@Monkey:
Actually dude, for whatever reason, the former Habsburg lands are famous for being major porn producers lol.
You do realise this can applied to anything from Austria to Croatia and Lombardy right ? :P
Never heard of that btw.
@Monkey:
Actually dude, for whatever reason, the former Habsburg lands are famous for being major porn producers lol.
You do realise this can applied to anything from Austria to Croatia and Lombardy right ? :P
Never heard of that btw.
@No:
You do realise this can applied to anything from Austria to Croatia and Lombardy right ? :P
Never heard of that btw.
Hands off Lombardy paisano.
And yeah, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, and especially Hungary are known for porn.
@Monkey:
Hands off Lombardy paisano.
And yeah, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, and especially Hungary are known for porn.
I can't recall the title, but there used to be a show on G4 that used to talk about porn/cheesecake from around the world among other things like random trailers or video game commercials. Every time they'd bring up Eastern Europe, the narrator always got really depressed because it'd inevitably be some really weird fetish.
I can't recall the title, but there used to be a show on G4 that used to talk about porn/cheesecake from around the world among other things like random trailers or video game commercials. Every time they'd bring up Eastern Europe, the narrator always got really depressed because it'd inevitably be some really weird fetish.
By the way, just to finaly set this straight. The Czech Republic is not Eastern Europe. It's central. Like Austria.
I can't recall the title, but there used to be a show on G4 that used to talk about porn/cheesecake from around the world among other things like random trailers or video game commercials. Every time they'd bring up Eastern Europe, the narrator always got really depressed because it'd inevitably be some really weird fetish.
Was it "Whacked Out Videos"? And they had Vh1-reject D-list comedians onscreen making unfunny comments about every video, like "I'd like to stick my face in that girl's breasts, if you know what I mean!"? They did have an obsession with Eastern Europe, iirc. And there always were half-naked women involved.
Goddamn G4 was a terrible channel.
@No:
By the way, just to finaly set this straight. The Czech Republic is not Eastern Europe. It's central. Like Austria.
Depends on what you mean by Eastern Europe since that name is often used to refer to former Eastern Bloc countries.
Austria wasn't part of that, but the other three nations mentioned in the post that I quoted certainly were as was the previously mentioned Croatia.
@CCC:
Was it "Whacked Out Videos"?
Something like that; it's been years since I saw it.
Goddamn G4 was a terrible channel.
Yeah, it went downhill considerably after they got rid of stuff like Thundercats and their anime block. Before DirecTV got rid of it, it was pretty much the COPS Channel.
You wouldn't use that to refer to us, though, would you? And yet we were basically worshipping the soviets for decades for fear that they might invade or dabble with our politics if we didn't. Sure Czecho-Slovakia had its red years in the beginning, but they pretty much changed over the course of years, and the way that their political system and modern day infrastructures are you can hardly call them Eastern European anymore.
You can't realistically compare the likes of Bulgaria to Czech Republic nowadays.
I'm going to London, Paris, and Rome in May. My first time in Europe & a non-Asian country. Any tips?
Prepare to get hit on. Alot. In very unsubtle ways.
Other than that eat all the food you can find. Enjoy the great food nations of the world, and England
In Sweden we only got… Ehr I dunno. Brännvin I guess, which is like vodka only with, like, spices and stuff. There's one with rose hip that's crazy tasty though. :V
Ain't nothing wrong with a little brännvin. It's delicious with some dill herring, sour cream and potatoes
@Monkey:
Actually dude, for whatever reason, the former Habsburg lands are famous for being major porn producers lol.
Terrible terrible dubbed German porn
You wouldn't use that to refer to us, though, would you? And yet we were basically worshipping the soviets for decades for fear that they might invade or dabble with our politics if we didn't. Sure Czecho-Slovakia had its red years in the beginning, but they pretty much changed over the course of years, and the way that their political system and modern day infrastructures are you can hardly call them Eastern European anymore.
You can't realistically compare the likes of Bulgaria to Czech Republic nowadays.
Commies stick together i see:ninja:
@wolfwoof:
Other than that eat all the food you can find. Enjoy the great food nations of the world, and England
I'm going to assume London is not included in this "great food nations".
