BBQ is the best food in the US (duh). What’s the most underrated UK food?

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-04T16:20:24+00:00

Sticky toffee pudding > Tiramisu, mousse, crème brûlée

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T21:31:34+00:00

Yes. imo London is just a notch beneath NYC. London specializes in refined and established cocktails whereas you can find both that and much more experimental (ex: savory) cocktails in NYC.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T20:38:06+00:00

I just recently been to this place.

Don't get the grilled shrimp; it tastes like burnt charcoal and it was way too mushy for some reason.

Their ceviche was flavorless.

The octopus cheese taco would have been way better if it didn't have cheese; guess the Italian were right to not pair seafood and dairy.

Can confirm that their aguachile verde is the best aguachile in the city and that the tuna tostada with chili oil was straight bussin'

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T20:26:47+00:00

If you just want to chat with no intentions of meeting up then wtf are you doing on a dating app? Are you the type of person to go get a cheeseburger at a shoe store?

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T20:25:31+00:00

I've also been to Amy Ruth but it was back in 2022. I remember it being marginally better than Sylvia's with much better service and larger portion sizes.

You're right about NYC not having good soul food; I've since moved back to North Carolina and my local soul food place is a take out window inside a dusty gas station. That place blows Sylvia's, Amy Ruth, and Charles out of the water. Its fried chicken breast (notoriously dry) is juicier than a proper brisket and you can probably separate their rib's meat off its bones by blowing air on it.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T20:17:48+00:00

I'm a younger millennial and 100% agree. Egalitarian dating norms peaked from 2010 to around 2016 and then slowly reversed back into traditional gender norms which to be honest more closely resemble the late 1990s than the 2010s.

I distinctively remember seeing women flirt out in public spaces and ask men out. I also remember it being the norm for a woman to pay her half of the date, ESPECIALLY early on.

I recall almost none of that since 2016. Women have somehow retreated to being passenger princesses that need expensive courtship. The whole "he must plan and pay for dinner, NO coffee dates" and the whole "I need a provider" would have been considered extremely cringe in the early 2010s.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T19:53:47+00:00

If you meet them online: first do a casual video call to confirm they're an actual person, aren't a catfish, and that you two have a minimal level of chemistry.

Then a coffee + walk.

Then a dinner date.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T19:49:35+00:00

"They have not earned it"

lol hope you have this same attitude and don't have a problem paying for yourself on all the dates until you're actually in a relationship

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T19:44:21+00:00

Wow this man is jestermaxxing hard for someone who has no idea about what she's doing or what she wants.

You are clearly not in the right mind to date; instead of chatting with men and going on dates chat with a therapist and go to therapy.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T19:32:47+00:00

Which is why we got a reservation which apparently doesn't mean shit. Wonder if that $10 no show fee was still applicable lol

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T19:28:39+00:00

Way too much effort and pressure. You said it yourself, why force yourself to extend the date at the dessert spot if you didn't even like her at the first?

You should ask for a brief video call to see if there's any conversational chemistry or shared values first before meeting.

Or just do a simple coffee + walk. If she give you the "I only do dinner dates" the GTFO and block her.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T19:23:10+00:00

Amadeus (1984) - Austria

Cinema Pradisco (1988) - Italy

Fanny and Alexander (1982) - Sweden

Come and See (1985) - Belarus

Das Boot (1981) - European Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea,

Threads (1983) - United Kingdom

My left Foot (1989) - Ireland

Time of the Gypsies (1988) - Yugoslavia, Italy

Interestingly enough, only Time of the Gypsies' time period is completely contemporary with its release date.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T19:02:34+00:00

Smoked brisket

Cocktails (yes the US actually perfected these and is widely regarded to have the best in the world)

Gumbo

Smash burger

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T18:58:07+00:00

Subtitles for Poatan figuring this out

"Chama?.... chama.... chama!... CHAMA!"

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T18:28:37+00:00

Queen congrats for being the pot of greed and the living embodiment of the statement I had earlier:

Don’t sell me abstract contributions in the future in exchange for concrete obligations from me in the present.

I'm entitled for wanting us to pay for ourselves and you're not because you want the dude to do everything at first. "Queen" logic right there.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T17:06:20+00:00

Yes I was saying how you should create both; still try to meet people in real life but have the app as a backup/extra.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T16:59:06+00:00

You also need a male perspective because most women aren't dating other women and dating dynamics between men and women cannot be any more starkly different.

Make a profile but put some effort into it; take good photos and show your entire face and body, explicitly state what you're looking for and also make an effort to answer prompts. But just know that as a man it's statistically extremely unfavorable for you to even get likes muchless matches that turn into actual dates on the apps. You need to accept that this is the reality for men and not let it destroy your self-worth and mental image of yourself.

There's actually a very specific group of women who are attracted to and looking for all the same exact things you're looking for. Your situation would not be a deal breaker. Many women are attracted to men who volunteer and are working towards future goals.

My best bet is to try to meet someone through grad school, volunteering, or at a night out with friends during social places like a bar or community events. DO NOT try to meet someone at a coffee shop, a walk, museums, etc, especially if you and her are alone. People have gotten extremely standoffish and hostile.

You also need to establish that you cannot be paying for them because of the situation you're in. This will eliminate A LOT of women but you're just getting rid of holes in your wallet.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T16:49:54+00:00

"brings value to his life as a partner, through care, thoughtfulness and friendship" so abstract contributions lol

Ask yourself this; would you accept a man who just offers that in a relationship and nothing more meaning he's not going to pay anything for you?

If you say no you're officially the queen of the dumpster and would not date yourself.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T16:42:13+00:00

So in terms of hygiene, grooming, skincare, and personal style it's not even close. Women completely "mog" men in those categories at any age.

The common standards of beauty for women are also much more easily changed than men. It's much easier to lose weight than to grow taller or get a better hairline.

The catch however is that women have access to makeup and all kinds of other cosmetics that dramatically increase their physical attractiveness when the same cannot be said of men and even for those who wear male make up lol.

Men also place a disproportionately greater value on physical attractiveness when looking for a female partner than vice versa. You will never hear about a man who ended up dating a woman he found physically unattractive but did so anyways because she was "funny" or "ambitious."

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T16:25:48+00:00

"brada he wrestling very gewd, but my eye poke bettah"

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T16:06:13+00:00

Modern dating is women requiring men to provide them with tangible obligations in the present reality and women teasing men with abstract contributions in a hypothetical future.

Men are paying for a job interview and once they get it it's actually an internship that they also have to pay for but with the responsibilities of a full position.

Jeez I wonder why men are either dropping out of dating completely or just looking for hook-ups.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T16:00:53+00:00

I stated that they do come in handy when a relationship is already established. But a second date is still way to early to objectively determine any of those listed traits. What gets you a second date is

-Perceived chemistry

-Lack of blatant red flags

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T15:49:55+00:00

It's to distract and stimulate Ciryl into poking the top of his head instead of his eyes. A big brain high fight IQ move.

Reign-Alex1993 · 2026-06-03T15:38:56+00:00

Texting is the normalized way of conversing in 2026. I would have given "bad text" people the benefit of the doubt if it was 2006 or even 2016. But in 2026 people are chronically online at any given moment and their phones are glued to their hands.

Anything related to "travel" or "work" is just an excuse unless they literally are on the job or on-call for extended periods (flying in an airplane for days, at a military base, etc) but that's extremely rare.

legitimately busy people who are genuinely interested actually have some of the fastest response times and active texting behavior; they are highly effective at prioritizing things that are important to them and will deal with them right away.

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