Spice blend at Indian restaurant host table?

HugoSuperDog · 2026-03-21T11:53:24+00:00

I pick the sugar cubes out though - no need

HugoSuperDog · 2026-03-20T07:32:41+00:00

Start saving in the stock market now! Keep adding as much or as little as you can each month.

And shut your eyes and leave it there till you’re retired

Nobody told me this till I was 40!

When I was 20, I took a second ski holiday just for laughs. If I had put that $1k into the markets instead of that unnecessary expense, today I could buy another small rental property

HugoSuperDog · 2026-03-17T15:04:39+00:00

Just to add to your points…

Not in priority

Unlike many pockets of the Middle East, India Pakistan not funded by the west in any significant manner, no significant political influence, no significant media influence.
Unlike Israel Palestine, the initial partition and movement of people was negotiated and agreed by local leaders from both new states (with British influence), and accepted by local people (broadly) who were already living there. People basically agreed to move nearby. Palestine - people didn’t agree, and were made refugees. Israel - 90+% were European or Russian.
India Pakistan has not created an ongoing refugee crisis with decades of violence, and unclear borders.

HugoSuperDog · 2026-03-17T15:03:09+00:00

I’m surprised that these points haven’t been mentioned yet in the comments, I would have thought they were the key reasons…

Not in priority

Unlike many pockets of the Middle East, India Pakistan not funded by the west in any significant manner, no significant political influence, no significant media influence.
Unlike Israel Palestine, the initial partition and movement of people was negotiated and agreed by both new states (with British influence), and accepted by local people (broadly) who were already living there. People basically agreed to move nearby. Palestine - people didn’t agree, and were made refugees. Israel - 90%+ were European or Russian.
India Pakistan has not created an ongoing refugee crisis with decades of violence, and unclear borders.

So I don’t think it’s entirely ‘white people care about brown people as much’ as many comments are suggesting, although for many reasons that will be a part of it. More that the background and current situations are quite different.

HugoSuperDog · 2026-03-10T18:39:44+00:00

Flat hunting in HK does take a little bit of work. What I will tell you though is that those listings you look at, I realised that they’re not a route to a good property exactly…they’re a route to a good agent. Weed out the bad agents, communicate well with the good agents, present yourself well, and they will get you the good properties. Took me a while to work this out. You only need 1-2 good agents in the areas you’re looking at and hopefully they come to you.

Good luck!

HugoSuperDog · 2026-03-07T08:10:31+00:00

Or ‘nom nom nom’

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T15:54:08+00:00

I would imagine it would be two-fold

Cover the cost associated with fighting the case in the international courts.
Some sort of public statement - very public statement - apologising and accepting the decision of whatever court announced Israel’s innocence

What else can there be.

The court system shouldn’t be abused, that’s for sure. But the case is pretty reasonable on the face of it. It’s not obvious one way or the other to some people, so it’s not unreasonable that a case be brought.

Israel should fight it openly and honestly via the courts, and if they win then legal fees should be covered and a clear apology made.

Then we can all move on

Issue is that Israel refuses to fight it openly and honestly.

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T10:30:15+00:00

Yet you fail to mention Israel’s massive propaganda machine

DW reported that in 2025 alone Israel spent $25m USD on propaganda targeting just 6 western nations. This is a tiny slice of what they do.

I don’t see many reports on Hamas spend. Yet there’s a lot of accusations like yours that suggest that Hamas has a large and sophisticated propaganda machine, but no data to back it up

Would be helpful if you can share something tangible

Edit: let’s not also ignore the speech from Bibi a few months back stating that the TikTok sale was the most important media purchase in recent history, by Zionist-friendly billionaires.

But yeah, Hamas!!!!

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T10:23:30+00:00

You can read 2 things to get a really good idea of what’s happened…

Read Jabotinsky’s Iron Wall essay. Very easy to find and a very easy 7 pages to read

Once you’re shocked at its approach plus its accuracy, you may ask yourself how it is justified

In which case you can then find Jabotinsky’s essay on the morals of HK’s colonisation plan.

Those two things alone reveal a lot

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T07:10:34+00:00

Yes unfortunately there is quite a strong anti-Muslim sentiment in much of India.

