Off Topic Thread 4.0

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Looks a bit hipstery. Food actually that good?

(Speaking of looking hipstery but actually being really good, Hang Dai , Chinese place, was excellent food wise, and very reasonable price wise. Camden St, very unassuming outside. Well worth a visit.)

Zzippy wrote: »

Much and all as I love discussing Brexit, and yes Britain is fast becoming a failed state, NO POLITICS, so there we will leave it. Politics forum is here.

Neil3030 wrote: »

I'm not allowed talk about politics. But having lived in a fair few countries, I have developed some opinions on.... eh.... people buying fruit.

Seems that in Ireland there is a tendency to prioritise fruit that has been grown locally, and on occasion, they buy dodgy, unripe fruit that stokes antipathy toward centralised fruit distributors in Dublin to perhaps mask their shortcomings.

It's completely fine to point out that this is prevalent in Ireland, but it's not necessarily bad fruit buying practice. I would not like to live in a first-piece-of-fruit-past-the-post system like in the UK, where pieces of fruit get tactically assigned to your constituenc... I mean... local shop, and depending on your fruit affiliation, and the area you live, you could spend your entire life never buying the fruit you like (pm me if this metaphor doesn't make sense).

Imagine how dissatisfied you would feel, if you had such little say in your fruit buying. It would likely skew your thinking if you were ever given a say in a major national fruit decision, with far more drastic consequences, like banning European fruit or something.

What I think is most lacking from Irish fruit-sellers is a culture of resigning when appropriate; it's unlikely the lady who fell off the swing would be manning her stall for much longer were she a vendor in a London market.

And I note also that countries with dodgy fruit seem to all have a strong Catholic presence in common, which is probably not a coincidence. You don't need communion bread if you have plenty of fresh fruit available.

In summary, fruit is complicated.

DGRulz wrote: »

Had to delve in to vegetables a bit but ... Prunes Oranges Lemons Iceberg lettuce Tomatoes Incaberries Cherries Starfruit