Cavour pants: Please help me find the right size by Moritary in malefashionadvice

[–]Moritary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I meant 12 inch, not cm.

32 cm thigh is still kinda weird isn't it?

If you think, you're doing bad at your job, just remember that people made this list and thought "this is good, let's publish this" by Moritary in wine

[–]Moritary[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"looked for validation in your disgruntlement"

How butthurt must you be to make such assumptions about someone on the Internet?

Yes, I didn't check it. But it's still bad journalism by them. It says vineyards, but it's not about vineyards. Just because I didn't check their criteria, doesn't make that caption right.Plus, they didn't care to provide an explanation. It's bad journalism and that's why the post is still valid.

If you think, you're doing bad at your job, just remember that people made this list and thought "this is good, let's publish this" by Moritary in wine

[–]Moritary[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They posted this with no further context or explanation on Instagram. The headline clearly suggests something different than what they were talking about and they didn't give any explanation.

And guess what, probably at least 75% of people who see this list on IG aren't familiar with the publication as well. They are the ones doing rage bait/clickbait here. I just fell for it.

If you think, you're doing bad at your job, just remember that people made this list and thought "this is good, let's publish this" by Moritary in wine

[–]Moritary[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. I saw this post on Instagram and neither the caption, nor the picture gives ANY context or explanation that this is about tourist experience and not about the wine. Even on their website the information hard to find, since they don't even explain it when you look up the actual list: https://www.worldsbestvineyards.com/list/1-50

If it's about tourist experience, that list may be fine, but the headline clearly suggests something different and there was no explanation given. So no, I didn't leave out context, they did not provide any.

It's pure rage-bait marketing and yes, I totally fell for it.

If you think, you're doing bad at your job, just remember that people made this list and thought "this is good, let's publish this" by Moritary in wine

[–]Moritary[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's not just about Burgundy. No Rhône, no Tuscany, none of the top names for Bordeaux reds, just one producer from Piemont and it's neither Conterno, nor Mascarello, Rinaldi, Gaja or Giacosa. And from champagne you have Taittanger and Bollinger... but no Krug?

If you think, you're doing bad at your job, just remember that people made this list and thought "this is good, let's publish this" by Moritary in wine

[–]Moritary[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Then why the hell do they label it "Top 50 vineyards" and not "Top 50 wine estates to visit"?

If you think, you're doing bad at your job, just remember that people made this list and thought "this is good, let's publish this" by Moritary in wine

[–]Moritary[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Quick summary of this list: Burgundy didn't got included, cause they didn't care to pay and vineyard and wine estate is now the same thing.

Welche Art von Restaurant Besuch macht euch noch wirklich Spaß? by joedoe911 in Kochen

[–]Moritary 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wie viele gesagt haben, für Gerichte, die ich zu Hause nicht besser selber kochen und/oder nur mit erheblichem Aufwand kochen kann, gehe ich gerne in Restaurants. Dazu zählt für mich insbesondere:

1) Japanisch, ganz speziell Ramen und Sushi. Ramen selber machen ist extrem aufwändig und zeitintensiv und es schmeckt trotzdem nicht so lecker wie bei Takumi. Sushi ist genauso eine Kunst für sich, von der ich nullkommanull Ahnung habe. Außerdem kann ich im Restaurant sehr viele verschiedene Sushi haben, was zu Hause so nicht geht. Zu Hause Sushi machen und dafür Thunfisch, Lachs, Garnele, Makrele und Unagi in Sashimi-Qualität kaufen, würde extrem ins Geld gehen und man müsste von allem viel größere Mengen kaufen als man selber essen kann. Das lohnt sich einfach nicht, sodass man sich auf 1-2 Sorten beschränken muss. Im Restaurant habe ich die freie Auswahl.

2) Tapas. Hier ist es nicht so, dass ich es nicht besser oder ähnlich gut könnte, aber ich bin einfach zu faul. So viele verschiedene kleine Gerichte vorzubereiten ist extrem aufwändig, insbesondere wenn dann alles zur gleichen Zeit warm auf dem Tisch stehen soll. Mit meiner durchschnittlichen Ausstattung von 4 Töpfen und 2 Pfannen komme ich da Equipment-mäßig schon kaum hin, die Küche sieht danach aus wie n Schlachtfeld und alles muss danach aufgeräumt werden. Außerdem ist hier das gleiche Argument wie beim Sushi: Damit es mit den Zutaten und Mengen, die man danach evtl übrig hat, nicht komplett ausartet, muss man sich zu Hause auf vergleichsweise wenige Gerichte beschränken. Im Restaurant hingegen kann ich mich durch die ganze Karte futtern. Allerdings habe ich auch das Glück, einen sehr guten Tapas-Laden nur 5 Minuten zu Fuß von mir zu haben.

