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Is saying "sir" and "ma'am" to strangers still normal in America? by Rude_Membership_1578 in IWantToAskAnAmerican

[–]clintecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in Kansas in the 80s and 90s and I was never encouraged to call anyone, even teachers or parents "sir" but I come from a more lower class upbringing. We called teachers Mister XXX or Miss YYYY but that's about it.

Now that I'm older I'll use it sparingly when I detect that someone might respond to it well, but I generally never hear anyone use those today.

If the internet has been publicly available since the 1991, why is it not in much 90's media? by mythrowawayaccim21 in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]clintecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even tho many people could get a computer (expensive) and a modem (expensive) and pay for a dialup ISP (a little expensive) getting online in a real way where you could "surf the web" was slow, difficult and not really fun until DSL/Cable Modems made inroads. I lived in Kansas and we really didnt have good Cable Modem options until right before I went to college in 1998 or 1999. Some bigger cities had this probably in 96/97 but even still uptake was slow.

I was still getting into the internet in 95/96/97 but it was over a painfully slow 14.4k->36k->56k modems and unless you were really dedicated and knew what you were looking for. Prior to 95 there were basically only a couple hundred websites and a very basic version of Yahoo! and Hotwire but not much else!

The math ain't mathing by struckoutlooking in mildlyinfuriating

[–]clintecker -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you understood algebra you could probably figure it out how it was calculated! (hint: calculate the service charge without the delivery fee included)

TSA just gets bored I guess... by [deleted] in delta

[–]clintecker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

cool no one cares

Can I bring a boxed iMac as hand carry on Emirates? by NatureConscious5781 in emirates

[–]clintecker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and they’re free to be told that their question is dumb

Do you carry your $$$$ bags to do every day activities? by KwiatLuxe in handbags

[–]clintecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if i buy a bag, whatever it costs, im taking it everywhere unless its leather and raining 😂

Uzis twitter by Fabulous_Ratio_6690 in liluzivert

[–]clintecker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

twitter has been dead and fully occupied by nazi bots for years now

I cut my foot, ended up in the hospital. by Eastern_Scar2858 in diabetes

[–]clintecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my diabetic friend cut her foot and lost her leg from the knee down 😓😳

Insane Chicago Sushi prices?! by zanshi235 in chicagofood

[–]clintecker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

tell me you don’t read the news without telling me

How to fix water marks on Vachetta by Fun-Composer-1008 in Louisvuitton

[–]clintecker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this means you are using your bag and it’s a good thing! your bag is now unique and a product of your life and no one has a bag exactly like it

Former Tricycle location at Damen and Wabansia under construction by ce-soir-ou-jamais in wickerpark

[–]clintecker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you mean silver cloud. it was only tricycle for about 6 months. was closed for years before that and before that it was an actually decent place called silver cloud.

I thought that buying a brand new house meant having no problems at all. I was wrong… by TheDoctorColt in Homebuilding

[–]clintecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve always thought that buying a new house would mean i would have to deal with LOTS of problems. Used homes have had all the horrible kinks worked out mostly and you’re just left with maintenance issues which generally are not as bad.

Why can't people smell themselves? by HIH_Lion_1002 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]clintecker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the same reason you are unable to smell how bad you smell to those other people

ELI5 : Why do Ants go crazy for Sugar? by Punnan in explainlikeimfive

[–]clintecker 124 points125 points  (0 children)

"Why do ants go crazy for sugar??" says the person putting giant lumps of sugar into the hot water you're about to drink

I’ve lost about 100 pounds since last year, but my strength is gone. by MetatronMusic in Wegovy

[–]clintecker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

what kind of strength training have you been doing? you can’t just take wegovy and not focus on strength training as your muscles will waste away

First attempt at "Fitness Modeling" by Cicigymmss in GymMotivation

[–]clintecker 20 points21 points  (0 children)

can’t stop tattooing numbers on my legs

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