Pet Peeves v. u mad?

[shimazu]

Italy, France, Spain, and the UK.

the hotel we were at in England was in the middle of Little Islamabad or something because every other store was a hookah bar or a Tesco

 

[Illyria99]

q.e.d.

alasdair

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[alasdairm]

Italy, France, Spain, and the UK.

where in france?

alasdair

 

[shimazu]

Toulon

 

[ebola?]

I don't like it when people say something is infinitely more (x) than something else when the difference between the two quantities is, in fact, finite. The phrase "almost infinite" also makes me cringe.

ebola

 

[rangrz]

I don't like it when people say something is infinitely more (x) than something else when the difference between the two quantities is, in fact, finite. The phrase "almost infinite" also makes me cringe.

ebola

My level of agreement with this post is of a magnitude which is positive and unbounded.

 

[ebola?]

Hahaha...This post at least makes sense if thought of iteratively.

ebola

 

[quiet roar]

French people were probably the rudest when I was in Europe.

they hear the accent and you just see their shoulders drop and it's like you're asking them so much just to sell you their shit.

I'm sure not all of them are like that, but compared to other countries it was more noticeable

I have never had any issue with the french (even parisians). They won't suffer fools, though, which is why americans struggle there. They also don't particularly like the english but then, the english don't like the french, either. Once they discover you aren't a pom or yank, they are very friendly.

 

[alasdairm]

Toulon

i think that one could just as easily put that down to urban dynamic vs. rural dynamic. do you think a french visitor would have the same impression of a visit to manhattan and, say, laramie?

alasdair

 

[Illyria99]

I have never had any issue with the french (even parisians). They won't suffer fools, though, which is why americans struggle there. They also don't particularly like the english but then, the english don't like the french, either. Once they discover you aren't a pom or yank, they are very friendly.

Interesting...if it weren't for the Brits and Yanks in WWII, France would be part of the Third Reich.

 

[quiet roar]

Interesting...if it weren't for the Brits and Yanks in WWII, France would be part of the Third Reich.

Not sure they would mind, tbh.

Chances are Britain would be, too.

 

[tu_madre]

I'm peeved about how the i(gotfooled)phone has made ME lazier about spelling and grammar! Also, I'm peeved that I didn't stick with a Samsung DAMMMIT!

 

[ebola?]

Interesting...if it weren't for the Brits and Yanks in WWII, France would be part of the Third Reich.

Right, so how is this relevant to the current discussion?

ebola

These pet peeves are clearly too wide in appeal.
...
How about this: I dislike abbreviation of "shimazu" to "shim", as it chops apart a syllable.

ebola

 

[Illyria99]

Right, so how is this relevant to the current discussion?

ebola

If you had bothered to read the post I was responding to instead of trying to be a smart ass, you'd have your answer.

 

[RedLeader]

People who answer an either-or question as "both" or "neither," as inspired by the smart/sexy thread. The whole point is to way the pros and cons of two choices and pick one. If you are not able to do that, GTFO.

And then people who encourage these tl;dr own-chain-yanking defenses of both or neither. The author didn't say "this thread is for reasons why A and B go well together!" It is to pick ONE of the two, no matter how awkward it gets. Do we have to start strapping kittens to bombs to get the point across?

 

[Jean-Paul]

i hate when i miss what people are saying to me and they get offended. people, i had chronic childhood ear infections due to a deformed station tube, had tubes put in and out and in, and then i grew up to be a headphone wearing music blasting show attending person. i am not excellent at hearing.

 

[ebola?]

If you had bothered to read the post I was responding to instead of trying to be a smart ass, you'd have your answer.

1. Who said that you were the only one who lost the thread of discussion (I actually read back a few posts, and the commentary still doesn't seem particularly relevant to how people from different nations currently interact)?
2. If you followed your own advice, I'd have my answer too.

ebola

People who answer an either-or question as "both" or "neither,"

But people are often wont to establish shitty dichotomies that need be discarded.

edit: okay, I saw the thread, and it would be agonizingly difficult to elaborate "both" into an intelligent response.

ebola

 

[MrGrunge]

I have never had any issue with the french (even parisians). They won't suffer fools, though, which is why americans struggle there. They also don't particularly like the english but then, the english don't like the french, either. Once they discover you aren't a pom or yank, they are very friendly.

This is why you tell them you are Canadian. I've been to France twice: once as an American, once as a (pretend) Canadian. I found French people were much more friendly and receptive to my Canadian alter-ego. I also found that attempting to speak French (even if you're not very good) is seen as a positive - almost every French person speaks English anyway, but if you engage them in French they'll be a bit more patient with you and more willing to converse with you in English. France takes its culture very seriously, and American tourists are especially bad at breaking their sociocultural norms - I've seen more than a few of them snap their fingers at waiters and address them as "Garçon", which makes me cringe till my face hurts.

If you're going to go to France, do some research about how to politely interact with French people. I can guarantee it will make your trip more enjoyable.

 

[severely etarded]

I don't like it when people say something is infinitely more (x) than something else when the difference between the two quantities is, in fact, finite. The phrase "almost infinite" also makes me cringe.

ebola

The Rothschild's wealth is almost infinite

When price stickers are placed right on top of important information on packaging - flavour, nutrition, etc. Is it so hard to put it in some empty space?

hah. I've never even seen this before. Usually most places I go here in the US, at least in TX don't use price stickers unless you're in some Podunk tiny little town with ma and pa grocery/convenience stores. I'm talking <1000 people small town, like somewhere in the panhandle or east of El Paso west of San Antonio lol, i.e. middle-of-fucking-nowhere. Otherwise they just stack shit on a shelf and have a price tag on the shelf, with the name of the product, as does Wal-Mart, H-E-B, or most of the gas stations.

Shit, nowadays if they were to put price stickers on shit, people would remove them and put cheaper item tags on it and bring it to the register for checkout, lol. I did that last time I saw a sticker 8(

My pet peeve - when fucking morons drive in the legally designated passing lane 4+ lane highway (2+ each lanes each direction), without passing anybody, just driving next to them. FFS it's in the driver's handbook LEFT LANE for passing only, and on the interstates signs say the same thing just in case they are from somewhere else than TX that has different laws. Motherfuckers going UNDER the speed limit. Especially when you're in a damn hurry/late for work, school, etc!

 

[ebola?]

I've seen more than a few of them snap their fingers at waiters

Hah...But this is rude in the US.

ebola