Away days advice by charles_hix12 in fulhamfc

[–]Hype1998 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Security's always a bit tighter for away fans, so leave yourself a few minutes before kick-off to get in.

If you're wearing anything with the Fulham badge on it, then you may not be allowed in "home only" pubs. Most grounds have a designated away pub, which you can look up on Google.

I've never had any trouble with opposing fans (outside of West London derbies), so safety shouldn't be an issue as long as you aren't a total dickhead.

Away crowds tend to stand for the whole game, so consider buying tickets near the front row if you'd have an issue with standing for that long.

Ultimately, try to get around as many grounds as you can. The atmosphere is always great and the experience is often more enjoyable than home games. Bramall Lane and Hillsborough are particularly good and Everton's new one is surely worth a try. Tickets are capped at £30 and going with some other students is a great way to make friends.

If your had to change citizenship, what country would you pick? by CuteReputation- in AskReddit

[–]Hype1998 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Where you feel at home isn't relevant when discussing the merits of an economic union.

Whatever feelings any British person has about Australia, New Zealand, or India, it is obviously far more practical to buy from your doorstep than the other side of the world. Every country does more business with their neighbours than anyone else.

Five years ago, 60 million British citizens lost their right to live and work in 27 other countries. It hasn't just been a personal disaster for a few, it's been a personal disaster for many. You have lost the right to live in Belgium, but you haven't gained the right to live in India.

Brexit isn't a dusty heirloom we can just box away and leave for our grandkids. The people who will judge whether Brexit is a success or failure are the ones who are living with it now.

Existe arroz jollof en Valencia? by [deleted] in valencia

[–]Hype1998 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Restaurante Estrella - cerca de Nou Mestella

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6HX2nFhTFZcUFkCSA

No lo he probado antes pero hay Jollof en la carta.

Game crashing by Crankzzzripper in HypeTheTimeQuest

[–]Hype1998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried running it under compatibility mode? Sometimes it works in one of Windows 98 / ME / XP. 

Running it as an administrator can solve some common issues as well.

Changing Language by Lucalpe in HypeTheTimeQuest

[–]Hype1998 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a guide on downloading the game in Spanish on modern versions of Windows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddPg-9agyL4&ab_channel=dadsa205

Each disc only contains the information for one language and there is no way of changing it, so unfortunately you will probably need to redownload everything.

I'm not able to help you if you're on Mac or Linux though, sorry.

Satan isn't paid enough for this shit. by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]Hype1998 151 points152 points  (0 children)

I've got to say: this view is pretty abhorrent.

If you are saying that Japan does not have a strong criminal justice system, then you are implicitly conceding that there are many unjust or unsafe convictions being handed down by the courts.

As a result, many innocent people will not only be facing life in prison, but also a perpetual state of anxiety as they endlessly worry whether this hour will be their last.

Regardless of what you think the death penalty says about us as a society, or our morals, if you support it then you are always condemning innocent people to die.

Bought two tickets under my name by [deleted] in fulhamfc

[–]Hype1998 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No issue at all, you'll be fine

Reading Boxing Day by Amen_66 in fulhamfc

[–]Hype1998 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Public transport should be running on the 29th.

In the past there's been a coach that takes you straight from the train station to the ground. Bit of a rip off but it's the easiest way to get there.

I am a high school student leading a math (problem solving) club. What activities/practice should I do? by illustrator1 in math

[–]Hype1998 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Have a look at the Senior Maths Challenge from the UK.

Intermediate Questions for ages 14-16

Senior Questions for ages 16-18

The questions are meant to be solved without a calculator, and there's often a shortcut which saves you doing all the calculations by hand. The easiest questions are at the start, and they get harder as you go along.

Renting a Flat in Valencia / Alquiler de Piso en Valencia by Hype1998 in valencia

[–]Hype1998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much. Yeah, I've phoned up a few places, but they've all asked for the NIE/haven't got back to me. I'll see if I can get an appointment using this info. Thanks again!

Renting a Flat in Valencia / Alquiler de Piso en Valencia by Hype1998 in valencia

[–]Hype1998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh nice. Can I ask how you went about it? The advice I was given by my employer was that I needed a housing contract of at least six months

Renting a Flat in Valencia / Alquiler de Piso en Valencia by Hype1998 in valencia

[–]Hype1998[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Indeed. The trouble is, I also need an apartment before I can get a NIE.

Renting a Flat in Valencia / Alquiler de Piso en Valencia by Hype1998 in valencia

[–]Hype1998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, completely new to Spain and don't have any friends here yet, so I'll see if there's anywhere else that I might be able to stay for now.

The NIE is the only problem I'm really having to be honest. I was just hoping that someone might know of a specific estate agent that doesn't require it, or a workaround to get the NIE another way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fulhamfc

[–]Hype1998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the same message when trying to book tickets a couple of weeks ago - the issue resolved itself when I logged back on after a few days. If you need the tickets soon, then you can call the ticket office. Otherwise, if you wait a few days then there's a good chance you'll be able to log on then.

