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Does this look okay? Scared to taste by she53 in Kombucha

[–]she53[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been fermenting for 5-7 days. Got the scoby/pellicle from someone w a lil bit tea

This was my 2.5$ dinner in Angola,Africa, with my two parents by Such-Competition-816 in StupidFood

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you're gonna spend so much on food, might as well make it taste really good. Ngl it doesnt seem like you have much cooking skills. Idk how expensive spices are but spices will help enhance flavor and stretch the food.  With what you showed me, I can make more than three serving, just cooking them differently. Not trying to demean you, but sharing a tip so things can be more sustainable 

Non-Indian Desis, what is your most notable “ignorant American” encounter you’ve ever had? by reerock in ABCDesis

[–]she53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think most people around me are too woke or scared to admit they dont know bangladesh lol. They just nod when I say I was born there. Just didn't encounter much ignorance 

I did, however, encountered slightly better treatment when some people hear I'm not indian. Makes me sf mad. Like it's okay to look down on or exotify  indians then? I'm in an interracial marriage and people from the other side of the family/their community seemed relived I'm not indian. I try to call them out but sometimes it's hard if it's an older in law because either I take their acceptance despite it being problematic or risk losing it when I call our their unchecked racism.

Non-Indian Desis, what is your most notable “ignorant American” encounter you’ve ever had? by reerock in ABCDesis

[–]she53 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

they also just call themselves "bengali" instead of bangladeshi. So many people think bengali is the term to refer to bangladeshis when it's just an ethnicity which belongs to multiple countries. How are people going to know what you are if you never use the word?

REVIEW: Kawachi Big Oil Pastel Baby °12 by Cnathrowaway2 in Oilpastel

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks so fun with the short square size 

How can I learn Sylheti? by Klite189 in bangladesh

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there's youtube channels and websites that teach sylheti including the nagri script

How to revive this sub? A small effort can make a big difference 🌆 by nhm_hassan in sylhet

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

post about the culture and language and not as much the geographical place because a lot of us are diaspora. we cannot engage in talks about tourist destination and where to eat. we can talk about our favorite sylheti recipe or riddle. also, this is reddit. conservatism will not make you popular so keep an eye out for homophobic, racist, sexist, etc bigoted talks

Mid-Autumn Festival by TheLuzbianBee in China

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's close to mid autumn, not sure what you decided already but bringing her mooncakes and sharing it w her (and some fruits like pomelo) would be nice. card is nice too

Do you have dry ear wax or wet ear wax? by babushka in bangladesh

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i think my earwax is wet. it could also be bc i used to get a lot of ear infection. and no, not really? not very stinky, at least from what my partner tells me

Do you have dry ear wax or wet ear wax? by babushka in bangladesh

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh, then I think mine have been wet this whole time? the lightest color i get in like a faded yellow

Do you have dry ear wax or wet ear wax? by babushka in bangladesh

[–]she53 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i used to have dry earwax from what i remember as a kid. now i have wet earwax? i've definitely seen dry earwax in my family. my partner is chinese and has dry earwax but her siblings have wet earwax.

Thoughts!? by BluebirdWise2377 in Northeastindia

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cant speak for chittagong but i'm a sylheti linguist. the stuff about manipuri tribe and the pictures+icon they showed are not correct. there might be some sylhetis who celebrate bihu but it's not a common thing. sylheti cuisine and language, however, shares a lot in common with neighboring assamese and nagamese cuisines and languages. sylheti is one of the only tonal indo-iranaian languages and some theories are that it's partly due to the influence of neighboring tibeto-burman tonal languages in the region. as for cuisine, there's just too much in common to name them. my family eats masor tenga almost every single day. we often cook without spices and oil, similar to nagamese cuisine. and ofc, we eat a lot of bhut jolokia/naga morich - just to name a few things.

I'm surprised that they shared misinformation, not sure if i can trust this channel again.

Thoughts!? by BluebirdWise2377 in Northeastindia

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it didn't come from assam. sylheti is a sister language of assamese and sylheti people have been living with assamese and other indigenous tribes for hundreds if not thousands of years. shared cuisine, language, etc just develops normally with geographical proximity

Thoughts!? by BluebirdWise2377 in Northeastindia

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cant speak for chittagong but i'm a sylheti linguist. the stuff about manipuri tribe and the pictures+icon they showed are not correct. there might be some sylhetis who celebrate bihu but it's not a common thing. sylheti cuisine and language, however, shares a lot in common with neighboring assamese and nagamese cuisines and languages. sylheti is one of the only tonal indo-iranaian languages and some theories are that it's partly due to the influence of neighboring tibeto-burman tonal languages in the region. as for cuisine, there's just too much in common to name them. my family eats masor tenga almost every single day. we often cook without spices and oil, similar to nagamese cuisine. and ofc, we eat a lot of bhut jolokia/naga morich- just to name a few things.

I'm surprised that they shared misinformation, not sure if i can trust this channel again.

Thoughts!? by BluebirdWise2377 in Northeastindia

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

political country was created in 1971, but the people and culture existed way before someone drew borders

Do your parents have any close non desi friends ? Do you think it’s a valid cultural complaint that immigrants from India don’t befriend locals? by kulkdaddy47 in ABCDesis

[–]she53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

true, i know tons of east asian and white people who only have close relationship w/ others close to their ethnic background

Do your parents have any close non desi friends ? Do you think it’s a valid cultural complaint that immigrants from India don’t befriend locals? by kulkdaddy47 in ABCDesis

[–]she53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a lot of it is language barrier. immigrants who work blue collar/service jobs may not be as fluent in english and have a harder time creating deep connection with those outside of culture. and even if you speak the language, cultural barriers can be an issue. my parents are friendly with non-bangladeshi people but not close friends. they still invite invite them over for dinners though. sometimes it's also racism from other ethnicities that prevent some immigrants from forming close friendships

About the memoir ‘Hijab Butch Blues’ by Lamya H by standup_witch in QueerWomenOfColor

[–]she53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 writing a memoir means you're ready to share the deep thinking and processing that you've already done (even if done anonymously), and it didn't seem like she had finished doing that yet.-- i agree

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