theVman31

Hello Leigh.
We had way too much rain last few weeks.
My tomatoes looked sickish even deadish a few days ago...

Anyways world cup evening.
Come on Egypt.

MidnightBlue

I think I will still be rooting for Russia, Vinny)

theVman31

Mo Salah of Liverpool was brutally forced out of the champions cup. He's back tonight for Egypt.
It should be interesting.

Later weekenders

MidnightBlue

I love our interactive Worldcup watching at Weekenders!

venuscat

^^^ I love that you do it....it makes me happy.....now, if there were any other AFL supporters, I would get on board big time.....Australian Rules Football....I love it...pay to subscribe from here so I (we) can watch all of the games.

Oh, and my club is StKilda and their logo is a saint, so as a supporter I am a Saint. Officially.

venuscat

It would need Pele...is he still alive? Yes....he is 77. Bet he could still do it.

calmself

Hello folks, Day 4 here. No AV chatter so far possibly because the day is very busy with back to back meetings. Evening plan is to start packing slowly for my India trip on July 2. Will be there in the hot, humid , South Indian city of Chennai for like a month. Have a great day/night ahead!

venuscat

Wow. How incredible calmself.....cannot wait to go with you....cos you know we are all going....best leave some room in that suitcase.

calmself

Will do, Venuscat. Love and Hugs to you!

MidnightBlue

3:1

saoutchik

Well done Russia, the second half was a lot better than the first.

calmself that trip to southern India sounds wonderful. A month is long enough to get to know it a little .

Clammy here in London tonight.

MidnightBlue

Yes, I enjoyed the second half.

We've had a rain shower, I was hoping for a thunderstorm, but not yet.

Good night, weekenders.

venuscat

Nite love ♥

Gilmer

I have a friend who hiked the Appalachian Trail, just he and a buddy.

He loves nature and solitude.

A couple years ago his company sent him on an extended business trip to a large city in India.

I thought, “Holy crap, is he ever going to hate that!”

No! It turned out he really enjoyed it! (He did say that there are “some interesting smells.” He didn’t say “bad”—he said “interesting.” ).

calmself

Actually, folks start loving after a while. The cuisine is amazing. Maybe the smells were strong for him - the curry/biriyani etc. But once you get the taste, cannot go back!!! I am a veggie and love love love veg biriyani

Gilmer

My entire family loves Indian food.

I would love it too—except for my pathological hatred of onions.

I do make a wicked Tandoori chicken, though—I just leave out the raw onions.

calmself

Understood. Perhaps, you should taste Jain food - it is Indian, no onions/garlic/strong smells and tastes yummy. But you got to remember that it contains no meat either.

petals

Hi Vman Mr P is engrossed in the world cup so it is on all the time.... I'm just snowed under with uni work and family stuff. But thanks for asking after me.
I make sure I pop in here each day. Hugs to all xx

venuscat

Huh? Jain food? No onions or garlic.....whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? What culture is this? How can I learn about it....yeah, sure....Google and all....but tell me please.....this is FASCINATING for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And hi Petals honey.....so much love...sorry to step on your post. ♥

calmself

Sure. As you might be aware, most of Indians are Hindus (>85%). Jainism is an ancient Indian religion with very similar attitudes and beliefs as the Hindus. For eg: most Hindus do not eat meat, but Jains are 100% vegetarian. Also, they do not eat anything which grows under the ground (Onions, Garlic, Potatoes, mushrooms, beets...). But the food is super yummy and mildly spicy.

Here is more info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism