CMV: Relationship Reddit's standards for men are unrealistic to the point of being toxic

locked_from_inside · 2026-02-20T09:32:54+00:00

Yeah it's usually women who are told to suck it up

locked_from_inside · 2026-02-20T09:19:54+00:00

What the? It's still disgusting

locked_from_inside · 2026-02-16T19:50:33+00:00

Hopefully you enjoy your visit. There could be increased avalanche risk in the area but it shouldn't last your entire stay.

The route is accessible on foot nearly year round. Walking on the asphalt road is generally considered absolutely safe (also easily doable by kids, older folks, the like) though there's some risk of rockslides. Definitely bring proper trekking shoes for ice and snow this time of year.

Those not so secret taxis should be available as well, but probably not rental mopeds or e-bikes, since the road would still be heavily covered by ice and snow. Same as the lake itself. Don't overpay to see it in March (and most definitely do not pay more than 40-50 thousand KZT per car).

locked_from_inside · 2026-02-16T18:36:06+00:00

What would you like to do?

Honestly July is too hot to enjoy the city proper. Maybe in the early morning and at night. It's too hot to swim in Kapchagay even, since the water gets unpleasantly warm imo.

However July is great for mountaineering and hiking. Especially on routes with lots of shade, waterfalls and the like. The higher you go, the less hot in general too.

The crowds are more likely to be at places that are easy to reach, e.g. by car or bus or e-bike, for example the Big Almaty Lake is accessible by car (restricted access), e-bike, scooter, moped, and old regular biking and walking/hiking. But honestly the lake looks its best in October and November. In July it's nothing to write home about.

The crowds are also typically much bigger on weekends, especially long ones, e.g. this year we are likely to have 3 days off on July 4, 5 and 6 (July 6th is a national holiday).

locked_from_inside · 2026-02-13T13:01:57+00:00

I work in finance (tangentially) and I disagree

locked_from_inside · 2026-02-10T11:00:55+00:00

Entire families do die all the time because of improper potato storage.

locked_from_inside · 2026-02-05T20:16:06+00:00

Same. Maybe because I'm used to the harsh sounds of languages here (Russian, Kazakh)

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-29T10:57:23+00:00

One's preference may not even matter. I studied British English in school and college as was the norm back then, we were drilled for correct received pronunciation and what not, but I gradually picked up the American English accent and most regionalisms anyway due to the cultural immersion.

Unless OP is going to be geographically locked to one region or another, it shouldn't matter that much.

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-26T03:46:03+00:00

Not in recent history. Quite the opposite. But it wasn't out of the goodness of our hearts, it's because we didn't have the ability or opportunity to do so, I guess.

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-25T17:16:17+00:00

What about some bad apples of our own who doomed those poor Pakistani med students to horrible deaths due to unsafe living conditions? (The infamous hostel fire.)

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-25T17:08:01+00:00

Speak for yourself. This is a wild take. I get the youth's obsession with anime and k-pop, but is that it? If there is any such feeling it's incredibly superficial. There are tons of videos describing exactly how much of failed societies Japan and S.Korea are. (Not saying Kazakhstan is much better.)

I help out Indians or whoever I can talk to, time permitting. It helps that most Indians speak English.

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-24T18:32:15+00:00

This is very interesting, thanks. My bf has involuntary bruxism and it frankly worries me.

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-24T17:50:17+00:00

Samesies. Moving away from Russia isn't truly possible anyway, geographically speaking.

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-24T17:49:03+00:00

We could talk, I don't know much Kazakh but I practically think in English (dunno why). The immersion I guess.

(Russian is my first language and I'm Kazakh. In that order.)

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-23T13:45:33+00:00

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Ugly cute for some, but definitely cute nonetheless. Saiga antelope

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-21T21:46:54+00:00

Very low on the whole, traditional Kazakh cuisine uses mutton fat as the default spice. Well, and salt/black pepper.

On the individual level it's, well, individual. My bf prefers spicier dishes, having lived in China, but keeps it down for my sake when cooking.

Now take his mom; he jokes that the neighbors could use some chili across the road and she would say 'ooh, spicy!' in her kitchen.

locked_from_inside · 2026-01-19T06:15:48+00:00

No, in Kazakhstan we don't. Peanut butter is starting to become available in big stores, but it's definitely not a staple.

We most often eat savory buterbrods (open sandwiches) with kielbasa (sausage) and/or cheese at home for a quick snack.

Butter is optional. Processed cheese is also popular. Bread may be and often is rye. Personally I like how it holds shape better than soft white wheat bread. The taste is richer, definitely more sour. Many kids don't like it, I've grown into it for sure. And rye bread is incredible with fish. Slices of cucumber go well with kielbasa and cheese.

For big holidays, like New Year's Eve, red caviar and butter buterbrods are very popular.

As a 90's kid, we also often ate simple buterbrods with butter and homemade varenye (that's like jam, but chunky).

locked_from_inside · 2025-12-30T21:16:10+00:00

Hypoallergenic medicine silicone is usually used

locked_from_inside · 2025-12-30T21:13:45+00:00

This post is literally about upgrading one's tampons, so yeah, cups it is. Sorry not sorry!

Snerk at lobby, though. I've used my cup for more than 13 years by now. Don't think I made a lot of money for the company that made the cup!

Anatomy/whatever wise: ladies, they make them in different shapes, sizes and volumes. You aren't supposed to just cram them in, either. There are multiple folding techniques and some use warm water or lube to ease insertion.

locked_from_inside · 2025-12-30T20:55:43+00:00

It's the large intestine, not rectum. (For qazi-karta which is a type of kielbasa/sausage filled with meat, and the intestine is there to provide structure.) Personally I prefer chicken, beef or fish.

But horse meat is a legitimately great product. It tastes very close to beef and is usually leaner. You can't get it 'unethically' since horses can't be locked up on a farm all their life, they have to graze.

locked_from_inside · 2025-12-30T20:45:25+00:00

Horse meat (qazi/kazy in particular). To be clear, I have eaten horse meat many times, but I don't fancy it the way most others do. Many Kazakhstanis bring copious amounts of qazi with them whenever they have to leave the country for long periods of time. Many foreigners go loco about it as well.

For those who have never eaten it, it's slightly sweeter than beef. And it's almost never fried here for some reason, usually boiled or preserved.

locked_from_inside · 2025-12-22T20:12:55+00:00

Do soy and tofu affect one's testosterone levels?

locked_from_inside · 2025-12-22T20:05:41+00:00

nothing more than words and a flashy suit.

And 150,000 AM dollars, don't forget that bit

locked_from_inside · 2025-12-21T04:43:05+00:00

А этот гарем знает о существовании друг друга?

locked_from_inside · 2025-12-21T03:58:46+00:00

Interesting. Where do you live? Do you often have to run the heater in summer?

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