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A bit of a random subject, but it just popped into my head. So, Halloween is coming around the corner, and it's a time of cramming sugar and chemicals into your face. Any sweets or deserts or whatever you've tried or seen somewhere that you found utterly bizarre? Can be from your own country, or it can be foreign.
I don't really try much myself, 'cause I'm really picky, but lately I have seen a couple of weird ones in the stores here in Norway. One is potato chips with "ham and honey" flavour. I have not tried it, but it sounds horrible. The other weird thing I've seen is apple crisps, as in slices of apples that have been fried and salted and whatnot in the same manner as potatoes. It sounds weird, but eh, I'm not gonna judge.
Personally, there's really only two foreign things I can think of at the moment. I haven't really tried a lot of foreign candy apart from chocolate, but I did try some weird stuff that someone at my school a couple of years back bought.
One of the weird ones that I can remember was this Japanese cupcakey thing, except it wasn't actually a cupcake, it was sort of a jelly blob with some strawberry jam inside. The taste was alright, but the texture... Very strange, it was like rubber.
The other thing I tried back then were American poptarts. People eat this stuff for breakfast? >_> Really? I could understand if you ate it for desert (even though I personally found them revolting and way too sweet), but breakfast? Seems like just having an apple or a slice or bread something would be a lot healthier.
On that note, why does it seem like most of the world hates licorice? As in black licorice, not the fake red kind. It seems like people only like it in the Nordics, Netherlands and to some extent in Britain. And salty licorice apparently isn't even sold outside of said countries, which just seems really weird to me since it's one of the most popular candies here in Norway. I suppose salty licorice would probably be considered a weird foreign candy to many of you guys.
I don't really try much myself, 'cause I'm really picky, but lately I have seen a couple of weird ones in the stores here in Norway. One is potato chips with "ham and honey" flavour. I have not tried it, but it sounds horrible. The other weird thing I've seen is apple crisps, as in slices of apples that have been fried and salted and whatnot in the same manner as potatoes. It sounds weird, but eh, I'm not gonna judge.
Personally, there's really only two foreign things I can think of at the moment. I haven't really tried a lot of foreign candy apart from chocolate, but I did try some weird stuff that someone at my school a couple of years back bought.
One of the weird ones that I can remember was this Japanese cupcakey thing, except it wasn't actually a cupcake, it was sort of a jelly blob with some strawberry jam inside. The taste was alright, but the texture... Very strange, it was like rubber.
The other thing I tried back then were American poptarts. People eat this stuff for breakfast? >_> Really? I could understand if you ate it for desert (even though I personally found them revolting and way too sweet), but breakfast? Seems like just having an apple or a slice or bread something would be a lot healthier.
On that note, why does it seem like most of the world hates licorice? As in black licorice, not the fake red kind. It seems like people only like it in the Nordics, Netherlands and to some extent in Britain. And salty licorice apparently isn't even sold outside of said countries, which just seems really weird to me since it's one of the most popular candies here in Norway. I suppose salty licorice would probably be considered a weird foreign candy to many of you guys.
New Discord server
Hi, I decided to make a dedicated Discord server where I'll be posting everything related to The Wizard's Bestiary, including the translated script for the first chapter, if anyone wants to read it and give feedback. I'm not going to be giving a public link to this because I don't want a bunch of spam bots, and I'm also wary of NFT art thieves, but if you want access to it, just send me a private note here on DeviantArt, and I'll give you the link.
I think I'm going to call it quits
I've been on this website for 15 years, and it's been ups and downs, but lately I feel like this website might not even have a purpose to exist anymore. Everywhere I look, there's nothing but AI "art". Just pages upon pages of stuff no one even made, just created by a machine that users typed random keywords into, letting the machine mash together other people's artwork for them. The website is so completely oversaturated with these pieces, most of which have no comments, no favourites, and are mostly in the exact same art style, and frankly I'm beginning to find it really depressing to go on here. AI art has a place in the world, but this is not it, it should never be displacing real artists like this. The biggest hit for me on this site was when Flash died, and ever since, my page has basically been on life support, and this was the final straw. I went through the NFT nonsense last year with people stealing my pictures to sell as NFTs, but unlike NFTs, I don't see AI art as just a
To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of Instagram, or social media in general, but as a bit of an update, I'm now an apprentice at a tattoo studio, so I need to have Instagram in order to advertise to potential customers in the future. As such, I'm going to be uploading some of the same stuff that's here on DeviantArt there, so don't worry if you see someone called Ninarotattooart posting the same pictures as me, that's just my Instagram account. I'll also be adding some personal watermarks to my works instead of just the generic DeviantArt ones, but it's not a big difference, to be honest.
Movie review: The Northman
I had high hopes for this film. Being directed by the man behind The Lighthouse, and more importantly The Witch, which is one of the most historically accurate movies ever made and also my favourite horror movie, I thought this would finally be the Hollywood movie to do away with the mindless savage stereotype and do the Viking Age and Norse culture justice. I was wrong. Spoilers ahead, though seeing as this is basically a Viking version of Hamlet, I'm sure most of you already know how it ends. So first of all, let me mention that while I am not an expert, I am still a big Viking enthusiast, and I've done a lot of research on their culture and history over the years, and am a member of a Norse historian and reenactment community here in Norway, so I do have a pretty good clue on what's correct and what isn't. Second of all, I am bewildered at how positive the reception for this supremely stupid movie has been. Seriously, I cannot state this clearly enough: the way this movie depicts
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Tbh I i'm in love with Salmiakki it's my favourite food, which is annoying cus it's never sold here in Australia so I'd usually get some off my Swedish friend. I'm disappointed that a lot of people hate it like black liquorice