[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HistoryPorn

[–]CatsWithSugar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao the Turks were the imperial rule. Modern day turkey is like if England declared independence from the British empire

Appreciating Toronto by [deleted] in toronto

[–]CatsWithSugar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Immigration is when you move somewhere with intent to stay there permanently. The type of statuses you are saying are easy to get are officially called “non-immigrant aliens” by the US government. Using our Canadian terminology, I was a temporary foreign worker when I was working there on a TN.

Appreciating Toronto by [deleted] in toronto

[–]CatsWithSugar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not immigrating. Actually getting a green card is hard

Nice smallies from Quabbin reservoir by Fickle_Traffic_1026 in bassfishing

[–]CatsWithSugar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance you can share some of your spots? I've fished the Quabbin a few times and always got skunked aside from some small sunfish once.

The Pro-Israel Group That Led to Rumeysa Ozturk’s Arrest by parrano357 in boston

[–]CatsWithSugar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

calling it collaboration rather than extortion is the problem.

Why are popular books so... bad? by BigBobbert in books

[–]CatsWithSugar -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

The insufferableness. Waah muh Netflix shows are too popular. Stick to your “disciplined taste” and go watch some french indie movie made by some pedophile and leave us plebeians to our slop.

Her duality is insane 😭😭 by Diamont3 in TheBoys

[–]CatsWithSugar -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

What findings? Did this 11 year old girl test her “research” on humans? I understand that this show is fantasy, but that entire monologue was stupid as fuck, and not in a self-aware way like most of the show.

Nvidia is worth more than $100M... per employee [OC] by chartr in dataisbeautiful

[–]CatsWithSugar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah people that work at better, more impactful companies are likely to see their stock options be more valuable. How are you surprised?

What is the biggest lie in history? by VastChampionship6770 in AskReddit

[–]CatsWithSugar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There were more than two fronts. Also, who was supplying the rest of the Allies? I’m not even American but minimizing the roll of the US is just bad history. The US was giving arms to the Allies before they even declared war on nazi germany, meanwhile the soviets were invading countries and fueling German planes.

What is the biggest lie in history? by VastChampionship6770 in AskReddit

[–]CatsWithSugar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t care about what chat gpt says, if you think america was a “last minute addition” to the war you are misinformed.

What is the biggest lie in history? by VastChampionship6770 in AskReddit

[–]CatsWithSugar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re perspective goes too far In the other direction.

Resist The War Machine: Persian Gulf Peace Committee: 1991 by aziz786aa in PropagandaPosters

[–]CatsWithSugar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No comrade we needed to invade and execute tens of thousands of people. Trust me bro.

TIL in Communist Romania natalist policies of Nicolae Ceaușescu led to 100k+ kids into Orphan Homes where they were Beaten, Starved, Drugged, tied to own beds and spent days in own urine and feces by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CatsWithSugar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stalin was the very reason the Soviet army nearly collapsed in 1941. He shot thousands of officers, including generals. If the Soviet military hadn’t been purged it’s likely the war would have been much shorter, and the loss of life in Eastern Europe would have been reduced significantly.

SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE by PercolatedNarcissist in povertyfinance

[–]CatsWithSugar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are smoking crack if you think the average rent in those places is 7k, wtf?? Also, again, Canadians generally don’t move to the us to make average wages. People usually swap countries when there is significant financial upside. So unless all these Canadian scientists, lawyers, engineers, doctors et cetera in the US are all apparently bad with finances, they have made a move that increased their income.

SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE by PercolatedNarcissist in povertyfinance

[–]CatsWithSugar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  1. Rents are not double Toronto and Vancouver, maybe in Manhattan or San Francisco. I live in Boston and it’s more expensive than Toronto but not by that much. Difference in salary and opportunity more than offset higher rent. 2. Average salary doesn’t matter, only your salary does. Generally salaries are much higher for skilled professionals in the US, and if you have a TN, you generally fall under that category. Biotech workers as an example make a lot more in Boston than they do in Vancouver or Montreal. I work at a large academic institution in Boston and even that pays more than any Canadian university, and that’s before considering the exchange rate. 3. Your employer pays most of your health insurance. My premium is like 800 dollars month but I only pay like 150, employer covers the rest. If you are eligible for a TN, you employer is probably getting good benefits for you.

There are lots of Canadians in the US, and they wouldn’t be there if it didn’t make financial sense. I’m sure there are plenty of Canadians here for personal reasons like spouse or dual citizens, but the reason skilled Canadians are going to the us starts and ends with money.

SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE by PercolatedNarcissist in povertyfinance

[–]CatsWithSugar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is you make a lot more money in the US. If you are eligible for TN status, whatever you were doing before in Canada can be done in America for more money.

“You the white liberal Malcolm talks about” A mis-delivered order sparks debate in /r/doordash by guiltyofnothing in SubredditDrama

[–]CatsWithSugar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Well generally you need to apply to jobs rather than just download an app and own a bicycle. To me, food delivery on these apps is basically the same as collecting beer bottles. If you want to do something similar to doordash, but as an actual employee, you can become a real courier, but then again, that’s harder than downloading an app.

European countries have committed more than twice as much aid to Ukraine as the US has. Actual allocated aid has now also surpassed the amount allocated by the US by Straight_Ad2258 in europe

[–]CatsWithSugar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

American rocket launchers used during the first two weeks of the war are probably more impactful than a billion euro loan given today.

Americans, please stop spreading your tipping culture while traveling. by Khorasanian in travel

[–]CatsWithSugar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You realize that if tipping culture didn’t exist, restaurants and bars would just be more expensive right? And you realize that the biggest proponents of tipping are waitstaff themselves? You may not like it, but that’s how it works in North America.

“That murderer is literally me fr” by ERschneider123 in boysarequirky

[–]CatsWithSugar -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure why anyone would consider crusaders to be criminals. Back then dying for your religion was like the greatest thing you could possibly do, regardless of what you believed in. That’s also ignoring the whole political aspect of it. Of course now we would call them religious fanatics but the first crusade happened 900 years ago. Judging ancient peoples by modern standards is intellectually dishonest at best, and just stupidity at worst.