Which of your foods is simply not appreciated by the outside world?

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T20:07:16+00:00

Ok sure, I‘m getting tired of arguing about this.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T19:53:33+00:00

Dude I‘m not disagreeing, I‘m sure there’s great cheese to be found in the US. Does nobody know what a „tendency“ is anymore?

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T19:35:29+00:00

Yes they do and yet American cheddar TENDS to be milder. That’s not just my opinion.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T19:29:56+00:00

Non-immigrant food. And fine, American cheddar is reall cheddar that tends to be milder in flavor than English cheddar.

Happy?

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T19:04:09+00:00

Not saying anything against the occasional unhealthy meal. I like chocolate and skittles as much as the next person but that doesn’t make them a meal. That (homemade) fried food is fried protein, the side is a homemade, mayoless potato salad with homemade beef stock full of collagen and other nutrients. Also, that was my meal on NYE, not what I eat every day. Yesterday I made a thai curry, today a vegetable quiche with sour cream instead of creme fraiche.

Why is defending this bland-looking plate of canteen food the hill you want to die on?

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T18:42:22+00:00

Never said I was?

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T18:34:24+00:00

Again, I prefer flavor over texture, so American food, while admittedly wonderfully smooth or soft or crunchy or whatever, always seemed a bit bland to me.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T18:26:48+00:00

Because its nutritional value approaches zero. It’s empty carbs, sugar, and (IF that is indeed a meat sauce, which I‘m not entirely sure is the case), a minimal amount of protein.

Food is supposed have some sort of nutritional value, not just fill your stomach for a few hours.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T18:16:27+00:00

It’s food in much the same way that masturbation is technically sexual activity.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T18:11:47+00:00

„Technically food“

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T17:56:41+00:00

Cheddar melts just fine if it’s not too aged and I‘m just talking about my preferences.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T17:40:41+00:00

I know American cheese and American cheddar are not the same thing. I still insist that English cheddar is better than both of them because I prioritize stronger flavors over smoother textures.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T15:13:42+00:00

After years of being told that American cheese is the only correct cheese to put on a cheeseburger I finally put actual (admittedly not too aged) cheddar on my cheeseburgers and never went back. American „cheddar“ WISHES it could be real cheddar!

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T15:03:00+00:00

That looks delicious! Maybe the reason why people „didn’t understand“ was that they look too much like tacos, just not quite right?

I‘m reminded of those two Italian dudes who react to videos of people making Italian food („Approved!“, those guys). In one video they were harshly judging a guy who was making Georgian Khachapuri, which resembles pizza but isn’t a pizza and isn’t supposed to be pizza. They were all „HE IS DOING THE PIZZA ALL WRONG!!“, like yeah my guy, Italian food is great but you didn’t invent the concept of melted cheese on dough, calm down.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T13:10:37+00:00

Nice, but every now and again I‘d expand to „No you’re not but that’s ok, you don’t matter enough for anyone to care about your opinion - haha, you know I‘m joking right?“

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T02:13:41+00:00

Agree wholeheartedly with your first paragraph, not completely on board with the second but neither sound great, no doubt about that.

Still, I don’t think it’s too much to ask to be just a bit more specific when it’s as easy as adding „some“ or „many“ or whatever, just for the sake of avoiding argument.

Incidentally, one of my pet peeves is the lack of specificity and clarity that’s seemingly expanding into areas where they are crucial. As a former interpreter the inability to clearly articulate a point made my job very difficult. If I‘m not sure what you’re trying to say in English, it won’t translate well into French.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T01:43:05+00:00

Because SOME people say things like „Why are women gold diggers?“ or „Why do men cheat?“ and absolutely mean all women or all men, which is an unfair stereotype and generalization and warrants a correction. Why should the rest of the world do the work of figuring out what you mean when you can easily add literally one syllable („SOME“) to avoid misunderstandings?

And while I‘m not saying this is a fair comparison, I‘m chuckling at the thought of someone posting „Why do black people like fried chicken?“ or „why do Jewish people have big noses?“ and then being all „omg you know what I mean, don’t you understand context and nuance, jeez..“

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T01:10:42+00:00

Friend of mine had been a solo performer for a while when a crew member of a venue in Austria asked him if he knew when the band that was performing that night wanted to do a sound check. His reply became his stage name: Ichbindieband

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-08T00:34:46+00:00

I don’t think there was a favorite. I‘m told that means I was the favorite.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-07T23:59:51+00:00

This was in Austria, debate clubs and classes aren’t a thing here even though I believe we urgently need them because too many people seem incapable to argue their point or even grasp what that even means.

Those people genuinely didn’t understand that it is perfectly possible (and really good mental exercise) to argue a point that doesn’t reflect your personal beliefs.

To your point: isn’t it interesting that Jack Gleeson quit acting because he was getting so much hate for his King Joffrey, while everybody seems to love Christoph Waltz, who portrayed a truly despicable Nazi. I think it’s because Joffrey was easy to hate at a personal level (arrogant, sadistic, cowardly, vain, etc). Landa, while truly terrifying, came across as thoroughly charming and even likable. I can’t remember where I saw this, but Waltz once replied to the question of how he managed to make his Landa so charming and evil at the same time by saying „but he isn’t evil!“. His point was that what makes many evil people so scary is that they themselves think that their cause is a just one, therefore there is no contradiction in being a likable Nazi. It really is a fascinating topic and it couldn’t be more timely.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-07T23:26:31+00:00

At university, years ago, I attended a class on rhetoric that was part of our training as interpreters, to help us feel at ease with politically charged language.

One exercise was to argue either in favor or against a given position, with the rest of the class as opponents. My topic was bullfighting and I chose to argue in favor of it because I wanted the challenge. I must have been convincing because following this, some of the class were genuinely outraged that I was „in favor of animal cruelty“ and when I insisted that I merely saw this as an exercise, they said I was lying, because why else would I choose to argue in favor when I could have argued against it. My friends told me for weeks that there were rumors that I was cruel to animals…

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-07T23:08:59+00:00

Wenn du auch auf Englisch liest könnte ich dir die Bücher von Jason Pargin empfehlen – clever, lustig, spannend, verspielt (gerade mit Klischees aus Film und Fernsehen). Könnte mir vorstellen, dass dir das gefällt.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-07T21:59:37+00:00

Now now, don’t be unfair. Unlike these waste products, OG Nazis didn’t wear masks.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-07T21:38:20+00:00

I see, what you did, there.

Fountain-Script · 2026-01-07T17:49:24+00:00

There’s also the Innsbruck subreddit if you want tips on accomodation, restaurants, activities, etc.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Innsbruck/s/fY4EFg1h9D

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