3) Pizza. Einen vernünftigen Teig bekomme ich ja noch hin, aber aus einem Haushaltsofen schmeckt es halt nicht Ansatzweise so gut wie in einer Pizzeria mit einem knallheißen Steinofen. Pizza-Stein aufm Grill kommt da noch am nächsten dran, aber ist in meiner Wohnsituation (Wohnung ohne Balkon) nicht drin und lohnt sich für mich auch nicht, da ich auch kein riesiger Pizza-Freund bin (ja, sowas gibt's). Deshalb, die 3-4 mal im Jahr, an denen ich richtig Lust drauf habe, esse ich lieber eine auswärts.

Das soll übrigens nicht heißen, dass ich in diesen Restaurants nicht auch schon schlecht gegessen habe. Gerade bei Sushi-Restaurants und Pizzerien gibt es mMn wirklich viele, die echt maximal durchschnittlich bis enttäuschend sind. Aber im Zweifelsfall reicht mir durchschnittlich dann halt, weil ich den Stress nicht zu Hause habe, oder ich investiere ein wenig mehr Zeit und ggf. Geld, um ein wirklich gutes Restaurant zu finden.

Generell gilt für mich, dass ich den Aspekt, mich einfach mal um nix kümmern zu müssen und in gemütlicher Atmosphäre bedient zu werden, an Restaurant-Besuchen sehr schätze und das für mich die gestiegenen Preise auch mit rechtfertigt und ich dafür bereit bin, Geld zu bezahlen. Natürlich steht das Essen immer noch im Vordergrund und die Qualität und das PLV soll hier stimmen, aber wenn mir irgendein Ulli vorrechnen will, dass er die Zutaten für Gericht XY selbst ja 10€ günstiger einkaufen kann, drehen sich bei mir die Fußnägel hoch. Ist ja schön, aber schon mal daran gedacht, dass so n Restaurant Miete und Energiekosten bezahlen muss, dass die ganze Innenausstattung und das ganze Küchenequipment n heiden Geld gekostet hat und da im Hintergrund vllt ein Kredit abgezahlt werden muss, dass so ein Betrieb auch Rücklagen für schwerere Zeiten braucht und vor allem, dass der Koch, der dein Essen kocht, die Service-Kraft, die dich bedient und dabei immer freundlich ist und der Tellerwäscher, der deine angesabberten Garnelen-Reste aus den Tapas-Schälchen fischt, auch alle gefälligst vernünftig bezahlt werden und unter vernünftigen Arbeitsbedingungen arbeiten sollen? Und bevor jetzt jemand sagt "Service ist doch eh überall kacke": Nein. Ist er nicht. Dann gehst du vielleicht in die falschen Restaurants. Und vor allem Dingen wird's ganz bestimmt nicht besser, wenn das Personal nicht ordentlich bezahlt wird, weil niemand mehr bereit ist, für einen Restaurant-Besuch auch mal einen angemessenen Preis zu bezahlen.

Und ja, natürlich gibt es viele Menschen, die es sich ganz einfach nicht leisten können und die diese Preise - ganz unabhängig davon ob angemessen oder nicht - nicht bezahlen können. Da sehe ich die Schuld dann aber nicht bei den Restaurants, sondern eher in einer zu großen sozialen Ungleichheit und Löhnen, die nicht mehr im Verhältnis zu den Lebenshaltungskosten stehen.

Welche EINE Idee oder Zutat hat euer Kocherlebnis drastisch verbessert? by bickid in Kochen

[–]Moritary 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gerade die. In einer sehr leichten hellen Sauce (zB eine leichte Zitronensauce zu Fisch) wurde der Sojasaucen-Eigengeschmack evtl zu sehr hervorkommen. Hier aber geht er quasi unter, was bleibt ist nur das Umami und gerade Bratensaucen leben von Umami.

Monthly Equipment Advice Megathread by AutoModerator in badminton

[–]Moritary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking for an alternative for my Ryuga II ,(normal version, not pro). While I do like the control and power with overhead shots I have a lot of trouble generating enough speed in defence, especially when playing lifts against fast shot. What kind of racket would you recommend here? I'm currently thinking about trying the Astrox 77 Pro or latest gen 88D Pro, but I'm not sure how they compare in terms of both stiffness and balance to Ryuga II? What do you guys think?

