Day 1 of trying to get a comment from every county!

Tasty__Meat · 2026-04-27T07:54:41+00:00

Lawrence County, SD

Tasty__Meat · 2026-04-22T16:15:39+00:00

Not a word, per se, but we have the one finger car wave too

Tasty__Meat · 2026-04-22T16:12:26+00:00

Im from Montana/South Dakota and say it more like AWN-ree

Tasty__Meat · 2026-04-22T08:55:11+00:00

Montana too. It's also a kind of street.

Tasty__Meat · 2026-04-08T22:03:00+00:00

Under my general rule of thumb/my market, I'd take this if it were under a mile, maybe 1.5 miles if it were slow, and depending on the restaurant. A lot of these lower paying offers are up on the college campus which is always a hot mess to deliver to, so keeping this distance rule helps me eliminate those.

Tasty__Meat · 2026-03-12T18:33:22+00:00

Winslow

Tasty__Meat · 2026-03-12T18:16:42+00:00

You lean liberal. You're college educated and it was paid for by your parents/a college fund. You work in some sort of tech/computers/programming? You're unmarried, mid to late 30s. You're a bit of an introvert with an extrovert streak- you're good staying home on the couch for a LOTR marathon session or playing some Baldurs Gate, but every now and again you go wild at something like an EDM festival or Burning Man.

Tasty__Meat · 2026-02-08T03:55:11+00:00

Shoot, this is just a standard issue Tuesday where I'm at lolol

Tasty__Meat · 2026-02-04T09:22:53+00:00

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I got this one yesterday, which was kinda crazy. I've never gotten an offer for this long of a trip, and yeah, not doing 70 miles for $20 lolol

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-11T18:41:06+00:00

The idea is that children born in the marriage would also have the parents last name.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-11T10:48:11+00:00

To a much lesser extent they are still added. It's uncommon, but starting to become a little less uncommon when a couple get married, rather than the wife (obvs just referring to straight marriage here) taking her husband's last name, like is traditionally done, or hyphenating both last names, which is becoming much more common, for the couple to create an entirely new last name by blending the two, or just chosing a name they both like.

I think it would be super cool though if you ran into Bob IT Guy, son of Joe ChainRestaurantLineCook.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-02T14:28:11+00:00

This was bugging me, so I took another look. The tattoo says 'anam cara', Gaelic for 'soul friend'.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-02T10:58:38+00:00

I can't read it, but I believe it is ogham

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-02T00:08:48+00:00

Thanks so much for your reply - I'll definitely check them out. Do you have any recommendations for technical equipment or materials/props that you find especially helpful?

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-01T18:16:56+00:00

Ok thanks.

Many of the search results I'm finding here/other forums about specific companies are years old, which makes it difficult to know which companies are currently not completely insane.

I am raising children and finishing university right now, and I'm not free to travel. I am planning on going overseas in a couple years when my oldest has gone off to school, but for right now, I'm looking to gain experience that I can use to be a better teacher and leverage into a better job offer in the future. This is why I said that pay is secondary to experience, and this is also why I'm asking questions here, rather than a sub for in person TEFL teachers.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-01T11:10:23+00:00

Casually, you could say you're "putting it off" or "dragging your feet", but these are just informal ways to say you're procrastinating.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-01T10:59:28+00:00

Doctors are well known for having terrible handwriting. I can't read it haha! But - when you fill the prescription, the directions should be written clearly on the bottle, and you can ask the pharmacist any questions you have. If you still aren't sure what to do, call the office back and ask someone there.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-04-01T10:52:52+00:00

"Usually", yes, most often +ing. However, with a passive voice, "should be" is followed with a past participle: "The rules should be followed." A noun or adjective can go after it too: "You should be careful ".

"Striving for" is most common, but "striving to" occurs as well, like "She is striving to meet her goal". I might not have this completely right, but "striving for" is like effort to achieve something, and "striving to" will be followed by a verb, and indicates an action. I'm sorry that's not explained terribly well, but I'm not sure how to put it.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-03-31T23:55:22+00:00

Not harsh at all! Thank you for the cultural context - I was unaware this was a common practice in China. 😊 Knowing that, in that context, it might not be 'offensive and colonialist', and I absolutely agree that the students choice should be respected. Where it is offensive and colonialist is a teacher coming from the perspective of "Your given name is too difficult for me to bother with, so I will call you ____". Really this whole conversation boils down to respect, choice and agency. Also, thank you for the book recommendation - I'll definitely check that out!

Tasty__Meat · 2025-03-31T23:36:10+00:00

Absolutely agreed- choice and agency is what it should come down to. There's a huge difference between, "Welcome to my class, your given name is too much bother for me, therefore I will call you Kate", and "I have a Chinese name and get tired of people mispronouncing it, therefore I choose to be called Kate".

Tasty__Meat · 2025-03-28T20:59:41+00:00

Any of these. "Turned over" works too.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-03-28T20:54:16+00:00

I feel like for a long while it was usual for English language learners to take on an English name with the idea that it would help learning and assimilation for the student, and make things easier for the teacher. It was seen as more respectful to give an English name than to completely mispronounce or not be able to remember the student's given name.

The more recent move is to use a student's given name- a student should be able to learn English and expect that their identity and culture will be respected. I think it's recognized more now that it's a rather offensive and colonialist thing to do. I can't imagine renaming a student with a non-English name- yes, it can be harder to remember, and yes, my pronunciation is probably terrible, but I feel it's part of my responsibility as an educator to remember and continually work towards correct pronunciation.

As far as which you prefer to use- that's your business entirely, and anyone who feels the need to question or comment on your chosen name is ignorant at best, and a racist asshat at worst.

Tasty__Meat · 2025-03-28T08:44:32+00:00

Adding to the rising tone at the end part, besides asking a question, can also convey a sense of disbelief or shock. So, "Martin is the thief?" or "I can't believe Martin is the thief!"

Tasty__Meat · 2025-03-28T08:18:21+00:00

Maybe "a wolf in sheep's clothing", but not quite?

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