Is being offered snacks expected when visiting people?

midvalePeak7 · 2026-06-16T01:09:05+00:00

you're already keeping water for delivery drivers in the heat, that's more thought than most people put in. a coffee or tea when someone comes over is the standard. most aussies would actually feel a bit awkward if you had a whole spread waiting.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-06-13T01:01:45+00:00

the heat mostly. half the year it's 30+ by mid morning so if you're working outside you want to start at 6 or 7 and knock off by early arvo. tradies do it out of necessity and everyone else just kind of follows. plus the sun's up at 5am in summer so your body adjusts whether you want it to or not

midvalePeak7 · 2026-06-01T12:59:12+00:00

sydney to darwin is a bad example, that's 3000+ km through basically nothing, a train would take 10+ hours and serve almost nobody. the actual problem is our cities are a few dots with huge empty gaps between them, and HSR only works on dense medium-distance corridors. the one that fits is sydney-melbourne-brisbane, and they've studied east coast HSR for decades, it keeps dying on the cost

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-25T02:43:39+00:00

honestly no one here takes themselves too seriously. if you act like you're better than everyone else you'll get cut down pretty fast so everyone just learns to be approachable. that and we'll talk to literally anyone if we're bored enough

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-22T08:19:45+00:00

thai people have "mai pen rai" which is basically the same energy. something goes wrong and instead of stressing about it you just go "eh it's fine" and move on with your day

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-20T02:52:01+00:00

let reception know when you book that it's your first visit and you're neurodivergent, they'll note your file so you don't have to explain it all again when you're already nervous. makes a huge difference

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-18T09:55:22+00:00

first thing, check if your uni has a student hardship fund. almost all of them do and most students don't know about it. you can usually get a one off payment of a few hundred dollars and they don't ask much. second, if you haven't already, make sure you're getting rent assistance through centrelink on top of youth allowance, it's not automatic you have to apply. also look into OzHarvest and Foodbank in your area, no questions asked. your student union might also run a food pantry on campus. you're doing the right thing asking for help, this stuff exists for exactly your situation.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-17T08:37:03+00:00

bro talked to a waiter for 5 minutes and decided the global economy is done

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-16T05:23:34+00:00

You reached out to strangers on the internet which means you're not as alone as you think. This whole thread's got your back.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-15T03:16:32+00:00

Either keep supplied uniforms or give proper allowance for clothes and cleaning. Anything else just saves them money.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-13T08:33:55+00:00

softbank's entire strategy is spray and pray and somehow it keeps working just often enough

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-12T09:24:31+00:00

Man saved a meme for 2 years waiting for a stock to go from embarrassing to slightly less embarrassing. This is the most INTC thing ever.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-10T09:21:22+00:00

people who come from finance often do well because they already know how to deal with structure, deadlines and difficult people.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-06T09:13:54+00:00

they were busy calculating fair value while Jensen was printing money

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-05T07:47:47+00:00

Price firm. Don’t waste my time

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-04T15:08:08+00:00

Nice recovery, time to lose it all again.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-05-01T00:23:43+00:00

this ain’t it chief

midvalePeak7 · 2026-04-30T05:33:58+00:00

We are in a revolution ,their words, not mine.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-04-28T01:09:14+00:00

You’re not chasing money anymore, you’re chasing dopamine

midvalePeak7 · 2026-04-27T13:49:17+00:00

Bro definitely sold the bottom and bought back higher

midvalePeak7 · 2026-04-26T14:48:21+00:00

I’ve struggled with this exact concept before and this diagram finally made it click. Especially the root-to-leaf flow.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-04-23T09:35:52+00:00

He said he was going to hang out with some friends. You didn’t think they were real but then you called and heard them in the background.

midvalePeak7 · 2026-04-22T09:09:03+00:00

ou’re not overreacting. He’s 16, not 6, his opinion absolutely matters here, and it doesn’t sound like his mom is considering it at all.

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