Новости, которые мы заслужили 😂🥂🍷🍸
Japan is launching a campaign to increase the tax revenues from alcohol consumption. It’s called “Sake Viva!”, which refers to the traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice - “sake”.
Here are a couple of factoids about sake that I ripped off a sketchy website:
1. It’s the oldest known spirit in the world;
2. It has more in common with beer than wine (in the English speaking world, it’s commonly referred to as “rice wine”);
3. Spit used to be an integral ingredient of it back in the old day.
Take care!
#pettyramblings
Japan is launching a campaign to increase the tax revenues from alcohol consumption. It’s called “Sake Viva!”, which refers to the traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice - “sake”.
Here are a couple of factoids about sake that I ripped off a sketchy website:
1. It’s the oldest known spirit in the world;
2. It has more in common with beer than wine (in the English speaking world, it’s commonly referred to as “rice wine”);
3. Spit used to be an integral ingredient of it back in the old day.
Take care!
#pettyramblings
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Remember “knock-on effects on sth”? Well, here are
knock-on benefits for sth - secondary benefits - дополнительные преимущества.
#vocab
knock-on benefits for sth - secondary benefits - дополнительные преимущества.
#vocab
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Hi y'all! I decided to revive this channel but change the content. I used to post about vocab I'd encountered, but it quickly became boring. It felt impersonal and slightly useless as most of the information I posted could be easily found online.
Now, I just feel like sharing my thoughts (=musings) on things that I find interesting (=amusing).
The photo is from the iconic coffee shop in Friends (The Friends Experience, NYC) ☕
Now, I just feel like sharing my thoughts (=musings) on things that I find interesting (=amusing).
The photo is from the iconic coffee shop in Friends (The Friends Experience, NYC) ☕
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"Unconsciously, probably, I was painting the loneliness of a large city."🏙️
said the American artist Edward Hopper about his 1942 painting Nighthawks (housed at the Art Institute of Chicago) 👨🎨🖼️🎨
P.S. I am always very excited to see a physical work of art I've previously only seen online or in books! 👨🎨🖼️🎨
said the American artist Edward Hopper about his 1942 painting Nighthawks (housed at the Art Institute of Chicago) 👨🎨🖼️🎨
P.S. I am always very excited to see a physical work of art I've previously only seen online or in books! 👨🎨🖼️🎨
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Greetings from Chicago! 🗺️
Apparently, there's a Chicago of its own kind in the Ural Mountains—Чикага ... The only difference is that Чикага is mostly populated by chickens and goats 🐓🐐
Apparently, there's a Chicago of its own kind in the Ural Mountains—
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Wrigley Field, Aug 13
Green Day, The Saviors' Tour💚
Green Day, The Saviors' Tour💚
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About canaries, coal mines and ice 🐤❄️
Canaries are cute little bright yellow birds like the one in the first photo. How did they make their way into real and figurative coal mines?
Well, apparently, coal miners would carry them down into mine tunnels to detect the accumulation of dangerous gases that could kill the miners. Canaries are particularly sensitive to carbon monoxide, a gas that caused a lot of mining accidents back in the 19th century.
Their risk predicting skills were so instrumental in preventing deaths in the mines that a metaphor was born. Now, "a canary in the coal mine" means an early indication of danger or failure.
P.S. This post was inspired by the exhibit "Extreme Ice" by James Balog at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Canaries are cute little bright yellow birds like the one in the first photo. How did they make their way into real and figurative coal mines?
Well, apparently, coal miners would carry them down into mine tunnels to detect the accumulation of dangerous gases that could kill the miners. Canaries are particularly sensitive to carbon monoxide, a gas that caused a lot of mining accidents back in the 19th century.
Their risk predicting skills were so instrumental in preventing deaths in the mines that a metaphor was born. Now, "a canary in the coal mine" means an early indication of danger or failure.
P.S. This post was inspired by the exhibit "Extreme Ice" by James Balog at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
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Have you ever been lost for words when asked the seemingly simple question "how're you?" I have! Many Russian friends of mine have as well. Here are some responses to how're you? I've heard and used myself:
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great
good
pretty good
not too bad
alright
can't complain!
fine
things are good
same as always
same old, same old
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a bit stressed/overwhelmed etc.
things are busy
it's been a rough/busy week
super/very busy with work/school/the kids
Depending on the situation, you would ask how the other person is doing and add something specific to your response like "I'm good, looking forward to the weekend!" or "I'm good, just had my first class!"
My experience with this question has been that people in the US who you're not close with generally expect a neutral or positive answer. In other words, maybe saying BAD isn't such a good idea!
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great
good
pretty good
not too bad
alright
can't complain!
fine
things are good
same as always
same old, same old
🫠
a bit stressed/overwhelmed etc.
things are busy
it's been a rough/busy week
super/very busy with work/school/the kids
Depending on the situation, you would ask how the other person is doing and add something specific to your response like "I'm good, looking forward to the weekend!" or "I'm good, just had my first class!"
My experience with this question has been that people in the US who you're not close with generally expect a neutral or positive answer. In other words, maybe saying BAD isn't such a good idea!
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