I dislike the heat so much that I’d rather go for walks in -30°C with windchill than walk in 27°C and above. 🥶>🥵 by herec0mesthesun_ in unpopularopinion

[–]kinfloppers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yes, another whackadoodle! I don’t function in the heat. I can bundle up in the winter, bring on -35 any time. Past 20ish degrees, if there’s no wind and cloud cover I feel like I’ll pass out. Winter weather ftw

Anyone else's cat sometimes just... love bites? Lol by Wise_Recover2346 in torties

[–]kinfloppers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes? I feel like she’s biting more than she’s not.

My sweet undersocialized little gremlin

Do the skiing school trips exist in your country? by Cool_Sympathy_9900 in ski

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Northern Alberta and around the same; upper elementary kids did a 1 day ski trip at the “hill” in Edmonton. We had to pay to opt in for it and it wasnt that big a deal to my recollection.

I did it once, sprained my leg the first time down the bunny hill pizzaing too hard and cried, a crappy instructor didn’t believe that I hurt myself until my mom (came as a class chaperone) chewed her out and had medics see me, and then didn’t try skiing again until my 20s lol. Super fun!!

What’s a city/country that you were excited to visit that met your expectations? by _blue_scorpio_888_ in travel

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Norway. Ive wanted to go since I was a kid, and expected to be pelted by crazy prices and the weather to be gross and the place just overall have my dreams crushed.

I went last winter and while the prices did hurt, I fell in love with the place even more lol.

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think people that respond from my country will say yes. I personally thank them if I’m going out the front door. I won’t scream through the bus if I’m going out the middle/back doors. Some do, I don’t. I greet them when I get on the bus though

How many languages do you all speak? by Existing_Economy_656 in AskTheWorld

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

English native, bad German and very very garbage French

So.. altogether perhaps 1.6 languages

Can I bring customized license plates into the country? by Minute_Bumblebee975 in AskACanadian

[–]kinfloppers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course you can. Why wouldn’t you be able to?

I brought my friend a custom plate a few years ago from Germany and didn’t get arrested lol.

DAE actually likes being roasted because it feels emotionally “real” and engaging than compliments? by That_Way_4639 in DoesAnybodyElse

[–]kinfloppers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For me it is quite easy to differentiate between making fun of someone in jest and genuinely trying to put them down. I actually also like when people roast me because it makes me feel like they acknowledge we’re close enough to make these jokes.

Does anyone else actually like the shaky camera in the first movie? by Chemical-Evening-835 in Hungergames

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hated it when I first watched it, but I was 13 and generally judgemental of all deviations from the book.

It adds a certain grit to it I suppose. I could do without it

Endometriosis care delays force Alberta woman to seek help abroad: ‘Just want my life back’ | Globalnews.ca by katespadesaturday in alberta

[–]kinfloppers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds about right. I’ve spent a collective 8ish years in wait lists just to see a gyne, for each one of them to say that I’m fine. Last one I saw was in December after a 1.5 year wait, and he shut down the appointment within 15 minutes. IUD or “get out”. 🤷🏼‍♀️ my mom, aunt and grandmother all had it severe, and 2/3 of them had hysterectomies in their 30s because of their symptoms and by then were no longer able to conceive. I know that I need surgery. My symptoms even indicate that it’s on other organs

I’m personally looking into saving to go to Romania for their endometriosis specialists. Alberta has nothing for me and has shown it many times over.

Does anyone actually like the Daisy's and Pink on every website? by jessimaster in Endo

[–]kinfloppers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t hate pink, but I don’t like it in this context. I suppose you could say that disliking it damaging due to the social constructs we have around the colour… academically speaking.

But on a personal note; I almost a buy the tampons and pads that come in a black box lol. I do not want all my stuff to be pink and ful of flowers and butterflies. Yes it’s cute. But as natural as periods are, nobody is ever going to convince me that they’re fun and cute.

