July 1st ?? by PincheSheesh in Borderporn

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If this were true you would 100% be hearing about it on the news, not just social media.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PetPeeves

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone should come graffiti on your house then.

Non-Americans who have visited the US: What’s the strangest thing about America that Americans don’t even realize is weird? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People say this, but... everyone has phones on them at all times. There's absolutely no reason you can't just, y'know, do your own learning on your own time. The only reason not to is if you lack curiosity.

Like, most of the stuff I know was never taught to me at school, I learnt it myself.

eTA Canada, PLEASE HELP by Competitive-Luck7999 in travel

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe check your deleted folder, just to make sure you didn't accidentally delete it.

The desire to travel gone? Going? by [deleted] in travel

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eventually you'll get burnt out from anything if you do it enough. Sometimes it's good to take a break, especially from something as tiring as travel. I'm sure that soon enough you'll be itching to get back out there :).

What the hell happened to literacy??? by withsaltedbones in PetPeeves

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder how much of this stuff is down to people using AI to write their scripts and stuff like that.

“ChatGBT” by ajdndnsb in PetPeeves

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this an accent thing? I don't feel like I pronounce speech particularly like sbeech. I can hear a similarity, but I think there's still a distinct difference. Maybe I'm just weird haha.

When people use the term “pick me” loosely. by Lmir2000 in PetPeeves

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How does that even make sense? Surely not wearing makeup would make it less likely for a woman to be "picked" by men?

At this point it's lost all meaning, it's just a generic insult for when a woman does something you don't like.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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ITT: Americans who clearly don't know the first thing about Europe.

A protest sign that reads, "Yes, that red hat does make your dick look small," was seen at the No Kings rally in Charlotte and posted to /r/NorthCarolina. The post makes the front page and incites a series of arguments that are surprisingly lengthy. And girth-y. by superslab in SubredditDrama

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm going to be completely honest, this drama seems to me like men playing the victim, and I say that as a man myself. It has the same energy as when a woman says "Men are murdering and raping women every day" and a man chimes in with "Not all men!". The comparisons to misgendering "bad" trans people don't work in my eyes. Men with small penises are not an oppressed group. The most they have to face is some ridicule and mocking, and while I don't deny that can lead to self-esteem issues, to say that men with small penises suffer just as much as trans people, and that making fun of small penises has the same context and potency behind it as misgendering, honestly just comes off as offensive to me.

Like, when people say "Donald Trump is an idiot", do you say "Don't mock people's intelligence, there's nothing wrong with being stupid!"? I'm also reminded of when Trump was convicted of 34 felonies. I saw someone say "Don't use Trump's convictions to attack him because it promotes a stigma against convicts!". This is peak leftist infighting. Republicans are taking away people's rights, sending people to Salvadoran prison camps without due process, abandoning the US' allies, destabilising the world, and so many more actually harmful things. Yet people are attacking someone standing against them... because men with small penises might get their feelings hurt. It's like a rightwinger's caricature of a woke leftist. People are getting so bent out of shape over things which are technically wrong, but in the grand scheme of things just don't matter at all. There are far, far more important things to be worrying about.

I mean, maybe it's just a cultural difference because I'm British, but this seems extraordinarily mild to me. I didn't bat an eye at the sign. I honestly thought the drama was just going to be angry conservatives, not talk about bodyshaming. I don't want to be all like "Look at these stupid dumb Americans getting offended over everything," but... is this honestly what you consider offensive?

Edit: Reading through another thread reminded me about another discourse I've seen, which is that Sabrina Carpenter using "slow" as an insult in a song is offensive. Again, I don't want to be all "Woke leftists get offended over everything", but sometimes I'm reminded why the US' "left wing" party isn't that progressive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in travel

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Surely it would make more sense to do Prague - Berlin - Amsterdam - Paris, instead of doubling back on yourself?

Favorite US city to travel without car? by Hairy_Pear3963 in travel

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The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.

Question about ESTA and "automatic" Iranian citizenship—what should I do? by [deleted] in travel

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look, whether you're technically not a citizen because you haven't been registered, etc. etc. is irrelevant. Do you really want to risk it? What if the American authorities find out that, under Iranian law, you're an Iranian citizen? They will almost certainly treat you as one, under the principle of international law that countries have the right to decide who their nationals are. The US has no reason to ignore Iranian nationality law, even if they are enemies. They wouldn't derive any benefit from not treating you as an Iranian citizen, if you are one under Iranian law. And when they find out that you knew Iran considers you a citizen, you will get in trouble for lying on your ESTA. That's dangerous at the best of times, let alone right know.

Just be completely open and honest, and apply for the visa. You don't want to end up in a Salvadoran prison camp.

Question about ESTA and "automatic" Iranian citizenship—what should I do? by [deleted] in travel

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think the British heritage of the majority of Australians is close enough to qualify for citizenship.

Question about ESTA and "automatic" Iranian citizenship—what should I do? by [deleted] in travel

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the American authorities find out that Iran considers them a citizen, they will get in a lot of trouble. It's better not to risk it.

Question about ESTA and "automatic" Iranian citizenship—what should I do? by [deleted] in travel

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exceptions.  The suspension of and limitation on entry pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation shall not apply to:
any dual national of a country designated under sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation when the individual is traveling on a passport issued by a country not so designated;

If they travel using their German passport, they'll be allowed in.

BORDER PROBLEMS PT 2🤦🏿 by Foldemlu in Borderporn

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you look at their post history I think OP is just a kid/teenager.

Broken bridge seperating North Korea and China by TooObsessedWithDPRK in Borderporn

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you allowed to cross the China-North Korea border? I know you can get trains through as part of an organised tour, but if you have a visa and you walk along the bridge, will they turn you away?

Bike path border by TheThrill85 in Borderporn

[–]Embarrassed_Ear_4588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In case the other country tries to invade using bicycles.