Forwarded from Hoffmann's Old Travelogue
This & That 🇺🇿Uzbekistan #5: A longish bike trip
▶️ Last weekend I went to a village in the Tashkent Region. As always there's a lot to discover on the way:
City vs Region
As soon as you cross the border into the region things get shabby (=low quality). The roads, the houses, the cars, just everything. While I'm not shocked by shabbiness I'm shocked by the difference. It'll be difficult to close the widening gap between Tashkent and the regions in the future.
The Riverside
There was a faster route staying on the main road but I thought riding by the riverside would be nicer. I was wrong. The river is barely (=almost not) visible and it's an industrial zone more than a recreational area (=place to relax). Dusty unpaved (=no pavement, no asphalt) roads with one truck after the other don't make for (=result in) a pleasant ride.
On a lighter note (=less sad or serious), I saved a kitten from getting run over and just as I was holding it a car stopped next to me and I gave it to them. Meouw!
#uzbekistan
▶️ Last weekend I went to a village in the Tashkent Region. As always there's a lot to discover on the way:
City vs Region
As soon as you cross the border into the region things get shabby (=low quality). The roads, the houses, the cars, just everything. While I'm not shocked by shabbiness I'm shocked by the difference. It'll be difficult to close the widening gap between Tashkent and the regions in the future.
The Riverside
There was a faster route staying on the main road but I thought riding by the riverside would be nicer. I was wrong. The river is barely (=almost not) visible and it's an industrial zone more than a recreational area (=place to relax). Dusty unpaved (=no pavement, no asphalt) roads with one truck after the other don't make for (=result in) a pleasant ride.
On a lighter note (=less sad or serious), I saved a kitten from getting run over and just as I was holding it a car stopped next to me and I gave it to them. Meouw!
#uzbekistan
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This & That 🇺🇿Uzbekistan #5: A longish bike trip ▶️ Last weekend I went to a village in the Tashkent Region. As always there's a lot to discover on the way: City vs Region As soon as you cross the border into the region things get shabby (=low quality).…
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Spot Afandi and his donkey #146: Afandi feeling the flower power of 🇩🇪Germany
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
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❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
❗️ If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you don’t we’ll find another winner!
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❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 🔥10,000🔥 Paynet-soums!
❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
❗️ If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you don’t we’ll find another winner!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Congrats to Nodirbek!!! 👏👏👏
And lovely designs today from Shohruhbek, Ravshanbek and Nozima! 👍💯👍
And lovely designs today from Shohruhbek, Ravshanbek and Nozima! 👍💯👍
Afandi Quiz #138: Which country?
▶️ Here is a mysterious picture from a mysterious small country.
👉@afandi_english👈 #picture_quiz
▶️ Here is a mysterious picture from a mysterious small country.
👉@afandi_english👈 #picture_quiz
Our favourite mistakes #150: Writing
▶️ Look at these sentences:
1️⃣It should be noted that, this is very important.
2️⃣ The reason is that, people have different opinions.
3️⃣ It is a very big problem so that, we must solve it.
❓What’s wrong?
❗️There’s no reason why you should use a comma here. Please don’t.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #writing
▶️ Look at these sentences:
1️⃣
❗️There’s no reason why you should use a comma here. Please don’t.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #writing
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Know Your World #65: Central Asia’s new alliances
▶️ Read this recent article from the Economist about the Stan countries’ foreign policy outlook for the coming years.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #article #economist
▶️ Read this recent article from the Economist about the Stan countries’ foreign policy outlook for the coming years.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #article #economist
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Movie Time #70: Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
▶️ Today’s film is a 🇫🇷French comedy about a man from sunny Southern France who has to move to the North of France where it always rains, where people eat bad food, speak a strange dialect and are unsophisticated (=simple, not clever). Watch how he slowly accepts his fate and falls in love with the place.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #comedy #european_films
▶️ Today’s film is a 🇫🇷French comedy about a man from sunny Southern France who has to move to the North of France where it always rains, where people eat bad food, speak a strange dialect and are unsophisticated (=simple, not clever). Watch how he slowly accepts his fate and falls in love with the place.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #comedy #european_films
Talking Point #5: Invasive technology
▶️ How times have changed. For a bit of convenience (=sth is easy and practical) we’re giving up our privacy. Smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s creatively named “Google” save our time and make for (=create) some funny interactive moments. But they listen to everything that happens in our homes. How do you feel about that?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #future
▶️ How times have changed. For a bit of convenience (=sth is easy and practical) we’re giving up our privacy. Smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s creatively named “Google” save our time and make for (=create) some funny interactive moments. But they listen to everything that happens in our homes. How do you feel about that?
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #future
World Food #20: Biryani Rice from 🇮🇳India and 🇵🇰Pakistan
▶️ Here is India’s answer to plov. Biryani is lighter and has more spices in it. There are three versions of it: Chicken Biryani, Mutton Biryani and Vegetable Biryani.
... made with:
Long-grain rice (basmati), chicken / mutton / vegetables, and then the spices (whichever you can get): Cloves, star anise, bayleaf, ginger, turmeric, chili, cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, etc. Use Google picture search to see what they look like.
... eaten with:
Raita – a salty sauce made of yoghurt, cucumber, onion, garlic, herbs and spices.
Healthy or not? 🟢
Easy to make? 🟢
Cheap enough? 🟡
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_food
▶️ Here is India’s answer to plov. Biryani is lighter and has more spices in it. There are three versions of it: Chicken Biryani, Mutton Biryani and Vegetable Biryani.
... made with:
Long-grain rice (basmati), chicken / mutton / vegetables, and then the spices (whichever you can get): Cloves, star anise, bayleaf, ginger, turmeric, chili, cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, etc. Use Google picture search to see what they look like.
... eaten with:
Raita – a salty sauce made of yoghurt, cucumber, onion, garlic, herbs and spices.
Healthy or not? 🟢
Easy to make? 🟢
Cheap enough? 🟡
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_food
Unmissable Websites #2: AI image generator
▶️ Here’s an AI tool to create pictures. Just write whatever is on your mind, press enter and there it is. Shockingly good!
See what comes up when you enter “Afandi and his donkey studying English”. 😝
🔗 https://open.ai/
👉@afandi_english👈 #website #ai
▶️ Here’s an AI tool to create pictures. Just write whatever is on your mind, press enter and there it is. Shockingly good!
See what comes up when you enter “Afandi and his donkey studying English”. 😝
🔗 https://open.ai/
👉@afandi_english👈 #website #ai