Understanding an argument doesn't mean you agree with it.
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I think it's actually a major problem in society that people are afraid to understand the opposing viewpoint. They're afraid of being seen as agreeing with it or defending it. It actually helps make a constructive argument if you understand the opposing argument. You need to understand the opposition's reasoning to help them understand your reasoning.
If it doesn't function as a downspout, then it's a grotesque, not a gargoyle.
Vehicle mileage is an antiquated and terrible metric for tracking vehicle health. Engine hours and heat cycles are more accurate.
I don't know anything about vehicles but you just reminded me of something I've recently been thinking about: instead of measuring a movie's success by money made and having to adjust for inflation, why don't we just measure by number of tickets sold?
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Pineapple on pizza is great. Here in Poland we call it havaii pizza
My personal favorite combo is pineapple and jalapeno.
My hot take is that 2 toppings on a pizza is the best. Any more just gets weird.
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Adding fries to a dish in a (good) restaurant means you didn’t make a complete dish and just added the fries to add carbs/fill people.
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On that same note: just a piece of meat (steak, spareribs or smth like that) is not a full meal (and don’t you start about adding fries and a salad)
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a restaurant is only as good as its vegetarian dishes (some exceptions apply, like restaurants that focus exclusively on meat)
Ironically, I am not a vegetarian ;)
Also not a vegetarian and i agree 100% with your 3rd point. Cooking good vegetarian food requires more skill - to me, meat is like a cheat code for flavour. In my opinion, Indian cuisine offers some of the tastiest veg dishes because they are not adaptations of meat dishes, but their own thing entirely.
I don't think it requires more skill, just more effort. Cut off a chunk of meat and add heat and you're most of the way to a good flavour, while veg dishes usually require a variety of vegetables, each of which requires more prep than the meat did. There are exceptions, but as a general rule of thumb if they're putting the time and effort into doing the vegetarian dishes properly it shows they're doing everything else properly too.
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Good french fries don't need ketchup
I don't like ketchup. Been eating fries plain for years. Sometimes with gravy
For me it is a nostalgia thing. I have happy memories that include fries with ketchup, so now they seem naked without.
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