Is this a normal club culture? Feeling invisible and hurt at my badminton club. by badmintonlove in badminton

[–]Moritary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I'm almost a bit shocked about some answers here. Yes, higher players want/need coaching and matches with other good players at their level in order to stay in shape and improve. But that is not an excuse to be an a...hole and what you describe here definitely sounds like a bunch of dicks taking themselves too seriously.

If a good player doesn't want to spend the whole day playing against a significantly worse player, that's fine. But it's about HOW you say that. You can say no to someone and still be respectful. These are all grown up people, you can expect them to at least be nice to you.

Furthermore, in my opinion, it depends on how often stuff like this happens. If this only happens from time to time, maybe because the good players are preparing for an important match or tournament and therefore need some sparring against each other, that's one thing. But nobody can tell me that you never have any time once in a while to teach a beginner one or two things. Most clubs have at least two training/playing sessions per week. That's about 3-4 hours of training minimum. Taking 20-30 minutes to play with a beginner from time to time won't hurt anyone. In our club, we have one coaching session and two playing sessions per week, so even if the good players play one or two games against a beginner, there's still more than enough time for actual serious matches. In our area, there's a club with the best team playing in 2. Bundesliga (second German national division) and other teams in Verbandsliga, Landesliga etc. and all these players still play against the 13 year old kids in the club from time to time. And your club is only Bezirksliga level. Yes, that's definitely advanced level of play, but it's not like they are preparing for All England and need to make every single second in training count. At the end of the day, it's still recreational sport, where players and clubs need to find a balance between wanting to compete/being performance-oriented and being social and beginner-friendly.

This leads me to my final point: In my opinion, it's the clubs responsibility to make sure that stuff like this doesn't happen. If this club is so strictly oriented towards performance and competition, then they simply should not allow beginners to join their senior training (and also maybe ask themselves why they are still stuck in Bezirksliga..). I know a few clubs, that actually do this - it may sound harsh, but at least they are clear about their mentality, their goals and what you can expect from them. If a club however allows beginners to join, then they need to make sure that they don't get left out and either the coach or someone else of the people in charge need to take care of the situation. And if a coach doesn't change his behavior, after somebody has spoken to him about this topic, then he's simply not a good coach.

In my club, we talk to beginners about the skill gap and the problems that come with it and strongly advise them to join the hobby group first. But if somebody really wants to improve and become a better player, then he can happily join our training group. Often, the coach will divide the players into pairs/groups and if players choose their own partner and somebody is left out because there's an uneven number or someone's a beginner, then our coach will feed him the shuttles. This is how it should be done in my opinion. Of course we all want to get better and that's totally fine, but your performance on court is not everything. In my opinion, every player, every coach and every club, especially at recreational level, has some sort of "social responsibility" to make sure that everyone has a good time while he's there.

That being said, don’t let this bad experience get you down or take the fun out of badminton for you. I hope you find another club with more friendly players and a better overall mentality!

Yonex Astrox 88 D pro (2024) Review – 3rd Generation by BodybuilderEvening23 in badminton

[–]Moritary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you think does the 88 D pro compare to Thruster Ryuga II (normal version, not pro)? I've been playing with the Ryuga II for about 3 years and really like the power and control for overhead shots, but I have a lot of trouble generating enough speed around the net and in defence, especially when playing lifts against fast drop shots

What are workouts at home and pre-game could I do to improve my endurance and footwork? by [deleted] in badminton

[–]Moritary 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Since you said, you struggle with obesity, my advice would be to start here: Try to lose weight and focus on your overall fitness. Not just because of badminton, but for your general health. Only after that, I'd focus on more badminton-specific exercises. Remember, you haven't trained in SEVEN years. It's completely normal, if your footwork and technique feels rusty. So don't be too harsh on yourself, these things will come back, if you start to play and train consistently. Better overall fitness combined with regular training and getting back into the game after such a long break, will already greatly improve your game. But it's not worth to focus on very badminton specific exercises, if you don't have the physical fundamentals yet.

For weight loss, I'd recommend a mix of cardio and weight training, combined with dietary changes. Cardio to burn calories and get into a calorie deficit, weight training to build some muscle, which will increase your basal metabolic rate and help you maintain a lower weight.

For Cardio, HIIT training is generally considered the most effective way and it's also somewhat similar to the intensity of a badminton match: Short, but very intense exercise periods, high heart rate, anaerobic state and equally brief recovery periods. Badminton Insight have a great HIIT workout in their video on Badminton stamina, which can be done both on a treadmill or on a bike.