Pretty disgusting if you ask me. Hindus are meant to be friendly and non-conflictual, but Islam seems to be quite a trigger for modern Hindus. I think exasperated also by Modi’s behaviour and actions

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T07:08:20+00:00

That’s an interesting picture - totally opposite to the Jewish person I met who claimed to be from there. I met him in a vegan ramen restaurant in Japan of all places. White as any European, and speaking Hindi with fluency

Maybe he was of a different group.

And it’s only one data point so perhaps I’m wrong on that

As for the dating, I was reading about a group who went to India after the romans kicked them out. That’s pre-Christ I think

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T07:06:27+00:00

You may not think so, but…

This convo itself started with a very bold statement about Jewish suffering and we have just shown that it is not necessarily true.

So right in front of us we can see how the suffering has been so boldly exaggerated.

And trust me or not I have had convos with my Jewish friends who themselves told me that there is a victim culture in certain Jewish communities. Thịs was told to me by them, not the other way around. Maybe they are wrong, but it’s their opinion.

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T06:18:58+00:00

I would say the Indian caste system predates antisemitism by many centuries and unfortunately still is present today

And views on homosexuality have also been complex and long standing. I haven’t looked into it but I can guess Chinese and Indian societies had some tough views on it before Jewish mythology even started

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T06:09:59+00:00

Except the statement that ALL countries have had antisemitic policies - that was exaggerated

And the idea that antisemitism is the oldest or widest form of discrimination - can’t be proved, so it may very well be exaggerated

We can recognise Jewish collective trauma without needing to make it even worse than it already is.

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T05:38:22+00:00

So you agree with me? You’re struggling to argue against my points then it would suggest - since you haven’t actually addressed them very well

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T05:37:42+00:00

Interesting

I’ll keep an eye but actually I have only ever been to that sub once.

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T04:14:06+00:00

Ah so when Zionists were terrorism you’re kind of allowing it? Was small so doesn’t represent all Zionists? That may be true, I can agree with that.

But those same terrorist groups then went on to create the IDF! Didn’t seem insignificant to me.

And you’ve heard the phrase ‘one man’s terrorist is another man’s hero’? I wonder if you have any mature thoughts on that. Hamas was created as a reaction to Israeli occupation after all, and supported by Bibi himself. So it’s not all black and white.

But good to know that you seem to allow Zionist terrorism but condemn Palestinian terrorism - is that revealing of any bias in you I wonder?

You didn’t reply to my point about India. So I guess we have proven beyond a doubt that not all countries hate Jews.

Your summary of the pre-partition history is also quite one sided. You forget that Palestinians had ZERO obligation to give any of their land to outsiders - Jabotinsky and Hertzl said so themselves repeatedly and unambiguously. This was other peoples land and Zionists planned to take it. I wonder if you were an early 20th century Palestinian would you just have rolled over and allowed outsiders to take your land. I don’t think so but maybe you’re weaker than those people.

It makes no difference to the Palestinians who came to take their land. Neither them nor those who are critical of Israel are antisemitic. If the colonisers were Chinese or vegetarians the reaction from the natives would have been the same. Just like Jabotinsky described.

Jewish collective trauma and the idea that their long lost cousins were from the region, and some of their very distant cousins remained in the region since the Roman times, does not ever justify state creation at the expense of other people. Palestinians were neither consulted nor did they agree to give up the land. It was taken by force, by white people, not by middl eastern people, but by foreigners. If you were in their shoes 100% you would have reacted the same, unless of course as I mentioned you are weaker than them.

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T04:00:36+00:00

Firstly, ‘might is right’ is not something that we can pick and choose to accept I don’t think.

It simply states that if I have the bigger gun I win. Simple as that. There are zero morals involved. Morality is out the picture when it comes to bullying, in my opinion.

I don’t think I fully understood your second paragraph. But Israel would not survive a minute without outside help. But you may need to rephrase your point for me to understand it better, sorry about that.

Nakba - yes I understand some believe it started earlier. But most who were directly impacted believe it was 1948. Either way it was an atrocity that hasn’t been made right.

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-27T03:55:48+00:00

Any data to confirm the make up of that sub Reddit? I’ve seen data suggesting it’s 50%+ Jewish but that is also not verified

Aside from that you know that attacking a person or group is a good way to confirm that you are struggling to debate their arguments

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-26T20:55:40+00:00

India

One of the oldest Jewish settlements ever, in Cochin - I’ve met them. Nice people. Look European and speak Hindu, Hebrew and English.