You wouldn't use that to refer to us, though, would you? And yet we were basically worshipping the soviets for decades for fear that they might invade or dabble with our politics if we didn't. Sure Czecho-Slovakia had its red years in the beginning, but they pretty much changed over the course of years, and the way that their political system and modern day infrastructures are you can hardly call them Eastern European anymore.
You can't realistically compare the likes of Bulgaria to Czech Republic nowadays.
Czechoslovakia was a communist dictatorship till 89', even if the Prague Spring lightened it up for a little window, and it was never as bad as places like Romania or Albania but it was what it was. It was held at literal gunpoint by the Russians, you guys only had a vague sensation of Russian imperialism, they had the real deal.
Otherwise though I'm with them Ubiq, nowadays Czechia and Hungary and them guys really fit a central profile better. Slovenia too. Years of development and western culture weren't undone by the Russians.
@wolfwoof:
Commies stick together i see:ninja:
Hela dan, varje dag. :ninja:
I'm going to assume London is not included in this "great food nations".
No but it's very high on the good places to get blind stinkin drunk list
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Ohokay.
YOU'VE NEVER LIVED UNTIL YOU'VE TRIED TOAD IN THE HOLE, THOUGH!
Basically you cook your sausages, put them in a pan of sorts, make the yorkshire pudding mix, pour that delicious shit around the sausages, then cook it so the sausages are inside. my god that stuff is delicious <3 and Yorkshire puddings taste differently depending on how you do them. Sometimes they can be a little stodgy but most of the time they're rather delicious.
@No:
I'd so eat British food.
I hope this isn't sarcasm because some British food is actually rather delicious… though that may just be me fully used to the food and whatnot.
@wolfwoof:
No but it's very high on the good places to get blind stinkin drunk list
Does make me wonder if this guy in Scotland was drunk… though apparently he was looking for his hat.
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@wolfwoof:
Prepare to get hit on. Alot. In very unsubtle ways.
What if I speak heavily accented Chinese and make my eyes look crazy?
@wolfwoof:
Other than that eat all the food you can find. Enjoy the great food nations of the world, and England
Awesome, I love food. Thanks :D
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There ain't nothing wrong with British food. It's just not in the top five
Does make me wonder if this guy in Scotland was drunk…
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I bet he thought he was in the closet of his hotel room.
But alas poor Scotsman. He did not know that the british binge better than any one in the world
What if I speak heavily accented Chinese and make my eyes look crazy?
You could dress up as a radiator and a frenchman would still probably take you to bed
@wolfwoof:
Ain't nothing wrong with a little brännvin. It's delicious with some dill herring, sour cream and potatoes
Or surströmming, ofc. :) Yeah, no, some of it's really good. Like hallands fläder and the one with the rose hip that I've forgotten the name of, ugh.
I'm just jealous of Belgium and their trappists and lambic/geuze and stuff. :S
Although we do have gotten some nice microbreweries as of late.
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@wolfwoof:
But alas poor Scotsman. He did not know that the british binge better than any one in the world
The British binge, the Scottish don't give a fuck.
They can hold their drink much better.
Heck, just google 'British Drunk' and… yeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhh...
I'm glad to say I've never been drunk. Only a little tipsy and that was because everyone was trying to get me drunk at a family gathering.
It was rather amusing really.
I'm just jealous of Belgium and their trappists and lambic/geuze and stuff. :S
Although we do have gotten some nice microbreweries as of late.
Alot of good stuff has popped up lately. We've got some decent whiskey and alot of good beers
But one thing i've noticed is that we as a nation are trying to stop being a binge drinking nation and adapt to the "continental drinking habits" by having a glass of wine with dinner and approaching drinking more casually. But in practice it just seems to be we drink wine casually, and then we still binge the fuck out on the weekends. C'est la vie eh
@wolfwoof:
No but it's very high on the good places to get blind stinkin drunk list
social activity!
The British binge, the Scottish don't give a fuck.
They can hold their drink much better.
Heck, just google 'British Drunk' and… yeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhh...
I'm glad to say I've never been drunk. Only a little tipsy and that was because everyone was trying to get me drunk at a family gathering.
It was rather amusing really.
england is a glorious place to get drunk. It's part of our culture, just like it is in Australia.
