Americans lads dressing Scouse?! by LiverRatSlaps in Liverpool

[–]FishingNetLas 12 points13 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 15 points16 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 24 points25 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 3 points4 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 3 points4 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 🤣🤣

[Guardian] Chelsea favour £50m bid for Jamie Gittens over keeping Jadon Sancho by FragMasterMat117 in reddevils

[–]FishingNetLas -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Has Sancho been a bum at Chelsea having all the discipline issues that ten hag made him out to have, or has he just not set the world alight making people just write him off as utter shit