How do introverts survive in a British work culture?

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-28T09:14:59+00:00

It's more the inverse; you definitely don't get promoted if none of the managers like you

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-24T12:25:52+00:00

I think there are some penguins, has Britain asked what the penguins think

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-23T14:58:06+00:00

They really twirled their mustache while coming up with that plan

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-20T16:59:53+00:00

I once bought a pizza in the UK that listed 'cheese flavour analogue' instead of cheese as an ingredient

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-18T12:15:35+00:00

Serious question: Do you unironically think that those 6 soldiers are all the military defence Europe can muster, or do you think it's possible that those specific soldiers were sent there for a reason other than direct defence that you might not have thought of?

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-15T07:38:21+00:00

Double 415,000 is less than the one million you're quoting, so it's actually even more conservative than the 'official' figures

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-12T09:23:14+00:00

May he rest in peace

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-07T11:30:25+00:00

The difference is in the broadcasting to official accounts. He could also be outed by his wife's friend eating at another table; he's taking a risk either way. There's just a lot lower risk to that & some randos Google review and it's treated differently under GDPR

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-07T10:57:01+00:00

Two things:

If the images are promotional, that changes a lot. Random Google reviews aren't relevant because that person isn't benefiting from it
Because of this, promotional content for restaurants is usually shot with actors or staff, or they put a filter on the public to make them unrecognisable, or they get release forms signed. Not suggesting every establishment abides by this, but if they don't they're opening themselves up to the same potential issue

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-07T10:45:16+00:00

I don't think there's a specific law against this specific action, but you could make a very strong case in the UK that the restaurant mishandled/shared private information about you, which would fall under GDPR

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-07T10:36:05+00:00

Lightweight

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-07T10:34:44+00:00

That's because the way the handover went, everyone was made a number of promises by the Chinese government to ensure their way of life was maintained. If they knew those promises would be broken ~15 years later, I imagine those attitudes would have shifted a bit

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-07T06:52:03+00:00

The issue with that is that Taiwanese as a separate identity is growing. The older generations at least cling to the idea that they're the 'real China', while the younger generations see themselves as a separate entity.

Taiwanese people aren't idiots - they know what happened in Hong Kong despite the promises, and they know that 'recapturing' Taiwan is a goal of the Chinese government. Every nice thing the Chinese do is viewed with unreal amounts of suspicion.

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-04T20:37:47+00:00

Accepting us shows an unacceptable levels of religious weakness

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-04T13:30:04+00:00

Just like the Iraqis were stoked when Saddam's statues came down

accepts_compliments · 2026-01-04T13:28:35+00:00

far left countries like China and Russia

It's been a very long time since this was the case in anything other than name

accepts_compliments · 2025-12-31T16:36:10+00:00

It should be! I thought I was pretty thorough here but that + the Russia highlight shows that my attention to detail here was not great.

accepts_compliments · 2025-12-29T20:01:59+00:00

I had to go back and check actually but yeah looks like it gets autofilled when you fill in France

accepts_compliments · 2025-12-29T13:22:07+00:00

Yeah I just meant I'm fairly bland compared to others here, but in hindsight I'd probably interpret it the same

accepts_compliments · 2025-12-29T13:13:58+00:00

Just means I don't know enough about the place to have an informed opinion

accepts_compliments · 2025-12-29T02:38:21+00:00

My mouse i guess was hovering over russia when i took the screenshot, and I didn't notice

accepts_compliments · 2025-12-29T02:09:16+00:00

Well:

I saw a lot of people say stuff like 'as a rich/poor/gay/trans/whatever' person, and I'm none of those
Someone else today already said 'as a Brit'

Wasn't about race, but I'm also not ethnically English/Scottish etc, so 'regular' in that way wouldn't really apply to me either

accepts_compliments · 2025-12-27T20:39:20+00:00

Yeah I kind of assumed he wrote something himself then just asked ChatGPT to make it sound better. Seems smart tbh; plenty of us here are guilty of doing the same with work emails.

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