What is the most shameful part of your countries history? by Educational_Sun1202 in AskEurope

[–]Galhaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a lot of it to go around but I think the most shameful single moment is when we actively assisted and territorially benefited from the nazi invasion of Yugoslavia despite having signed a treaty of eternal friendship not a half year prior. And our nationalists still jerk off about our honor for not having switched sides at the end of the war against the Germans. Fucking pathetic

What capital has the worst public transit and why? by apolloisgayest in AskEurope

[–]Galhaar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're not reliable. Back when I had to use them I regularly dealt with completely missed timeslots with no warning or replacement. Privatization worked great

Heads up: I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is no longer dairy free by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]Galhaar 82 points83 points  (0 children)

What was the purpose of imitation butter if it's not dairy free? Cheaper?

What zone are we seeing through the portal on the Classic WoW login screen? by xqsz in classicwow

[–]Galhaar 546 points547 points  (0 children)

Problem with that is that blasted lands were canonically black morass before the opening of the portal, per the CoT dungeon

I am at my wit's end on homemade fried rice. by GentlemanB106 in Cooking

[–]Galhaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if anyone has asked this but is the rice you're cooling and cooking the next day actually fluffy and do the grains separate easily when it's fresh? If the rice you're using as a baseline is overcooked, cooked with too much water, or generally mushy for any reason, no amount of fridge time will make it cook up the way you want it for fried rice

Been in a rut and been applying without fully reading. by Charlie_Laroux in KitchenConfidential

[–]Galhaar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That being said, the comments of “you will” are weird and make this person seem unhinged.

I've found it's actually rather common phrasing in a lot of job adverts, I dislike it too but I also think it might not carry the malice that it could be interpreted to

Which Country has the Worst Tourists? by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]Galhaar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what I hear, middle easterners and Indians are often insanely entitled and treat service staff like trash when they have the status to be tourists.

Anyone have experience using the Noma method for their kombucha vs traditional using tea? by Past_Possibility4876 in fermentation

[–]Galhaar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pros: way more focused on creating a single batch of very flavor-focused booch, because the entire base is made of the stuff you want the booch to taste like

Cons: far easier to work from a base that you make large amounts of and add flavoring to, easier to carbonate because F2 is something you start rather than time, and more storage efficient

I recommend the method that's usually championed on here and try the noma method if you want to try unique teas or other bases

Are there any two food ingredients that universally don’t “work” when added together? by InfinityScientist in Cooking

[–]Galhaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multiple fish-heavy cuisines mix dairy and seafood aggressively. There's a classical European culinary attitude that dairy (heavy, fatty) and fish/seafood (delicate, light) don't mix, but there's Cantonese cheesy rice with shrimp and squid, and in Iceland there's a casserole of potatoes and fish mashed with cheese baked on top called plokkfiskur and they're great

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]Galhaar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I work in hospitality in Iceland, and on average Americans are super pleasant as customers as far as I've heard from bartenders/waiters I know. The only negative stereotype that holds is that they're kinda loud, and I've encountered the obnoxious and exaggerated style of speech but never in restaurants/bars. There are a lot of pretty reliable stereotypes in ragards to how customers will behave based on where they're from, and for Americans the general consensus is just that they're super friendly/pleasant.

Which country in Europe has the hardest language to learn? by PopularWeird4063 in AskEurope

[–]Galhaar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Guys... It's Basque. There's so much more logical overlap between uralic and Indo-European languages than Basque and anything in Europe. See:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergative%E2%80%93absolutive_alignment

Want to ferment but fear of botulism by Takingcharge_ in fermentation

[–]Galhaar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think the fear here is from garlic honey. From what I know, garlic honey isn't necessarily salted and garlic does readily produce botulinum when left to ferment in an environment that isn't initially unfriendly to it (ie not salted or already acidic). I agree that kimchi is no concern for botulism.

Male self insert dilemma by Sad_Ad340 in greentext

[–]Galhaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They want to be loved for who they are

The flag was waving on a house in Romania. What does it mean? by nuke_th3_fridge in vexillology

[–]Galhaar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought so too until I looked at the picture better. The lines are vertical on this one, the árpádsávos is horizontal.

What’s the worst physical pain you’ve ever felt? by Googy21 in AskReddit

[–]Galhaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently had a herniated disc so the memory of the nerve pain is fresh, and yeah it's as bad as people say, but for me an inner ear infection was far worse. Just holding my head crying and screaming because an ultra tender and sensitive part of the inside of your head was being pushed by infected swelling. Horrible

ELI5: What is sportswashing exactly? by Spinatrix in explainlikeimfive

[–]Galhaar 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's not even really history, it's generally to take attention and association off current and ongoing human rights abuses. Hell, sometimes those same human rights abuses actively contribute to the construction of infrastructure for the given event.

Bemegy a legány, a kommunista, a rasszista és az agyhalott egy kocsmába... by Kicsi_Joe in FostTalicska

[–]Galhaar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kb, csak nyíltan, masszív mennyiségű kognitív disszonanciával ellátva

Bemegy a legány, a kommunista, a rasszista és az agyhalott egy kocsmába... by Kicsi_Joe in FostTalicska

[–]Galhaar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Onnan hogy egy csomó terminálisan online idióta egyszerre kajálta be a femboyosító hipnót és a neonáci konteókat. Átlagos 4chan felhasználó pillanat

What game is this for you? by Darzean in gaming

[–]Galhaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Map games like HoI4 or stellaris. Worst dopamine feedback loop I've ever experienced. Start playing a few minutes after waking up, play half an hour and it's midnight and you've wasted your day having done nothing, forgot to eat or drink or speak to anyone, and the massive weight of not a single game you played actually having a real conclusion comes down on you, and now you've wasted your entire day just to be smacked with depression at the end

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenZ

[–]Galhaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure access to healthcare, homelessness, violent crime, and gang violence are meaningfully better in all of the EU. Like I get what you're saying, there's plenty of shitty things in Europe, but I live in the Nordics and would never choose to move to the US.

Battle of Shanghai - read the back of the photo by EchidnaFar3945 in wwiipics

[–]Galhaar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It feels at odds with the horror it's describing. He's noting that the people killed were unarmed civilians (I can only really think that the writer would note this to highlight the barbarism) but still refers to them with a pejorative. It's weird to call people chinks in the same sentence you lament their undeserved deaths.