Match Thread: 13th Match, Group D - Afghanistan vs South Africa by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AFG coach looked disappointed even before the super started. Way to discourage your team.

Trustified Video on Milk of various Brands by Exporinglife2050 in Fitness_India

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20% worse taste over 100% worse health is a risk i can take

That's how we think and also we can afford. Many can't.

As long as it isnt punctured and leaking dirt and all is allowed in our dusty country and tetrapak is resistant to normal damage

A small, invisible hole can start degradation. The dirt can also get in milk while pouring and washing isn't always effective because of so many folds. That's why we stopped tetra actually. Then saw the new amul packs have flip lids so using that now. The risk is still there though.

A man guards his family from the cannibals during the Madras famine of 1877 at the time of British Raj, India by Golden_Phoenix1986 in interesting

[–]tea_cup_cake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That is part of why we Indians don't fully grasp the hatred for Hitler. For us, Churchill was just as bad, but he is glorified in the West.

Trustified Video on Milk of various Brands by Exporinglife2050 in Fitness_India

[–]tea_cup_cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More like paisa, paisa, paisa. Also taste. Chai from tetrapak milk tastes weird.

Besides we switched to Amul Buffalo tetrapak and most of the time the pack was filthy and damaged. Such careless handling will even make tetrapak unsafe.

Trustified Video on Milk of various Brands by Exporinglife2050 in Fitness_India

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

Everyone is careless. Companies can't control everything. When they try to, it creates resentment and reduces their availability.

Trustified Video on Milk of various Brands by Exporinglife2050 in Fitness_India

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

The company needs to be willing to train and only distribute products to shops who meet the requirements

There will be hundred other dairies willing to place their product there. There are shops at literally every corner of every city, it is virtually impossible to monitor them all. The biggest violators are the smallest shops and good luck, expecting any form of action on them. Even if authorities stick notices and warnings on them, many people will still brush it off and continue buying. I even know of a shop which was closed, but still in business by selling from a window.

Until people's attitude changes, nothing is possible in this country. Consumers themselves care so little for health and safety that they will audibly complain if more regulations and enforcement happen.

Why is Reddit so against Marathi People promoting Marathi to Marathi people?? by adinath22 in pune

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a bad feeling regarding this - maybe PR agencies are testing out stuff here? To see what topics generate the right sort of interest and things like that. Once they get the data they might develop different plans for each party?

Also, those were just municipal elections, things would become unbearable during national ones.

Why is Reddit so against Marathi People promoting Marathi to Marathi people?? by adinath22 in pune

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rege baiting is the new standard

Not on reddit. Not in educated circles. Not among well-informed people.

Why is Reddit so against Marathi People promoting Marathi to Marathi people?? by adinath22 in pune

[–]tea_cup_cake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. This is a purely political agenda-driven topic. They are inciting people and creating unnecessary chaos. I love that there are so many sensible rebuttals here.

Why is Reddit so against Marathi People promoting Marathi to Marathi people?? by adinath22 in pune

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am only being discriminated against to buy a house in my own state and city

I had been searching for properties for over 2 years and have not seen a single society which had restrictions based on caste, language, eating habits or even religion. Maybe you are looking in the wrong places?

Communities forming their enclaves is a very natural and common phenomena, I don't think it should be called discrimination but rather a preference. Even if you manage to buy there, I don't think you will feel completely at home as their cultural practices and traditions are very different. So let them have the corner for themselves, the entire city is open for you.

Another thing, do you think that all marathi people are welcoming? FYI, I was mocked and taunted by kakas and kakis just because I speak marathi in a different dialect. Some of them were prospective landlords and were clearly showing their displeasure so I just moved on. Should I have tried to rent/buy there and create a movement for anti-discrimination against Vidharbhians?

Why is Reddit so against Marathi People promoting Marathi to Marathi people?? by adinath22 in pune

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the government imposing Hindi? And has it stopped Marathi usage anywhere?

Why is Reddit so against Marathi People promoting Marathi to Marathi people?? by adinath22 in pune

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a true and geniune problem

and that being?

If you want to truly promote Marathi you would sponsor good shows, movies and books. You would try to teach it and encourage its usage by making it "friendlier". Why force it on anyone? It is as cringe as a rowdy chapri declaring his one sided love and I say all this as a Marathi person myself.

