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Difinbelk wrote:

I'm sure it's a combination of a liberal/modernist worldview and a surface-level (read: based on Paradox's games) idea of geopolitics, but istg everything I learn about the Dutch Empire just makes it seem top-tier. I mean, their colonies seemed to be at the perfect spots to maintain themselves without overextension, and they were radically tolerant and democratic compared to most other empires of Colonial-era Europe.

Untill the VOC went bankrupt, and then the Dutch republic became a monarchy.

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Middle Barael wrote:

Yes, but the teff grain expands rapidly when wet, which is why it is so filling, because the inkers is literally expanding in your stomach. Injera also just makes the meal seem more fun, since you aren’t using utensils for the food.

I’ve been to our Ethiopian restaurant so many times over the years that I’ve pretty much memorized what we order each time:
Yebeg Kaywatt (Lamb berbere stew) Doro Tibs (chicken pieces) Kaywatt (beef berbere stew), Minchet Abish Kaywatt (ground beef berbere stew), Misr Watt (red lentil stew), Misr Alicha Watt (yellow lentil stew), Gomen (potatoes and yellow cabbage), Fasolia (green beans and carrots), and Ingudai Tibs (mushrooms).
It sounds like a lot, but this is a meal for four people, and the servings are pretty small.

I've never tried it though I'm sure we have quite a few Ethiopian restaurants in my city. What would you recommend in general?

Just spent 20 minutes reading all the past messages. Think i'm all caught up now!

Uan aa Boa wrote:

A quick search finds no Ethiopian (as opposed to generically African) restaurants in Scotland, but it did turn up a Scottish restaurant in Ethiopia!

There are a couple of small Ethiopian restaurants in Glasgow.
I've been to a Scottish restaurant in Norway, which was ridiculous because traditional Scottish food is basically traditional Norwegian food!

Cue the Americans chiming in with their "I'm 1/32th Scottish!" smh.

Nation of ecologists wrote:

well, im like 5% Welsh and First Generation Canadian, so I guess I fit into that bracket?

Our cuisine is some of the finest and least appreciated on the planet, so you'll be fine on that front at least.

New ladavia wrote:

Untill the VOC went bankrupt, and then the Dutch republic became a monarchy.
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whoof yeah I forgot that the VOC is, adjusted for inflation, the most profitable company ever... Given how the British East India Company went corrupt and then collapsed with less profit, yeah I can see how that was a major oversight on my part

A howling gale swept over the forest, the branches swaying like a cheerleader's pompom and the leaves swirling around in mad vortexes of the doom to come.

Necromancer lord Chan Island arrived at the scene, in a stolen spaceship, flanked by a mix of undead 'test cases' and surprisingly still living pirates. His fingers were wrapped around a malevolent staff, itself wreathed in a baleful green flame, crowned at the top with a skull. The eye sockets started to glow red as Chan laughed a maniacal, evil laugh, he was soon about to unleash his evil plan! Finally given the democratic consent to kill everything and raise the entire region as undead horrors, he took a moment, just a second, to relish in anticipation before casting the wicked spell.

But then, he felt a hand tap his shoulder. It was a Chan Island pirate, which is kinda weird now that I mention it that there is a personified avatar of the nation who is then also next to citizens of said nation. It'd be like if the British countryball was depicted meeting with Judi Dench or something. Whatever, Chan did not think about it while turning to his suddenly very concerned looking lackey.

: "What is it?"

The pirate, understandably looking incredible nervous about facing an undead necromancer lord inside his own stolen spaceship, gulped, but before starting to talk in a sort of vaguely annoying, whiney voice that was just about reasonably acceptable to not merit an immediate slap.

: "M-my lord, I- I'm afraid I have to let you know that this is illegal."

An eyebrow raised on the necromancer's face.

: "Illegal, you say? But I've just been elected, I have the democratic mandate to destroy the entire region and rebuilt it in a new ghoulish image."

The pirate nodded, before producing a small booklet.

: "Mandate yes, but I just made sure to read the Forest constitution before we went ahead and I found this."

He opened to the relevant page.

: "Article 2, section 1, it mentions this "All ideologies, government types, and perspectives are welcome in Forest so long as they are not purposefully hurtful or offensive to other nations in Forest in a serious way." "

The necromancer lord looked visibly confused.

: "Yes, I am familiar with this line. What relevance does it have?"

: "T-The constitution bans government types that are purposefully hurtful to the other members of Forest, my l-lord. In order to establish an undead empire, we would have to douse the entire forest in fire, which is a notoriously painful way to die, before we move ahead with the whole magic and resurrection part. Our pirate lawyer seemed to agree that killing everything would be in contravention of that section of the constitution."

My my, the necromancer lord Chan Island realised. This was a problem.

: "You're right, it'd be unconscionable to kill everyone, resurrect and enslave them to my will in a glorious new undead empire without it being in proper accordance with the constitution of the fine region I have been elected to be overlord of-."

: " F- Forest Keeper."

: ".... Forest Keeper of. That would be illegal."

Remarkable obliviousness aside, considering the space ship's original owners were nowhere in sight, the words did create a dark but productive mood in the bridge. True to his democratic principles, everyone was allowed to join into an open discussion as to how to proceed. After a time however, the dire lord stood up and gave a summation.

: "This was a good talk everyone. Yes, it will be very important to get the people of this region more involved as it is their democratic mandate that imbues me with my powers of damnation. Of course, we also cannot ignore what I was elected to do, and as such should proceed with the extermination and revival project as soon as we are able to. However, the argument of appointing regional officers, enlisting such willing fools- I mean, upstanding citizens, into positions where they can assist me in administering the region was incredibly convincing. Luckily, there is a great wealth of talented, committed and intelligent nations who will be just right for that.

And, barring some terrible catastrophe, they will be known to all very soon. I discussed many things in the land of the telegrams, and found such, and with a handful of minor exceptions, I already have this expert team in mind. Soon, we will have our team assembled and together, we will, be able, to defeat the power of the words written in that venerable constitution."

Lightning struck outside while the necromancer lord cackled an evil laugh, like seriously, it's a straight out of a 1950s movie holy moly someone stop him kind of cackle. Then he checked the time and realised that he had spent so much time on this, that he needed to head to bed.

Chan island wrote:

<snipped reluctantly (this was great)> I already have this expert team in mind. Soon, we will have our team assembled and together, we will, be able, to defeat the power of the words written in that venerable constitution."

The Cypher Nine wrote:

<snip> However, should the undead campaign come to pass I have no problems taking over to prevent the apocalypse :P.

Hey Cypher? I think it might be time to put this plan into fruition... if the new Overlord Forest Keeper manages to repeal 2.1, we'll have no recourse to stop the destruction, and as much as I like the prospect of skeletal decorations, I'd rather not die and be resurrected for them...
(this is fully in jest ofc, your serious proposals are worth the (un?)death.)

Cuillin wrote:

I'm jumping in mid conversation. What do they serve there? I'm kinda amazed people abroad want to eat our food and drink (other than fish and whisky).

Chicken tikka masala?

Cuillin wrote:

Hahaha! Fish supper and pickled onions?

Don't even start with the "deep-fried mars bar" cr*p.

Terrabod wrote:

Don't even start with the "deep-fried mars bar" cr*p.

Are you sure that isn’t an American dish? That sounds like something some southerners would force a presidential candidate to eat for their enjoyment

Terrabod wrote:

Chicken tikka masala?

Chicken tikka masala was invented in Edinburgh when somebody complained their curry was too dry, or so the story goes...