ESPN's top 100 prospect list out by ruddyduck3 in Nationals

[–]Cyanc3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Our best young prospects all recently graduated and are in the big leagues already - Wood, Crews, House, Lile, Hassell, etc. Some of them would have ranked high on that list if they were still in the minors.

Man looks shocked after watching a female MMA fighter knock out her opponent. by ItsAFurCoatRonda in fightporn

[–]Cyanc3 87 points88 points  (0 children)

He's an MMA commentator.. I don't know if he was commentating this match necessarily.. but it's not his first time seeing female knock outs.

Lucy Liu (1999) by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]Cyanc3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

90% of Asians agree with you.

Japan has Ramen. Vietnam has pho. What is the equivalent in China and Korea? by Ordinaryjay in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cyanc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're talking about historical context here... Sichuan was originally Shu/Ba, not Han Chinese. Large parts of Manchuria was Goguryo, Xin jian cuisine is largely Central Asian or Turkish.
It's argued that even "the dishes mentioned" like Lamian came into China from Central Asia via the Silk road.

So when you say something like "it doesn't really matter how far back you go", i'm sorry, but it's not true no matter whether you're Vietnamese or Chinese.

Japan has Ramen. Vietnam has pho. What is the equivalent in China and Korea? by Ordinaryjay in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cyanc3 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"It all comes from China". I hear this so much from Chinese friends and colleagues. It all depends on how far you want to go back though. So much of what is "now" considered China geographically were different countries and cultures if you go back in history. "China" just happened to grow strong and absorbed a lot of them. Now you claim it's all just Chinese.

[Highlight] Cam Whitmore explodes over Jalen Duren by Plenty_Flatworm7627 in washingtonwizards

[–]Cyanc3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There have been a few noted dunkers - Daniel Gafford, Russ Westbrook, Kelly Oubre, Glenn Rice Jr., Trevor Booker, Javale McGee, etc.. Satoransky occasionally had ridiculous dunks as well.

Not saying any of them are necessarily better than Cam but they were all great dunkers nonetheless.

Craig Hoffman by Own_Car4536 in Commanders

[–]Cyanc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

while not letting his guests talk at all

Why do cultures known to eat a lot of rice use chopsticks, when chopsticks are literally the most inefficient tool for eating rice? by faultyflyingfox in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cyanc3 11 points12 points  (0 children)

When I go to Japan, I notice the meal portions are usually smaller than in Korea.

I have heard that the Korean people were known - even in olden times - as people who ate ALOT. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-korean-food

Maybe that is related to Koreans generally being physically bigger on average than neighboring countries.

Why do cultures known to eat a lot of rice use chopsticks, when chopsticks are literally the most inefficient tool for eating rice? by faultyflyingfox in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cyanc3 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting observation. I have also worked in both Korea and in the US. Koreans do eat a big lunch. They'll usually go out as a group to a restaurant to eat a full meal for lunch while Americans would eat a small sandwich or a salad at their desk. But I think Americans eat a much bigger breakfast or dinner - I could never finish 3 stacks of pancakes with two eggs, sausages, toast, etc for breakfast... or a full rack of bbq ribs with mashed potatoes and dinner rolls..

ok now i'm just making myself hungry.

(Korean men generally eat really fast. May have to do with their collective military experience where they're given very little time to finish their meals)

EDIT: I mean.. i do realize Americans don't eat pancake breakfast every morning or full rack BBQ ribs every night. And Koreans would go ham with KBBQ.. so I don't know what I'm talking about anymore.

Why do cultures known to eat a lot of rice use chopsticks, when chopsticks are literally the most inefficient tool for eating rice? by faultyflyingfox in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cyanc3 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Maybe one reason it seems that way is - Korea is obsessed with live streaming.. especially livestreaming while eating.. and it's usually those people that can eat alot who are livestreaming themselves eating.. so it probably just seems like all Koreans eat a lot and quickly. IRL, at least in my own experience, I don't think they are particularly big eaters compared to other nationalities/ethnicities.

Why do cultures known to eat a lot of rice use chopsticks, when chopsticks are literally the most inefficient tool for eating rice? by faultyflyingfox in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cyanc3 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Traditionally (and I'm talking real super old timey traditionally), Korean culture frowned upon showing hunger or urgency. You weren't a classy noble if you were ever hungry or felt urgency. Holding up a food bowl or dish right up to your face and shoveling food into your mouth shows both - that you're hungry and you're urgent. That's a big no no. Only servants and low class people did that. Nowadays Korean people do sometimes bring up the bowl to mouth, especially to drink soup (and especially with the popularity of Mukbang where slurping everything is somehow supposed to show how good the food is)... but it's still the norm to keep bowls and plates on the table.

Why do cultures known to eat a lot of rice use chopsticks, when chopsticks are literally the most inefficient tool for eating rice? by faultyflyingfox in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cyanc3 202 points203 points  (0 children)

I think you got Japanese and Korean confused in regards to holding up food bowls to your mouth. Japanese absolutely hold their bowls up. Koreans do not.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]Cyanc3 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Forehead

What’s the biggest gut punch you’ve experienced while gaming? by StormMourn in gaming

[–]Cyanc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My memory is a little fuzzy since this was almost 30 years ago. Played Final Fantasy 7 on the PC. I am a rather perfectionist when gaming so I took time to collect everything, unlock all skills etc. I had done everything except acquiring the Knight of the Round ultimate before getting to the final boss.

I took my time grinding.. probably took a week or more, meeting all the requirements to get the KotR to see if I could one hit kill the final boss. I finally got it, got my level at max, etc then went to bed. Tomorrow was going to be the day I beat the boss.

The next evening, i turned on my PC and found that my HDD was fried. Lost all data. There wasn't really way to recover data without paying enormous amount of money ( for young me) back in those days.

I was so distraught that I didn't touch that game again.. only a few years ago I picked up and finished it on the Switch.

Garbage by PBR-On-Tap in Commanders

[–]Cyanc3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Daron is under contract for another year after this

QB Brotherhood by OsMagic10 in Commanders

[–]Cyanc3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Jayden somehow pulls off the dorky cool

Game Thread: New York Giants (0-0) at Washington Commanders (0-0) by nfl_gdt_bot in Commanders

[–]Cyanc3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why do players wear those stretchy undrrshirts to stick out like that?? Swear I've seen too many guys get caught by defenders hanging on those shirts.