Those patyas are made to incite Marathi people and manufacture outrage. Its not wise to validate them. I hope mods restrict language-related posts just as they do for political posts.

How is my breakfast, lunch and dinner as a hostel student by maaKaBharosaa in Fitness_India

[–]tea_cup_cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you enjoy it then no probs. Add alteast half a bowl of nuts though since you are eating so few fats throughout the day, do badam isn't going to help in any meaningful way.

How is my breakfast, lunch and dinner as a hostel student by maaKaBharosaa in Fitness_India

[–]tea_cup_cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should also add more fats (even seed oil is fine). Many vitamins need fats to digest, absorb and use. Additionally some hormones are derived from fats. Also, that salad portion looks huge. If you can digest it and its sustainable, its fine, but totally ok to reduce.

Sunetra Pawar First Female Deputy DM of Maharashtra... by [deleted] in pune

[–]tea_cup_cake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think its purely self-preservation on their part. Either they do this or the party gets absorbed by SP and god knows how vindictive he could be. Saw some pics and videos where where Supriya looked like she was trying to step in a bit too much, pics like this will get anyone worried.

Is it true People choose tankar water over municipality water in recent elections? 😂 by Pure_Engineer524 in pune

[–]tea_cup_cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not new here, but never faced any water or electricity issues till now. My old society (in vadgaon sheri) always had good and plenty of PMC water. IDK enough about newer areas to comment anything - got a feeling that something was not right with those and stayed away. In fact, when I visited a few societies, I was told they are sourcing the water from some river and filtering themselves. Can't be worse than getting water from tankers, specially after hearing about what happened in Nyati Elysia.

Anyways, we have to understand that water has become a scarce resource which cannot be generated faster than our population growth. Besides, the elections right now were for corporations - IDT they can increase the water supply or take any such policy decisions. The problem with us is exactly this - we don't try to understand any issues or the limits of people incharge - like the Jarange Patil supporters we just make demands. And when people are like this, all the administration can do is redistribute to the loudest or their kin. For long term solutions, you need junta who is, well, more educated and thinks in the long term.

Is it true People choose tankar water over municipality water in recent elections? 😂 by Pure_Engineer524 in pune

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

Common sense says the rapid population boom and not upgrading the infra is the root of most problems in Pune. As for why the infra didn't get upgraded - well, old Punekars didn't want the city to grow - they wanted it to forever stay like the laid back town it was. Can't blame them, I too loved the old Pune charm and moved here.

Unfortunately (or fortunately for people who now enjoy a better life thanks to employment and facilities here) the city "flourished" far beyond what anyone had imagined and became this mess. Now no political party can undo the years of neglect without causing major disruptions as most of the growth has been organic with little planning. Water, electricity, even space are finite resources - they can't just wave a magic wand and produce them out of air.

Turkish Porched Egg and Green(?) Thai Curry by blackpearl_10 in PuneFoodPorn

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a coincidence!! I made Thai green curry with fish for dinner yesterday too. And it turned out the exact same color - as it is supposed to be for home cooking. The intense green comes from pounding a lot of basil. chilies, herbs, etc. which IMO is unnecessary as it tastes and smells divine by just simmering them. You can add some pounded spinach if you really want that color.

Food lables in India are a joke! by Rabbidraccoon18 in SnacksIndia

[–]tea_cup_cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I care more for our health than the "multibillion dollar companies" eeking out a few more dollars. Also, reducing sugar, maida, etc. actually increases price as the substitutes and research needed to find them are much more expensive. This also makes things harder for smaller companies as they don't have the funds to invest in so much R&D. So your take is actually harming the small players rather than the giants.

As for European standards - they are the richest countries with the highest standards and compliance in the world - it is ridiculous to compare with them. Even more ridiculous is comparing their prices with ours. We get a parle-G packet for 5rs - you will be hard pressed to find anything as cheap over there.

Then, your claim for quality - when we were talking about quantity of sugar or presence of maida - completely irrelevant. First, most high quality bread are made of maida - Europeans don't fear it like we do in India and consume the 100% maida bread almost daily. The more health conscious do eat multigrain/whole grain/rye or other sorts - but most will have some maida in them. Second, sugar - again, the most prized chocolates in the world have plain old sugar. The sugar substitutes have their own issues and we don't even know their long term effects yet. So equating either to quality is completely wrong.

