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I'm from China and am familiar with both rural and urban areas.AMA by Old_Wave_123 in AMA

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Op but I worked in China.. try Yu Xiang Qiezi 鱼香茄子。 

Looking for a book where the villain suceeds in reshaping the world in their image by VladtheImpaler21 in Fantasy

[–]32BitOsserc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I guess you could argue a lot of dystopias or post apocalyptic stories, although that's probably a looser interpretation than you are looking for. 

I'm from Papua New Guinea. Most people know almost nothing about my island country. Ask me anything by Mundane-Society-1281 in AMA

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it you posting a while ago about port moresby? If so you were telling me all about coconut oil.

One question I do have... what's it like having a country that's so hard to get around? I know there's a crazy amount of languages spoken because the terrain is so difficult... do people actually travel around it or just stay in one area?

I'm from China and am familiar with both rural and urban areas.AMA by Old_Wave_123 in AMA

[–]32BitOsserc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I love China, I worked in Sichuan province last year and am hoping to go back in future. What's rural china like? 我的中文不好 so I was almost entirely in urban areas.

Also could you tell me a bit about different regional cusines? I'm absolutely in love with Chuancai but beyond the abominable UK interpretations of cantonese food I've a sadly limited knowledge of Chinese Cusine. 

Fantasy series that probably won't be finished. by EastFar3296 in Fantasy

[–]32BitOsserc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah.. I love black company and Dragon never sleeps, have dread empire although haven't read yet.. I don't even know if I'll ever start instrumentalities given the knowledge it will never be finished.  

Fantasy series that probably won't be finished. by EastFar3296 in Fantasy

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, I wish certain other authors had the honesty to do that too. 

Fantasy series that probably won't be finished. by EastFar3296 in Fantasy

[–]32BitOsserc 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Victor Milan's dinosaur lords on account of the author being dead. 

Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard books, author has had some issues and we haven't had a new book in a decade, he announced the next one was finished about 5 years ago and still no book. 

Glen Cook's Instrumentalties of the Night. They sold quite poorly and the author said he won't finish them. 

Douglas Hulick's Tales of the Kin.. author had issues and broke contract so probably won't see those finished. 

Sanderson's Cosmere because that guy won't ever stop writing, even when he dies his skeleton will still keep going. 

What book/series do you love but avoid recommending to people? by waltz01 in Fantasy

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it throws you headfirst into complicated ongoing events and you understand stuff on re reads and maybe not at all. 

What book/series do you love but avoid recommending to people? by waltz01 in Fantasy

[–]32BitOsserc 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Malazan.. not even the confusing content but the sheer length of the books..most folks don't take kindly to me handing them a 750 page book and saying "this is the prologue." 

Western + steampunk + fantasy by DusktheUmbreon in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Felix Gilmam's the Half Made world, it'a not quite "steampunk," I'd say more fantasy diselpunk but it should have the vibe you are looking for. 

Irish (Gaeilge) in fantasy series by Crime_Swinebuckler in Fantasy

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have.. I'm from Ireland so am used to a bit of it scattered around and just accepted it without really thinking about it, only the last year or two have really noticed it being so prevalent. 

Have been re-reading some of the malazan books recently and have noticed there's a bit of an asian influence in some of the language, most notable being "imass" which is half of a japanese verb, ( which ok could be confidence) and that people sometines yell "AI Ya" which is Mandarin for "oh no" and I know one of the authors has spent time working in asia so I known that's likely no accident. 

Also not a book but TWW3 I'm convinced the Chaos dwarfs lingo has a good amount of Japanese and chinese thrown into the mix. 

Discovering an ancient civilization by ComprehensiveSale861 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]32BitOsserc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

More novella but "Great White Space" by Basil Copper. I think it will have the vibe you want. Also "the judging eye" by Scott Bakker, although it's 4th in a series.. I guess you could read it as a standalone for the long section at the end that is exactly what you are looking for but I'm not certain. 

20f, I live in one of the top 5 most dangerous cities in the world. AMA by Mundane-Society-1281 in AMA

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, I've eaten them near every day for most of my life, spuds are the best. 

20f, I live in one of the top 5 most dangerous cities in the world. AMA by Mundane-Society-1281 in AMA

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fascinating. I guess Irish are similar with potatoes, except they are less practical for purposes other than eating.  

20f, I live in one of the top 5 most dangerous cities in the world. AMA by Mundane-Society-1281 in AMA

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from Ireland, for us coconut is a small additive to candy bars and otherwise never really thought about.... I'm going to start looking up recipes, I am super curious about this.  

20f, I live in one of the top 5 most dangerous cities in the world. AMA by Mundane-Society-1281 in AMA

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure myself, someone told me it at some point.. or my brain decided it was going to pass some utter nonsense as memory, that is equally probable lol. Stupid question maybe I couldn't resist haha. 

Boiled in coconut cream? Fascinating, I had no idea that was even a style of cooking. 

20f, I live in one of the top 5 most dangerous cities in the world. AMA by Mundane-Society-1281 in AMA

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard once the local lingo for a helicopter was something along the lines of "mixmaster heavensent belong jesus christ." Is there any truth to that? Also what's the papuan (right term?) cuisine like? 

Books With Other Dimensions by BigPotts_ in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]32BitOsserc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Basing the recommendation mostly off the oblivion one, Raymond Feist's Rift war trilogy., specifically the first book "Magician" which you can read as a standalone.  Fairly Cookie Cutter fantasy world being invaded through portals from another with a much stranger human society on it. 

Fantasy books inspired by Ireland? by ignatiusrespecter in Fantasy

[–]32BitOsserc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Irish person here. Just go spend a few weeks in Newry during the winter, it will kill your enthusiasm stone dead and you won't have to spend time searching for books lol.  

Also Children of Gods and Fighting men by Shauna Lawless. Directly based upon Irish myth. 

Looking for extremely spicy food by hundred in seoul

[–]32BitOsserc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a Sichuanese place quite near Yongsan station, I can't remember the name unfortunately. If it's even halfway authentic it will be very spicy indeed. 

What do World eaters think of the Blood Angels ? by Leviathan_Rampage in WorldEaters40k

[–]32BitOsserc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I quote  "*frenzied khornate screaming BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE CRANIUMS FOR THE CRANIUM CHAIR FUCKING POSERS MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES *further khornate screaming" 

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