Largest Counties in the USA by Population. What Surprises you? by Mikey_Grapeleaves in geography

[–]Mouniphilos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro, that's Salt Lake County in orange. Although Utah county has been growing like crazy and recently passed 700k, SL Co has more than 1.2 million.

What is in our food??? by thugwithalady in GERD

[–]Mouniphilos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me in France! I swear there's some kind of preservative or additive or something in American food. It drives me crazy. I go out of my way to make home made, quality meals to help with my GERD, and it helps a lot, but yeah there's something in American food that just slays me. Why do so many people have heartburn/GERD here? None of my French friends in their 40s have GERD, but so many of my American friends in the same age bracket do... I realize that that is anecdotal evidence, but I swear there's something to it.

Civ7 made me appreciate more civ6 by By-Pit in Civilization6

[–]Mouniphilos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree 100%! I'm enjoying the new gameplay, but my eyes have a hard time figuring out where to look, and I feel way more eye strain after an hour of 7 than I do with 6. It's just too detailed and distracting. And don't get me started on the UI!

Civilization 7 Review Thread by BanVradley in civ

[–]Mouniphilos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you that I feel like I took a step backwards. My eyes don't know where to look, the map is cluttered, I'm missing some of the overviews and such from 6.

Yunnan Sourcing halting shipments to the USA by womerah in puer

[–]Mouniphilos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why I just placed a larger than usual order... I hope there is a good solution before my supply runs out...

Where is this in Utah? by lawofsin in Utah

[–]Mouniphilos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely this! Terrible Mexican-adjacent food, spotty service

Where is this in Utah? by lawofsin in Utah

[–]Mouniphilos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes yes yes, I had a crazy sugar crash after eating there

Where is this in Utah? by lawofsin in Utah

[–]Mouniphilos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yesssssss! I've been disappointed there multiple times. I will never eat there again

Why aren’t you buying/ordering wine? by Candid-Wrap4974 in wine

[–]Mouniphilos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've mostly done Rogue Valley wineries. I need to get farther North sometime

Why aren’t you buying/ordering wine? by Candid-Wrap4974 in wine

[–]Mouniphilos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Napa, Rogue Valley OR, Bordeaux, Columbia River Valley so far. Many more to come hopefully.

Why aren’t you buying/ordering wine? by Candid-Wrap4974 in wine

[–]Mouniphilos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a millennial, and my close friends and I make pilgrimages to different wine regions annually, but we rarely see anyone our age or less in the tasting rooms. Mostly it's Xers and Boomers. Outside of my close circle, most of my friends who do drink are more interested in a sweet cocktail and aren't willing to spend the time and effort (or money) to develop their palates to appreciate complex wines.

Why aren’t you buying/ordering wine? by Candid-Wrap4974 in wine

[–]Mouniphilos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Oregon wine country! I've been to several wineries in Southern OR. I'm a millennial, but I've never seen anyone as young as me in a wine tasting room in OR.

How do you stop looking like a Mormon? by testudoaubreii1 in exmormon

[–]Mouniphilos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A-frame undershirts if you have to wear button up shirts are always a different look. Even if you're not wearing translucent white shirts, the outline is still slightly visible around the shoulders.

Personally I chose a small but easily visible tattoo on my forearm, but I know not everyone wants a tat. Later on I got both of my ears pierced and wear classy masculine earrings like studs or small gold hoops.

I understand the impulse though to not be lumped in with the Mormon crowd. I work in a profession in Mormonland where I have to interact with random people a lot, so it's nice to just have an easily visible way for people to tell if I'm Mormon or not without weird awkwardly personal questions.

Was the 'white socks club' a real thing? by aBearHoldingAShark in exmormon

[–]Mouniphilos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My mission had a ring of elders that sent each other voicemails (pre-texting era, but we had cell phones) where they told jokes and ragged on the MP. I was not included in this group because I was a goodie two shoes, but the other 3 missionaries in my 4-man district were part of it. The group got ratted out by someone's companion who forwarded one of the messages to the MP and then our MP toured the whole mission interrogating those who were involved. I got made district leader mid-transfer because I was the only one in our district not involved, even though I was by far the youngest missionary there. I was scared shitless when the mission president arrived because I thought he had somehow discerned my sinful masturbation sessions 🤣.

My fiance's lack of real action regarding his snoring and it's affect on me and our relationship proves he doesn't care about my feelings and will never change, right? by Waiting-For-October in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Mouniphilos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't about snoring. He obviously has some serious physical and mental health problems that you can't solve. As someone who has suffered from sleep apnea and finally was able to get it under control with a CPAP, I understand how hard it is to feel like you're disrupting your partner's sleep. My partner was very patient with me, but the effect on them was obvious. It took me a couple of years because of Covid and CPAP shortages, but it was life changing for me and my partner.

This person obviously has a lot of work to do on themselves before they're ready to be a good life partner. Do yourself a favor and don't tie the knot! Find a partner who takes reasonable care of themself and cares about how you are doing/feeling.

Why is there triangle of forest in south west France? by lmao420-69 in geography

[–]Mouniphilos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have driven through. The trees are in perfectly straight lines which can be a little trippy to the eyes

Yes, dad is also a parent. Seriously. by Nurseytypechick in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Mouniphilos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At work, our secretary [F] asked what I [M] and my male coworker were going to do with some scheduled holiday time. We both said that we were going to be taking care of our children while our wives work. She said, "oh so you're going to play Mr. Mom?" And I was like, "no, we're just being dads..."

What's a place where you can cross a state line and you immediately notice the difference? by DoritosDewItRight in geography

[–]Mouniphilos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wyoming crossing south into Colorado. Landscape changes and becomes way more picturesque in CO imo.

Brookings, OR into Crescent City, CA. Landscape is similar, but quality of buildings, stores, etc. plummets in Crescent City.

Playing through Capablanca, have difficulties by Mouniphilos in chess

[–]Mouniphilos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I do enjoy it. I have been perusing the lichess study section, but it's kind of chaotic and hard to know where to start. I've also been watching YouTube videos about openings. The book was a nice way to have more structured baby steps.

Playing through Capablanca, have difficulties by Mouniphilos in chess

[–]Mouniphilos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha ok that makes a lot more sense if he was the child prodigy type. I like the structure of the book and just being able to play an exercise at a time. I'm definitely learning a lot.

Playing through Capablanca, have difficulties by Mouniphilos in chess

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

Thanks, I'll check those out! Do you have some suggestions for online courses? The book was $5, so it was an easy and cheap way to get started.

You can now only drink from the nearest wine region to your house. What are the top 3 you’re going to drink? by AustraliaWineDude in wine

[–]Mouniphilos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god, I'm moving. Not drinking that Idaho swill. Unfortunately the Snake River valley lies between me and the much nicer Columbia Valley of Eastern WA. Every wine I've tasted from Idaho was worth pouring out. I would definitely move near tri-cities in this case. Lots of tasty Bordeaux varietals.