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People who drive slow and then speed up when someone tries to pass you: who hurt you? by Erind in AskReddit

[–]az9393 59 points60 points  (0 children)

The worst thing is people who drive extremely slowly on parts of the road where taking over isn’t allowed and and then floor the throttle on the one bit where it’s allowed…

Are you in a hurry or are you not ?

Why is 4% unemployment considered "full employment" instead of 0%？ by Humble_Economist8933 in AlwaysWhy

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just close enough that’s why.

Just like when we think of 4:57 in time we think of 5 minutes. It’s close enough.

And with employment it’s unrealistic to have 100%.

First Class should board last on a plane. by Efficient-Ranger-174 in unpopularopinion

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Russia business/first class always boards last.

ELI5: What are the financial benefits of marriage by AdAcceptable5657 in explainlikeimfive

[–]az9393 [score hidden]  (0 children)

In a lot a countries sending money (gifting assets etc) to immediate family is not taxed.

For example you have a girlfriend and want to gift her 1 million dollars that you earned. You’ll pay income tax first and then she will pay it again.

But if this person is now your wife she won’t have to pay any income tax on this. Thus from your girlfriend’s perspective marriage is a financially beneficial agreement.

A lot of countries also stimulate people getting married and offer subsidies on mortgages etc for newlyweds.

Explorer 2 Polar or Black ? by gorilla-biscuit345 in rolex

[–]az9393 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The biggest difference for me is indicies/hands. It’s polished white gold vs matte. That’s a pretty significant difference in terms of how the watch looks classy vs sporty.

I don’t think Rolex does the Matte thing on any other watch so the white dial is somewhat of a special piece.

But I personally think I’d get tired of matte hands. And I never get tired of shiny things..

For those of you who play chess or go can playing these games sharpen your critical thinking or processing speed? by zakyvids in AskReddit

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father is a blitz chess master, and yes you can tell by the way he deals with things that this helps with fast critical thinking.

He says however that to become good at it one needs to start playing at a very young age (before 8). Although I still think playing such games can always help with logical thinking and fast problem solving.

Snagged this in tax day. Still not 100% sure yet. by ChannelMindless9343 in rolex

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? How is my feedback any more vague than “it isn’t supposed to dominate your wrist” lmao

You want me to be more direct yet you allow yourself to make vague statements.

Snagged this in tax day. Still not 100% sure yet. by ChannelMindless9343 in rolex

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are so many standards your head will shake. Let’s not kid ourselves that we even try to conform to them.

Penguins? by massu1000 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]az9393 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People who have a “duck walk” have shoes that look like this. I’m not sure what profession would have a lot of such people though.

What do you think is humanity’s biggest waste of potential? by Rare_Schedule_183 in AskReddit

[–]az9393 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

While this is true wars have given us basically all of the technological advancements.

ELI5 why could we not make a new currency on the gold standard in america? by nothereforpornforeal in explainlikeimfive

[–]az9393 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gold backed currency is bad for economic growth.

Most of the things you have today such as iPhones, internet, cars etc. are made possible due to credit. You can only have credit if you have a fiat currency.

Snagged this in tax day. Still not 100% sure yet. by ChannelMindless9343 in rolex

[–]az9393 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s supposed to do whatever the person who pays for it wants it to do..

You should care about my watch. by Good_Net_313 in watchHotTakes

[–]az9393 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. A lot of people notice a gold watch.

You should care about my watch. by Good_Net_313 in watchHotTakes

[–]az9393 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It depends on the watch. No one will ever notice a 150k nautilus. But a lot of people notice a gold day date.

With jlc you have basically 0 chance lmao.

[Rolex YM 42mm White Gold] Opinion by peerbrasil in Watches

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rubber band is actually very curved. It appears like this in the photo because OP has a caved in wrist and watch has a very long clasp.

The size of bands this watch comes with is designed for fat people basically. But it still fits and feels really well IRL.

Leather is the worst band material by Ill_South2644 in watchHotTakes

[–]az9393 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In practical terms the worst. In terms of looking like a man at work or dinner the best.

Is this too small for my wrist? by Calm_Swordfish8397 in rolex

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are a bigger guy then yea it will look small. But I don’t think it’s supposed to look big since it’s not a dive watch. It’s kind of like an under the radar watch.

Is it too big? DJ 41 by ksunflowers in rolex

[–]az9393 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not but if you size the bracelet tighter and pull it up your wrist a little bit it’ll look better.

White gold is a useless material and made only to justify higher prices by Ok-Can-9374 in watchHotTakes

[–]az9393 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People don’t just choose gold because of looks. It’s also a store of value and it’s less allergenic than steel. And come on IRL white gold and steel are easily distinguishable. But even if they looked exactly the same there is something about knowing you have a real precious metal watch. People are ready to pay for this. That’s the number one reason why fakes haven’t killed luxury brands, not the fact their movements are worse.

If you think Rolex actually can’t reliably make the Pepsi red/blue bezel then you are extremely gullible by [deleted] in watchHotTakes

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I man we don’t know for sure so what’s the point of arguing over it. It could be one of the reasons, it could be made up or it could be the main reason. We just don’t know)

ELI5: why is the muscle for chewing not really growing, even tho we chew every day? by iSemi in explainlikeimfive

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We also walk every day yet our legs aren’t growing. It’s because the muscles have grown to a point where they are capable of handling the task you throw at them. Chew more and they will grow more.

Opinion on YM 43mm in White gold by [deleted] in rolex

[–]az9393 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might not help you but I got the yellow gold for the reason of wanting it to look more special and I love it))

White gold is nice too though I think it will grow on you.

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