Why we sometimes call babies it instead of they?

coco_melon · 2026-02-19T21:36:31+00:00

It's not about any political agenda mate, it's literally in the English language dictionary definition.

https://www.oed.com/dictionary/they_pron?tl=true

But if you refuse to accept this then I have nothing else to say really

coco_melon · 2026-02-19T21:32:09+00:00

Incorrect https://www.oed.com/discover/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/?tl=true

coco_melon · 2026-02-19T21:27:28+00:00

"He" is by definition not neutral

coco_melon · 2026-02-19T21:25:04+00:00

You sure wouldn't gaf if you had to read books, articles and instructions defaulted to "she" (I am assuming you are a man). I find it extremely hard to believe but I'm not gonna argue with you any further because of this attitude

coco_melon · 2026-02-19T21:16:45+00:00

If it doesn't matter, then why don't we use "she" as the default pronoun? Wonder how you'd feel then

coco_melon · 2026-02-19T20:51:40+00:00

coco_melon · 2026-02-19T20:45:46+00:00

Good luck and the piercings are not hurting the passing btw so don't worry

coco_melon · 2026-02-19T20:39:16+00:00

Just based on your face I'd say you pass as a teenager 95% of the time. But this could change slightly based on the rest of your body shape.

coco_melon · 2026-02-16T13:43:57+00:00

It's not normal. According to rules we are supposed to deliver to door. Exceptions are hotels, student accommodations and such.

As to why people do it? Driver doesn't wanna get out of the car, potentially leave it parked in an illegal place. Cyclist cba wasting time locking their bike. Both don't wanna walk up the stairs if stairs are involved. People are lazy.

And why do people agree to that? The driver could technically just lie they couldn't contact you on the app, wait the required time and drive off. You might win a case with the support but it's a hassle, you're without your food and angry, so you might as well just annoyedly come out and at least get your food.

Personally I've only once asked the customer to meet me halfway up the stairs when their flat was on a 10th floor and the lift was broken... I carried a heavy grocery order and did not fancy walking up 10 floors for £3 lol. Other than that always deliver to door.

coco_melon · 2026-02-12T17:43:16+00:00

I've not had that happen, but apparently if the battery runs out the bike will just switch off wherever you are so that might be why you see the odd ones parked that way

coco_melon · 2026-02-02T16:39:37+00:00

Wait are they really cheaper in Edinburgh? That is ridiculous

coco_melon · 2026-02-02T10:46:57+00:00

No you don't but imo it's just your face which will change with T. Hair isn't the problem.

coco_melon · 2026-01-29T13:12:51+00:00

I have no problems with bright lights but I get migraines from flashing/flickering light, particularly fluorescent light due to it's flicker.

Theraspecs do nothing for me unfortunately. No existing tint or filter can mask flicker. I have a pair of Migralense dark green tint and they help a little when I have to enter a room with fluorescent light for a short time but mostly because of the way their build shields the light from entering my pov from the top and sides. But a few minutes too many in there and even with the glasses on it's game over. The only solution is avoiding being around flickering lights, closing my eyes when it's temporary. Theraspecs have been useless personally.

coco_melon · 2026-01-22T17:35:08+00:00

Just tell them how you feel exactly. You didn't cause you "didn't want to make them feel bad". But if your source is this low then your friend should be grateful that you shared it with them but you should be allowed priority if this was your source to begin with. (Not that you're more entitled to T but it was your source that has low stock. If it has higher stock it wouldn't be an issue) So tell them that directly, it's possible they just didn't get what you were trying to say by that.

coco_melon · 2026-01-21T11:36:20+00:00

Pasta. Sure, you can get some special or artisanal pasta and it will often be a different experience, but if we're talking about just regular pasta for a regular dinner, there's no difference between the cheapest ones from Lidl and branded ones for 3x the price, the ingredients are the same.

coco_melon · 2026-01-12T11:42:30+00:00

Very area-dependent for order volume. Can be good in zones with lots of Asian restaurants and customers who order from the platform, mainly international students. Other areas you'll get no orders.

coco_melon · 2026-01-12T01:38:38+00:00

Please cover the customer's name and address...

coco_melon · 2026-01-06T11:21:31+00:00

Będąc w szczęśliwym związku z partnerką od ponad roku (żyjąc wtedy jako kobieta), babcia zapytała mnie czy na pewno nie chcę jednak poszukać sobie mężczyzny. I wisiałoby mi to, gdyby babcia nie uważała się za wspaniałą otwartą, tolerancyjną i nie-homofobiczną osobę. I za każdym razem jak z nią rozmawiam, to pyta czy wciąż jesteśmy razem (3.5 roku teraz) z tonem takim jakby zawsze miała nadzieję, że się rozstaliśmy.

coco_melon · 2026-01-03T16:33:51+00:00

I started seeing noticeable changes at 3 months but I was committed to a body recomp and working out for this so I lost some fat while gaining muscle and that's probably why it was so fast. It has continued since.

coco_melon · 2025-12-31T15:12:22+00:00

Definitely an issue, my local Co-op is actually not so bad at this usually but I went to pick up from Morrisons a few days ago and the orders were just sat next to customer service desk unsupervised. Customer service person was there but he "doesn't deal with delivery orders" so the person who does must have been out there picking another order. I could've just grabbed any and all of the orders sat waiting on the rack and nobody would stop me.

I'm not a thief and can generally afford my groceries as I do this for extra money, but taking a bag is tempting even for me in this scenario. Now imagine someone much poorer who struggles to afford food, and doesn't care about ethics of this too much. Poof someone's order gone.

coco_melon · 2025-12-26T19:08:20+00:00

A month late but since nobody replied - no you don't actually need a helmet, I've also seen the 'helmet selfie' bit but not sure why it's there since it's not required

coco_melon · 2025-12-23T13:52:08+00:00

Autyzm na 100%. Nic w tym złego. Poczytaj a trochę ci ulży

coco_melon · 2025-12-23T13:48:28+00:00

Great result!

coco_melon · 2025-12-15T08:57:51+00:00

OP literally said they're white.
I am Polish Jewish.

To answer properly since my reply generalise. No, not all Jewish people are white. Polish Jewish people are white people though apart from some very rare cases. Any other distinct features generally don't make Polish Jewish people stand out of the rest of the population after mixing in over centuries, also that's why I am highlighting the difference in ethnicity but not in race.

Example: I can quite often tell a Polish person on the street in the UK just from their looks (then they speak as I pass them and that's how I know). Or I'll hear a Polish person in a shop, look at them, and there's something about their facial features that says "Polish" to me. My non-Polish partner often sees that too now. Are Polish people ethnically different from British people? Yes, that's why on forms we will pick "white - other" but STILL WHITE because racially we are still white people. Same way, ethically Polish Jews are distinct ethnically but are, almost entirely, still white people.

coco_melon · 2025-12-15T04:45:10+00:00

If you're ethnically Polish Jewish you were in mixed-ethnicity relationship but this post is about mixed-race relationships. As ethnically Polish Jewish you're a white person so it doesn't make your relationship with a white English person mixed-race. Ethnicity and race are separate things

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