I've never considered myself an alcoholic, though I can't remember the last time I posted here sober.
Meh I'm happy.
It makes me laugh a little though. A lot of countries talk about booze and drinking a fair bit and big themselves up, but most can't handle alcohol properly past a few pints. It's not really a subject you can even discuss properly as everyone's ego is at stake it seems.
But for England I know it's in our blood. Hundreds of years ago water or clean water so to speak wasn't accessible so the only other option was ale. That's right ale was literally our source of fluid for a long time lol. So I guess we evolved a fraction to handle it better. And this isn't just with us but many places from this period. Then you go the opposite end of the spectrum with people that haven't experienced piss and see just how little it takes to mess them up.
It's pretty bad in oz. the aboriginals can't handle alcohol at all. They love it but it just makes them go insane.
england is a glorious place to get drunk. It's part of our culture, just like it is in Australia.
I've never considered myself an alcoholic, though I can't remember the last time I posted here sober.
Meh I'm happy.
Smudger is from Britain?
@wolfwoof:
Alot of good stuff has popped up lately. We've got some decent whiskey and alot of good beers
But one thing i've noticed is that we as a nation are trying to stop being a binge drinking nation and adapt to the "continental drinking habits" by having a glass of wine with dinner and approaching drinking more casually. But in practice it just seems to be we drink wine casually, and then we still binge the fuck out on the weekends. C'est la vie eh
Yeah, mackmyra is pretty awesome. :) Well, we are ways of of being Scottland/Japan level at whiskey though. :V
"Continental drinking habits" = LÃ¥dvin? (Bag-in-box wine) :P
A typical swedish midsummer:
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I hope this isn't sarcasm because some British food is actually rather delicious… though that may just be me fully used to the food and whatnot.
Oh that's not cause of your post. I've always wanted to try some regular british cooking, not the shit they package in cans and you can't even get round here anyway.
And Polish food too. No disrespect to Polish people (aka Aru) but I heard some bad stuff about it from my peers, however that's not my opinion at all because, well, I never had any, so I want to find out how it tastes like. And considering I live 20 minutes' drive from the Polish boarder, you'd think I'd manage to at some point.
@No:
Oh that's not cause of your post. I've always wanted to try some regular british cooking, not the shit they package in cans and you can't even get round here anyway.
And Polish food too. No disrespect to Polish people (aka Aru) but I heard some bad stuff about it from my peers, however that's not my opinion at all because, well, I never had any, so I want to find out how it tastes like. And considering I live 20 minutes' drive from the Polish boarder, you'd think I'd manage to at some point.
Ah, I see.
I'll try and find a good recipe for toad in the hole, then~ I'm pretty sure there should be ingredients almost all around for it… all you really need are sausages (depending on how many you're making it for, this will matter, unless you do separate ones for each person which can work well), eggs, flour, milk, water, and yeah. and a little oil for the little pan things you'll be making them in so they don't stick like little bitches. It's quite quick to cook also... all I know from memory is that you coonthe sausages off whilst making the mix... yeah. my memory sucks.
Smudger is from Britain?
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He is you and you are he. One and the same
Yeah, mackmyra is pretty awesome. :) Well, we are ways of of being Scottland/Japan level at whiskey though. :V
"Continental drinking habits" = LÃ¥dvin? (Bag-in-box wine) :P
Well everythings gotta start somewhere. Baby steps mate baby steps.
And ya bag in box is pretty much our definition of southern "class" lol
@No:
And Polish food too. No disrespect to Polish people (aka Aru) but I heard some bad stuff about it from my peers, however that's not my opinion at all because, well, I never had any, so I want to find out how it tastes like. And considering I live 20 minutes' drive from the Polish boarder, you'd think I'd manage to at some point.
The poles make some very tasty soups.
@wolfwoof:
He is you and you are he. One and the same
PFT I had no freaking idea…
all I know is that me, RainbowDashie we're friends in college he's an awesome guy and now Smudger are from Britain/England/UK/that general area.
WHO ELSE HAS BEEN LURKING UNDER MY NOSE IN THIS COUNTRY?
I wish to know.
So if I ever like see you then. Yeah. Hellos and derps and potentially hugs all around.
Aww yiss.
England.