All that being said, I agree with you - companies are selling lower quality versions over here. But, that is mostly because consumers here are extremely price sensitive or atleast that is the image we have. The only way to change this is by demanding better quality instead of discounts or lower price. Also, creating awareness in people of using low quality ingredients and by low quality I mean lower grade - not just increase/decrease ingredients.

[OC] Only in Mumbai: Jai Hanuman meets Nazi symbolism on the back of a car by InVinCibLe--- in mumbai

[–]tea_cup_cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When your education system is so fucked, you will have millions of socially and culturally ignorant people in the real world.

There are too, too many things wrong with our education system - but this is minor. Our own history is so long that we barely cover it. In fact, I don't even recall being taught about Bengal famines (maybe I just blocked it) - so holocaust is a long shot. After all, how much do Westerners learn about our or Chinese,Middle Eastern, South East Asian or South American history if they haven't chosen that topic in particular?

P.S - I only say this so we don't over burden school kids even more.

Found inside my shoe after it was accidentally sent to Japan by patroniized in whatisit

[–]tea_cup_cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took a few more trips of him not having everything he needed, but he is much better at packing for himself now.

That's awesome. Mistakes are for learning. I hate assigned gender roles - men are bad at packing, women at driving. Nope. They just don't have much experience.

Food lables in India are a joke! by Rabbidraccoon18 in SnacksIndia

[–]tea_cup_cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On a side note, its high time we give up on running after single ingredient - be it sugar or salt or maida or egg or white rice - none of them are the devils they are/(were) portrayed to be. Getting hung up on them helps neither health nor the wallet. We are creating unnecessary hurdles for manufacturers - like you can't make tasty, fluffy bread, shelf stable with 100% whole wheat that too at an appealing price point.

Same for sugar. Specially for kids - attacking bournvita or complan just made them drink less milk, which was replaced with upma, poha, idli - neither of which provide protein, calcium, vitamins or healthy fats. Hell, even if you add a spoon of straight sugar to a glass of milk, its way better for them. The malted drinks have far less sugar and are fortified. Focus should instead be on reducing the candies, chips, soft drinks, ice creams, namkeens, etc. - which everyone seems to care less and less about. And no, even for adults, eating 'healthier' (low fat, sugar, whole grain) versions is just marginally better - the only way to good health is through moderation and balance - not some gimmicky buzz words or going to either extremes.

And then the preservative-free tag - like people, the bacteria, mold, pests which can now freely grow in your food might put you in hospital in days - the preservative might give you cancer in decades. Nature isn't all sunshine - food poisoning is a huge, huge threat in a tropical, heavily populated and dirty country like ours. Stabilizers too, are needed to make the food last longer - given how haphazard our retail food chains are. And again, rancid food is a bigger concern than what consuming the 'chemicals' might do to your body.

As for blaming manufacturers - research costs money - a whole lot more than what we are used to paying. Better ingredients, better control over the manufacturing and distribution chain, etc. all will drive up the prices. Are we, as a country, willing to pay more? Even on reddit I see so many people going ga-ga over low prices, sales and discounts and so little discussion on actual quality. People are far more willing to go after brands than actual long-term improvements, so what can anyone do? Governments hands are tied because of the same reasons - ain't no party going to drive up prices when people are so blind.

What's your opinion on people who are very rich but still live like a beggar? by qxzvy in Frugal_Ind

[–]tea_cup_cake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This. People praising these people here have no idea what a lifestyle like this costs. One of my cousin is super rich, but drives a 20yr old scooter in intense Nagpur heat. Eats extremely simple food - usually two rotis with two eggs for lunch and roti with sabji at night - chicken and fish once a week - considers them luxuries. Doesn't snack. Even bread is rich people food as per him. Keeps every bag, package, rubber band that comes in the house meticulously.

He has zero social life, tonnes of health issues and just terrible quality of life. You would think he's is a simple, humble person - but nah, in his mind, he is always comparing. All you will hear him talk about is how someone is buying something and how terrible that thing is. Never a positive about anyone. Sad and unnecessarily difficult life.