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sapphi_snake said:
mrstickball said:

Oh, I do have a question for you Saphhi:

What do you eat in Romania for meals? How much does it cost to make meals in your country? What does it cost to rent or own your own home?

Well, there are traditional Romanian foods, but I personally find them disgusting. I for one like Italian food. My favorite food is pizza, my favorite desert is Tiramisu  and my favorite breakfast is American pancakes. I live in a 4 person home, so we spend quite a lot of money on food (granted, things are probably cheaper over here than in the US). We spend about 500-700 Euros/month on food.

Prices for 2 bedroom appartments start from 70.000 Euros. Rent starts from 300 Euros for a 2 bedroom appartment (depends if it's furnished etc.). Houses start at 60.000 Euros, but the good ones cost over 100k.

Interesting.

How much money does your family make, if I may ask? 500-700 Euros/mo sounds like an insane amount of money for food, given what I understand average Romainian income to be. My wife and I spend maybe $250-$300 a month on food and can make pretty much any kind of food on demand.

Nice to see that you have excellent taste in food, by the way. I am sure our Italian food in America isn't perfectly authentic, but a good Tiramisu is nice.

I did take a look at some of your culinary dishes on Wikipedia... I think I maybe can understand you disliking a lot of your dishes. Your Frigărui looks pretty good, and Ardei umpluÅ£i sounds like something my mother in law makes often which is good (she does tend to add a little bit of pasta sauce/tomato paste to it to give it a sweet kick along with the rice, ground beef, and tops it with mozarella cheese). 



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homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:

I voted democrat for governor(Haslam) but that was due to what I felt was a poor republican candidate. I am not too savvy in politics, though, so I have no idea if I made the right choice. Like the majority in Tennessee, I vote republican for federal positions because their morals and beliefs are more in line with mine. I like to think I am unbiased when it comes to politics, but even I know that is not true. The only way I could come off as unbiased is due to my lack of knowledge on the entire subject.

Haha. Are you what one may call a conservative Christian?

Exactly! No really, I truly am. I actually went to church a few hours ago.

Oh, I kinda feel disappointed somehow...

Why? Are you intolerant of my religion like the majority of people here(southern USA) are of others? :(

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. Sorry, it was a silly thing of me to say. Hope you're not one of the intolerant fanatical ones though.


I am an official member of the Westboro Baptist church, though....

Seriously??? Because if so, then I officially retract my apology. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.



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sapphi_snake said:
homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:

I voted democrat for governor(Haslam) but that was due to what I felt was a poor republican candidate. I am not too savvy in politics, though, so I have no idea if I made the right choice. Like the majority in Tennessee, I vote republican for federal positions because their morals and beliefs are more in line with mine. I like to think I am unbiased when it comes to politics, but even I know that is not true. The only way I could come off as unbiased is due to my lack of knowledge on the entire subject.

Haha. Are you what one may call a conservative Christian?

Exactly! No really, I truly am. I actually went to church a few hours ago.

Oh, I kinda feel disappointed somehow...

Why? Are you intolerant of my religion like the majority of people here(southern USA) are of others? :(

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. Sorry, it was a silly thing of me to say. Hope you're not one of the intolerant fanatical ones though.


I am an official member of the Westboro Baptist church, though....

Seriously??? Because if so, then I officially retract my apology. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.

I think he is joking. There are maybe 20 people in America that belong to WBC. And if he is a part of WBC.......Good God. I can't believe he'd be a part of that mess.



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oldschoolfool said:

do you really drink tea and eat triscuits and pepermint disk and say cherrio and allo,top of the morning to yay,good sir. Do you also drink brandy and try to outwit each other with your proper english speak? 

I wish. Britain is now almost indistinguishable from America and Western Europe in terms of culture. I haven't heard anyone use proper English speak for a very long time.

A question for religious people in general: how can you follow a religion if you disagree with even one of its teachings? As the word of God, shouldn't every holy book be infallible?

For Russians, if there are any: How do you feel about Putin at the moment?

Americans: Why do you all seem to despise Obama so much all of a sudden? He has achieved something, and it wasn't reasonable to expect him to solve all of America's problems in two years.

Norwegians/Swedes/Danes/Dutch: How do so many of you speak English? Seriously, 91% of Norway, and close to 90% for each of the others.



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sapphi_snake said:
homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:
sapphi_snake said:
homer said:

I voted democrat for governor(Haslam) but that was due to what I felt was a poor republican candidate. I am not too savvy in politics, though, so I have no idea if I made the right choice. Like the majority in Tennessee, I vote republican for federal positions because their morals and beliefs are more in line with mine. I like to think I am unbiased when it comes to politics, but even I know that is not true. The only way I could come off as unbiased is due to my lack of knowledge on the entire subject.

Haha. Are you what one may call a conservative Christian?

Exactly! No really, I truly am. I actually went to church a few hours ago.

