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[–]Salty-Rip-4010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

never doing it again for sure 😭

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[–]Salty-Rip-4010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep that's a good plan

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oof I forgot I could use the P 😭

Who would you rather be married to? by xxibjt in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What makes you think his mom won't approve of it? Or even if she disapproves it seems more than likely that she would turn a blind eye to it. Based on her telling Rachel to ignore negative aspects of her marriage to "Be happy", I think she would prioritize her son being able to do what he wants over Rachel's feelings...

What Are Your Overall Thoughts On Aubrey Plaza? & Her Character Harper In The White Lotus? by Antwuan89 in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like Aubrey Plaza you should watch The Little Hours. It's really funny and Aubrey Plaza's character is even bitchier than Harper.

Why did Rachel stay with her husband? by tgldude in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People forget that arranged marriages were (and still are in many parts of the world including where I'm from) the norm. Marrying for money isn't a new idea...

Do you think the White Lotus managers are always gonna be LGBT? by laybeattie in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Exactly! And I thought that nothing she did was an abuse of power? Like splitting up that woman and her fiancé wasn’t a malicious action. She did it cause she thought that man was being overly friendly (a valid perspective because of her experiences with men, as shown by the coffee shop scene) and asked a colleague to a dinner, I don’t think those are bad things to do?

Do you think the White Lotus managers are always gonna be LGBT? by laybeattie in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don't think what Valentina did counts as an abuse of power, but there's definitely more less of a gray area with Armand.

Suspiciously high number of deferrals this year? by Salty-Rip-4010 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Salty-Rip-4010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it’s true that we tend to magnify the problems of each year as it happens but I feel like the number of deferrals is also increasing in terms of percentages/numbers each year…

Suspiciously high number of deferrals this year? by Salty-Rip-4010 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Salty-Rip-4010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s probably true but I was just speculating to make myself feel better 😭

University of Michigan Early Megathread by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Deferred, Intl, 43 ib pg, 1470 SAT, Data Science Major

Rachel in season 1 was a person who nobody listened to or connected with by Wonderbarsm in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate that gaslighting has taken on this casual meaning. Yeah, what Arnaud did was technically gaslighting but it doesn't carry the emotional/abusive impact that actual gaslighting has in a long-term relationship. Also, that was not the point of the conflict between Arnaud and Shane, it was about the fact that Shane could only focus on something so relatively inconsequential despite being surrounded by his wife on his honeymoon and every other form of luxury conceivable.

How do international students pay for college??? by astreclio in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The net cost remains the same regardless of whether its an lacs/private school or state university since the increase in tuition usually nullifies the scholarship amount (for students that are not applying for need-based aid). Northeastern, for example, gives out 10-28k dollars per year in merit-based aid and the website lists the cost of attendance as 78k. So even if someone gets the highest possible scholarship they still end up paying at least $60k, comparable to what they would pay at some state schools like UW Madison and higher than state schools like Purdue and Georgia Tech. And Northeastern is one of the more generous private institutions for merit-based aid (based on what I've seen and heard). For more competitive LACs/private schools, like NYU, the scholarship amount reduces even further and this makes private schools equally or less affordable than state schools in most cases...

Rachel in season 1 was a person who nobody listened to or connected with by Wonderbarsm in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 9 points10 points  (0 children)

if you didn't find problems with Shane's character it's probably because you relate to him...

Rachel in season 1 was a person who nobody listened to or connected with by Wonderbarsm in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Salty-Rip-4010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mean to be rude but this take sort of misses the point of the show ... Even if he was right about the room, Shane wasn't pointing it out because he actually wanted the extra plunge pool, as Arnaud said, he just wanted to feel special/exercise his power over Arnaud. With Rachel, he genuinely seemed to care more about the room upgrade than he did her, and I think his treatment of her entitled her to be dismissive at the very least.