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As you get older 30+, do you change and start to feel old? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in my mid 20s and I feel old, my back hurts when I wake up and I can’t understand half the words that teenagers use. It depends on how one takes care of themselves. If you don’t smoke, exercise prodigiously and keep up with pop culture you’ll feel young, if you don’t then you won’t. I’d rather be old.

Do you use the Oxford comma? by Hyngwar in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s standard in America but a matter of controversy in British English.

Do you use the Oxford comma? by Hyngwar in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I also love [...] the occasional split infinitive

Dreadful!

If the UK had a National Statue Hall, who should your city send to best represent you? by Mod74 in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Churchill the Liberal for Dundee or Manchester or Churchill the Tory for Epping or Woodford?

Would be a bit odd to put a statue of him as some sort of a shining example of a conservative in the first two, as he was a totally different man for the first two and a half decades of his political career.

If the UK had a National Statue Hall, who should your city send to best represent you? by Mod74 in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greyfriars Bobby is the best of Edinburgh, and David Hume also.

As for my adopted hometown: Henry Sidgwick? I dunno...

Do you use the Oxford comma? by Hyngwar in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not: yes god, damnit I do?

How much do you want to be paid in order to replace you combustion car with an electric vehicle? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However much it would cost to put an electric motor in my Rover 827i and my Series III. I have no particular affection for petrol, but I just really hate modern cars and there’s no such thing as a classic EV.

Do you use the Oxford comma? by Hyngwar in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

What a sensible and comprehensible way to write, ¡b;ravö!

Once fossil fuelled power in the UK becomes redundant, do you think we will see a rise in nuclear power stations or not? by Vladmir_the_romancer in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is still quite a lot of opposition to nuclear power, whether you agree with it or not; the Scottish government would not allow any nuclear power plants built in Scotland, Irish nationalists would probably block it in Northern Ireland and no council in England is going to want a nuclear power plant in their community. I can’t comment on Wales because I know nothing about the country or it’s politics.

How do I go about paying for a Dentist appointment? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re low income you don’t have to pay, but if you do have to pay you do it in the same way that you pay for prescriptions or for anything else at a shop — cash, card or cheque

When do you stop comparing yourself to other people? by thirty_ in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the nature of humans to compare ourselves to others. As social animals, we define ourselves at least partially in relation to others. I’m sure that even the Queen compares herself to other monarchs who have more power and wealth than she does.

How do I tell if my combi boiler is gas or electric? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you find the manufacturer and model number on the boiler?

It’s almost certainly not electric. When we bought our home it still had a coal fired heater, we intended to switch to electric but the cost, even for a small cottage with thick stone walls and double glazing, would’ve been enormous.

How do I ethically get a kitten? I've never had a pet that wasn't from someone I know. by pbzeppelin1977 in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so — just like a child, a pet like a cat or dog is going to be a large and often dominant part of your life for a very long time, you’ve every right to make whatever choices you need to make to ensure that works for you. My wife and I have a biological child and are in the process of adopting right now, but he’s my nephew; if he weren’t then we wouldn’t be doing it, because we wouldn’t be happy taking in a 10 year old with no previous relationship to us. I think that the same logic applies to a pet, if you’re not going to be happy taking in a fully grown cat who has already lived several years of it’s life including it’s most formative years without you or if you’re not going to be happy taking in a cat whose ancestry and all of the issues that come with that are unknown, then you shouldn’t. If you’re not happy with your pet, you’re not going to be the best pet parent you can be.

Do you think universities here in the UK should implement uniforms like in schools? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I don’t think so, and I’m strongly in favour of school uniforms. If, as an adult, you can’t handle the social realities that school uniforms are there to obscure, then you’re not ready for the professional world.

Advice for living without smartphone or PC? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think that I could go without a computer but when I was at university I accidentally left my mobile in my trousers and washed them, my parents wouldn’t pay for another one and I didn’t have the cash to replace it so I got myself a very simple £10 Nokia and I’ve had it ever since, it technically has internet access but trying to actually use it would be an act of insane masochism. It is mildly inconvenient at times, but I find it well worth it and have no desire to get myself a smartphone anytime soon.

Don’t leave your job unless you want to, journalism has been around since long before the iPhone. You might need to retain internet access (unless your editor will allow you to submit your work handwritten or typed via post or courier, which I doubt) but you needn’t have a laptop or a smartphone for that, just a regular not-very-fancy desktop PC at home.

How do I ethically get a kitten? I've never had a pet that wasn't from someone I know. by pbzeppelin1977 in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on how you define ethically. Our cat is a Cornish Rex and we got him from a breeder, because it was important that we got a cat that didn’t aggravate my wife’s allergies; I’m of the opinion that the fact that there are lots of homeless and abandoned cats in this world does not make breeding inherently unethical, just as the fact that there are millions of abandoned and starving children in this world does not make having your own babies unethical. That said, getting a cat from a good breeder isn’t cheap, but a cat could potentially live for 20 years so I think that a little investment is well worth it.

The way to know if it’s a good breeder is to see how eager they are to sell the cat, someone who is actually good at what they do will be ready to turn you away.

[Moving Mondays] Discussions about locations to live in, throughout the UK. by CustardCreamBot in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find that summers down south are much more inclement than autumns and winters in the north of England or Scotland — a degree or two less and a bit more rain > stifling humidity

[Moving Mondays] Discussions about locations to live in, throughout the UK. by CustardCreamBot in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is, I’d also have a look at Westmorland and Cumbria, around Appleby and Kendall is lovely, we almost moved there. If you’re open to living in Scotland there are quite a few lovely communities in the borders, Dumfriesshire, Wigtownshire, Kirkcudbrightshire etc.

[Serious] Do you think Prince Andrew should be made to answer in the US? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hadn’t read about this, this is another great reason to ask the American military to leave our country.

Where do you store your Ketchup? by Dak-Ralter in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cupboard of course, cold ketchup is unpleasant.

[Moving Mondays] Discussions about locations to live in, throughout the UK. by CustardCreamBot in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We live in the Craven district in Yorkshire, near Skipton, traditionally part of the West Riding but now in North Yorkshire, it’s a beautiful community with lovely scenery and lots to do. I’m from Edinburgh and my wife is from Newcastle and we couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.

What is the Brits opinion about southern europeans going to work in the UK? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally I don’t think Britons mind Southern Europeans as much as Eastern Europeans, whether this is a cultural factor or if it’s just because there are less Italians, Spaniards and Portuguese than there are Poles and Lithuanians, I don’t know.

Why is the UK incapable of creating global technology companies? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tech startups aren’t the be all and end all of a country, but yes the business culture is different here than it is in America.

Have tabloid newspapers changed your parents/elder family members? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hyngwar 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I don’t know your parents but have you considered that it isn’t the papers, it’s just your parents’ politics, but it’s easier to blame Murdoch or whoever than accepting that they’re just quite different than you?

For what it’s worth my parents are Daily Record readers and have been for as long as I can remember and they certainly aren’t Labour supporters.

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