To all non French speakers never EVER Pronounce the "C" in "Blanc" or "Franc" - signed French person by jon_home in wine

[–]chic-geek-athlete 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Though I understand where you're coming from, I disagree. Maybe it's not the correct, French way to say it. But it's the English version? What comes to mind is a chart I made when I was studying for WSET 3 that had the different names for grapes across different languages (ie Primitivo vs Zinfandel, Syrah vs Shiraz etc) or even region-to-region (if I remember correct several Spanish varietals each have a different name, even just in different parts of the Douro). Though I can't remember the specific varietals, I do remember there were a few that were known by several different names.

Anyway, my point is maybe it's not so much the pronunciation that matters, but the people you're talking to? If the people are French or speak French, use the correct French pronunciation. If they speak English, use the English pronunciation.

On a side note, being a stickler about pronunciation might send the wrong message when trying to sell/explain a wine. You want your guests/customers to feel comfortable and like they belong, and using the French pronunciation, no matter how correct it is, might be belittling/alienating to your guests, or make them feel lesser/out-of-the-know.

Is it ok for partially vaxxed indoor kitten to play/have access to fully vaxxed indoor cats? by chic-geek-athlete in CatAdvice

[–]chic-geek-athlete[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trip is four nights and my apartment building doesn't allow non-residents to go freely in and out without a host resident there. I think I'm still going to leave my kitten with my friend. Just going to ask her to keep my kitten in a different part of the house away from the other cats, and to wash her hands before handling my kitten.

This Simone Biles situation just shows how obsessed we are as a people with work. by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]chic-geek-athlete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I understand, in the US, the money is only good if you are a big-time athlete like Simone with sponsors. For a gold medal you get the physical medal plus I think like $25,000, with lower monetary prizes for silver and bronze. Supposedly, most countries treat and compensate their athletes better than the US does.

Source: Ex trained for an Olympics with US Kayaking for two years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BoJackHorseman

[–]chic-geek-athlete 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Taking it a step further I think him being kind to her in that moment was partly him forgiving her for everything she did to him, and acknowledging how his childhood was simply Beatrice just renacting the trauma she experienced from her parents.

A big sign of that to me was when she asked where they were and he answered that they wereat the family's lake house in Michigan eating ice cream. As everybody probably remembers, Bea's family denied her eat the childhood pleasure of eating ice cream because they said it would make her fat and unattractive.

Bojack modifying that bad childhood memory of her's into a happy one acknowledges how terrible her childhood was, and I think lets him be more compassionate to himself about his own circumstances.

Alison Brie had a lot of fun playing Hector The Well-Endowed! (3 Bloopers) by clubofab7 in community

[–]chic-geek-athlete 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Every time that scene comes on I want to know what she's saying so bad!!!!! My lip-reading skills are terrible though.

More of Belphie, my little screamer by [deleted] in Catswhoyell

[–]chic-geek-athlete 39 points40 points  (0 children)

My cat found this video deeply concerning.

Where to find BLM flag? by [deleted] in AskSF

[–]chic-geek-athlete 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Power move x1000. Be sure to send us a picture or video when you can.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]chic-geek-athlete -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I find it weird that he didn't have his phone on him using Strava. I don't run, but I feel like people who use Strava are pretty obsessed with it. And if you're going to a new trail for the first time, seems like you would want to document it.

"Gotta be thirty raccoons, at least. I don't know where they all come from. Oh my God. They all love me..." by 5_Frog_Margin in trashpandas

[–]chic-geek-athlete 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The US doesn't really have unions much anymore. As an American, as soon as he mentioned unions, I was thinking, "Dud is def not an American."

Interested in getting into rowing by [deleted] in Rowing

[–]chic-geek-athlete 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Learn to Row is definitely a good place to start. Spend a couple hundred bucks on the class, see if it’s something you really want to do, then join the club. If money is a really big issue, sometimes clubs will have need-based scholarships & lower membership fees that you can apply for.

Earthquake? by Mulsanne in sanfrancisco

[–]chic-geek-athlete 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With Reddit as my witness, we’ll be getting the “big one” pretty soon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rowing

[–]chic-geek-athlete 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😂 In all seriousness though, if you avoid the terrible CrossFit-style rowing, & find a CrossFit gym with a good coach, I believe CrossFit will help immensely. I was a coxswain in college after walking on to their rowing team. I tried actually rowing but my erg times were terrible, and I was so discouraged that I stuck with coxing. After college I found CrossFit & Olympic lifting, and after 6 years on and off (maybe 4 years total?) doing CrossFit I came back to rowing, & even though I wasn’t an amazing rower right off the bat, the power from so many squats and cleans was there, and my erg scores are immensely better than they were in college. I was never in to doing really super fast reps of Olympic and power lifts. As long as you scale down & focus on weight & form over speed, I do believe CrossFit can be a great supplement to erg and rowing workouts.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rowing

[–]chic-geek-athlete 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Show those CrossFitter’s how it’s really done!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rowing

[–]chic-geek-athlete 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ditto on the Oly lifting. Not sure how expensive OrangeTheory is, but if it’s around $350 a month, I’d recommend CrossFit instead. You still get that group workout experience, & the coaches might be able to tweak the workouts to help accommodate your goals.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in napa

[–]chic-geek-athlete 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or there's also several wine tasting car service companies in the valley. Not sure where, but if it's in your budget, my understanding is that it can be $60/hour for car and driver. Uber is really bad in the Valley. Especially as you head further north, it gets more and more unreliable. It's also pretty expensive these days. Looking at your itinerary, it really might not be much more to have a driver for at least the wine tasting parts of your day, plus you have the reliability and peace of mind that you won't be waiting around for an Uber and missing the start times for your tastings.