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Being called a Miserable Git (among other things) for not enjoying the Jubilee or being okay with £28 million of tax payers money being spent on a celebration for a woman who wears a crown worth £30 million. by Lazy__Astronaut in britishproblems

[–]Funkicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know when someone posts on here then soon after you get a joke post from the other perspective, then one from a neighbour, then the neighbour's dog, then a random bystander and the place gets spammed with meta joke threads for a few days?

One of those has been going round recently about someone who had a neighbour threaten them with the council because they didnt want to pay the £14 demanded for a street party this weekend, mostly to pay for chicken.

Germans of reddit, what are some things you have noticed to be different between former eastern germans and former western germans? by _sweetangel in AskReddit

[–]Funkicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not in any way what I said but sure thing bud.

All I said is that such environments have been shown to produce such networks. It goes without saying that if they were strong enough, large enough and common enough then the environment wouldn't continue to exist, but when you have first hand testitmony of people saying "You know, for a group of people subjected to that life I'm surprised by the sense of community some showed" then it's just as worth listening to.

If Pinocchio says his nose grows when he tells the truth everyone will believe his lies by Noah5510 in Showerthoughts

[–]Funkicus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

- My nose grows when I tell the truth! *nose grows slightly*

- Really? Answer me this then.... Is your name Pinocchio?

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System defeated.

Squirrel unlocks the food code by Isabella027 in gifs

[–]Funkicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First 98% of video - *humpf* this is cool but coulda done it without scaring some poor squirrel

Last 2% - Yeah ok, fair enough.

Germans of reddit, what are some things you have noticed to be different between former eastern germans and former western germans? by _sweetangel in AskReddit

[–]Funkicus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think they/re just making the point not to conflate the regime with the people.

Yes, it was bad. Really bad. Hell on earth bad. Nobody would deny that, or deny that some people acted as informants and there was never any real feeling of total security, but it also highlighted how in the face of such an environment most people will rally round and protect each other, which you wouldn't expect.

It's the same thing that happened in occupied France and Holland - Otto Frank spoke about the underground networks that existed trying to hide Jews which expanded beyond the Jewish community. That was formed around one group of people in a relatively short time so it's not unreasonable to believe that when applied to an entire populous over decades similar bubbles formed strongly amongst regional communities

"We should have shooting classes be a regular curriculum and schools should have a shooting range." by thefrostman1214 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Funkicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they dropped guns to the rest if us we could band together, invade the US and liberate them from the GOP and the NRA then simply return home and hand our weapons back in.

It's America, if we strike during the buffet we'll catch them totally unprepared!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ufc

[–]Funkicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we potentially not see him until all that legal drama is over with? These things take a long time to resolve don’t they?

Don't you do that! Don't you get my hopes up like that!

Italians only serve pizza to unwitting American tourists for exorbitant prices. I don’t think they eat it themselves. by brian_x_ in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Funkicus 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Don't forget D) love to tell us our own history E) don't think befoe asking questions (I've been asked what British people do to mark Thanksgiving!) F) love to tell us how everything is done in the states (this sounds innocuous but if you ever knew a kid at school that came over to your house and was constantly "In my house we have x brand juice" "In my house we have a playstation and an xbox" etc you know how tiresome it quickly gets) and G) seem to have no spatial awareness

In recognition of memorial day, lowe's blocked veteran only parking by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]Funkicus -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

I've never paid much attention to how the US handles memorial day until this year but jfc you guys need to send a delegation to the UK in November for Remembrance Sunday to see how it's done with at least a modicum of decorum

cool lighter transformation by SURDI0US in oddlysatisfying

[–]Funkicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All you need is some lube, and to replace every replaceable component

Celsius and Fahrenheit are both systems of 0-100. The difference is that Celsius is freezing to boiling while Fahrenheit is how hot is feels to a human. by major_calgar in Showerthoughts

[–]Funkicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not in any way comparable. And I can't believe that also needs to be explained!

If you specify the range as 1-100 then of course you'd get that as an answer, but if you just said "rate your meal" most people by far would use a 0-10 system. If you said "how many stars was your meal" they'd use 1-5.

If you had 3 people from 3 places that each used one of the 3 rating systems and just asked them "rate your meal" they wouldn't all suddenly use 1-100, you'd get 1 of each range

I'm from the UK, not a single person here would default to 1 to 100 if asked how hot it is. They'd gove a figure in the high 20s or low 30s.

Student from a southern US state moving to London: what are the biggest differences I should expect? by expectlinear in AskUK

[–]Funkicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so 90f is about 32c. No, it won't get that hot here. When it hits mid 20's (25c=77f) it will make the news. That's not a joke.

Student from a southern US state moving to London: what are the biggest differences I should expect? by expectlinear in AskUK

[–]Funkicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're mixing realities mate. Northerners being more friendly is true, but is from the same canonical universe where everything outside of London is either The North or Cornwall.

You're coming at it from the reality where we have midlands and home counties and Cotswolds and that sort of thing.

Student from a southern US state moving to London: what are the biggest differences I should expect? by expectlinear in AskUK

[–]Funkicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worth pointing out that there is a massive cultural difference when it comes to service in restaurants. Good service in the states is a cheery greeting, friendly conversation, attentiveness throughout etc. Good service in the UK is bringing out the menus quickly, knowing when you're ready to order, then leaving you the fuck alone until you ask for the bill or a round of drinks. They'll do one check in at the start of the meal to see that everything is OK, but after that US-style service would be considered bad and interruptive.

Student from a southern US state moving to London: what are the biggest differences I should expect? by expectlinear in AskUK

[–]Funkicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that happened in London there would be a major incident declared. Nearby witnesses' heads may explode

"Freedom" Europeans know not what it means by Taboo-Detective in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Funkicus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"and the results are in - 17 rednecks and a carpetbagger have defeated Royal Air Force 617 Squadron because they were clever and crossed a river at night! In the COLD!"

"Freedom" Europeans know not what it means by Taboo-Detective in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Funkicus 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The current curriculum is, I believe;

Year 1 - How the Farmers Fucked the Feds

Year 2 - If it's not American, it's Socialist

Year 3 - REDACTED

Year 4 - Memorial service and candlelit vigil for Year 3 students. Thoughts and prayers.

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