Or go to northern Portugal for the ultimate one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesinha

I once tried to learn to count in Japanese, but had to stop because I got an itchy knee.

No, they’re pretty dire.

whatever the reasons are.

The US politicians use taxpayer money to fund the weapons that get sent to Ukraine. The US weapons manufacturers get that money. The US weapons manufacturers pay the US politicians. No great mystery. Not disagreeing with arming Ukraine, just wish it wasn’t a necessity.