Great part of the update and no one is talking about it?

I really like compatibility and the new dislikes/likes options. My Sim was more easily able to find a girlfriend that she had awesome compatibility with.

I'm in the process of setting the likes/dislikes of all the Sims in my game so they won't be out of character for the way I think they should be. The tricky part is picking 50 so I don't have to worry about random ones developing. Can't have Loki deciding he likes kids radio. I've started having Sims like every color just so I can fill a bunch of slots.

Oh right! When I noticed that the likes/dislikes is 50 now instead of 20, I thought that was excellent. I was being cautious on that and very rarely choosing a dislike since it could fill up fast with likes. Gives alot more breathing room.

The main thing I like is the categorized character menu. Took me a short while to get used to, but far better to look for the specific one you want, then accidentally pass it and have to flip through all over again. Heh!

The visual icons are excellent too overall.

"Atreya33;c-18247284" wrote:

"CAPTAIN_NXR7;c-18247224" wrote:

"Atreya33;c-18247182" wrote:

"Nate_Whiplash1;c-18247031" wrote:
I just wanna know what language that is--is it Dutch?

Yes, it is Dutch.

Some of my favourite Dutch words are “patatje oorlog” ( literal translation in US English = little war fries ?) and “eekhoorntje” (literal translation =….??…(someone help me out here)...but apparently it means ‘wee little squirrel’).

I love that there are so many diminutive words in the Dutch language. Pretty impossible to pronounce too (at least for me…then again, I can barely speak English ?).

patatje for fries is Dutch from the Netherlands. Here in Belgium Patatje means (little) potato. You can compare it to American English and British English. It is basically the same language with some differences in vocabulary choice and pronunciation.

Ah, I didn't realize, I assume that would be a Flemish Dutch then? (I apologize if I'm wrong here...)
I fell into a wonderful discussion with someone from South Africa the other day, and apparently Afrikaans is also very similar to the Dutch language. Their literal translation for a Giraffe is Camel Horse....and seriously, that just cracked me up. A Camel Horse?! :D

It does make sense that 'patatje' means (little) potato...it actually sounds very similar!
I'll be naming one of my in-game infants Patatje.

I prefer the American English literal translation for 'patatje oorlog' (war fries) to the UK/ Ireland version (war chips). I mean we can win a war with WAR FRIES!! (so dramatic) however, 'war chips 'sounds kinda pathetic, right? I wouldn't trust war chips to win a war now to be honest...

Okay...but wait...do you not have war fries in Belgium at all then...considering it's only a little potato? ?

As for eekhoorntje, it definitely means little squirrel, not sure if the wee is appropriate.

Oh yes 'wee' can mean a variety of things...in my squirrel context it was an Irish (or indeed Scottish) 'wee' for 'little'. Like a little little squirrel...as in an extra small -and possibly very cute and soft- squirrel.

I digress.

I also think these parts of the update are great, especially the pie menu overhaul. My brain is now spending fewer calories on trying to find its way through the social interaction maze.