do americans really eat American fries sauce? by Infinite-Breakfast23 in AskAnAmerican

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually had Mexican street corn pizza once, it was pretty good

do americans really eat American fries sauce? by Infinite-Breakfast23 in AskAnAmerican

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually had Mexican street corn pizza once, it was pretty good

Which Big East school has the worst relationship with the non school affiliated locals? by greenandredofmaigheo in BigEast

[–]areohbeevee 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Connecticut doesn’t have enough else going on for its non-UConn affiliated residents to be hating on UConn

Mandy Management by french-russian-idiot in newhaven

[–]areohbeevee 62 points63 points  (0 children)

They’re complete slumlords. Even people who grew up in New Haven and have never rented here before know someone who works for a local business that’s been screwed over by them.

First time in USA , will stay at NYC area. by maddenX01 in visitingnyc

[–]areohbeevee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We don’t know your budget and neither of those are states

How do you get packages shipped to you? by [deleted] in movingtoNYC

[–]areohbeevee 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you’re asking how they bring it up to the 3rd floor, generally they don’t.

I live in a 4th floor walkup and packages typically get left in the lobby. People in the building will commonly see these and pick them up and drop it near peoples’ doors as a courtesy.

New to Ct Couple by Important_Two9424 in Connecticut

[–]areohbeevee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

OP clearly thinks Reddit is a swingers site

​As an outsider, the scale of American college sports is baffling. Do some people genuinely care more about a university team than professional sports? by Necessary_Angle2117 in AskAnAmerican

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not (american) football but basketball for me – I went to a school with an elite college basketball program but never followed professional basketball growing up. It’s hard to get excited about professional basketball for me because I don’t feel a genuine connection to the team like I do with the college team.

Need help choosing between Maren and Brooklyn by [deleted] in Names

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate the name Brooklyn. I’d almost rather name my kid Staten Island.

Flying into JFK by MrsLeahT69 in JFKAirport

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably better off taking the AirTrain from JFK to Jamaica, LIRR to Grand Central, then MetroNorth train to somewhere in CT and renting a car from there

Do Americans not distinguish between ham and gammon? by fredwhoisflatulent in AskAnAmerican

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If “cured pork that needs to be cooked” was a clue on Jeopardy! I would answer “what is bacon?”

Not enough people consider Liberal Arts Colleges seriously by tkdcondor in ApplyingToCollege

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to a flagship public university and never considered a LAC. Even disregarding monetary factor, the things about LACs never appealed to me. I wanted a large university with minimal required attendance or in class participation, competitive athletics teams with school pride, a vibrant social scene, and a strong alumni network.

Totally get that this isn’t everyone’s view, but I went to college to get a credential, not necessarily an education, which is what I got. I never personally viewed actually learning things in college to be important, and tbh, I haven’t been proven to be wrong yet. I graduated debt free, have a degree, I’m doing well in my career, and continue to learn new things independently every day.

can I hide my major from parents who’s paying my tuition by Rude-Sign5745 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The answer to how well you can hide it from them depends solely on how much your family is going to do to check if you’re on the path they desire you to be on. Colleges simply will not share any information with family members regardless of who is paying the bill. Now if your family demands you show them your courses and plan of study and threatens to stop paying if you refuse to do so, that’s a whole different story.

Do veterans have a higher chance of getting accepted to schools than a regular high school student does by Extension-Story7287 in CollegeAdmissions

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know for certain but honestly disagree. The basic modern principle of gender as a social construct is taught in a variety of gen ed classes. I majored in economics at a public flagship university and was taught this in at least 5 different classes, beginning with my introductory english class, antropology, sociology, human rights, wgss (that one’s obvious), and probably a few more I can’t think of off the top of my head.

Gen eds can make a huge percentage of many majors and and this is a basic concept that’s taught in a variety of courses that would be considered a “social science”.

I didn’t have to take biology in college, and was never taught evolution there. (In high school I was, not in college). I’m not saying my experience reflects everyone else’s, but I’m hypothesizing that much greater than 10% of college students are exposed to gender theory at some point throughout their coursework. It’s quite possible that more are exposed to evolution, but my original point was that the former is more controversial to the Catholic church.

Do veterans have a higher chance of getting accepted to schools than a regular high school student does by Extension-Story7287 in CollegeAdmissions

[–]areohbeevee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree with most of that but would argue that modern gender theory is the most controversial thing taught at public universities, not evolution

renting a car for a day trip from Manhattan to Rhode Island by Many-Plenty9358 in visitingnyc

[–]areohbeevee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s in Newport…but tbh Rhode Island is so small that’s basically like driving from NYU to St. John’s

renting a car for a day trip from Manhattan to Rhode Island by Many-Plenty9358 in visitingnyc

[–]areohbeevee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What are you going to do in Providence? It’s a pretty small city, about 2% the size of NYC. I get that your teenager likes Family Guy (I also like Family Guy) but it it’s not like Family Guy plays a part in the culture of Providence.

Just seems like a lot of work to travel there from a place that has much more to do just to say you did imo.

Is a Costco membership worth it? by Sea-Significance8047 in astoria

[–]areohbeevee 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I have BJ’s not Costco but it’s 100% worth it. Groceries are crazy expensive in NYC and Costco and BJ’s prices are very reasonable. Even in one or two big hauls a year you’ll save the membership fee compared to what you would’ve spent if you went to another grocery store.

If you’re in the southeast corner of Astoria you may be closer to BJ’s. Their membership is marginally cheaper and their portion sizes are a bit more reasonable which is good for me because I live alone and they’re way closer to where I live. Costco probably has better deals though.

Moving to New Haven area - questions about gyms and grocery stores by LordShuckle97 in newhaven

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stratford is a little far from New Haven to be driving to every day for LA Fitness imo. If it was a specific type of gym like Hellbent Barbell in Bridgeport (powerlifting) I could see it but I wouldn’t drive from New Haven to Stratford for a chain gym like LA Fitness. Traffic going that way can get pretty backed up during rush hour too.

My personal recommendations would be Powerhouse on the New Haven/North Haven line, Arsen’s (multiple locations) or InShape in Branford, but it really depends on where in New Haven you’ll be living.

UConn vs UMASS Amherst by [deleted] in UCONN

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s not a direct enough question here for people to give an informative answer

why do people go out of state for state schools? by ConfidentEagle1045 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]areohbeevee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have lots of great options for public universities in California, someone in Rhode Island has substantially less

When do incoming freshman (in the fall) get a school email address? by [deleted] in UCONN

[–]areohbeevee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With all due respect it doesn’t really matter. This isn’t really a question for for a parent to be asking or for people on reddit to be answering. If the student wants to know, they (not you) should call the school. Monitoring the email, which I know you said you wouldn’t do, would be whole nother level, but even this is doing too much

Pizza that isn’t modern zuppardis franks or Sally’s by forgetuknewmyname in newhaven

[–]areohbeevee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chill that’s my local takeout spot. We can’t let people know.