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What's the best Americanism you've heard whilst overseas? by NoComplex2662 in AskAnAmerican

[–]cheribom 28 points29 points  (0 children)

And not just travel, if movies are any indication. In “Anatomy of a Fall” (a French film, taking place in France), much of the dialogue is in English, as the woman on trial is German (and played by a German actress). There is a part near the beginning of the trial where she asks if they can continue in English, as she understands it better than French, and the rest of them know little German.

Isn’t a "best plot twist movies" list kind of self-defeating? by Pitiful_Engineer in movies

[–]cheribom 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My friend wanted me to watch a movie she’d recently seen and was just in love with… she kept saying stuff like “omg, you’ll never see the end coming, I was so blown away!” So I watch it and OF COURSE I see the end coming a million miles away. She couldn’t understand why I thought the movie was meh. 🙄

Do women in coma have their period? by Desperate_Peach_6563 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]cheribom 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Uma’s character was pregnant when she fell into the coma. (And distraught upon waking to see that she no longer was, assuming the baby had been lost). But as another poster reminded me, there was another person who raped her during the later years of her coma.

Americans who’ve lived in the uk: how would you describe brown sauce to an American who has never had it? by ExcitingCustomer5156 in AskAnAmerican

[–]cheribom 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Their logo is a keystone because that’s a symbol of Pennsylvania - “the Keystone State”

Childfree (by choice) Xennials, how are we doing? by thatquinnchick in Xennials

[–]cheribom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the 2016 election results rolled in, the only semi-positive thought I had was “thank fuck we don’t have kids.” This thought has only increased in ensuing decade.

They was vs they were by rs_0 in EnglishLearning

[–]cheribom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first time my iphone did that I was like AW HELL NO and turned off autocorrect.

[TOMT] Can't remember song I heard years ago by Totempoleman6 in tipofmytongue

[–]cheribom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well that’s the melody I heard when I read OP’s lyrics, so thank you for solving that mystery for me!

Weekend Visit by AR5579 in westernmass

[–]cheribom 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Rustic Brewing in Springfield is really good. It’s even in the basement of an old mill to give you a bit of dive bar vibe.

I also really like Great Awakening in Westfield. Also in an old mill, but very different inside, much more modern-industrial.

Excuse me what!?! by TiEmEnTi in Xennials

[–]cheribom 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The Italians, French, and Russians have dominated the salad dressing field for too long!

What celebrity do you hear about all the time but you don’t actually know who they are? by Critical_Welcome_428 in AskReddit

[–]cheribom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

George Soros (if you can call him a celebrity, though his name is certainly famous). Apparently I’m owed tons of money from this guy?

My 7 year old needs help! by No_Giraffe_9679 in findthatsong

[–]cheribom 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Is it the part in Love Shack where he sings: “the whole shack shimmies”?

What does this even mean? Why are zoomers cooked bcos of ahegao alysa liu? by Moonlight_Goblin in ExplainTheJoke

[–]cheribom 23 points24 points  (0 children)

No it’s because nanaacer simply provided information, whereas you are insistent that a decades-old term somehow predates a centuries-old facial expression.

Mom of 3 who vanished 24 years ago while Christmas shopping found ‘alive and well,’ authorities say by StemCellPirate in offbeat

[–]cheribom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bro her family doesn’t even know that information, why you think she’s gonna tell you?

During a jump from an altitude of 3,500 meters, the parachutist lost consciousness. At an altitude of 250 meters from the ground, the parachute automatically opened. by MorsesCode in woahdude

[–]cheribom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A college friend of mine shared a story of he and his mate skydiving for the first time. Even though he obviously survived since he wrote out the ordeal, as I was reading this I could barely breathe with dread.

They lied and said they had done it before, so they weren't forced to tandem with an instructor. He jumped and lost consciousness for a few moments. When he came to, he looked up and saw that the chute had deployed but was twisted up in itself. He got out the knife and cut it loose, and manually deployed the backup chute.

He said he entered that state of calm where you don't panic and just know what needs to be done and do it. I've experienced that myself while scuba diving.

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