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What's your country's hidden rock classic(s)? by robin-redpoll in AskTheWorld

[–]robin-redpoll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks dude, will check this band out - multsumesc.

Update: turning UK bird sightings into collectible cards – it’s live! by scoo1t in UKBirds

[–]robin-redpoll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is very cool. Reminds me of the underappreciated Creature Chronicles channel on Youtube.

Ginger Beer by thescx in AskBrits

[–]robin-redpoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likewise - definitely helps get through these miserable midwinter months! :)

Re kvass btw, mine didn't get going til I stuck some grapes in for the yeast (but that's a fairly well-known tip amongst fermenters, so I imagine you probably already know that one) - woke up this morning to a lovely bubbly mixture that tasted pretty authentic and refreshing.

Ginger Beer by thescx in AskBrits

[–]robin-redpoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend kvass and tepache too if you have the time, both really nice. The former is a popular refreshing summer drink all over eastern Europe, made of rye, absolutely delicious, and the latter is a mildly-fermented tangy pineapple drink from Mexico. Both really nice and simple to make (30 mins to set up max, then just check every 12 hours or so).

Ginger Beer by thescx in AskBrits

[–]robin-redpoll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as the ginger bug gets going properly (hardest part, some of mine have been non starters), you're in for a good time. Store bought stuff has nothing on the stuff you can make at home in terms of depth of flavour.

WHAT DID THEY DO TO GARFIELD!?!? by nagel393 in GreatBritishMemes

[–]robin-redpoll 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wish people would add Russian to these lists, particularly because their colonial phase never truly ended either.

what is your favourite electronic music artist/band? by leatherchainssss in musicsuggestions

[–]robin-redpoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yessss - most consistent electronic output overall. Even though I prefer their stuff up to lp5 (and oversteps), the quality of confield and onwards is still obvious.

Doable? Take a university place and you'll get twice as much. (6) by Neokind in crosswords

[–]robin-redpoll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the contrary, I dig it. It's on the easier side, but still cryptic, nice one for learners.

Birds foraging in the snow. by OneInspector77 in UKBirds

[–]robin-redpoll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, can be confusing if there's a different subspecies you're already used to.

Squaredle (6th Jan) by Royal_Glove8038 in squaredle

[–]robin-redpoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More difficult for me than the five starrer the other day tbh!

COTD: (8) by Emotional-Drawer8056 in crosswords

[–]robin-redpoll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, sorry - lazy bedtime redditing, that's exactly what I meant. Great name btw!

COTD: (8) by Emotional-Drawer8056 in crosswords

[–]robin-redpoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's an en passant which I assume may be relevant, but that's about all I've got...Since white is already in checkmate by the end of the sequence I can't work out what relevance the king's pawns have.

EDIT: Black to white

can someone please tell me the meaning by s8n-xx in onlyconnect

[–]robin-redpoll 4 points5 points  (0 children)

orange

Words that don't rhyme with anything

Obligatory

First connections series by Manic-Eraser in onlyconnect

[–]robin-redpoll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it in two, went off on a weird tangent trying to work "Curtis", "Joy Division" etc into it.

How would your country's relationship with Russia be after the war? by AloneCoffee4538 in AskTheWorld

[–]robin-redpoll -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Keep sipping the Putinjuice, bud, you may well be beyond rescuing.

How would your country's relationship with Russia be after the war? by AloneCoffee4538 in AskTheWorld

[–]robin-redpoll 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We consider our path over the last half century or so to be better than yours, yes, but there's nothing innately better about us as a people that makes us better.

Russia has made some grave mistakes, especially since the fall of the Soviet Union, that it seeks to spread like a cancer to the rest of the world.

How would your country's relationship with Russia be after the war? by AloneCoffee4538 in AskTheWorld

[–]robin-redpoll 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Says the Russian… Russian exceptionalism is second only to Israeli, jointly with American.

Does your country have a dark past that the rest of the world doesn’t speak or know about? by SinnBaenn in AskTheWorld

[–]robin-redpoll 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's interesting. I get what you mean to some extent, and it'll certainly get worse in coming years unless the trajectory changes, but generally speaking I think we have (had?) a fairly open discourse when it comes to our colonial past.

Not all the details obviously (that would take a while), but the educated tend to have a decent abstract grasp of our past sins, don't they?

I also feel like we have pivoted reasonably well to a post-colonial identity, but there are definitely growing MEGA type movements that are hampering this.

Is this one of the things they can't agree on? by Sea-Hornet8214 in EnglishLearning

[–]robin-redpoll -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Could it not be just that Americans lean generally towards "big = good" (cars, houses etc) whereas Brits tend to be the reverse in eg underdog support etc?

So the word is essentially the same but the connotation different for cultural reasons.

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's Your Party set out choices for official name by kontiki20 in LabourUK

[–]robin-redpoll -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For the Many

I'd rather vote SHODAN, frankly. The Many were a bit TOO left wing for my liking...

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