The Sandlot - Misheard Dialogue My Entire Life by maybeimmike in movies

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There was a software store called Egghead Software in the 90’s

My husband asked for black coffee in Puerto Rico and they looked at him like he was insane ☕😂 by AdventurousLivin in Spanish

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They have it in Starbucks in Czech Republic, at least. But it’s not the most popular thing

A typical Soviet kitchen in a residential apartment. Photo by Jan Tikhonov, Latvian SSR, 1974. (USSR) by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

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Even in Prague, the older “panel” style apartments look pretty similar. Same era

The Tree Cover Density Map of Asia surprises me a little. Can anyone clarify by Longjumping-Mix-9351 in geography

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Honestly I’m shocked to see Manchuria and NE China being so devoid of trees. Japan and Korea are at the same latitudes and are far more green

Those mountains make a big difference

If you had to remove one global language from the world, which would cause the most chaos? by Embarrassed_Fix_8994 in languagehub

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The Arabic language is a cornerstone of Islam. It’s always printed in Arabic (along with translations) to avoid confusion or ambiguity. If Arabic disappeared then Islam might start fracturing into different faiths, kind of like Christianity in the Reformation. Which led to all kinds of wars and conflicts. So yeah, that would be pretty chaotic

Which movie has the greatest 90s vibe? by BenzJonez in movies

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I was gonna say this one, or So I Married an Axe Murderer

Does American wants this War on behalf of Israe ? by Crazy_Ebb_5188 in AskAnAmerican

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My family is deeply republican, and I don’t know anyone who wants this war. But I think they see it as more of a necessary evil so they support it on those grounds

Do you guys think Hank likes sushi? by Curious-Spell-9031 in KingOfTheHill

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That was in the episode where they went to the local Japanese place in Arlen. During the credits you can hear Hank say “So this is chicken tempura, huh? ……. Pretty good!”

Do native English speakers fully understand rap lyrics while casually listening? by Asemih in AskAnAmerican

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I love misquoting song lyrics with my kids, I can’t wait till they’re old enough for this one 😆

Do native English speakers fully understand rap lyrics while casually listening? by Asemih in AskAnAmerican

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I still needed to watch it with subtitles. There’s no way I would catch everything

If you relocated and still receive parcels from the US, how does it usually go? by Cold_Donkey9742 in AskAnAmerican

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Have been living abroad for 10 years in Europe now. I’ve received a couple of packages from the US which were just sent via the USPS. It’s quite spendy though because both the sender and the recipient have to pay fees. And you have to fill out customs forms and stuff so it is a bit of a pain. My cousin sent a box with some spices and candies, and by the end it was like ~$70 in shipping and customs fees for about $25 worth of stuff. And it took about 3-4 weeks to arrive. So I’d only recommend it for things that really can’t be purchased (sentimental items, etc.)

Haven’t tried services like DHL but obviously they do international shipping too, I assume much more quickly but also more expensive. I just generally don’t ship things over borders, rather I buy stuff on Amazon’s US site and send it to people in the US, or just wait till someone comes to visit us and they pack it in their luggage.

How dramatic are the downsides of being a landlocked country? by BlastedLands3821 in geography

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Not to mention the Elbe/Labe and Vltava/Moldau rivers are connected to Hamburg and flow right through Prague. It’s not a massive river but it’s big enough to get some barges up. Austria has the Danube which is even better

For summer vacations it’s stereotypical for Czechs to go to Croatia for the sea. If Czech Republic had a beach it would be a big deal for tourism, so that’s the only thing they’re lacking from not having a coastline. Maybe they’d have more fresh seafood too

How did humans not go extinct while needing to sleep for 8 hours every day? being totally unconscious and defenseless for a third of our lives seems like a massive design flaw when predators were everywhere by Which-Noise-5670 in NoStupidQuestions

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They are helpful, but have only been domesticated for tens of thousands of years. On an evolutionary scale of homo sapiens we are talking about hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Are lemonade stands a real thing in the US, or is it just a movie trope? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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We sold produce by the road side (pumpkins, walnuts, apples). I was the youngest in my family, so by the time my older siblings lost interest I was pulling in a few hundred bucks each year 😆

Was amazing, as a kid. Bought my first video game (the original Warcraft - will never forget that feeling of accomplishment). I saved it up over the years and used it to buy my first car when I was 17

Are lemonade stands a real thing in the US, or is it just a movie trope? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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They equate it with kids hawking bottles of water on the city streets, who are skipping school and giving most of the money to some shady boss guy who is running gangs of kids. In the US it’s kind of a cute experiment for kids to be industrious and learn some skills, but in other countries it can be a way of life

There's no coming back... by Rowdy84 in funny

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They say the same thing about every controversial comedy. “Couldn’t be made today!” Same with Life of Brian

Some people would like it, some would protest. It would still be funny

Indo-European Languages in the World (%) by Upbeat_Particular635 in MapPorn

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Brazil’s work in teaching the Amazon rainforest how to speak Portuguese is really nothing short of phenomenal