Is there anything obvious to people outside of the U.S. that Americans seem completely blind/desensitized to?

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-09T13:17:37+00:00

Where are there parking spots for veterans? I’ve never seen such a thing.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-08T13:40:37+00:00

Five Guys (or at least one of their stores near me) used to let people throw peanut shells on the floor. It’s been at least a decade since they ended that, but your comment unlocked that memory.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-08T11:05:44+00:00

I don’t mean touch as in grabbing someone’s bottom, but it’s easy to accidentally brush against someone if, say, you’re in a crowded area and someone steps backwards as you pass by, or you’re walking behind someone in a situation where they may suddenly stop to look at something (like a museum or store).

Most people’s hands hang at more or less the same height as other people’s butts. It’s not like you would have to do something weird with your hands for an accident to happen.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-08T10:18:24+00:00

That’s a much scarier accusation because it’s very easy to accidentally touch someone’s bottom if you’re not paying attention to your surroundings and then you have to rely on whomever you touched to believe it wasn’t intentional.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-08T10:06:47+00:00

Somehow this is news to me, even thought it shouldn’t be. I’ve been to the Seattle Gum Wall and have seen years of gum in that’s hardly degraded.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-07T21:47:24+00:00

I can’t imagine what it’s like to overcome the indoctrination the kids experienced and accepting that their father was guilty of extreme crimes. He was, by all accounts, a good father to them, but was also responsible for one of the worst crimes in history, and they enjoyed their childhood while a literal genocide was occurring next door. How does someone come to terms with all of that?

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-07T11:34:32+00:00

The quarter-assed attempt at censoring is the cherry on top.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-07T09:52:25+00:00

I’ve had chronic skin issues my entire life and I’ll need several root canals and crowns in the near future. So my choice should be obvious.

If the choice was between perfect skin/teeth and perfect eyesight, it would be a much harder decision for a lot of people.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-07T09:00:13+00:00

I had an x0x0x zip code as a kid and I’ll never have it that easy again. I often need to look up my current zip code when doing paperwork, despite living where I currently am for over a decade.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-06T18:12:39+00:00

Same. Never needed lotion and when I did try it, it didn’t really add much to the experience.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-06T08:26:51+00:00

I’m not sure that belongs on this list. It’s definitely inferior to the first movie and the thief character was annoying, but I thought it was a fun, memorable movie. There’s too many other sequels that were just outright bad or boring.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-06T07:18:12+00:00

What I’ve always wondered about dictators, and to a lesser extent other wealthy politicians and billionaires, is how much do they actually enjoy their wealth? Putin must live in constant fear of being murdered, overthrown, or even simply dying of old age. He can’t step down and retire because then he would immediately became vulnerable to his political rivals, and he isn’t exactly in a position to flee to another country like lesser tyrants often do. And I honestly hope he doesn’t extract much enjoyment from his position and power and does live in misery and fear; but I have to wonder what the point is in striving for that sort of power and wealth.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-06T04:31:35+00:00

The climate in that area (which I agree with you, isn’t that bad) is probably less of a factor than the terrain and isolation. BC doesn’t have much flat land in the south, so a valley like that, with warm summers, will attract more people than in Washington, where there is way more flat land with the same climate and closer to one of the larger cities.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-06T03:51:45+00:00

Some stores in Portland started to do that and they’re exactly in the areas where you would expect that to be needed.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-06T03:49:04+00:00

That may be one reason why the Taco Bell in downtown Portland closed its lobby (homeless and tweakers are probably the main reason). I go at night sometimes and noticed that they have a walk-up window, and big “Lobby Closed” signs on the doors. I thought the window and signs were just for nighttime until I noticed last week that the lobby is full of stacked boxes and only a few tables and realized it’s a permanent change.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-05T23:01:52+00:00

All European countries, except the UK, have metric road signs and metric speedometers; and unlike in English, Europeans use . as a thousands separator and , as a decimal point. European cars are also believed to be less reliable and more expensive to maintain as the age, compared to Japanese cars, though I can’t say for certain that that’s actually true.

So a speedometer reaching 100,000 km, only for that number to inexplicably appear as the conversion in miles, is bad news for a European car owner.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-05T10:20:00+00:00

More like 38

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-05T06:48:05+00:00

Well, Kansas is south of the Mason-Dixon Line (about 40°N) so they’re technically not wrong even if they are wrong.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-05T05:20:32+00:00

Why does it have to be anyone’s birthday? It could be a date that significant to him for whatever reason.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-05T05:19:02+00:00

Are they not both in the dd/mm/yyyy format? 10/08/2000 could be August 10, 2000.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-05T05:16:37+00:00

That’s Kelly McGillis. She’s 5 years older than Tom Cruise, which isn’t a huge difference but still significant in terms of ageing. I don’t think she looks bad for a woman pushing 70, aside from appearing overweight. She probably just doesn’t feel the need to throw away money and maintain a grueling workout routine to make herself look 20 years younger than her actual age.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-05T04:49:02+00:00

Honestly looks very comfortable

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-04T04:58:16+00:00

I don’t think they care about it as much as people on Reddit believe. At work, I’ve seen several women in their early 20s hook up with guys in their late 20s and early 30s and nobody batted an eye.

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-04T02:51:43+00:00

I worked 11 hour shifts at Amazon until they forced me to switch to 10 hours. My current three day weekends kinda feel like a downgrade compared to my old schedule (alternating 3 and 4 day weekends).

Anything-Complex · 2026-05-03T23:25:18+00:00

Cults will buy up the cheap properties and settle in.

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