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Earwicker posted:and your milk comes in a bag Ugh if I had a dollar for every time I had to explain (slowly) to Americans that bagged milk only applies to certain regions of Ontario and Quebec and the rest of the country gets it in cartons, jugs, and bottles like civilized cultures
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Do analogue hygrometers go bad? I just realized the two at least 25 year old ones I have in my house (living room and basement) both say 90% humidity. I'm fairly certain it is not that damp in here. I checked my thermostat in the exact same room as the living room hygrometer, and it says 52%, which I'm inclined to believe. What's going on here?
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Jun 13, 2020 04:58
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I don’t know what the state of the art is, but antique analogue hygrometers frequently used natural fibres (wild oat beard was a good one) that can decay with age.
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Jun 13, 2020 05:17
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Are Americans just overly talkative or are Europeans just weirdly standoffish? I’m American and every British and European I’ve met is so weirdly introverted and averse to small talk. I don’t know how people reproduce in these countries because it seems like they don’t enjoy talking to anyone.
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Jun 13, 2020 10:22
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sponges posted:Are Americans just overly talkative or are Europeans just weirdly standoffish? sponges posted:I don’t know how people reproduce in these countries because it seems like they don’t enjoy talking to anyone.
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Is there a good program to splice commentaries onto videos, or just playing an mp3 file with a video at the same time? I have some commentaries / riffTrax type things I want to listen too, but it's kind of a pain in the rear end getting the two to line up.
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Jun 13, 2020 10:33
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sponges posted:Are Americans just overly talkative or are Europeans just weirdly standoffish? I’m American and every British and European I’ve met is so weirdly introverted and averse to small talk. The general stereotype of Americans is that they are loud and extremely talkative and I have to admit it’s true a lot of the time. Europeans are probably quieter in general though it really depends on where you are. You may think Germans are quiet but just wait till you go to northern Sweden  Totally anecdotally, some nationalities like the Brits seem to become exponentially louder if they are in a group rather than alone.
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Jun 13, 2020 10:48
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Fruits of the sea posted:The general stereotype of Americans is that they are loud and extremely talkative and I have to admit it’s true a lot of the time. That’s fair. My experience with Europeans is that they almost come across like they have social anxiety disorder or aspergers. The aversion to idle chit chat is loving weird to me.
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Jun 13, 2020 10:53
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I was in America for a bit and found the constant need to have overly long chats obnoxious. Didn't matter if I was at a coffee shop or diner or supermarket, you can't just do your business and leave, you always get roped into a game of 50 questions. But maybe it's worse if you're very clearly a tourist. I was having an operation at the time as well and I found it really weird and uncomfortable that a fair few people would bluntly try and broach the topic of what actually happened, in vivid detail.
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Jun 13, 2020 11:00
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Fruits of the sea posted:Totally anecdotally, some nationalities like the Brits seem to become exponentially louder if they are in a group rather than alone. That's because alcohol will be involved. Brits only talk to each other when slightly drunk. Australians are pretty loud but that's because they have to make themselves heard over the noise of the birds.
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Jun 13, 2020 11:05
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Goons Are Great posted:Actually, do other countries also do that? I know it's rather rare in Europe, but no idea about the UK. What about Canada? Australia? Are overflowing toilets an Anglo-Saxon thing or is it us Europeans being the dry weirdos?
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Jun 13, 2020 11:06
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sponges posted:That’s fair. My experience with Europeans is that they almost come across like they have social anxiety disorder or aspergers. The aversion to idle chit chat is loving weird to me. Yeah, in most cases the person is just being reserved. Also if we’re talking Northern Europe and Scandinavia, people tend to have kinda regimented social groups. They meet their old high school buds every Wednesday, their sports club friends every Friday and their parents every Saturday... so they get their socializing done there. I love meeting North Americans and talking about super mundane poo poo. It’s kinda relaxing.
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Qubee posted:I was in America for a bit and found the constant need to have overly long chats obnoxious. Didn't matter if I was at a coffee shop or diner or supermarket, you can't just do your business and leave, you always get roped into a game of 50 questions. But maybe it's worse if you're very clearly a tourist. I was having an operation at the time as well and I found it really weird and uncomfortable that a fair few people would bluntly try and broach the topic of what actually happened, in vivid detail. And there it is. The example I was describing. I thought I was experiencing outliers but here it is.