Smudger is from Britain?
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seriously where have you been? Lol I've had threads dedicated to it.
Why do you think I was smack talkin Glasgow XD
But yeah I'm in oz now, my birthplace and current address.
WHO ELSE HAS BEEN LURKING UNDER MY NOSE IN THIS COUNTRY?
I wish to know.
MDL, Chicken, even Thousand Lion-Chan if I am not mistaken. Oga Simpson was from Scotland too, if I recall correctly.
You really need to start following casual conversations more than you have before, darling.
seriously where have you been? Lol I've had threads dedicated to it.
Why do you think I was smack talkin Glasgow XD
But yeah I'm in oz now, my birthplace and current address.
HURR. [/derps]
I see.
I'm very. Well.
Derpy.
Y'all are in oz ey?
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MDL, Chicken, even Thousand Lion-Chan if I am not mistaken. Oga Simpson was from Scotland too, if I recall correctly.
You really need to start following casual conversations more than you have before, darling.
…SERIOUSLY?
All of them?
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G'damnit :U
Yup, and probably a bunch of people more that I completely forgot about. You'd be surprised how many of you there are here.
Heck, even Chrissie is half-English, half-Cypriot.
HURR. [/derps]
I see.
I'm very. Well.
Derpy.Y'all are in oz ey?
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...SERIOUSLY?
All of them?
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G'damnit :U
you and me are practically brethren, now lets drink to this holy matrimony XD
@Dryish:
MDL, Chicken, even Thousand Lion-Chan if I am not mistaken. Oga Simpson was from Scotland too, if I recall correctly.
You really need to start following casual conversations more than you have before, darling.
lol tlc isn't English.
I'm such a derp then.
I thought like. There were only like. A very very very small group of brits, a large group of people from the USA and then some people dotted all over the world.
lol tlc isn't English.
Are you sure? I'm just asking because that's really what I originally thought too, but I remember reading him saying something about not being American either so I simply naturally assumed he lived on the other side of the pond. It's a bit confusing, really.
Funny how it is for Europeans though. So much devide and ancient tensions apparently. Makes me wish we were the United States of Europe sometimes, even if to upshow our US comrades.
But hey this is why I love Oz. full of Europeans that all huddle together to escape the typical australia intro.
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Are you sure? I'm just asking because that's really what I originally thought too, but I remember reading him saying something about not being American either so I simply naturally assumed he lived on the other side of the pond. It's a bit confusing, really.
probably best I don't respond to this.
@Monkey:
Hands off Lombardy paisano.
And yeah, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, and especially Hungary are known for porn.
I learn something new everyday.
@Dryish:
You wouldn't use that to refer to us, though, would you? And yet we were basically worshipping the soviets for decades for fear that they might invade or dabble with our politics if we didn't. Sure Czecho-Slovakia had its red years in the beginning, but they pretty much changed over the course of years, and the way that their political system and modern day infrastructures are you can hardly call them Eastern European anymore.
You can't realistically compare the likes of Bulgaria to Czech Republic nowadays.
Funny how I'm currently studying this era in history class.
I've realized that we've discussed food and booze and a few other things here… but there's one thing we haven't discussed:
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America isn't known for food either.
We either stole everything, or, the stuff we did kinda-sorta come up with is the most unhealthy food known to man; that makes you put on so much weight it becomes hard to tell the gender of people.
Well, not necessarily "Britain" as a whole, but as far as London is concerned, I hear nothing but horror stories from people who visit there as far as food is concerened. I don't think I've seen a single Japanese tourist compliment London on its food.
From what I hear from people IN London is that good food is either in obscure hole-in-the-wall or high-class expensive restaurants.
I'm such a derp then.
I thought like. There were only like. A very very very small group of brits, a large group of people from the USA and then some people dotted all over the world.
Hmm i guess we do have a lot of Americans. I only tend to think of the visible ones like Zep but there's lot of low-key ones
But i always thought we were more dotted than American
Are you sure? I'm just asking because that's really what I originally thought too, but I remember reading him saying something about not being American either so I simply naturally assumed he lived on the other side of the pond. It's a bit confusing, really.
Wasn't TLC from Portugal? I seem to rememeber him getting an operation paid for by the government
And that doesn't sound like something you'd get in the US or UK. That's scary socialism right there
@The:
America isn't known for food either.
