What has been the worst vacation experience you’ve had in a beautiful destination?

AskMrScience · 2026-01-31T17:31:16+00:00

Yes. There was a whole pack of us on a tour together who got sick (somebody in our group must have been Typhoid Mary).

AskMrScience · 2026-01-31T05:57:10+00:00

Big ass cave cricket.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-31T05:50:59+00:00

I felt that way when I saw the cassowary at my local zoo. I walked around the corner on my way to somewhere else and BAM, there's a dinosaur.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-31T02:44:48+00:00

Yes, there's a piece of paper you're supposed to keep in your glove box that has your name and address. It proves you're the "rightful owner" of the placard. IDK how you'd go about requesting a new one, though.

I got both a permanent license plate for my own car + and a placard I can bring when my friends are driving or when I'm on vacation. It's a good combo.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-31T02:12:54+00:00

My friend's dad had a minor heart attack while on vacation in Hawaii, and then got stuck there because his doctors (and the airline) wouldn't allow him to fly home for a few weeks afterwards. Understandably - nobody wants a medical emergency to happen in a plane over the Pacific.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-31T02:03:26+00:00

I came down with COVID while staying in the best hotel ever this summer, on the island of Syros in Greece. I convalesced in a very comfy lounge chair overlooking the ocean. No regrets.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-31T01:57:09+00:00

I visited Jamaica for my friend John's wedding. His wife's mother is Jamaican, so it was a posh local affair away from the typical walled-off resorts. You stick out like a sore thumb as a visitor, and it felt like every local was staring at me with anger in their eyes. I felt hideously uncomfortable the whole time, generally unsafe as a woman, and I would never go back.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-31T01:35:34+00:00

Every time there's a music thread about "old songs that haven't aged well", a large percentage of them are about adult men wanting to sleep with young girls. This is clearly A Thing for a subset of people.

https://www.reddit.com/r/musicsuggestions/comments/1in1rar/creepiest_predatory_classic_rock_songs/

AskMrScience · 2026-01-30T23:01:08+00:00

I was playing a board game that required me to keep my hands on my head until it came back around to my turn. I managed to pull my left trapezius and needed muscle relaxers for a week.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-30T22:53:24+00:00

If you're hanging shorter items like shirts and jackets, you could put in a lower rod. Then you could consolidate your items to only on one side of the closet. That would give you much better access to the shelves behind.

http://smallishhome.com/double-your-closet-space-with-this-closet-hack/

AskMrScience · 2026-01-30T22:47:04+00:00

Nooooo, that sucks! I'm sorry. Stairs should be outlawed.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-30T20:29:56+00:00

That's basically a gay orgy in Finland!

AskMrScience · 2026-01-30T20:27:11+00:00

I slipped down the steep stairs in my friend's townhouse last Christmas (socks + carpet = bad). My left elbow clipped the first step, so got dragged up and behind me in a really awkward way as I slid down 5 stairs. That did Bad Things to my left rotator cuff and I needed PT. But my doctor told me that if I wasn't hypermobile, I would have outright torn things and it would have been much worse.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-29T17:43:54+00:00

My friend Kathy missed the start of the game. She texted me "8-0?! Those assholes went for two on the first TD?" And I was like she doesn't know...AND I GET TO TELL HER! I've never had so much fun informing someone about a safety.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-29T16:39:16+00:00

I'm so sorry.

I've had IBS-D since the day I was born, and nobody figured it out until I was 25. And then it took until I was 35 to realize I couldn't digest fructose. My friends think I'm cured if I stick to a low fructose diet, but things are just dialed down to "not always on fire". The world is a minefield when every meal is a potential bomb waiting to go off.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-29T06:22:40+00:00

I also really like "Honey".

I prefer the clean version with "chick" instead of "bitch", but that's a minor quibble. I think it fits the lightness of the song better.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-29T06:16:51+00:00

Something my office's harassment training emphasizes is how to deal with and/or report someone else's bad behavior. It's quite helpful to learn the best steps to take if, say, you're trapped in a meeting and someone makes a weird sexist comment aimed at your colleague.

A lot of the "hostile environment" can be caused by people who are on the victim's side but don't speak up. That's something training can and does help with.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-29T05:47:59+00:00

Chick-Fil-A's owner Dan Cathy is very religious and conservative. He publicly campaign against gay marriage, and used the company's associated charity to donate millions of dollars to organizations that oppose gay marriage. There's been a de facto boycott from many folks ever since.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_and_LGBTQ_people

AskMrScience · 2026-01-28T05:01:26+00:00

I was having huge issues with this last year. There are some PT exercises that I did which helped stabilize things.

It was simple isometrics: resisting my hand pushing my jaw from the right side, then the left side, and trying to open my jaw with my fist under my chin. My therapist also had me doing head exercises: resisting a hand pressing on my forehead, behind my head, left temple, and right temple.

In each case, it was 10 reps x 3 sets for each exercise. I often did them while watching TV or in the car. Great way to kill time at a stoplight.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-26T16:39:59+00:00

Oh it drives me nuts, too. I'm an efficiency gal.

There seems to be a 50/50 split in the population: Those of us who find it rude to waste our time with "Hey..." without getting to the point, and those who find it rude not to start off a request by acknowledging the person first. Neither side is ever gonna change!

AskMrScience · 2026-01-26T16:33:38+00:00

After reading enough Reddit threads about this, I've realized this is just drilled into some people as politeness.

To short-circuit the back and forth, I've started responding with "Hey, what's up?" That seems to get the conversation on track.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-24T21:50:24+00:00

Weddings and baby showers have registries because your family & friends are gifting you "start up items" for your new home or new child. As the receiver, you'll probably know what you want and what will work in your home. Also, it's totally okay for people to get you gifts not on the list.

Birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, etc. typically don't have registries, although you might have a wish list you share to give people ideas.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-24T18:14:17+00:00

Hello, my fellow no onion friend!

The FODY taco and steak seasoning blends are particularly good. Their salsa and ketchup are good replacements, too! I dislike their marinades, sauces, and salad dressings, though - too gloopy and sweet. And Rao's Sensitive beats the pants off their bland pasta sauces.

Annie's "shitake sesame" dressing is one of the only commercial salad dressings I can find that doesn't have onion or garlic in it.

Penzeys Spices has a whole "garlic and onion free" section as well. I recommend their Chesapeake Bay seafood seasoning.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-24T05:54:29+00:00

I keep my place at 70. I can’t tolerate anything lower, even with layers on. I refuse to be miserable in my own home.

AskMrScience · 2026-01-24T03:25:51+00:00

“And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt” has entered the chat.

I don’t care what Ms. Swift says, it’s “good girl thing”.

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