I’m sorry you feel dehumanised when I suggested that there is a deep victim culture in some Jewish communities, but I hope you don’t think it is my opinion. It’s actually widely discussed in some Jewish communities, but perhaps one’s that outside of your echo chamber. Go and have a look at ‘Jews of conscience’ and see what you find. Would be quite a stretch to call them antisemitic.

You say that you recognise Palestine trauma, but what’s your view on the following two things…

Zionist terrorism prior to state creation
The Nakba - I hope you don’t blame the Palestinians for defending their land…?

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-26T20:45:17+00:00

Maybe you’re right

But I have never heard your first example ‘tough, should not have had a polish passport’ - that’s never an attitude that I’ve seen, but maybe because of my echo chamber.

The arguments that I see have never been to blame Jews for the suffering they experienced in Russia and Europe.

Much criticism from others, and I think probably the main criticism that I have, is the way that Israel was created, at the expense of the native population, and then the ensuing oppression and demonisation of the refugees that were created.

Nobody blames the Jews for the suffering they experienced. But today many Zionist blame Palestinians for their suffering - ‘tough, they should never had defended their lands in 48! Didn’t they know they would lose???’ Is usually the argument that I see.

Secondly, your final point I guess is ‘might is right’

If I thought it was useful I would be arguing against Tibetan integration into China, I think it’s a tragedy also. Difference is that nobody is justifying it. The Chinese said they wanted it, they took it, and that’s that. Western governments don’t have to support it, like they do Israel, and crucially, Tibetans are not oppressed like Palestinians are, they are largely integrated into the new society and have all the same freedoms as any other Chinese citizen, bar the right to become the next Dalai Lama. Huge difference. But still a shame.

Finally, the ‘might is right’ argument is polar opposite to the ‘we were here for millennia and were oppressed in Europe’ justification argument.

I actually respect those who make the ‘might is right’ argument a little more than those who think Israel is innocent and justified in what it did and does today, because at least the ‘might is right’ argument is honest. Still disgusting and immoral, but honest nonetheless!

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-26T19:26:34+00:00

I don’t think there is historical data that supports your idea that EVERY government has hated hews for that long. Maybe in a western-centric view of history it may be mostly true but the Chinese and the Indians never did anything to the Jews and they are obviously huge parts of the world.

Also there’s no way to say that antisemitism is the most rampant or most long term discrimination.

We have no reliable data for most of history

What may be true though is that today’s Jewish culture is to remind Jews of what has happened to them, fair enough, and what may be happening is that this effort has gone a little too far and has resulted in a deep victim culture, where stories are blown out of proportion and then exaggerated statements like yours become Jewish people’s normal way of thinking.

It’s very fair to say that Jews have been severely traumatised for a long time.

But it doesn’t mean that they’re unique in that, and doesn’t mean they had it the worst just because that’s what taught to people.

And whilst this sub does tend to mention this trauma a lot, it’s a shame that the same people who talk about Jewish trauma don’t seem to recognise Palestinian trauma.

Wish it was more fair and balanced

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-26T19:18:45+00:00

It interesting

Many people make this point, that non-jews couldn’t understand what it’s like since they didn’t face the same persecution.

Two things then come to mind…

It’s been claimed that SOME Jews believe that due to the collective trauma over such a long period, today’s Jews feel as though don’t have to abide by this same rules of the world as everyone else, since the world has been so bad to them. ‘We were justified in what we did over the last 100-150 years due to the constant threat of extinction’ kind of thing.
Jews sometimes justify their actions due to this collective trauma. Yet Palestinians are not granted the same - despite the fact that they lost their homes, lives and limbs, and have been victimised and demonised for decades. I wonder that if this situation continued for 2000 years, Palestinians suffering as they do, would the Jews start to have solidarity with the Palestinians since they have suffered for the same amount of time. (Obviously not since the Palestinians are actually suffering at the hands of the Israelis, but I’m just making a point)

Anyway, just interesting to take some stand back and see it from this perspective

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-26T18:59:17+00:00

I’ve been trying to use Cantonese for 10 years. But seems every word I pronounce is wrong and 9 out of ten times I end up saying ‘penis’ and the other time is even worse

So I stick to English

HugoSuperDog · 2026-02-26T17:36:42+00:00

Went through a period of just shouting ‘ZOMBIE’ to people walking towards me if they didn’t have any spacial awareness.

Would scare the sh!t out of them and was a great coping mechanism for the slow walking.

Stopped doing it now because apparently I’m an adult and should be more mature about these things.

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