We either stole everything, or, the stuff we did kinda-sorta come up with is the most unhealthy food known to man; that makes you put on so much weight it becomes hard to tell the gender of people.
Eh like that's so bad. You've got lots of foreign influxes that you do very well.
Unlike here where we've got pizzas made by turks and chinese food made by poles. As authentic as it gets lol
Well, not necessarily "Britain" as a whole, but as far as London is concerned, I hear nothing but horror stories from people who visit there as far as food is concerened. I don't think I've seen a single Japanese tourist compliment London on its food.
From what I hear from people IN London is that good food is either in obscure hole-in-the-wall or high-class expensive restaurants.
But to be fair i've heard that the Japanese people in general tend to have higher expectations on service and food quality than most
Dunno if it's true but that's what i've heard
@wolfwoof:
But to be fair i've heard that the Japanese people in general tend to have higher expectations on service and food quality than most
Dunno if it's true but that's what i've heard
While that may be true to an extent, London is singled out as the worst.
You don't hear the same things about other European major cities, at least, nowhere near to this extent.
@wolfwoof:
Eh like that's so bad. You've got lots of foreign influxes that you do very well.
Unlike here where we've got pizzas made by turks and chinese food made by poles. As authentic as it gets lol
Oh wolfwood. You must know America I don't.
Large majority of "foreign" food here (at least in the South) are prepped by Mexican workers, and nearly all Japanese or other asian food are prepped by Chinese immigrants. I've certainly haven't seen any Italian restaurants with actual Italian chefs, nor have I seen any "sushi bars" with actual Japanese.
Heck I've even saw Indian restaurants with Indian waiters…. and Mexican chefs in the kitchen.
Talking about food and culture is boring.
Who has the most badass Street Fighter?
Oh wolfwood. You must know America I don't.
Large majority of "foreign" food here (at least in the South) are prepped by Mexican workers, and nearly all Japanese or other asian food are prepped by Chinese immigrants. I've certainly haven't seen any Italian restaurants with actual Italian chefs, nor have I seen any "sushi bars" with actual Japanese.Heck I've even saw Indian restaurants with Indian waiters…. and Mexican chefs in the kitchen.
lol i guess it's an international thing. I just figured with all the immigrants and all the "my homecountry" pride you hear from even like sixth generation americans it'd pass over into there being more authentic cuisine that's brought with them.
Also mette, I'm disappointed to see Stella in your list. Aka wife beater.
Which beers do you consider good then?
Well, not necessarily "Britain" as a whole, but as far as London is concerned, I hear nothing but horror stories from people who visit there as far as food is concerened. I don't think I've seen a single Japanese tourist compliment London on its food.
From what I hear from people IN London is that good food is either in obscure hole-in-the-wall or high-class expensive restaurants.
There's more to England than London, you know.
There's more to England than London, you know.
Really? Because I don't ever recall saying british food in this thread.
Since the first post I have said "London". :wassat:
Really? Because I don't ever recall saying british food in this thread.
Since the first post I have said "London". :wassat:
Nyeeeh. I got confused. A little.
I'M ILL DAMN IT OKR?
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But yiss.
I've been to London twice. We stayed at a youth hostel… the food, I will agree, was kind of a nightmare... @ ^ @; never again will I go for 'baked banana'...
the bread was nice though. [/pokerface]
Also Camden Market is a brilliant place to walk around. On my first visit when we walked around, almost every single shop would hold out a small sample of battered chicken to you, so I didn't need to buy lunch XD second time we weren't so lucky but the food was still rather delicious <3 honestly, that place is just like… heaven. The shops change often, yes, but the variety is good I guess, plus there's Cyber Dog, possibly one of the most awesome shops I have ever set foot in, and I regret not being able to afford to buy anything since I'd spent a good amount of money the previous day and around other shops... eheheh...
BUT ONE DAY! I shall return. And I'll have to get something from there, seriously. So much epicness > u <
Well, you guys saying about indian restaurants having mexican chefs reminded of an irish restaurant having brazilian country bands' shows.
Talking about food and culture is boring.
Who has the most badass Street Fighter?
Blanka
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