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Do analogue hygrometers go bad? I just realized the two at least 25 year old ones I have in my house (living room and basement) both say 90% humidity. I'm fairly certain it is not that damp in here. I checked my thermostat in the exact same room as the living room hygrometer, and it says 52%, which I'm inclined to believe. What's going on here? I don't know what it is that makes them go off in the first place, but yeah, provisions should be there to readjust them.
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Jun 13, 2020 13:36
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Mak0rz posted:Ugh if I had a dollar for every time I had to explain (slowly) to Americans that bagged milk only applies to certain regions of Ontario and Quebec and the rest of the country gets it in cartons, jugs, and bottles like civilized cultures All over the Maritimes too! 
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Jun 13, 2020 13:38
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sponges posted:And there it is. The example I was describing. I thought I was experiencing outliers but here it is. Depends on region. I have people pull over cars on major roads when I'm walking my dog to tell me how pretty she is in the south, in NYC people literally ignore crazy people with knives on the subway. In upstate ny you may play 20 questions when you see someone you know, in the south its more anyone you happen to see
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Jun 13, 2020 15:01
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We Americans can’t shut the gently caress up but also we like our space and don’t you dare get touchy feely with greetings and personal contact . We are very weird. Thanks for yalls outcasts that really did a number on us.
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It's almost like the US has 300 million people who have different cultural norms...
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Jun 13, 2020 15:26
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I've been reading the Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West and it's hilarious and fascinating how she meets like five germans and draws her conclusions about the german people from them. I really like the book so far but you have to keep in mind that she's one random Brit giving her opinion on every kind of European.
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Jun 13, 2020 15:30
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Mak0rz posted:Ugh if I had a dollar for every time I had to explain (slowly) to Americans that bagged milk only applies to certain regions of Ontario and Quebec and the rest of the country gets it in cartons, jugs, and bottles like civilized cultures .....and several farms near me in the US (mideast) were using bags until not all that long ago. It's not unheard of.
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Jun 13, 2020 15:43
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sponges posted:And there it is. The example I was describing. I thought I was experiencing outliers but here it is. I have been to the US a fair bit and I definitely find it hard to adjust to the chit chat style over there. The British (and particularly Londoners) do everything they can to not speak to each other in public. Even riding public transport with your nearest and dearest you need to work to overcome your conditioning to have a normal conversation.
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The willingness to engage in idle conversation with strangers is inversely proportional to local population density, regardless of where this is taking place.
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dokmo posted:The willingness to engage in idle conversation with strangers is inversely proportional to local population density, regardless of where this is taking place. This actually makes a lot of sense. The chatterers were always out in droves in Big Bear Lake and quiet towns, but in LA most people would just let you do your thing without roping you into an annoying conversation that you politely have to sit through.
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Jun 13, 2020 18:12
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dokmo posted:The willingness to engage in idle conversation with strangers is inversely proportional to local population density, regardless of where this is taking place. This 100%.I've lived in big cities for the past decade and I would never start conversation with anyone in public other than a bartender.
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Jun 13, 2020 18:25
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dokmo posted:The willingness to engage in idle conversation with strangers is inversely proportional to local population density, regardless of where this is taking place. yyyyep. i do not like the cities
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owlhawk911 posted:yyyyep. i do not like the cities Suspect av/post combo
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can't be sus, is a postin pal
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Platystemon posted:Suspect av/post combo lol Boba Pearl posted:can't be sus, is a postin pal  
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I’m looking for a photo that made the rounds online. It’s of Canadian shows, either a programming schedule or a list of the most popular programs or most-watched episodes on CBC or something like that. What makes it funny is that it’s dominated by The Big Bang Theory, it’s listed over and over. I think I remember it being a photo, not a screenshot or image.