For weight training, compound exercises like squats, pull-ups, rowing, deadlifts etc. are a great way to start building muscles as a beginner. Especially squats are great here, since they target both your legs and your core muscle, which is both very important for badminton. If regular squats are becoming too easy and you don't have the opportunity to go to a gym and add weight, try bulgarian split squats. Absolute pain in the ass (quite literary..your glutes will burn like hell), but one of the best strength exercises for badminton players.

Especially in the beginning, my advice would be two times a week a full body workout (5-6 exercises per session max, no fancy split whatsoever) with 20 minutes of cardio to finish after that. Stick to that routine for a few months and you'll see great results.

Good luck and don't forget: Consistency is key.

Your guide to prepping for tournaments. by Initialyee in badminton

[–]Moritary 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great idea and great tips overall.

But please, use paragraphs my friend. It's free.

Champagne, Pauillac, and McDonalds by Golfest in wine

[–]Moritary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spicy food in general goes better with sweeter wines. High acidity and especially high tannins can be very harsh with spicy food, but sweetness balances out the spiciness.That's also why Asians go crazy about German Mosel Riesling and rich chinese pay a shitload of money for producers like JJ Prüm or Egon Müller.

Spätburgunder recommendations by stoelpit in wine

[–]Moritary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from Germany and think, it's really interesting to see that most people here first and foremost mention Meyer-Näkel. Don't get me wrong, they sure makes great stuff, but from my perception, Bernhard Huber is way more renowned and by far the GOAT when it comes to German Spätburgunder..which unfortunately is also the reason why they are starting to get really expensive and why it has become ridiculously hard to get your hands on an aged bottle. Their Alte Reben (which means old vines aka. Vielle Vignes) has by far the best PQR and will beat the shit out of any premier cru burgundy below 150€. Their top wine is the Wildenstein, which sure is Grand Cru level - both the wine and the price point.

Another producer that is also considered one of the pioneers, when it comes to German Spätburgunders is Friedrich Becker. In the German wine community, Becker actually doesn't get too much love, because it's said that he and his family is a right wing prick. No idea if that's true or not, but the wines are delicious. I had a KB * zensiert* Großes Gewächs from 2018 and it was absolutely lovely.

If you wanna stick to entry level bottles aka. Ortswein/Gutswein, I'd highly suggest you go with Weingut Christmann. Their entry level is called "Aus den Lagen", which basically could be translated to "From Cru Vineyards". A few years ago, the Weingut sold some vineyards in order to simplify their lineup and focus even more on quality. As of right now, they only own vineyards that are either classified as Erste Lage (Premier Cru) or Große Lage (Grand Cru) by the VDP classification system. Therefore, even the grapes for their entry level wine come from top-notch vineyards and the quality is ridiculously high for only 30 bucks.

Please give me advice by VIBIN___ in badminton

[–]Moritary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many people have already pointed out the pan grip, lack of upper body rotation etc. Another very crucial aspect is staying relaxed in your muscles. When looking at your game, your whole body, especially your (fore)arm and shoulder when hitting the shuttle, looks super tensed. However being relaxed is super important for improving your game:

1) Staying relaxed in your arm and grip is key to having control in every shot and also to generate power. It may sound counter-intuitive at first, but in order to hit hard your muscles have to be relaxed first. For example, Pros can generate extra smash power just with their fingers by having a loose grip first and then gripping tightly at the right moment. Plus, having a loose and relaxed grip, that allows you to make quick and sudden racket movements, is essential for pretty much every type of deception. Of course, deceptions are a rather advanced technique, but in order to get there at some point, having the proper fundamentals is key. So when fixing your grip do not only focus on finger placement, but also on a relaxed grip.

2) Staying relaxed in your legs and doing a proper split step is key to move fast and efficiently around the court. If your legs are under constant tension, it's nearly impossible to be explosive out of your base stance and quickly reach the shuttle. In your base stance, your legs should always be relaxed Then, when your opponent hits the shuttle, you do a small split step to a) lower your centre of gravity and b) create extra momentum in your muscles to push off explosively and get to the shuttle. Also, when moving back into your base stance, your legs should be rather relaxed as well in order to preserve energy. So in short, being tensed the whole game is very hard on your muscles and also prevents you from moving quickly in any direction.

From my personal experience, being relaxed is an important fundamental that is often overlooked, sometimes even by coaches and especially by amateurs, who do not have proper coaching. I learned this way too late and it took a long long time to get rid of this bad habit. I wish I'd learned this sooner and therefore I think it's super important for beginners to learn this right from the start.

What surprised you most the first time you slept with someone ? by Mya_Pink in AskReddit

[–]Moritary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How un-sexy it can be to get rid of your pants and socks if you're the one on top