CULTURAL QA 09-2022-19 BEING ACOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Why don't people eat barley anymore?It used to be a popular source of food in ancient times. A1 Matt Riggsby, MA Archaeology, BostonUniversity Fri Some people do. I can and very occasionallydo go to grocery stores around the city where I live and pick up things likecans of beef and barley soup or just boxes of dried barley ready for cooking. That said, barley has fallen out of popularity as a grainfor eating. It’s the fourth most grown grain in the world,but nearly all of it is used as animal feed or the basis forbeer. Barley’s mainadvantage historically is that it was much hardier than wheat. It would producemore grain under worse conditions, and at a time when just getting enough toeat was a challenge, that was a huge advantage. However, improving agriculturaltechnology has changed that. We’ve gotten much better at growing wheat, which is much more versatile(pasta, superior breads, etc.), and it seem like most people justprefer the flavor of wheat, so that has largely eclipsed barley, much as bettertechniques for growing ricehave led it to displacing the millet which was once the standard grain in largeparts of Asia My note- I readelse where during srardha barley rice was used at one time. Q2 What is the average travel time bytrain from Paris to Brussels? A2 Nicholas Stone ,Life long interestin trains. Thu Average traveltimes by train from Paris to Brussels have improved since I first travelledbetween the two. In August 1987, I first travelled by train between thetwo cities - a journey of around 3 hours. On thisroute, trains used traditional rolling stock - with an electric locomotivehauling passenger carriages - with a top speed of 160 km/h. The two cities are now linked by a dedicated high speedline, allowing a top speed of 300 km/h. Theline opened in stages, with planning consent confirmed in September 1989. Apartial service was inaugurated in May 1993, followed by more new lines in 1997and a new approach viaduct into Brussels Midi station in 2006. During the working day, there are often departures every30 minutes between the two cities. With allconstruction works now finished, trains cover the 307 km/h betweenParis and Brussels in just 82 minutes - averaging 225 km/h. In their strikinglivery, Thalys trains speedily connect Paris, Brussels and other Europeancities. In April 2022, Thalys and Eurostar merged - with the new company 55%owned by French state railway operator SNCF. Q3 Why did wheat become a staple foodin human history instead of nuts, for example? A3 Steven Haddock, Studied at YorkUniversity (Canada)Sep 12 Nuts grow on these things-This is a pistachio tree.It takes about 50 years between the time you cultivate it and it produces nuts.It requires an immense amount of water. Moreover, most nut trees have poisonous nuts - it takesgenerations of cultivating varieties that aren’t poisonous. We stillhaven’t managed that with oaks, which produce huge amounts of nuts, none ofwhich are edible to humans. Moreover, trees are susceptible to diseases. Wild chestnuts were common inthe U.S. northeast, producing millions of pounds of edible nuts a year untilthey were all wiped out by a blight. Wheat, on the other hand. can be planted and matures in afew months. Each seed planted gives you 32 inreturn (the result of choosing varieties in ancient times that produced moreseeds). It’s easier to harvest. Once harvested, it can be stored for years in the right conditions.It provides more caloriesper mass than nuts. It can get by on less water as long as there’slots of sun. It’s also very space intensive - even in olden times, you couldeasily harvest 40 bushels of wheat per acre. Where the climate is right, youcan harvest two crops a year. That’s whymost of the world’s food crops are grasses - wheat, rye, rice, corn, barley,oats and many others. They thrive in tight packed conditions. Q4 Is there any way to prevent clothesfrom shrinking after washing them at home (cotton)? A4 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now Whether the question is about wrinkles or reducing insize? Quality cottonwill not shrink in size.Politiciansusually wear white cotton clothes. Most people in India wear cotton looseclothes while in Homes. Thosewho are having less height really desire dhotis with less width. Wrinkles can bereduced if clothes are dried after washing with some care. After washing anddrying in washing machine, wrinkles are natural. If these wrinkles are removed by properlyspreading the clothes and put on clothesline on full drying wrinkles will bevery less. Ironing can remove the wrinkles fully. Q5 Which is the most overrated andunderrated Indian city? A5 Sanjay, Lives in India Thu I have lived in 7different cities in India and in my opinion the mostoverrated city is Ahmedabad (Gujarat) for below mentioned reasons. If you are north orsouth Indian then food is going to be a big issue. In Gujarat they use Sugar in almost everything. Ahmedabad is no more a peaceful city. For the people whowaits for weekend there is not much to do in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad isgetting crowded with every passing day. Ahmedabadis no where close to Mysore, Indore , Chandigarh