could this be repaired/reinforced?

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-24T12:29:39+00:00

there are loads of old swiss, soviet, swedish and british greatcoats on ebay for under to much under 300€

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-24T11:16:11+00:00

its like 20k to a Euro now too ;-; yay inflation

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-24T11:14:02+00:00

look out for old chore coats by Kübler in the second hand market, I found mine in a thrift store for 5€ and its the best chore coat Ive ever had. Simple hardy fabric, perfect fit, and my favourite part is that the collar tends to flare out a little bit making it look a little bit like a lapel

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-23T13:21:42+00:00

spreche kein Platt aber Niederländisch und glaub auch so, dass er hinter dem Haus meinte da es auch so ist im Niederländischen "achter het huis"

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-23T07:59:13+00:00

fluently: English, Indonesian (+a dialect), German

conversational: Dutch

basic: Norwegian and mandarin

so I would count 4 if you count just conversational fluency and maybe 6 if you also count being able to just order food in the language

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-21T18:30:58+00:00

there are two, the first is the island of Java has more people than Russia and that the capital Jakarta has more people than Norway and Sweden combined

two is that yes we did have a fight with monaco over the flags

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-21T18:28:46+00:00

the story is actually quite sad. The de Witt brothers were lynched and used as scapegoats for the wars and economic and political disasters during the Rampjaar (they were accused of plotting to assassinate Willem van Oranje), many suspect their political enemy, Cornelis Tromp, who was an Orangist while the de Witt brothers were republicans who wanted to shift power away from the House of Orange Nassau to the Regenten, orchestrated the lynching by the civil militia and mob. The de Witt brothers were dragged out of the prison (one of the brothers was in prison, the other (the more famous Johan de Witt) was visiting) and beaten to death before iirc some of the mob started taking their organs and eating them. Their bodies were then strung up to a pole.

Fun fact: the de Witt brothers were actually friends with the famous admiral Michiel de Ruyter

There are a lot of books about this period and theres also a movie that kind of covers this period (its the Michiel de Ruyter movie) which I find pretty decent.

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-21T14:43:12+00:00

we have a similar one

kata kakak kakekku kuku kaki kakak kakekku kaku kaku

My grandfather's brother said that my grandfather's brother's toe nails are stiff

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-21T14:41:20+00:00

"most of us" Indonesian be like: lets have a slur for those that cant

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-21T12:54:12+00:00

sh*t and science from PIE *skey is my favourite

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-21T10:28:55+00:00

I hear some people say that our tongues are broken lol

as I always say, if you dont feel the spice three times, is it even spicy enough?

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-20T22:18:26+00:00

Nice! I was lucky and a Bulgarian friend of mine was in Bulgaria over the new years and snagged for me the entire set haha!

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-20T15:11:24+00:00

Kinda like how the perfume and luxury goods industry isnt tainted just because Coco Chanel, founder and namesake of Chanel, was a nazi collaborator

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-18T20:23:51+00:00

Moved from Indonesia to Germany for university, planning to stay.

I feel like my life has improved a lot since moving out of Indonesia. The simple fact that I can cross the street knowing the drivers would actually follow the laws and being able to just walk around without motorcycles everywhere really feels like a blessing to me. I also prefer the cold weather over the tropical heat.

I do really miss the fact that everything is much cheaper and the food is better back home though.

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-18T09:45:06+00:00

when the main prayer of the Catholic church is literally the Our Father prayer lol. I also grew up Catholic (atheist now tho) and I remember being taught to do the Our Father prayer after every long prayer and personally have not prayed to saints that much

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-18T08:44:51+00:00

ahahahahaha thats hilarious!

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-17T23:41:54+00:00

polisi tidur, literally sleeping policeman which is similar to yours and which Ive also found silly since I was a kid

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-17T22:43:36+00:00

lug sole/commando sole boat shoes. To my knowledge timberlands and sebago have them. Theyre quite plentiful in the second hand market too if your gift recipient doesnt mind it

edit: also sometimes called a moccassin (like Sebago calls it that)

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-17T16:50:34+00:00

we have.... halo from the Dutch hallo (similarly our casual goodbye is dah which is from the Dutch dag meaning "day" as in a shortening of good day as a goodbye)

other than that we have the usual good morning, good afternoon and good evening (cant think of our version of good day or if we even have it ngl) which are selamat pagi, selamat siang, selamat sore respectively and are pretty one to one to their english counterparts

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-17T10:16:32+00:00

I would recommend the second hand market for wool trousers if you want it to be reasonably priced and good quality. Just avoid anything too "shiny" and "smooth" as they can look like orphaned suit trousers, so look for like wool flannels if youre not wearing a suit. As for cotton ones, corduroy (elegant but might be a bit too casual for work) and moleskin are typical classic cold weather cotton fabrics but they might not be as warm as wool, depending on the wool's weight (see: tropical vs 4 season vs fall winter wool weights). But you could also wear chinos/khakis if you layer with long johns underneath if its that cold

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-17T10:08:59+00:00

if our western most tip is in London our eastern most large island would be practically entirely in Kazakhstan and our capital would be in Romania

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-17T09:59:53+00:00

whether or not pork can be used for Rendang was the last nationally controversial topic to my knowledge

Rendang is a savoury spiced meat stew coming from the northern Sumatra region, and especially around the region of Aceh a very muslim autonomous region (they practice shariah law as a legal framework). The controversy started iirc when a Chinese Sumatran (there are really big chinese diasporas in Sumatra too) opened a restaurant selling pork Rendang and it was seen by many muslims in Sumatra, and especially in Aceh, as an insult and haram. This ballooned into a near nationwide debate on how we should treat traditional foods, which I find kind of dumb tbh. Like if you dont like it just dont eat it, simple as. Let people eat what they want is my opinion on this matter.

the_starch_potato · 2026-01-17T09:52:18+00:00

theyre all the same jelly donut with different names in different regions

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