Question about norms around visiting a friend with a newborn baby

A good friend of my husband is having a baby. And we want to visit them. In my country, as a millennial from the city, nowadays usually we will give a present and also money. And for the gift especially, we will just ask the person what they need and we will buy stuff that fits our budget and meet their needs. This is for close friends, friends, coworkers, afaik.

I asked my husband and he is not sure whether we should do the same here and told me to just give money. I asked because I thought his friend is also from kind of a similar background.

Is that a weird thing to do? Asking what they need first before buying a gift? Or money is enough? Thanks

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u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 16 days ago

Türkiye'nin Florida eşidi neresi?

Florida Man gibi tarzında. Tatil yeri, sıcak bölge falan değil. Saçma şeyler/ insanlar olduğu bölge. Aklıma geldi.

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u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 1 month ago
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Who was a great person from your country who was stolen before their time?

Harvey Milk--the first openly gay politician in US history. Helped to stop a law barring gays and lesbians from teaching in California. Basically the father of anti-discrimination ordinances that bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

He was assassinated by a former peer who opposed some of his reforms.

What's an example from your country's history?

u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 2 months ago

Anyone here using a soy milk maker? Is it worth it?

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I stumbled upon a soymilk maker on an e-commerce. The claim is that it can make soymilk within 30 min or so without soaking the beans first. And will boil the milk. I looked up with Indonesian keywords about this particular brand, but only found videos with affiliations.

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LLM said this particular brand is generally good. Only that it will give different result than commercial soymilk, because it wont separate the waste (okara) since it is using fast sharp blades that will cut up the beans into fine particles. It also has self-cleaning feature, which basically looks like when you put some detergent and water and turn on your blender.

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My question is, does anyone here have an experience with this machine? Or this kind of machine? Does it last? Do you need to clean it more than just the self-cleaning?

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This brand is So**ki. Like the Japanese writer Natsume So**ki.

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Thank you

u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 2 months ago

Nasi Cumi Hitam The People's Cafe + sedikit opini ttg resto2 Indo

Sepaket sama es teh selasih, jadi Rp 96.965 sudah incl tax.

Enak sih rasa klasik, kalau bisa tulangnya dibersihin lebih ok but no big deal, gampang dipisahinnya. Porsi buat gw cukup, tapi mungkin buat kebanyakan orang kurang. Gw sedang agak diet dan memang bukan big eater. Es tehnya pesan less sugar akhirnya diantar dengan syrup terpisah, dan gak gw pake sama sekali karena sudah manis.

Sebenernya gw pengennya beli minumnya teh tawar anget aja gt, gw pikir restoran yang serve makanan model begini ada lah teh tawar, tapi kok nyari2 nggak ada. Adanya teh premium dgn bbrp pilihan, takut ga cukup kayaknya gelas tehnya kecil walaupun yg ukuran reguler.

Konteksnya sedang balik ke Indo, jadi ya ada keliling ke bbrp resto dalam waktu berdekatan untuk ketemuan, gw menyadari hampir semua menu minuman di restoran itu dingin dan manis. Kalaupun ada minuman non dingin manis, itu nyempil sekali. Air mineral botol relatif mahal dan sangat kecil.

Bahkan resto jepang juga pilihan minuman hangatnya ya ocha, selebihnya dingin + manis.

u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 2 months ago
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What platforms do people in different language communities usually use to discuss things, and what kinds of topics do they talk about

My first language is Chinese, and these are some of the forums / Chinese-speaking online communities I’ve seen:

🇹🇼Dcard

This originally started as a platform for Taiwanese college students, so most users are younger people in their 20s–30s. A lot of the popular posts are about relationships, or things like how I save first million NTD.

🇹🇼PTT

The average age here feels older, maybe around 30–40. You can find more long-form and serious posts, and people who genuinely put effort into answering questions. Popular boards include casual chat, stocks, and anime. But some people there can be extremely harsh and toxic.

