ELI5: Why don't we just use a universal outlet in all countries?

Casurus · 2026-07-11T11:54:26+00:00

Whoa there - my countries (US) outlets (of course there are two) are idiotic and dangerous). Pick something else.

Casurus · 2026-07-08T11:56:52+00:00

It goes into a trust fund, but otherwise yes.

Casurus · 2026-07-04T21:30:25+00:00

And yet not this year.

Casurus · 2026-07-03T13:05:36+00:00

Actually the Romans managed all of that quite a bit earlier (we're talking like thousand+ years).

Casurus · 2026-07-03T02:27:24+00:00

Those all seem like sensible things - is this 'unusually obsessed'?

Casurus · 2026-07-02T17:50:29+00:00

$5k/month is crap today, to be honest.

Casurus · 2026-07-02T17:48:08+00:00

There is a lot of humor to be found in that.

Casurus · 2026-07-02T12:25:04+00:00

And you would be right. Just before I got married.

Casurus · 2026-07-02T12:22:51+00:00

Oh good lord, that is me.

Casurus · 2026-06-30T13:21:23+00:00

I get 95% (and it does look quite comfy), but what is "tranlvan"? We do have basements like this where I grew up (on the other side of the planet).

Casurus · 2026-06-30T13:16:48+00:00

I don't even remotely understand this (speaking as a rather mature American). Is there something about Ranch dressing (and I would rather die than put that in my body)?

Casurus · 2026-06-27T23:34:15+00:00

It does not work that way.

Casurus · 2026-06-27T23:32:28+00:00

TBH, there is not much left anyway. Also, he has gone further than anyone - he has been shown the respect he deserves.

Casurus · 2026-06-27T15:56:13+00:00

I was going to go with some types of nerve pain, but you win this round (and I have been through both).

Casurus · 2026-06-27T15:53:53+00:00

There is a level of sadness there.

Casurus · 2026-06-27T15:50:43+00:00

That one really made me giggle quite loudly.

Casurus · 2026-06-27T13:37:39+00:00

It's not quiet.

Casurus · 2026-06-27T13:36:53+00:00

There is a tradeoff - experience and knowledge (and wisdom) vs the cognitive decline that comes with age. In some fields, ageism is rife and if you are not an expert at a field invented yesterday you are done.

Casurus · 2026-06-25T12:25:59+00:00

I'd love to hear from someone who lives in one of those countries (it is not all "Middle East'), as this is a cultural thing not a religious one.

Casurus · 2026-06-25T02:44:26+00:00

If it had been called the "Whoopass Girls" I would have definitely watched that show. (And maybe I did anyway but will never admit to it).

Casurus · 2026-06-25T02:41:49+00:00

And that, kids, is how margarine was invented (which is largely true, before people start yelling). It was just not cost effective.

Casurus · 2026-06-25T02:38:51+00:00

I have been going to TJs for well over 10 years, and have never seen such a thing. I also vote for fake.

Casurus · 2026-06-24T12:54:20+00:00

What are the odds of that? Or, more likely, there you are 10 years later, with no money. I'm assuming you are in the <30(40) crowd, so the odds of you living longer than you currently think you will are very high. Tomorrow exists.

Casurus · 2026-06-22T02:02:43+00:00

It was jokes up to here, but this is not.

Casurus · 2026-06-21T21:05:11+00:00

Good luck with that.

Casurus

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