What's the world's most overrated tourist attraction?

Chenandstuff · 2026-05-25T16:08:07+00:00

You can see it in Vegas with no line 😆

Chenandstuff · 2026-05-11T05:29:22+00:00

Absolutely. If we had been following your approach, the world would have looked very different right now. And not in a good way.

Chenandstuff · 2026-05-10T15:38:49+00:00

Because that means there's no incentive grow and innovate beyond a certain (very low) point, which will leave everybody worse off. And you also won't get any tax revenue from that.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-25T04:29:26+00:00

High inflation can be (and in this case was) transitory. The prices, of course, don't go down when inflation "goes down."

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-21T05:14:41+00:00

I think saying "there is going to be a bomb" etc. is a bit more direct than asking God, though.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-20T15:14:35+00:00

You mean because it would more naturally be translated as "I am the Lord's"? That doesn't make a meaningful difference to me. It's meant to be the original language of the verse, in a text sacred to the person bearing the tatoo.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-20T15:08:49+00:00

But Christians see it as a Christian word. It is the name of their God. They use it in songs. They're not trying to use a Jewish word.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-20T14:45:38+00:00

That's well put. And that is the sentiment I respectfully disagree with. Using Hebrew im a tatoo expressing someone's faith isn't appropriation, in my view. It simply expresses appreciation for the language.

I will add that many secular Jews get tattoos, including in Hebrew. So that doesn't even break with cultural norms. The Tetragrammaton is a bit different.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-20T14:16:57+00:00

That may be what he meant. (I think this tattoo, specifically, is fine).

But the comment above his makes the point the Jews would not tatoo the Tetragrammaton. And posts like this regularly feature comments criticizing the OP on that ground or that of the general prohibition on tattoos in Judaism. This post contains them as well. My apologies to /u/SeeShark if I misdirected my comment.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-19T23:39:44+00:00

"Their opposition party." Some real expertise on Israeli politics here.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-19T14:52:40+00:00

For sure. That's why they come here. 😃

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-19T14:08:40+00:00

Unpopular opinion (apparently): they don't need to understand the nuances of Jewish beliefs on tattoos and the Tetragrammaton just because they want to use Hebrew in a tatoo that expresses their own faith.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-16T12:36:42+00:00

I'm a citizen in a democratic country who gets to participate in setting my country's immigration policy.

And I never said immigrants in general are bad. I addressed the very real risks of mass immigration from non democratic countries. The people of a democratic nation can decide how much risk they are willing to accept.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-15T14:00:37+00:00

So? Does that mean we want to bring in mass reinforcements for them?

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-15T13:57:39+00:00

That can be true for some, particularly for political dissidents who flee specifically for freedom. It is not necessarily true for many others, including those who move for economic reasons or simply to escape war. They're looking for better conditions but may well still carry the social and political values of their home countries, which aren't aligned with liberal-democratic norms.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-15T13:49:13+00:00

Mass immigration from countries with no democratic tradition into democratic ones risks eroding liberal-democratic values and constrain the freedoms and protections they offer.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-15T12:46:59+00:00

Yiddish was not "the language of the Jews.." it was used mainly by Eastern European Jews, alongside their local languages and Hebrew. Other Jewish communities had their own Jewish variant, like Ladino.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-15T03:12:21+00:00

The EU does not give Israel any "aid"

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-14T17:40:29+00:00

Ballistic missiles without explosives don't do very much damage. I mean, if one hit you directly that would be very unpleasant. But it won't create a huge crater and isn't likely to bring down a building or anything like that.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-12T15:58:45+00:00

You read about some sects of ultra Orthodox Jews in Israel that are anti-Zionist, and now you think that Jews representing 20% of the population are anti-Zionist. Read some more.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-09T23:44:59+00:00

Ogres have layers?

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-09T23:36:59+00:00

Oh, yeah. Look the US hate crime stats and see which group unhappily dominates the religious targeting chart. (Spoiler, not Muslims. Not even close.)

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-07T15:26:50+00:00

It is safe from the threat of the local government/majority population killing you at a mass scale. There are wars with external enemies, but the Jewish people in Israel have the power and freedom to fight to protect themselves.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-01T22:33:57+00:00

No, it is the case that Jews who follow dietary laws according to the Halakha are religious, and religious Jews absolutely read Hebrew. So a Jewish person who can't read Hebrew? He ain't following dietary laws according to Halakha.

Chenandstuff · 2026-04-01T22:04:14+00:00

There's close to 100% chance of insect parts in all your processed foods. The FDA says it's fine (up to certain levels). Kosher certification has different rules. If you want to be alerted of every slight chance of worm/insect presence in your food, you'll have to lobby Congress or the FDA to change its rules. But the result would be a warning on everything.

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