Oh, I kinda feel disappointed somehow...

Why? Are you intolerant of my religion like the majority of people here(southern USA) are of others? :(

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. Sorry, it was a silly thing of me to say. Hope you're not one of the intolerant fanatical ones though.


I am an official member of the Westboro Baptist church, though....

Seriously??? Because if so, then I officially retract my apology. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.


Please be tolerant of my beliefs.



"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." -My good friend Mark Aurelius

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mrstickball said:
sapphi_snake said:
mrstickball said:

Oh, I do have a question for you Saphhi:

What do you eat in Romania for meals? How much does it cost to make meals in your country? What does it cost to rent or own your own home?

Well, there are traditional Romanian foods, but I personally find them disgusting. I for one like Italian food. My favorite food is pizza, my favorite desert is Tiramisu  and my favorite breakfast is American pancakes. I live in a 4 person home, so we spend quite a lot of money on food (granted, things are probably cheaper over here than in the US). We spend about 500-700 Euros/month on food.

Prices for 2 bedroom appartments start from 70.000 Euros. Rent starts from 300 Euros for a 2 bedroom appartment (depends if it's furnished etc.). Houses start at 60.000 Euros, but the good ones cost over 100k.

Interesting.

How much money does your family make, if I may ask? 500-700 Euros/mo sounds like an insane amount of money for food, given what I understand average Romainian income to be. My wife and I spend maybe $250-$300 a month on food and can make pretty much any kind of food on demand.

Nice to see that you have excellent taste in food, by the way. I am sure our Italian food in America isn't perfectly authentic, but a good Tiramisu is nice.

I did take a look at some of your culinary dishes on Wikipedia... I think I maybe can understand you disliking a lot of your dishes. Your Frigărui looks pretty good, and Ardei umpluÅ£i sounds like something my mother in law makes often which is good (she does tend to add a little bit of pasta sauce/tomato paste to it to give it a sweet kick along with the rice, ground beef, and tops it with mozarella cheese). 

Well, my father has a high paying corporate job. I asked my mom how much we spend, and that's what she told me. I was kinda shocked too, but what can I say, we're big eaters (despite the fact that we're all a really skinny family).

Yes, Tiramisu is amazing. I love it. I'm pretty sure the only place you can get authentic Italian food is Italy.

Romanian culinary dishes suck (though you're right, Frigărui are very very good, one of the only exceptions). The deserts are nice though.



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

Kantor said:
oldschoolfool said:

do you really drink tea and eat triscuits and pepermint disk and say cherrio and allo,top of the morning to yay,good sir. Do you also drink brandy and try to outwit each other with your proper english speak? 

I wish. Britain is now almost indistinguishable from America and Western Europe in terms of culture. I haven't heard anyone use proper English speak for a very long time.

A question for religious people in general: how can you follow a religion if you disagree with even one of its teachings? As the word of God, shouldn't every holy book be infallible?

For Russians, if there are any: How do you feel about Putin at the moment?

Americans: Why do you all seem to despise Obama so much all of a sudden? He has achieved something, and it wasn't reasonable to expect him to solve all of America's problems in two years.

Norwegians/Swedes/Danes/Dutch: How do so many of you speak English? Seriously, 91% of Norway, and close to 90% for each of the others.

Because Americans thought Obama would be the anti-Bush and solve everything. The actual American perception was that Obama was going to fix everything. I say that litterally. They thought that the things Bush did (or whatever reasons they wanted Obama) could be fixed/changed within a very short period of time with a super majority in the House and Congress.

And we don't despise Obama all of a sudden. Its been building since he was in office about 80 days, and it became very clear that he wasn't the be-all end-all that many voted for him thought he'd be. Remember: Its not like Obama was the only Democrat that could of been voted for in the primaries. He had a bloody fight with Hiliary Clinton, but won due to that whole "Hope and Change" mantra. Unfortunately, not a lot has changed for the better - we're in two wars and just started a 3rd one. Gas prices are nearly at an all-time high, we're losing jobs left and right, and the country is in a very dire situation. So that hope and change really hasn't panned out in the least for those that voted for him. What happens in the end, though, remains to be seen. But most Americans think he's Jimmy Carter's black brother.



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homer said:


Please be tolerant of my beliefs.

Please stop harassing gays, and the families of departed soldiers.



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

Kantor said:

Americans: Why do you all seem to despise Obama so much all of a sudden? He has achieved something, and it wasn't reasonable to expect him to solve all of America's problems in two years.

 


There will always be a large group who hate the president, no matter the situation. Democrats hate Rep. and rep. hate Dems. The circle of life my friend.



"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." -My good friend Mark Aurelius

sapphi_snake said:
homer said:


Please be tolerant of my beliefs.

Please stop harassing gays, and the families of departed soldiers.


lol. I was kidding about being a member there lol. Those guys are crazy. :)



"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." -My good friend Mark Aurelius