Ireland also a bit of an outlier where the dominant sport isn't soccer.
Video of some hurling for those who've never seen it.
I have actually heard about that. Google "gutter oil" if you want some nightmares. They are working on food safety hard though.
Yeah Western China is basically empty. It's very mountainous and the land is not fertile.
I mean, it’s still a largely rural country
Not so. Wikipedia has a decent article but here's the crux of it:
By the end of 2023, China had an urbanization rate of 66.2% and is expected to reach 75-80% by 2035
The cities are massive and really densely populated. Shenzhen and Guangzhou are about 90 minutes apart by car if memory serves and account for about 35M people. Hong Kong is an hour south of Shenzhen by train and that's another ~8M.
I've spent a decent bit of time there on a few work trips. Never saw differentiation of eggs in supermarkets (or restaurants). Eggs be eggs.
A huge number of folks are just coming into non-poverty since the turn of the century so it would seem entirely plausible to me that chicken comfort wouldn't be a thing there just like it wasn't in the west until comparatively recently and still isn't for a huge part of the population.
Apart from that it's really very different culturally. They just view things through an entirely different (and interesting) lens.
OK, looks like it's probably Red Bull.
"Red Bull is a well-known energy drink originating from Austria."
I had to search this one up it's so bizarre. "Flavoured water" covers the following:
"Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices"
So it's very broad really. Still bananas.
Ireland: Some secondary schools started back late last week. My own secondary level kids were today. Primary kids are this coming Wednesday.
Some days, I even think maybe I might be a good person too
You sound like a good person to me. That level of self reflection rarely / never leads to being a shithead in my experience.
Crazy story but a very interesting read. Thanks for sharing.
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