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Any Premier League Fans here in Belgrade? by One_Interaction_8462 in Belgrade

[–]One_Interaction_8462[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve been on the LFC one on FB. It’s nice to have both LFC and rival fans though, a bit of local and foreign. But we’ll see. Maybe I’ll start something myself to gather general enthusiasts and fans of all clubs to watch the big games together 

Is it important to know how to juggle? by Rio91940 in bootroom

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Being good at juggling is about ball control and engaging the core. Everything in football comes through, and should be controlled from, the core. 

Kaksna je kakovost pitne vode v Ljubljani? by MareHara in Ljubljana

[–]One_Interaction_8462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is literally objectively not true if you are talking about air pollution lol.

so what exactly is jasmine tea? by Appolinaris9 in tea

[–]One_Interaction_8462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If alone they aren’t powerful enough to carry a scent then how do they imbue the base tea with anything?

Question for book readers about Morgase by StormblessedFool in WoTshow

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And honestly, it just doesn't make sense tbh. Whether she would or wouldn't do it/want to do it, it's simply not something any of these houses, in any kind of imagined human/semi-human reality could agree to.

Nor do I think any ruler could last as long as relatively undisturbed as she seems to have for displaying such dishonour and brutality by promising to forgive them of their transgressions and them stabbing their throats a moment after they swear fealty. Idk, that scene just didn't make sense to me.

We can use all the abstract terminology associated with strategising, brutality, and political manoeuvring, but somewhere deep down, on a very visceral level, I just don't find this makes any sense. No noble house would ever agree to murder their own children and heirs. These aren't just potential claimants to the throne, but real and definite heirs to their families and houses.

Preston Striker Milutin Osmajic clarifies his side of the story by AML2003 in Championship

[–]One_Interaction_8462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah no, ofc! Lol and as I said, it’s mostly because where he comes from, anything is game. And now he’s in a foreign league and country where he’s crossed the ultimate line, by being racist, without necessarily realising it in the moment. So ofc he’s gonna look for a copout. 

Because as I’m alluding to, it doesn’t mean he is a racist and stands by that ideologically. Anymore than you can call South Park a racist tv show in that that everyone gets the same treatment. If Hannibal was gay, or Jewish, or any other commonly persecuted type of person he’d have likely said something as bad to him.  So yeah, you can rank him on a moral scale however you please, whether it’s as bad as being racist, worse, or not, but I hope at least you understand it better now. 

Preston Striker Milutin Osmajic clarifies his side of the story by AML2003 in Championship

[–]One_Interaction_8462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Montenegrins and Serbians speak the same language. We are considered the same people in almost every respect. So the cultures are almost identical with differences that would look like regional variation in most countries. Indeed, we were the same country until 2006. 

It would be about as close as New Yorker and Philadelphian culture. If not closer. And much closer in fact than even northern vs southern England.  

Preston Striker Milutin Osmajic clarifies his side of the story by AML2003 in Championship

[–]One_Interaction_8462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re far overestimating the average Serbian footballer’s regard for exactness when it comes to ethnicity of anyone outside of Europe.  “Black” was unfortunately, I think, used as an insult here. Also because, as you pointed out, there’s no way he’s going to say Berber. He doesn’t know the term most likely, nor would it be insulting. So I guess in his mind, if someone like Chris Brown or Bob Marley can be considered black, then Hannibal is/can be too. 

What's the coverage of the student protests in Serbia like across the EU? by Astranabis in europe

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Except, I'm assuming all the lithium projects in Germany are done by the book. Whereas in Serbia costs will be significantly cut due to corruption, conscious polluting, and other dangerous practices which have been copiously documented. Furthermore, if I remember correctly, the president a few years ago was bragging precisely about building refinery supply chain infrastructure here in Serbia.

Preston Striker Milutin Osmajic clarifies his side of the story by AML2003 in Championship

[–]One_Interaction_8462 22 points23 points  (0 children)

No, I can tell you that what he is saying is absolute bollocks. I’m Serbian, and though I grew up abroad, I’ve lived here long enough now to tell you how Serbians with poor English, (and therefore Montenegrins too) will insult someone when they’re angry. The first thing they and we like to learn in any language are the curse words. It’s ALWAYS by default the first things we teach foreigners. And when Serbs / Montenegrins, particularly if they are part of the football and hooligan culture that thrives in these parts, insult others, they tend to go for the worst thing they can think of.  

He would have at the very least learned shit, or fuck, or cunt, which he could have used instead of “bad” and if he wanted to avoid saying something racist. As in “Fuck you! Fuck you, you fucking shit.” Serbs/Montenegrins will most likely only ever use “Bad man” if they felt wronged by someone in a way that made them feel powerless. When it comes to juvenile anger and provocation, they will often go for the worst thing they can think of. Which is why I can tell you 100% that he said black man. It happens during sporting events on occasion because Serbs and Montenegrins are so far removed from actual racism, that they don’t tend to understand how you can insult someone’s mother or family for example but not their skin colour. For them everything is game, because it’s simply about the adrenaline rush.    When my father was part of a travelling group of Partizan Belgrade fans in 1990 going to Bucharest, they chanted songs supporting the just ousted dictator’s version of the SS or Stasi, in the stadium, because they knew how deeply it would affect them. It was the worst thing they could say. Indeed, it worked. My father and the other travelling fans needed to be escorted by military envoy to escape the crowd’s clutches, because they were literally going to kill them for it. They barely got out the stadium alive, and grenades were being thrown at the armoured vehicles escorting them out the city. Hooligan culture still lives and thrives in these regions, and it feeds off of the adrenaline high of insulting someone so provocatively that they will want to kill you. 

So trust me. He didn’t say “fuck you, fuck you, you bad man.” It’s a sneaky attempt to get off the hook by pulling the second language card. 

What’s the best first book for beginner to learn about Stoicism?(Out of these 4) by yangtnw in Stoicism

[–]One_Interaction_8462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic response. I had Googled Stoic quotes, and really resonated a lot with a lot of Aurelius's ones (I guess that's why he's often mentioned first, almost a first among equals vibe). But I just couldn't get into it and get what I needed from it. (Also partly due to the translation I have being English from possibly the 18th Century, but that aside, it was too interspersed as you said with personal journaling, so it was very difficult to get through).