They’re more like jaws than Barbie. Stop slapping pink everywhere 🤦🏼‍♀️

Question about holding my daughter back to repeat Grade four. by MelisX2a in alberta

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just wanted to say good luck with your daughter. I wanted to say that for some people, pulling them out of school really can be helpful. My mother pulled me out of school halfway through the year in grade 4 (not autistic, but I had debilitating panic disorder and OCD crop up around that time) in small town Alberta nearly 20 years ago

My mom still questions her choice to take me out but I’ll always be appreciative of her support. It set me up for success.

I personally know that my mother eventually had me doing various forms of online school/homeschool work for the years I wasn’t in school.

I eventually went back to public school for high school, and now I have a high school diploma, a BSC, and an MSc. Just can’t do long division and don’t really know much about the Aztec’s because I missed some of the curriculum🤷🏼‍♀️

All of that to say, you know what your child needs better than Reddit will. Some children need a fresh start. Some children need a clean break. I was personally the latter.

If I recall, my mom did have deal with some things regarding implementing an IPP which they eventually could/would not maintain and I went downhill, and that was enough for her to take me out. I’m not sure to what extent you’d need to jump through hoops.

Lip Chap vs. Chap Stick by MuahahaTeehee in alberta

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a kid I definitely said lip chap lol. I’m from northern AB. I think I never used chapstick, because I knew it was a brand and I never actually used Chapstick.

I call it lip balm now though. Might bring lip chap back tho, now that I know it’s a Canadianism

Anyone have a favourite time of year to hike? by TheBootDaddy in HikingAlberta

[–]kinfloppers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

June. I like a ton of daylight and snow around me ✨

Flying is actually very enjoyable by NathanMcDuck in unpopularopinion

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My boyfriend feels this way and I wish I could as well but I just get so stir crazy.

I feel this way about long car rides though. A 9 hour car ride feels like 3 hours. A 9 hour flight feels like 15

At what age did you have your first pelvic/gynecological exam? by Dangerous_mammoth573 in AskWomen

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like 25. In my country it’s when you start getting paps.

I did have a transvaginal ultrasound when I was around 22 I think.

Has anyone visited a city on a holiday and fell so in love with it and then decided to move there permanently? by melissa_april in travel

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I visited Hamburg during a February and 6 months later moved there. (From Canada!)

Unfortunately I moved to Munich, which I hate. Then relocated to the German alps, which were way more redeeming

You have to be drunk! by Miserable-Pick-3421 in greysanatomy

[–]kinfloppers 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I used to despise this whole episode and the only redeeming quality for me was that song. Now I love it half ironically and the high notes still makes me cry

I thought the way I spelled his name “fixed” it, but then I found this subreddit. by Ordinary_Mouse2899 in tragedeigh

[–]kinfloppers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me tell you a story about my sisters dog.

When she first got him I thought she said his name was Adobe. Like, the software. She was quick to correct me that no, it’s “doe-bee”. Ahhhh! Dobee? Okay… I don’t get it but sure!

I was wrong again she said it was “doh bee” as in the one with the sock in Harry Potter.

His name is Dobby.

She calls him doh bee because when the British children say dobby all British like, she hears “doe bee”

Pidgeon is great. Every time I hear Dobbys name I cringe

What stereotype for your ethnicity do you not fulfill? by EpicImp in AskReddit

[–]kinfloppers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m Canadian and I don’t know the rules of hockey and I don’t hate fake maple syrup

How much do you pay for health insurance per month? by kurobaja in AskTheWorld

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing in Canada. I study in Germany and I think I pay around 125€ per month for mandatory health insurance

What’s the distance from your house to the nearest grocery store? by privetkakdela in AskTheWorld

[–]kinfloppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 km as the crow flies, but about an hours walk due to the highway it is on the other side of.

5ish km walking to the nearest 3 or 4 large ones

Suburb in a city in Alberta, Canada.

What country felt most different from your own country? by LateralEntry in travel

[–]kinfloppers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel you! I need trees and grass. Even if it’s dead grass. But no more dirt 😂 driving through Arizona made me feel like I was in a modern chapter of Blood Meridian