I'm not *complaining* that every emotion thread is still food thread, but it's a little strange Inspiring, though, I made some nice leafy burritos yesterday.
And congrats on cleaning your plates, LW That much beef would turn my stomach upside down! I am bad at Murrica stereotype.
I'm still not sure if I'll survive to the morning. I'm going vegetarian for the week
Still, got to see more of Catalan. Sagrada Familia was on the bucket list for a long while and got to see that and be awed, but the vast and awe inspiring edifice compares strangely to the impressive (and still in use) monastery de poblet, where I managed to witness one of the monks just chilling in the garden. Gud holiday, survived the heat wave, sad my Bangladeshi fruits got burnt to hell by the sun but hey, oley oley
Politics of Catalan are also spicy. Locals say Catalan and the rest of Spain begin diverging during the war of the Spanish succession, where Catalan supported an English claimant while the rest of Spain supported a French claimant, which ended poorly for Catalan when the English didn't reinforce Catalan. Typical English
Currently seems to be in political stasis, with all of the demonstrations having taken place last month. Lots of anarcho-feminist signs everywhere, with loads of posters hanging up calling everyone nazis. Despite the posters and the signs, all of the activity seems to have been put on hold due to the sweltering weather. Everyone sleeps more and works considerably less than the UK, which is unusual. Also the particular areas I have been to have been unexpectedly full of Russians, up to and including Russian food menus or stickers from Russian Spartak Hooligans marking turf. Seems Catalonia has occasional Russian colonies lol
IF I should die, think only this of me;
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a juicier beef concealed.
And did that meet in ancient time,
Sit upon England's plates obscene,
And was the bodacious lambshanks plod,
On England's pleasant gravy seen!