As a non-native English speaker, still pretty well versed in the language, I for one ought to be aware of that. Then again, I am quite familiar with a lot of puns, expressions and nooks and crannies in English. So when the Brits here get going, I sometimes canāt help it. Shame on me
But wtf, at the end of the day itās just for fun
I have to admit that I sometimes laugh myself to death with the visible resemblance between norwegian and english. This is a thing which is coloured by the fact that I am norwegian and can assess things in a different way because of it. But the resemblance is clearly visible to me.
Well apart from the Nordic languages (except Finnish, of course), there are two languages that are much closer to Norwgian than English, namely German and Dutch. Still English is the language we know, so itās natural we see the similarities more easy.
Anyway, (almost) all the European languages are related. I guess it goes back to Latin and Greek, then shaken and stirred with the local lingo
if I may say my opinion I think that a user like @Randi261074 a character who always posts pictures even if he doesnāt have a subscription and he does it without botheringā¦
The system at this rhythm in five minutes in an hour in 3 hours is a waste of time itās torture & Iām not talking about me⦠Iām talking in general. I think itās right that every member should have 50 likes or 100 likes in 24 hours or let the likes go & anyone who wants to upload pictures let them upload, or have only Apartment discussion
I think itās something that members spends their time but also they have to knows what they can do with their time
I absolutely looove tomatoes! Did you know they were once considered to be poisonous, especially in Northern Europe?
The idea that tomatoes were once thought to be poisonous, especially in Europe, is a mix of fact and legend. Hereās the background:
European Suspicion: When tomatoes were first introduced to Europe from the Americas in the 16th century, they were met with suspicion. The tomato is part of the Solanaceae family, which includes deadly plants like belladonna (also called deadly nightshade). Because of this association, many Europeans were wary of tomatoes, believing they might be dangerous to eat.
Wealthy Class and Pewter Plates: One popular story is that wealthy Europeans who ate tomatoes off pewter plates often became sick or even died. This was because pewter, a common metal used in tableware at the time, contained high levels of lead. Tomatoes, being acidic, would leach lead from the plates, causing lead poisoning. Because of this, tomatoes gained a reputation for being deadly, particularly among the upper class, though the actual culprit was the lead, not the tomatoes themselves.
Botanical Confusion: Additionally, there was confusion about whether the tomato was a fruit or vegetable, and its novel appearance may have contributed to fear. The red color was sometimes associated with danger or poison.
Tomatoes in Italy: While northern Europeans were wary of tomatoes, the southern Europeans, particularly in Italy, adopted them more quickly into their cuisine, helping to dispel the myth over time. By the 18th century, tomatoes were becoming an integral part of Mediterranean dishes.
So while tomatoes themselves are not poisonous, early misunderstandings about their family association and reactions to lead poisoning contributed to the myth that they were dangerous to eat.
Also, tomatoes are not vegetables.
Botanically, a tomato is a fruit because it develops from the ovary of a flower and contains seeds. More specifically, itās classified as a berry because it forms from a single ovary and has fleshy parts.
However, in culinary terms, tomatoes are often considered a vegetable because they are used in savory dishes rather than sweet ones. This distinction led to a famous U.S. Supreme Court case in 1893, Nix v. Hedden, where the court ruled that tomatoes should be classified as a vegetable for tariff purposes due to their common use in meals.
So, while scientifically a fruit, tomatoes are treated as vegetables in the kitchen!