It’s okay not to know. English is spoken in a lot of different places in different ways. I doubt that in your 40 years you’ve explored this.

Google Trends shows that it’s most popular in Malaysia and the Philippines, relative to its use in other countries.

Try overnight oats using jumbo oats

Leave 50g jumbo oats and 100ml soy milk and some cinnamon mixed in a closed container overnight in your fridge. Then in the morning add a splash of additional soy milk, other stuff*, and some honey.

The other stuff I use (all at the same time):

• pear/strawberries (depending on season)
• walnuts
• milled flaxseed
• Brazil nuts
• omega 3 seed mix (cheap and healthy)
• dried cranberry (or raisins)
• macadamia nuts

You can also use a nut mix (without peanuts). I just don’t because I don’t tolerate hazelnut well.

This breakfast is super useful because it includes so many nuts, which are recommended but quite tricky to include in one’s diet. And it adds a ton of fiber and a piece of fruit.

No, that’s a welfare state

Autumn’s beautiful though. It’s just that shorter days and the reason can make it a bit depressing.

Taiwan is a full democracy, not a flawed one. At least according to the widely respected Economist Democracy Index.

Taiwan is more democratic than Canada and Germany. And a lot more than the US, but that’s not surprising.

How is that respect?

Hi lamb, I respect you. However, I’m okay with you being killed to become with food. You don’t want this, so I guess I don’t respect what you want. But other than that I respect you.

Doesn’t sound like real respect to me.

As a vegan, don’t you respect the plants you eat?

Like a dead lamb, plants don’t benefit from my respect.

I’m vegan now, previously vegetarian. But before this I was in exactly the same position as you describe. It’s the first time that I’m actually hearing of someone who admits there can be an inconsistency between your own behaviour and your values.

Depending on what it is, sticking to your values is hard and requires changing your behaviour and habits. Your environment matters a lot. For me it was easy to switch to a vegetarian diet because my partner loves experimenting with cooking and collecting recipes. For many it won’t be this simple.

I used to think it would be easy for people generally to admit that it’s pretty unlikely that they’re sticking to all of their values, but apparently it’s not. I think it’s impressive how you’re managing not to let personal pride determine your opinion on this!

Read this other comment and understand why people mention they are vegetarian or vegan: https://lemmy.world/comment/4652396

It’s only admirable to be vegan if I agree with veganism, and I don’t.

Veganism is mostly a diet… not a religion. What does it even mean to say that you disagree with it? If some people feel like they should be vegan and they put effort into it and are willing to give things up, why shouldn’t this be admirable?

I never really understand why people find it so entertaining to make fun of vegetarians and vegans.

Their choice results in less suffering, plain and simple. Maybe you aren’t willing to change your diet, that’s your decision. But if others are willing to put effort into changing their diets and become vegetarian because it’s in line with their values, that’s admirable and should be applauded.

Please don’t make fun of people who put time and energy into pursuing their values. Not if you don’t see yourself as a bully.

If someone is offended by this joke, maybe that’s a sign that they’re uncomfortable with the modern mass production of meat in general, and they’d be more comfortable within themselves if they ate less meat.

Yes. It’s not possible to respect these lambs or consider yourself a friend to animals while looking forward to eating them. Not without playing tricks on your mind. The definitions of friend and respect simply don’t allow for simultaneously accepting a cruel fate.

I am vegetarian (and striving to make more vegan choices day by day)

♥️

Walked the same path. Vegan for just over a year now and no regrets. The benefits outweigh the downsides.

Shared first 🥇 with real meat products.

Still rocking a higher life expectancy though, vegans got that going for them.

What do you think raping and massacring people at a music festival is going to do?

Nothing, just cause more suffering. But this isn’t a bad guy vs good guy argument. The point that’s being made is that extremism tends to be a product of its environment.

Please note that this is not an anti-Israel line of arguing.

Conditions in Gaza are terrible and many people have lost loved ones during their lives there. It creates an environment where extremism can flourish. It’s not a certainty, but the probability is just much higher in environments that are severely deprived.

The actions of Hamas are inexcusable, and Israel will surely want to bring them to justice. But after that it’s time to acknowledge that if conditions in Gaza are kept as poor as they are, the chances of this type of violence happening again are almost guaranteed. It’s also in the interest of Israel to allow and facilitate improved conditions in Gaza.

Such an enlightening argument.

I guess then it was an excellent idea to shoot up a music festival.

/s

I am sorry you lost several loved ones. I can’t imagine what that must be like.

Hopefully, while grieving, you won’t be stuck in anger for much longer. The people that you have lost wouldn’t want children to pay the price for your country’s revenge.

Of course you want Hamas to be brought to justice, but there are many people like you and I in Gaza that are just trying to live a life free of violence. Hamas might kill indiscriminately, but they are a terrorist/radical group. A country must not sink to their level, especially a democratic one.

Nothing will make it easier for Hamas to find new recruits than large numbers of people in Gaza who are grieving their lost ones: and so the cycle of violence continues.

It’s not that far fetched. It works the other way around as well.

Israel has much more freedom to do what it pleases in terms of its illegal settlements if the other side appears violent and unreasonable. Occupying Gaza creates a breeding ground for extremists, but could be considered an acceptable status quo for Israel as it’s impossible to find broad support for Palestine if it’s associated with extremists.

I just can’t fathom how it wouldn’t also have helped Hamas’ cause by forbidding any form of sexual violence.

It would have helped their cause if it had been possible to draw comparisons between them and Israel: both kill lots of civilians. But the reports of rape and other sexual violence just makes it impossible to feel anything but disgust.

I think there are few things on the other side of the spectrum that you might have missed.

*Mumbles sometimes about books in the US*

Let’s be clear that this is Hamas though, it’s not correct to say that it’s Palestine, regardless if the actions of Hamas are supported more broadly.

Gas isn’t safe

Researchers have estimated that around 12-13% of childhood asthma cases in countries like Australia and the United States can be attributed to the use of gas stoves for cooking Source: Nationalasthma.org.au

*Stanford University researchers measured emissions for 53 stoves while on and off. *

[…]

Seventy-six percent of unburned methane leaked out through pipes and fittings when stoves were off.

[…]

A gas stove also pollutes when it is off. A 2022 study found that gas stoves, even when not in use, can leak as much benzene, a carcinogen, as secondhand cigarette smoke. Another study that analyzed natural gas samples found that 95 percent of them contained benzene, for which there is no safe level. That study also found 21 hazardous air pollutants in unburned gas, including hexane and toluene, which can affect the nervous system, liver, and kidneys.

Source: Columbia climate school