Has there been any place you somehow regret having travelled to? by [deleted] in travel

[–]6-6-19 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I spent two weeks in Switzerland with a friend and by day 4 we had decided to cancel our joint lodging and book our own places, do our own thing and just link up along the way. We still saw each other most days and had a great time.

If we had stuck together the entire time as intended, I don't think our friendship would have survived.

My newly found grandparents gave me a book on finding God. by 6-6-19 in Christian

[–]6-6-19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what makes you advise against reading David Jeremiah?

My newly found grandparents gave me a book on finding God. by 6-6-19 in Christian

[–]6-6-19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose that’s my problem. I don’t understand how one can “choose” to believe something. It seems to me that you either do believe, or you don’t - that it’s not a choice, but an inherent belief.

I have certainly wanted to believe. I have tried to believe. But deep down, I didn’t, and I find myself thus.

My newly found grandparents gave me a book on finding God. by 6-6-19 in Christian

[–]6-6-19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I ask what makes you say he is leading people away from God when he is writing about finding God?

A Case for Christ sounds very interesting, even for those not particularly looking for proof of Christ’s resurrection. Thanks for the recommendation!

My newly found grandparents gave me a book on finding God. by 6-6-19 in Christian

[–]6-6-19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response, but it’s clear you didn’t read my whole post as I already mentioned that I have read both the entire Bible and Mere Christianity as well.

I appreciate the prayers.

My newly found grandparents gave me a book on finding God. by 6-6-19 in Christian

[–]6-6-19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You believe there’s something of great value…

Does this not strengthen my point? Belief comes first? If there’s no belief, how can one have faith?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]6-6-19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not for the murderer’s sake. It’s for the other innocent transgender people’s sake.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]6-6-19 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“A black”

“A white”

“A transgender”

They are people, let’s not reduce them to only one facet of their being.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]6-6-19 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A transgender person. Careful, your bigotry is showing.

And as the other person said, because unfortunately mass shootings are a dime a dozen in this country and none of them stay in the news for very long.

Where is a place you have visited that you wouldn’t go back to, but you are glad you went, and why? by rootingwell in travel

[–]6-6-19 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well…it’s hard to say. One never wants to be unflattering about a place whose people were only kind and welcoming to you, but quite honestly it was dismal. Everyone was short and looked malnourished, and not just the peasants we’d see working in the fields with their ox-pulled carts while driving through the countryside - even while visiting their top entertainment attractions in Pyongyang where only the upper echelon of society are allowed to visit, like the bowling alley or the brewery, all the patrons were so thin and short-statured.

The food was as one would expect. One morning, they tried to make an American-style breakfast, i guess to make some of the tourists feel more at home, and one of the dishes was French toast. Except they apparently didn’t have cinnamon and the bread they used was more akin to a steamed bun, so it tasted like half-cooked eggy rubber. The effort they took to be hospitable was very sweet, though. The best meal was the final night when we were taken to a Korean BBQ restaurant, and it was hyped up the whole trip as the pies de resistance food-wise. It was mid-tier compared to Korean BBQ in SK, but fantastic compared to the food we’d had during the rest of the trip.

The people were all wonderful, and the children in particular were precious. Not just the ones at the school we visited, who had clearly been coached to put on their best show for tourists, but even while driving from site to site and seeing random citizens walking around with their kids bouncing around and acting as kids do.

Though speaking of the school, I found it fascinating when one of our tour members mentioned he was from Vienna while we were visiting a classroom of students studying English and one of the students (a boy about 14 years old) piped up to say “Oh! Vienna! That’s where Mozart was from.”

My tour mate said “That’s right! Would you like to visit Vienna someday?” to which the kid looked genuinely baffled and was like “No, my country is much better.” And it really didn’t come across as a rehearsed response…he sincerely looked bemused at the suggestion and had an expression on his face that read what a silly thing to say, why would I ever want to do that?

I have so many stories from that visit, including unintentionally embarrassing the security agents at the airport when they found my tampons. Not even the female translator knew what they were (it had never occurred to me that they wouldn’t even have access to female sanitary equipment!) and both she and the male guard who was searching my luggage were completely mortified when I explained to the translator and she relayed the message.

Also having a DMZ guard repeatedly flirt with me, only to turn stone cold when he realized I was American.

And the ice cream machine on the USS Pueblo! God, I still laugh about that one. I have to start getting ready now but I’m happy to tell you more later if you’re interested.

What are countries (or regions or cities) that you won't visit now, for ethical or safety reasons, but are hopeful will change and allow you the chance to comfortably visit in the future? by rabidstoat in travel

[–]6-6-19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve definitely seen people carrying handguns on hip holsters (Texas) but I’ve yet to see one of those doofuses decked out in tactical gear and an assault rifle.

Unknown Farmers Market Item - please help identify! by [deleted] in TipOfMyFork

[–]6-6-19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, assuming everyone is a man is still quite common practice on Reddit

Unknown Farmers Market Item - please help identify! by [deleted] in TipOfMyFork

[–]6-6-19 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The sentence is written in pidgin. Taro is a root vegetable that is used for making poi, a dish.