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When did ironic Halloween costumes become a thing? Watching Hocus Pocus and it might just be because it’s a kid’s movie but nobody even acknowledges the potential for there to be ironic costumes. I was also a kid so maybe I just took Halloween very seriously but I don’t remember any ironic costumes all through the 90s.
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tuyop posted:When did ironic Halloween costumes become a thing? Watching Hocus Pocus and it might just be because it’s a kid’s movie but nobody even acknowledges the potential for there to be ironic costumes. What's your working definition of an ironic costume? Lazy costumes, like a t-shirt that says "This IS my costume"? A non-character costume? Cause both of those were around in the early 80s for sure. I remember circa 1983 the costume that was voted best custome in my elementary school was a guy wearing a big rear end box painted like a Rubix cube, which was the hot trend that year. And in 5th or 6th grade my friend and I just wore black sweats and went as cat burglars, which was a way to be as lazy as possible. Not sure if that's an ironic costume or not.
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tuyop posted:When did ironic Halloween costumes become a thing? Watching Hocus Pocus and it might just be because it’s a kid’s movie but nobody even acknowledges the potential for there to be ironic costumes. What do you consider an ironic costume? Putting on a fake goatee and calling yourself your evil twin? An old school style cheap costume where you have (maybe) a bad plastic mask and a shirt with the image and name of the character you are going as? Are you making a distinction between ironic and low effort?
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I’m not sure anymore. I was thinking like, Jim’s costumes from The Office. Costumes that are essentially puns seem different from low-effort costumes. 
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tuyop posted:I’m not sure anymore. I was thinking like, Jim’s costumes from The Office. Costumes that are essentially puns seem different from low-effort costumes. Looking at gis results for The Office Jim Halloween gave a few examples, and I would put at least 2 of them in the low effort box. Just Wearing a different name tag is right on the border of saying "gently caress your mandatory costume party". Edit: unless you are committing 100% to the bit. Then it requires extra effort.
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tattoo artist Qs, if you're doing something big and going for multiple sessions tip at very end or each session? also ~ how much is reasonable tip vs you did a grand job thanks
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breadnsucc posted:tattoo artist Qs, if you're doing something big and going for multiple sessions tip at very end or each session? also ~ how much is reasonable tip vs you did a grand job thanks When I had my tattoo done it took two visits, but I only paid at the end of the second. Edit: errr wait, maybe it was at the end of the first. It was ten years ago and I know I only paid once, because I had this same concern. QUESTION: Can someone tell me what BYOB is about? About ten years ago I went on a five year hiatus and when I came back that had appeared. Did it just replace FYAD? I thought for a while they both existed... credburn fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Jun 15, 2020 |
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credburn posted:When I had my tattoo done it took two visits, but I only paid at the end of the second. FYAD would post ironic threads about wanting to gently caress hitler, and some people believed to be FYAD harassed trans people, so it got shut down. BYOB is a place to be nice to people and also post about smoking weed.
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I see. Another question! I know that language is fluid and there are no rules but indulge me pl'z "Little" abbreviates as li'l. You don't often see it like that, I think; usually it's like: lil'. But since you're omitting the middle letters and the last letter is silent, it abbreviates to li'l, according to the general practice of elision that I spent some time reading through while trying to find an answer to the question I'm asking: My question is, for a while I've seen people say "imma" and it took me a long time to understand how this is phoneticized*. "Imma" is an abbreviation of "I am going to..." So, even though it doesn't really matter since it's kind of a real casual crunching of syllables that came together by fast-talking people (although inversely I see this being just as beneficial for slow-talking people) and isn't a real word, I'm curious how one would spell this with adherence to the general English use of elision (although I wonder if these rules are different in the UK?). Can a word have more than one apostrophe in it? I can't think of any. It just looks like a real eyesore of a word. I'm'a? I'm''o? *I didn't realize how hard it is to describe a phonetic conundrum only by text. I have heard people say "I am going to" very quickly and it comes out sounding like "I'm'uh" but for some reason I didn't connect that with "imma" which I frequently read as "ee-mah"
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credburn posted:Can a word have more than one apostrophe in it? I can't think of any. You shouldn't've had that hard a time.
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Memento posted:You shouldn't've had that hard a time. *shouldn't've'd
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