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Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 01 Dec 2023 (aussie.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by bot001@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Dear chef, I have woken up with the insatiable urge to yodel the "chorus", aka indigenous Taiwanese folk song stolen without credit due to the colonial belief that such things are in the public domain, from Return to Innocence by Enigma.

Could you please provide something to accompany this that is not a ☄️

[–] baconmash@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Having stepped foot on Taiwan, and so have my parents, I believe I am qualified to serve you a cup of dong ding tea, where dong ding is of the language of the coloniser. 🍵

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Dong ding oolong is definitely one of the more memorable names for a tea variety out there. Many thanks!

goes back to unspecified yodelling