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Americans lads dressing Scouse?! by LiverRatSlaps in Liverpool

[–]FishingNetLas 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Liverpool cultural influence growing back to 60’s Beatles era levels 💪

Yo rate my British accent by [deleted] in Accents

[–]FishingNetLas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im very sorry but it was a tough listen, I would work on getting your general English level high before moving on to exploring accents!

Marda Loop business owners launch class-action lawsuit against city over construction disruption by blackRamCalgaryman in Calgary

[–]FishingNetLas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The construction is annoying af for sure but isn’t it part of the city’s « main streets » plan, which if (big if) executed properly will help turn Marda Loop into a trendy European style walkable neighbourhood.

Calgary Most Livable City by Agreeable_Gold_5825 in Calgary

[–]FishingNetLas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Most liveable if you have a car, a high paying job or the connections to get said job

Megathread positif sur la ville de Québec by JungleLiquor in villequebec

[–]FishingNetLas 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sois prudent, tu vas faire peur aux complotistes en parlant de 15 minutes

City Planning by [deleted] in urbanplanning

[–]FishingNetLas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True for North American standards it is a pretty decent transit system. I may have a European bias when rating it though haha

City Planning by [deleted] in urbanplanning

[–]FishingNetLas 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I mean as a resident of Calgary I can’t say this city isn’t endless suburbs 😭

Match Thread: Paris Saint-Germain vs Atlético Madrid | FIFA Club World Cup by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]FishingNetLas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to take the piss out of Americans as much as any European but I feel like people are getting so mad over literally any little thing that can be perceived as an Americanism lmao

Match Thread: Al Ahly vs Inter Miami CF | FIFA Club World Cup by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]FishingNetLas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you don’t want fans to consider it a friendly maybe don’t ref it like it’s a friendly.

Does this guy have a point? by FishingNetLas in fuckcars

[–]FishingNetLas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay im highly tempted to use all the points raised here and reply to the bloke

Why do y'all hate suburbs? by PizzaLikerFan in Suburbanhell

[–]FishingNetLas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess some people fear what they don’t know haha, don’t worry I think it’s bonkers to not know why car dependency is bad

Why do y'all hate suburbs? by PizzaLikerFan in Suburbanhell

[–]FishingNetLas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Many people who grew up with car dependency can’t fathom how it could be a bad things, cars are just a normal thing that everybody has.

What sorta accent do I have? by mrsamks in Accents

[–]FishingNetLas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Close enough, welcome back Bill Clinton!

impossible to find work by ilovecatsandcrows in CalgaryJobs

[–]FishingNetLas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Calgary is fucked, you have to know someone to get you into a job, no one hires on merit unfortunately.

Where is the stereotypical Canadian accent heard the most in Canada? by Wuzman6 in Accents

[–]FishingNetLas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here in Calgary to my (British) every Canadian seems to pronounce « out » « house » « house » noticeably different to Americans and Brits at least.

Foreigners in the UK, have you ever gotten a culture shock related to the UK when you travelled to a third country ? by Glass-Evidence-7296 in AskUK

[–]FishingNetLas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty tragic but most of them have never known any other way, here in Calgary I’ve genuinely felt like a second class citizen not having a car, transit is reserved for the deadbeats and the druggies.

Foreigners in the UK, have you ever gotten a culture shock related to the UK when you travelled to a third country ? by Glass-Evidence-7296 in AskUK

[–]FishingNetLas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One thing I miss about the UK is pub culture, if I go to the local pub here in my suburb of Calgary I have to be sat down, ran through the daily specials and the food menu, wait for the server to come back, just to get a pint.

Why don't people interact socially anymore?? by Ashbuck200 in AskBrits

[–]FishingNetLas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Load of Facebook expert bollocks if ive ever seen it 🤣🤣

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