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Arget wrote: ↑Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:32 pm
He has been here too long........................
That was a concession for women's day
The Khmer dubbed movies were the worst part
I am in no position to pass judgement on the movies you viewed, however the whole ritual sounds more like some ill defined act of atonement than a concession.
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
Kuroneko wrote: ↑Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:27 pm
For women's day, I conceded to a day of eating prahok and watching Sino-Japanese war films dubbed in Khmer
May I never go so native that I consider prahoc a delicious snack.
I actually really like Prahok, especially when it comes with all the trimmings and eaten properly
Well cheers on going native. May all your British brekies have a side of prahok. Personally, I find the flavor and the smell disgusting. Perhaps similar to an unlaundered pile of whorehouse panties that have festered in corner for several months, only saltier
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
I actually really like Prahok, especially when it comes with all the trimmings and eaten properly
I've always thought it tasted good. I think some people are put off when they encounter some of the smellier varieties.
I agree, It really depends on the "terroir".
Some are actually really tasty, others not so much.
The smell of it being made is universally gut-churning though, like fetid sweaty socks, on a dead rat, mixed with, well, rotten fish.
About women's day,
How could we afford to have such a thing, or things like valentines day, or all those incidental costs borne (nearly always by men) in the pursuit of getting laid, ah, forming relationships, without an income disparity?