and Bhopal in terms ofcleanliness. Note : people in Ahmedabad are very helpful. Mostunderrated city in my opinion is Indore : Indore is one ofcleanest city in India. There are variousoptions to eat out for anyone coming out of any part of India. Indore is very welldeveloped in terms of Infrastructure. It gives youfeeling of both a Metro and a small town. I really missChappan, and Sarrafa. There is enough foreveryone and something of everything.Those who wants at Weekend won't getdisappointed.People call this city Mini Mumbai for a reason. Q6 What kind of fruits should diabeticseat since most fruits contain sugar? A6 Edith Montgomery, Lives inIstanbul12h As we all know,diet therapy is the basic treatment for diabetes. Diabetes patients should havea balanced diet to ensure stable blood sugar and pay attention to nutrition. For those whoare finding a way to reverse type 2 diabetes without taking more pills, drugsor insulin shots,... you should check this tips My note- Nowadaysmany use the word reverse instead of reduce. I have got goodresults with it. By following that guide within 3 weeks my blood sugar has comedown to normal range, I have lost excess weight, I have all kinds of energy andI don't take insulin ! People withdiabetes can eat fruits with a low glycemic index (GI). Fruits with low glycemic index (GI) include dragon fruit,strawberry, peach, grapefruit, apricot, olive, star fruit, papaya, etc. But all fruits contain sugar. If the condition is severeand blood sugar is unstable, it is best not to eat fruits. Q7 Is there any country that is faraway from yours, but has similar food habits or dishes? A7 Samir Chellan, Former ITProfessional (1992–2019)Updated 3y Mexico and India Yes… Both Mexicans and Indians have similar looks andboth love spicy food too. Here are some foodsI thought tasted and looked the same. Tortilla and Chapati Bet you can’t saythe difference. Sweet Coconut Tamales and Ela Ada(Prepared in some South Indian states) . They are cooked alike and tastesalmost the same. Both are prepared with rice paste and sweet coconut stuffing. Tostada and Pappadam/Pappad.Only tostada is made with corn and pappadam/pappad with black gram flour. (Thanks,User-12199895843878580856. Justfound out some Colombian dishes which are very Indian :) Cocadas and Coconut ladoos Aroz con leche and Paal Kanji or Paal Payasam orIndian Kheer Empanadas (cornmeal) and Samosas (wheat)(potato filling) or Gujiyas or Karanji Patacones and Banana Chips (Ethakka Upperi orKayaVaruthathu - South India,mostly Kerala)….. Q8 Do trams and trains use the sametracks? A8 Judith Willothewisp, Profoundlydeaf, partly sighted, mother of four, PhD17h Oh, good questionactually. Generally speaking NO. Trams in Europe donot share tracks with heavy rail services. Trams have a standard axle load of typically 10 to 13tonnes. Trams use light-weight rail which wouldbe damaged by heavy rail trains which have a typical axle load of 44.5 tonnes. Many trams do not use standard UIC track gauge, many citytrams use 1 meter gauge, so no chance of sharingthere, unless you use dual-gauge track, which is no long in favour. I have seendual gauge tracks in a couple of places in Switzerland, but for two differenttram systems. The situationbecome a a bit more complex when one asks the question “do trains and lightrail lines share the same tracks?” Yes they can as long as the tracks operated on are laidto heavy rail standard. There would also be otherthings to consider such as the loading gauge regarding OLE (Ovehead LineEquipment), Electrical to signalling system interaction and interference,signalling system and sighting, two-way radio system intereference.E I know of one place herein the Netherlands where HeavyRail (Frieght) and Light Rail metro share tracks.It is on the old Hoekse Lijn between Schiedam (Rotterdam West) and Hoek vanHolland. This was a former heavy rail line connected to the port at Hoeke vanHolland, an important link to the UK. Not many realise that for decades thisroute was important for freight produce, military movements and diplomaticpersonnel. Sleeper passenger trains linked the port (ships from England) toPoland and Moscow, to Basel and in winter to Chur. The line also served anumber of port and industrial facilities along the line, principally atMaasluis and Vlaardingen Vulcanhaven. with cheap air travel passenger numberson the line dropped, except for local inter urban services. As the metro network expandedout of growing Rotterdam the transit authority RER approached Dutch Railwaysand a plan was made to convert the line to become part of the very efficientRER network, expanding the line right down to the popular beach atthe Hoek. The lines industrial customers are served by freight trains at night,but using the same tracks. The heavy rail connects to the national network justbefore Schiedam Station. How do I know all this, despite being a girl? My dad wasa rail engineer before being a farmer who had onlydaughters. He taught us all about these things. I still love trains….. Q9 Why don't wild animals attack asafari vehicle filled with humans? A9 Info Orb, Answered byMathew P.Vanderburg Updated Jul 24 One day, I was inan open safari vehicle, sitting very close to watch a fully grown leopard, the guide