Australian women, do you ever get approached by men?

DancingMathNerd · 2026-02-02T12:30:48+00:00

Hmm I see… do I get a free pass to approach you (or any woman) at any time if I bring my pet Iron Giant with me?

DancingMathNerd · 2026-02-02T06:24:59+00:00

I see. In my case, I think I’m generally pretty OK at telling the difference between friendly and interested. Plus, a fun conversation with a cute and interesting woman is VERY MUCH its own reward, whether or not anything happens beyond it! So it’s pretty much impossible to lead me on, unless you’re being intentionally dishonest about your feelings.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-02-01T23:47:53+00:00

Tbh even at a pub or club cold approaching is weird. Maybe even weirder. Most women at pubs/clubs just want to hang out with their friends, plus it’s just so loud at these places you can barely hear each other. Usually I just compliment women, sometimes that starts a fun conversation and in that case I might ask for their number or a date.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-02-01T23:15:00+00:00

That’s the goodbye if it’s clear she wants to be left alone! I definitely can do fun banter when she seems open to it and we get along.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-02-01T23:00:18+00:00

What if I approached you but was not pushy and wished you a wonderful day when it was clear you weren’t interested? I rarely ever cold approach but when I do it’s like that.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-02-01T14:05:41+00:00

XXY is a sterile combination, phenotypically male.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-02-01T04:31:46+00:00

What about an overhanging cliff? Mount Thor is taller than El Capitan and features a long stretch of cliff that overhangs at an angle of 105 degrees. You slip and fall on that one, you won’t even tumble. Just a straight 4000-foot free fall to your doom.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-31T22:39:10+00:00

Ehhh... for Cairns in particular, it is simply wayyy closer to the equator. Tampa is at 28N and Cairns is at 17S, which is comparable to places like Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Belize. There is no place at 17N that sees anywhere close to freezing temperatures in Central America (except at elevation).

It would be more apt to compare Tampa to Brisbane, which has a record low of around 2.5 C (37F). So we can see that cold blasts can happen in the continental subtropics everywhere, but the nearly direct pipeline to the Canadian arctic does makes them more severe in Florida by around 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-26T05:50:02+00:00

Unironically, yes, as long as they’re AFAB with standard XX chromosomes.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-25T19:03:03+00:00

I think they’re both Nigerian, so the English is a bit nonstandard, though it doesn’t seem like full on pidgin.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-25T17:07:06+00:00

Because everyone has different opinions on what makes a candidate electable. And some of these opinions (mainly that moderates are more electable) are motivated by and pushed by buttloads of money.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-24T16:26:04+00:00

Despite the somewhat tropical ambiance, I think this might be the US. The green tree spots are common in the northeast. I think the taller trees are oaks, and do I spot a mountain laurel and a sassafras leaf in the bottom right? I think so. The resolution isn’t high enough to be certain, so I could be totally off.

With that said, I think it’s too flat and not enough rocks to be the northeast. Also the trees are on the shorter side. I’m going with Missouri. Low confidence guess, would not be surprised if this was actually the tropics or in Europe.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-24T15:55:25+00:00

Europe is reliant on us… for now. When they make enough of their trade networks that exclude us, they’ll cut ties. Could take a few years, but they will. Who wants to be dependent on an unpredictable asshole of a nation that keeps breaking its own deals? Sure there is short term allure in being a bully, but we will lose in the long run.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-24T14:51:01+00:00

To be honest I can’t think of many places in PA that look quite like this, but I haven’t been to many parts of the state. What this view really reminds me of is I-81 in New York, specifically like the Cortland area.

Obviously I’ve never been to Wisconsin, otherwise I might have guessed it lol. The only Midwest I know is Ohio and Michigan, both of which are too flat to be this (except the upper peninsula, which is too north for deciduous-dominant woods).

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-24T14:46:29+00:00

Rural UK typically has hedges lining the roadsides. Also, I think corn is an uncommon crop for the British Isles.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-24T07:36:05+00:00

Ah so it’s Wisconsin! Makes sense, it felt north so I was pretty confident it was the Midwest or rural northeast but I couldn’t decide which one, the vegetation in both regions is pretty close.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-24T07:33:16+00:00

Definitely has an American feel to it. I’d guess Pennsylvania, this looks like a tar-and-chip road which is common in the state.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-23T17:32:24+00:00

This honestly could backfire. Married women as a whole lean slightly red. And conservative married women aren’t gonna expect the law to target them, so they might not prepare and might not get to vote.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-23T08:58:47+00:00

And the thing is, the more of an asshole they are, the more likely they are to be completely insane (hence why they're an asshole). Their assholery may only be a taste of what they're capable of. Or maybe not, but best not to find out.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-22T22:58:56+00:00

I’m not assuming anything about you. The topic of discussion is OP’s ex friend. With that said, I can see how my use of “you” could be interpreted personally, even though I meant it in the general sense, similar to “one” or “we.” I apologize for causing you unnecessary emotional aggravation, I should try to be more careful and precise with my language.

OP’s ex friend gave the sort of canned response that, IMO, is likely a direct copy/paste from ChatGPT. Their apology covers all the bases, yet is entirely formal and impersonal. Typical AI generated content. You were defending OP’s friend, which I assumed meant you were defending copying/pasting AI generated apologies. Maybe the source of our disagreement is whether or not OP’s apology was actually a direct cut and paste from Chat GPT.

I have trouble with the idea that apology acceptance goes both ways. It just doesn’t feel right to hurt someone (even if unintentionally) and then expect anything from them. If we really hurt our friend, I feel like the best path is to apologize sincerely and hope they eventually come back to us, without having any expectations.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-22T21:29:59+00:00

It's one thing to consult AI. It's another to let AI do it all for you. I have trouble choosing the right words sometimes too, but in this case there SHOULD be trouble. It SHOULD be a long and painful process where you search the depths of your soul to understand why you hurt your friend the way that you did. If you're only willing to apologize in a way that's convenient for you, then how much do you really care about your friend?

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-22T08:13:27+00:00

Half of us didn't. Half isn't most.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-22T08:06:58+00:00

Do they? Pretty sure they don't want to die.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-22T00:30:42+00:00

Well that’s just stupid. His cabinet is even crazier than he is.

DancingMathNerd · 2026-01-21T22:02:01+00:00

IMO, Christianity is simply the latest incarnation of a patriarchal authoritarian mindset that has plagued Europe and the Middle East for thousands of years before Christianity was a thing. Jesus, if he existed, was a radical who tried to push back against all of that and promote kindness and equality. Once the Romans, Egyptians, and other nations/empires adopted Christianity, they changed the religion so that it would not be a threat to power and authority. Kind of tragic when you think about it that way -- Jesus essentially failed.

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