 3

[viola]

Does anyone else see little german flags next to people's usernames instead of the green online icon? Because I see little german flags now and I have no idea why.