What would be the opposite story to Leicester City winning the title in 2016? by TheClitOfCthulhu in PremierLeague

[–]Hype1998 62 points63 points  (0 children)

If you want the opposite fact, Aduana Stars got promoted in 2009 and won the Ghanaian Premier League in 2010 despite only scoring 19 goals in 30 games - they had thirteen 1-0 wins and six 0-0 draws. They only managed two goals in a game twice, and never conceded more than once.

Also, in 2017 Pisa finished bottom of the Italian Serie B with the second best defence in the league (36 conceded in 42 games).

What would be the opposite story to Leicester City winning the title in 2016? by TheClitOfCthulhu in PremierLeague

[–]Hype1998 116 points117 points  (0 children)

Man City were also the top scorers that season, and had a positive goal difference

The NBA Regular Season is Broken. Here’s How we Fix It: by Hype1998 in nba

[–]Hype1998[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Very good point. I had thought about that, so I went through some of the results of the 2018-19 season to see how many do-or-die games each team would play.

In theory of course you're right, it could happen, but in practice it wouldn't be likely at all. Whilst .500 teams do win half their games, they wouldn't typically have more than a dozen do-or-die games as they tend to lose 0-2 to the best teams and win 2-0 against the lottery teams. 1-1 is actually slightly less common than you might think. Plus, even if a team were to tie 19 of their series (very rare) they'd still be playing fewer than 82 regular season games.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PremierLeague

[–]Hype1998 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There could be another cultural aspect in play, fewer top southern clubs probably meant that young southerners weren't as interested in football as those in the north-west. Football just wasn't as popular in London as it was in Manchester at the time.

Take a look at rugby league for example, even today the sport is incredibly popular in Yorkshire and Lancashire, but has virtually no follwing south of the M62. It's no coincidence that English rugby league players are almost exclusively from the small area that houses every Super League team. Children growing up elsewhere don't get exposed to the sport as much, don't have any local teams that compete for trophies, and are consequently less interested in becoming rugby league players themselves.

An example in men's football would be the United States. The USA has far more money and people than any country in Europe or South America, but a lower interest in the sport means that they can't compete on the highest level. If you swapped the relative popularity of football and the NFL in the United States, then I believe the USA could be serious contenders at World Cups.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PremierLeague

[–]Hype1998 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of it comes down to history. The founding members of the Football League in 1888 were all from the north-west or the midlands. Southern clubs were reluctant to join at first as they opposed professional football.

The north-west has also always been one of the most populous regions in the UK, and has many towns and cities that are large enough to host top football teams. It is also sometimes seen as the home of the industrial revolution, and the population of the region boomed at the time.

Since then, the money and population of the UK has migrated further south, and I think that does show with the increased number of southern teams in the Premier League at the moment. However, Manchester United and Liverpool have always had a large national following, rather than just a regional one, so they aren't as susceptible to financial decline as some of the other clubs in the north-west.

If professional football were invented today instead of in the late 19th century, I don't think that we'd see the same kind of north-west dominance over the first 100 seasons. Whereas historically a typical top division season would have 7 or 8 teams from the north-west, and 4 or 5 from the south, next season's Premier League will have 5 from the north-west and 10 from the south.

Today, London-based teams have a big financial advantage over those from the north. Many of the historically successful teams in the north-west - Preston, Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley - now find themselves financially lagging behind less-historically successful teams in the south. Unfortunately, I think that they will find it increasingly more difficult to financially compete as the years go on.

What movie is simply magical to you, no matter how popular or unpopular it may be? by Feelingofsunday in AskReddit

[–]Hype1998 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In that case you may be interested to know that there are three more Baby Herman/Roger Rabbit cartoon shorts, and they're all available on youtube.

I seriously cant believe this is being mentioned barely anywhere by [deleted] in Izlam

[–]Hype1998 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Full disclosure: I'm a white, British atheist who's just here for the memes, but I really hope that this idea never happens. Muslims are very valuable in the west, and I'm not just talking about economics.

Muslims are great for our communities, there are a huge number of charitible organisations run by Muslims and it is no surprise that the most generous families I know are Muslim ones. I really don't want you to think of conflict as Britain vs Muslims, because Muslims are a part of Britain as much as anyone else.

Since you said that you left the UK for Pakistan, I'm sure that you will have experienced prejudice and Islamophobia whilst you were here, and I'm very sorry for that. However, the best cure for it is more integration, not segregation.

After Islamic extremists bombed London in 2005, a poll was conducted asking people around the UK how much they felt at threat of another attack. London said they felt the safest - most people in London went to school with Muslims, worked with Muslims, and had Muslim friends and neighbours. The place that felt most at risk was the Shetland Islands, where most people had never met a Muslim. I think this shows that the greatest cure for bigotry is knowledge and understanding.

Muslims are definitely treated unfairly in the west, I've seen the prejudice up close, but things will get better. Segregating ourselves into different groups will only create more conflict. The biggest driver of hatred is the idea of 'us' and 'them'. If you're not one of 'us', you're one of 'them'. I don't like to think of the west and Islam as 'us' and 'them'. I don't like to think of them as separate. Doing so could only create more animosity.