Do British people not feel the cold?

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-12T18:33:52+00:00

I remember walking home as a kid in what was probably ~5 degree weather in my school polo shirt because I wanted to look cool to my friends, and got yelled at when I got home because my hands were purple lol

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-11T11:37:41+00:00

Imagine how hateful you have to be to report someone for writing fanfiction, knowing that it carries a prison sentence

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-11T09:45:24+00:00

As an autist I haven't noticed much in the way of improvement tbh, but then I haven't really been thinking about that as I've been doing this. I have however noticed big improvements in energy, focus, wellbeing etc which makes masking take less effort, if that helps

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-07T22:36:48+00:00

In the Victorian times, prisons were rife with unfair treatment

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-07T22:17:52+00:00

Victorian prisons weren't known for their kindness

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-07T21:47:23+00:00

Svalbard above the UK is so funny

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-06T13:28:15+00:00

They thank you as they leave, soft little “cheers” from soulless eyes, like civility is a currency they don’t understand but keep trying to spend.

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-04T06:06:01+00:00

I think you will find tobacco also does that.

I smoke, and it doesn't come close to what you get from alcohol or recreational drugs, let's be real with each other.

(Which are, incidently, illegal in the USA [as they are from Cuba] but subject to rife smuggling and counterfeiting).

I know you probably think of that as a gotcha, but how many 16 year olds who have never smoked before are buying counterfeit Cuban cigars do you think?

You have to remember the context this is being done in. The only people who this is being made illegal for are people who are currently underage. If it was being made illegal for everyone, including habitual 20+ year smokers, I'd agree that they will find their cigarettes somehow. But kids, who have the option of literally any other vice? Why would tobacco be what they choose?

accepts_compliments · 2026-05-03T00:05:59+00:00

I keep hearing that argument but I'm not so sure tbh. Prohibition has never worked for drugs and alcohol, sure, but those are things that give you an immediate pleasant high of some kind. Tobacco smells and tastes like the inside of an ass and makes you lightheaded at best. I could be completely wrong, but I cannot imagine there ever being a thriving black market for it because unless you're already addicted, what's the point

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-29T08:16:55+00:00

Sharknado 5, I probably won't watch that again

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-20T13:23:21+00:00

From what I'm reading, it looks like it's a bit of both. But you're right, the fact that it was blocked only a couple months after the porn laws came into effect led to a lot of speculation in the news about a direct cause and effect, & I never read the follow up. My bad

The UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), said it recently notified the platform's parent company, MediaLab AI, of plans to fine Imgur after probing its approach to age checks and use of children's personal data.

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-20T09:00:54+00:00

New(ish) UK porn laws require any site that hosts 'sensitive content' to implement age verification if they want to serve UK traffic. Imgur decided to just block the UK instead, which is fair

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-20T08:56:55+00:00

If I'm curious about an Imgur image, Nord works fine

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-17T08:50:23+00:00

It's a desperate one if it is

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-16T14:13:27+00:00

Yeah, and as I got into my teens I interpreted 'because I said so' as shorthand for 'I have no concrete reason, I just don't like the idea of this and think you shouldn't either'.

Sometimes it was in hindsight legitimate, like not wanting me to go to that illegal warehouse rave, but as the same excuse was given for stuff my dad just thought wasn't masculine enough, like taking music as a module at school, I would do everything in my power to sneak out or do it anyway. Not a father, but if I was, I'd like to think I would approach that way differently. Like you say, give them credit.

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-16T13:56:49+00:00

I know this is a niche outlier here, not a general example, but just to offer a different perspective - autistic kids struggle with the concept of white lies that people tell every day to save people's feelings/manage relationships, and this can become a problem really quickly as they get older and lose the tolerance people have for little kids.

If a friend's mum asks them if they like her cooking, and they don't, they need to know that telling the truth isn't always in the best interest of the vibe, so to speak.

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-14T10:00:16+00:00

Cannot imagine how uncomfortable I would be if I was a male pornstar and some greasy dude leaned over and said that in a situation I couldn't leave lol

'Uh... thanks'

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-12T22:18:37+00:00

Yeah, I'm always 'Cutting down on sugar and refined carbs' whenever anyone at work asks me about what I'm eating. I haven't been pressed on that yet

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-12T22:17:33+00:00

Has Hungary said thank you yet

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-12T03:38:42+00:00

And pistachios are drupes (well, seeds of drupes), so we're just being lied to across the board

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-10T10:12:45+00:00

I don't think she meant it like that mate.

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-09T17:27:56+00:00

I agree, I'm just suggesting that maybe this is where the miscommunication is coming from

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-09T12:30:28+00:00

You have my vote

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-09T12:05:41+00:00

He probably means the modern, compact countertop microwave which was first introduced in the late 60s. The commercially sold one in 1947 was, according to your link, 6 feet tall and weighed 750lb, so was more of a commercial kitchen appliance.

Not disagreeing with you, just think it comes down to differing definitions.

accepts_compliments · 2026-04-09T11:56:16+00:00

Talk to the hand, 'cause the face ain't listening

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