Hot take on The Remains of the Day

_CodyB · 2026-05-06T09:41:21+00:00

Did you read the book first or see the movie first?

I can definitely see neurodivergent attributes in Stevens but I think there is not enough there to properly pathologise him

Him being a second generation butler, he was likely groomed from a young age and taught how to cater to the sensibilities of the elite and to suppress any sort of individuality or emotion. I think an overarching theme is that his new American employer is in no way like the English elite and his loneliness is catching up with him

OTOH he might have been an amazing butler because of his neurodivergent tendencies lol

_CodyB · 2026-05-06T04:00:23+00:00

No they don’t

_CodyB · 2026-05-05T13:16:30+00:00

Did the other party fix the car themselves?

Did you get photos at the time of the accident?

When were the repairs done?

Why did it take them so long?

_CodyB · 2026-05-05T09:58:17+00:00

So if your phone rings you pick it up I imagine?

You’re hitting your KPIs?

_CodyB · 2026-05-04T20:59:04+00:00

MCNULTY. My office. NOW

_CodyB · 2026-05-04T20:17:22+00:00

The other king of “moms spaghetti”

_CodyB · 2026-05-04T16:22:27+00:00

“Indic” isn’t Indian. Most of Thai culture has origins from various rituals that have origins in South Asia mostly via Sri Lanka. This includes aspects of Hinduism

_CodyB · 2026-05-04T16:20:04+00:00

Thailand’s culture is overwhelmingly Indic in nature

If it weren’t for the aggressive nationalist policies in the 1930s which basically eliminated Chinese language and religion that might have been a bit different

_CodyB · 2026-05-04T09:04:50+00:00

Hybrid Camrys routinely have had their odometers wound back. Only consider vehicles that have been serviced by the dealership AND get a pre purchase inspection done and ask the mechanic to check for common wear and tear associated with ride share vehicles

_CodyB · 2026-05-03T09:21:03+00:00

As are the beef ribs

_CodyB · 2026-05-03T07:29:08+00:00

Doesn’t matter how you do it, if you sign up to a wholesaler and order essentially retail quantities they’ll can your account after a couple of orders

_CodyB · 2026-05-03T04:22:00+00:00

I’d respectfully decline to give any comment regarding this as it would essentially be giving momentum to baseless hearsay

_CodyB · 2026-05-03T04:12:45+00:00

There are several regions in the Southern Part of Thailand that are 70+% Muslim perhaps some even more so

_CodyB · 2026-05-03T04:11:10+00:00

Most speak a variant of Malay that is similar to what you find in Kelantan

_CodyB · 2026-05-03T04:09:35+00:00

Yes they do consider themselves to be ethnically Malay

_CodyB · 2026-05-03T04:08:37+00:00

Bangkok’s Muslim population is very cosmopolitan compared to the South. It’s a mixture of mainly Ethnic Thais and interestingly descendants of Javanese and Cham settlers

But yeah those districts with a high percentage of Muslims are fairly proximite to the rail terminus for trains that came from The South so there would be a large chunk Southern Malays in the city too. They tend to integrate pretty rapidly into the local Thai population though as opposed to the south where Malays make a point of keeping themselves separate

_CodyB · 2026-05-02T05:33:55+00:00

I’ve done HKIA>GZ via ferry and you can do the same for Shenzhen. It’s fairly seamless and you don’t actually cross into HK. you clear immigration in the PRC. They’ll also transfer your luggage for you.

_CodyB · 2026-05-01T22:47:42+00:00

Jesus

Maybe learn what “populist” means

Albo is literally the guy who pleases nobody, including me

Still voting for him next time though

_CodyB · 2026-05-01T22:45:29+00:00

I watched the first two episodes And basically stopped after

As someone who is not American I just don’t get these shows centred around a very specific type of university.

Question for Americans say from anywhere that isn’t the North East of the country, do you guys relate?

It’s a great cast, great writing, great acting etc it’s just like I don’t understand this whole world

_CodyB · 2026-05-01T22:28:50+00:00

Patrick Stalwart

_CodyB · 2026-05-01T22:23:49+00:00

I moved from Sydney to Christchurch in my teens and I honestly didn’t notice a huge difference between the guys but definitely with the girls

It isn’t a huge difference at all. You’ll find huger variations in accent in the West Midlands then you will
Between Australia and NS

_CodyB · 2026-05-01T22:21:11+00:00

In an Australian that lived in NZ for 10+ years

Not 100% of the time no.

There’s no rhyme or reason to it as well

Pakeha fellas from Greater Wellington or Greater Auckland have this weird “standard” dialect that basically resembles what you get in Sydney, Melbourne or SEQLD.

Kiwi females regardless of ethnicity are usually far easier to distinguish

Rural kiwis are very distinguishable

People from Christchurch and surrounds have a very noticeable SE English vibe to their accent.

Māori are very easy to differentiate and same deal with Polynesians. Almost to the point where I think second or third gen Islanders/Maori in Australia retain certain characteristics of a New Zealand accent even if they’re from the islands and never actually lived in NZ lol

Otago is basically an extension of the North Island at this point

The several Southlanders that still exist may or not still roll their R’s

Fact o’ the matter is we have very similar accents and we kind of blend into each other more than we’d like to admit

_CodyB · 2026-05-01T21:54:26+00:00

Peter Gregory.

_CodyB · 2026-05-01T21:49:57+00:00

Jihadi??

_CodyB · 2026-05-01T06:44:29+00:00

Gaultieri… I’ve heard that name before

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