suddenly opened thedoor and got out of the vehicle. The leopard's attitude immediately changed.Hearing the guide's rustling footsteps in the grass, the leopard went frombeing completely relaxed and ignoring us, to suddenly getting angry. Veryscary. Suddenly theleopard jumped up and made one swift jump ... to disappear into the bushes. He didn't attack us and instead ran Open safarivehicles have no protection against predators who intend to attack vehicleoccupants. If a lion or leopard wanted to jump into the vehicle tostart having a good meal, it could easily do so. But that didn'thappen. Whyare there thousands of open-air vehicles passing through safari every day indifferent parts of Africa, and we hardly ever hear of predators attackingpeople in safari vehicles? The answer is acombination of two things. First, the vehicle, and the people in it, are not preyfor these predators. Predators don't see it as food,and in most cases don't see it as a threat either. And the second reason why predators don't attack humansin vehicles is because wild animals are afraid of humans by nature.Humans are at the top of the food chain, and wild animals know that. In most cases, a predator willflee from even a single human who approaches it on foot. And if there arehumans in a crowd, their natural fear of humans is multiplied. But whenhumans stay in the vehicle, they are less afraid because they don't recognizeit as a vehicle full of people. Sometimes predators approachopen safari vehicles without fear or desire to attack. In many national parks, predatorsare used to vehicles and will not mind having a safari vehicle very close tothem. Of course, there are some exceptions. There arespecial cases where predators attack humans in vehicles. In most of thesecases, wild animals were raised by humans, or indeed grew up in captivity.They may not be wildpredators by nature, but they have lost their natural fear of humans, or beenoverfed by humans. In such cases, predators have learned toassociate humans with food. And in one or twocases that I know of, animals are not fed or raised by humans but are very old,sick, or seriously injured. Old and injured animals can become very dangerous and act unexpectedly. In one such caseseveral years ago, an elderly male leopard, unable to escape from a viewing vehiclethat was constantly harassing him and intruding on his privacy, the old leopard attacked aguide whose arm was hanging out of the window, and bit his arm. . But suchoccurrences are very, very rare. I've been in thesafari industry for many years and we've done thousands of open-air safaris,and seen thousands of incredible predators, many of them we've seen up close. Not once did a predator try toattack any of our vehicles or the people in them. Statistically,you're much, much safer in an open-air safari vehicle inside a national parksurrounded by wild animals than when you're on a big city highway where youcould die in a car crash. Why do lions notattack when you are in a safari vehicle? - Ask me anything I’ve been onSafaris in Africa and heard a lot from professionals, as well as what I saw inperson and also read about. The best explanation I heard isthathttps://askmeanithing.com/why-do-lions-not-attack-when-you-are-in-a-safari-vehicle/ Q10 Why were the beds so much shorter inthe past? A10 Mathias Rolfs,Worked at Self employed Wed Most willanswer:"Well, because people used to be much smaller". In a sense, of course, that's true, but it's not the reasonbeds used to be so much shorter. The real reasonis the sleeping position.In the past, people slept in bed in a semi-uprightposition. You didn't sleepwith your back directly against the wall or against the headboard of the bed,but with several pillows piled up there. There was a good reason for the semi-upright sleepingposition: Many people often suffered from lung diseases in the past.This was no wonder, because there was actually smoke everywhere; it came fromstoves and fireplaces and from coal and wood stoves. In addition, there weredrafts, dampness and mold in the apartments, and cold. When you sit in bed, you can get much better air becauseof the relief of the respiratory muscles. The result of allthis was that people at that time were "scared to death" of dying intheir sleep because they would lie in it and then suffocate. Even today, insome regions people say: "Im Bett sterbet d' Leut" (People die inbed). This gave rise to the superstition: "Whoever sleeps sitting upescapes death". And so it cameabout that many people slept sitting up in short beds. This did not change until the 19th century,when people began to connect stoves and ovens to chimney flues - making homessmoke-free. And since people no longer had to sleep sitting up andcould lie down, from then on there were longer beds as we know them today. My note- If we lookat any photographs/pictures of of peoplebefore 3-4 generations, we couldsee they were more shorter and facial appearance vary very much to the present/past generation. All the above QA are from Quora website on 18-09- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled andposted by R. Gopala krishnan on 19-09-2022 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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