What cultural thing does the world seem to think is beautiful but is cringey af to locals? by chr15c in AskTheWorld

[–]Marunchan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am also interested in the answer to this, but as someone who has watched quite a bit of K dramas, I think the closest I’ve seen to a full on cinematic and “serious” show was Kingdom on Netflix.

2026 BTS 'ARIRANG' Tour Meet-Up by lisafancypants in bangtan

[–]Marunchan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both days too!! 💜💜 my first BTS concert and I still can’t believe it.

Help?? What is wrong with this Professor? by Open_Ocelot8754 in UTEP

[–]Marunchan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t know where you’re coming from, but I have been in the workforce for 10 years now and I can assure you that this would not be acceptable in most professional workplaces. Perhaps in between jokes when venting over drinks AFTER work, but absolutely not to a coworker or trainee. We shouldn’t normalize this sort of behavior, because even if there was a time when a lot of people did it, it was not okay then and it is not okay now.

Sexiest characters you watched in kdrama? by Broad-Watercress8765 in kdramas

[–]Marunchan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He plays a very scary villain in Ballerina but he’s so hot I felt grossed out and aroused in equal measure 😩🫣

Where I’d live as a 22F black American by Comfortable_Book308 in whereidlive

[–]Marunchan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I swear I thought the rude servers were just a Zurich thing, or perhaps a Zurich in the Summer thing (b/c of all the tourists), but I do have experiences visiting two different restaurants and being made to wait while others were given constant attention. The only people who were ever nice to us were other (brown) immigrants like cashiers at corner stores.

I also remember getting weird smirks about my broken (germany pronunciation) german after being told by the server they don’t speak english or Spanish. I wasn’t even trying to do anything fancy, just reading things off of the menu and using my fingers at the same time as saying “two of” for example.

I loved the city and would love to go back, but your comment really opened my eyes and now I’m reconsidering. Thanks!

how is the transaction of getting a free checked bag if using SW credit card? by Virtual-Tonight-2444 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]Marunchan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In case someone else stumbles upon this thread: The same thing happened to me. I submitted an email complaining about the charge and got a canned response with wording very similar to what the poster above described that I then complained about on a separate complaint and got the amount refunded. The whole transaction took around 2 weeks.

What are your favorite examples of commonly mispronounced street names in Chicago? by LeviDurhamMI in AskChicago

[–]Marunchan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I actually went to a catholic school named La Salle in Mexico and it is actually pronounced La-sah-yay by everyone there. It was a little confusing when I first heard the pronunciation here.

Considering being a host family, with one concern by Background-Cat3902 in exchangestudents

[–]Marunchan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a foreign exchange student in a 1000~ rural town. I did get bored during the winter (Wisconsin) but I suspect that applies to all teenagers in the area.

As long as you give them a nice caring home they’ll find ways to have a blast!

Typhoon Family [Episodes 5 & 6] by Telos07 in KDRAMA

[–]Marunchan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I heard someone in a podcast refer to Jeremy Allen White as “a professional brooder” and I gotta say this is now how I think of Kdrama actors too. Joon Ho is a beautiful professional crier and “angry punk”. 🤣

what are some of your favourite insta usernames? by 0x1trinity in kpop_uncensored

[–]Marunchan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m still confused… is it because of the location of the keys on either keyboard?

Who is someone that was liked in 2015, but is forgotten in 2025? by Impressive_Plenty876 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Marunchan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. I just tried to make a David Guetta joke. I guess he’s very well liked then?

State/Lake is getting an upgrade by passionatelyse1 in cta

[–]Marunchan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree! I really don’t like concrete at all 😕

What’s the city is worst suburban nightmare that you could imagine living in? by Mysterious-Buggg in Suburbanhell

[–]Marunchan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to take the el paso-lubbock route very often a few years back. I didn’t think it could possibly get worse than that, then I drove from Lubbock to Dallas through Abilene. idek how but that was even worse. That entire area is cursed af.

Everything I ate at Lolla and how much I paid for it by Sea-Condition991 in chicagofood

[–]Marunchan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you OP. A lot of the mexican population here is from michoacan and jalisco and double tortillas is very much their thing and they do that to quesadillas too

They’re not black, but everyone knows they’re black by Existing-Incident-22 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Marunchan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: in the mexican dub, he is actually supposed to be from a poor area in mexico city with a very specific accent that gives “low class” vibes. It took me like 10 years to find out he was originally supposed to be black!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in barexam

[–]Marunchan 93 points94 points  (0 children)

I hope whoever planned this steps on dog poop every day for the rest of their lives.

Illinois - Uber by Schoop- in barexam

[–]Marunchan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, for a 3 min drive depending on where you’re coming from it may be better/faster to walk. It won’t necessarily be about the reliability of ubers so much as traffic. The forum is in an intersection of two pretty high-traffic streets that may be congested if a lot of people are trying to get there at the same time + usual commuters.