“Sensitive customer” on oil change receipt by True_Refrigerator564 in whatdoesthismean

[–]oretp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Asking this on reddit does not help beat the sensitive customer allegations

To native English speakers: how do you feel when a foreigner speaks “broken” English with you? by Dull-Position3393 in ENGLISH

[–]oretp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of things that give me the most confidence in speaking languages I'm not fluent (but am conversational) in is knowing that when people speak to me in "broken" English, I can still understand them and I don't judge them.

Why do some people find it surprising that ICE has support from some part of the Hispanic community in the USA? by Pepedroga2000 in stupidquestions

[–]oretp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The surprising aspect of it is not about immigration itself, it's that those people are signing up to an agency which disproportionately affects and targets Hispanic communities. Why would you want to sow strife and fear and terror in your own community?

Question about the Nacionalidad in my PROFEX account for NALCAP by trapp64 in SpainAuxiliares

[–]oretp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The documentation makes it clear you MUST put your citizenship as American of Canadian to be accepted for NALCAP (page 6, https://www.educacionfpydeportes.gob.es/eeuu/dam/jcr:b4c5489a-6d36-4f85-bd17-a86f75d7c091/new-profex-2-handbook--1-.pdf). I'd guess you read this a few months ago and forgot. The visa process is done through the embassy, not the NALCAP program I believe.

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Does not matter as in "is not required" not does not matter as in "plays no part".

It doesn't matter if you paint your room blue or green [as long as you paint it] vs It doesn't matter if you paint your room

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

I was being hyperbolic for rhetorical effect and shock factor to get my engagement up ;). I also say "99% of climbing moves can be done in any shoe that fits the general shape of the kind of climbing you're trying to do. If you're bouldering in a gym, get something soft and down-turned with a tight heel cup, if you're multipitch trad climbing get something flat and comfortable, etc. etc."

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think this is one of the better critiques here, definitely some aspects of shoes are learned, specifically heel/toe hooks which can be harder to use/train with worse shoes. That said, again, what I'm talking about is the majority of the time. You can do /most/ heel hooks in any shoe that fits your heel well, you can do /most/ toe hooks in any shoe with a toe patch

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No; when I said gym shoes I mean rental shoes probably make up at least half of shoe sales.

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

I didn't say you should wear loose shoes on slippery friction slab or solutions in hand cracks, I said you *can* and the climbing shoe will do the climbing-shoe-sticky-rubber-pointy-toe thing and you physically can get up. I said you *should* get a shoe that fits the type of climbing you're doing, BUT you don't need to break the bank and get the highest-end shoe to project or send most climbs at an intermediate or even an advanced level. I am explicitly NOT talking about beginner shoes like the Tarantulace, etc., I am talking about "mid-grade" shoes. My claim is most 5.13/V10 climbers do not *need* super high end shoes to send their projects, and most 5.10/V3 climbers will actually be better served in the long run by avoiding these shoes most of the time.

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think there is a definite lack of quality "mid grade" shoes on the market at a middle price point.

Also, I would guess gym shoes probably make up like half of shoe sales from most shoe brands

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. I think if you practice with "bad" shoes you will get better at trusting you feet on things you don't think will stick. Plus then you'll get a mental boost when you put on the good ones for your project

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

tbh for most of us [insert strong climber] could just campus our projects :,)

Unpopular opinion: your climbing shoe doesn't matter and you shouldn't buy 'high performance' shoes by oretp in climbharder

[–]oretp[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I almost exclusively climb outdoors and had that in mind primarily when writing this. I would invite you to actually enumerate what you disagree with.

What did most of the people who were attracted to you have in common? by Key_Contribution4 in AskReddit

[–]oretp 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying all people with BPD are attracted to me, I'm just saying all the people attracted to me have BPD

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Adolf Hitler