🇺🇲Threads Chinese-speaking community

The average emotional maturity here feels quite low to me. Many users come across as self-centered and extreme. Topics I frequently see include education/exam pressure, anti-China sentiment, and feminism-related discussions.

🇨🇳Zhihu

This site doesn’t really have specific category boards that gather the same hobby communities together. It focuses more on answering questions. The topics are pretty diverse. I’ve seen discussions about life experiences, international politics, Chinese history, and all kinds of personal suffering. It doesn’t feel concentrated around particular style or theme.

🇨🇳Bilibili

It’s basically the Chinese version of YouTube (although a lot of videos there are reuploads of YouTube videos with Chinese subtitles added). Some Chinese content creators upload only on Bilibili and not on YouTube, so you can find a much richer variety of content from the Chinese-speaking world there.

🇯🇵Line

In Taiwan, this is used a lot in company and family group chats. There are many original stickers you can buy, but a lot of older images and videos expire and can’t be viewed anymore. I think that’s pretty bad.

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u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 3 months ago

Edamame lokal aka kedelai rebus dan ubi depan St. Pondok Cina

Not sure whether it is something rare, but I have just encountered this soybean again after yearssss (I live abroad). Such a nostalgic feeling. The seller got a QRIS too!

Harga:

kedelai 6ribu - enak walau tidak segendut edamame, a bit dry

Ubi 5ribu - belum dicoba

u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 3 months ago

WTS Tas Coach dan Michael Kors

2nd, kondisi in detail below. Hanya tas.

-Michael Kors Jet Set Top Zip Medium Purple. Visibly bagus, tapi ada sedikit pudar if you look very carefully. 800k

-Coach swagger medium gold, sudah visibly pudar. 200k

- Coach swagger hot pink, no long strap. Visibly bagus. 600k

Semua original tapi memang udah lama dan yang punya ga keep kelengkapan dgn baik. Inside ok semua. Ambil semua 1,5k.

Kalau mau lewat toped boleh, nanti dibuat dan dibagi link.

COD Depok Margondaan aja, tapi cocok2an ya waktunya.

Terimakasih.

u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 3 months ago

Türkçe vikipedi içeriği niye çok az ya da bazen diğer dillerle bağlanmamış?

Farklı dillerde vikipedi incelemeyi seviyorum. Hem olaylar hem de mesela aletler falan. Ama farkettiğim, Türkçe sayfası arada yoktu. Konu Türkiye'de yaygın olsa bile, ya da basit şeyler. Başka ne dillerde olduğu halde bile, Türkçesi hiç bulunmadı. Ya da çok nadir buldum, sayfa vardı ama diğer dillerle bağlanmadı (diller menüsü tıklayınca orada Türkçe yok. Bilerek googlede yazarak 'xxx türkçe vikipedi' gibi bulmalıyım)

Yani politika olaylar için vikipedi farklı taraflarda falan analdım. Ama epey objektif birşey, ne araba, makina, ne bilmem şeyler de yok.

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u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 3 months ago

Nasi Campur Pontianak 66 Depok

Setelah sekian lama nyobain babi lagi, dulu sempat rada trauma karena bau dan mungkin tempatnya juga ga bagus.

Siobak enak. Babi kecap juga. Tapi chasio tidak terlalu berkesan, apa karena campur2 jadi rasanya ketutupan? Lapchiong lumayan, kayak bakso2 gitu tapi lebih crunchy.

Kuah kental itu mestinya dimakannya gimana ya? Dituang gitu ke atas nasinya? Atau dimakan terpisah? Sayur asin juga?

Trus ada dua sambal, sambal biasa dan sambal terasi, sambal biasa tuh kayak asam2 gt. Sukanya sambal yg pedasnya.

Harga gofud 80rb. Buat gw agak banyak sih porsinya. mungkin kalau orang lain cukup. Tapi dikasih sendok 2.

Sekian review.sori meja berantakan.

u/Awkward-Maximum-2290 — 3 months ago