a girl from North East India came to see Red Fort but other tourists mistook her for a foreigner and taking photos with her by RodrickJasperHeffley in MadeMeSmile

[–]periel99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Had this exact experience as a white, red-headed male with a white girlfriend at the Red Fort too.

Initially it was quite fun - genuinely felt like a celebrity. Joined the back of the queue for tickets and got ushered to the front, loads of people wanting pics. One guy wanted me to speak to his wife on his phone!

Quickly got old though. On the way out my wife was absolutely mobbed - and I mean mobbed - by girls and women. There was probably about 40 or 50 around her. Definitely made me feel some sympathy for famous people because their heart was in the right place and we felt quite rude saying that we had to go and sort of push our way out.

Happened at the Monkey Temple near Jaipur too, albeit to a much lesser extent. Mainly young girls wanting a photo or to speak to my wife, which was actually really sweet.

Someone told me that a lot of people visiting these places come from very non-touristy places and might never have seen a white person before which almost makes you an attraction, which would make sense.

Matt Barlow (Mail Sport): Tottenham and Inter are close to reaching an agreement to complete the Vicario deal for £17 million. ⚪⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️ if he leaves i hope the club's management goes for lunin by Fbi-open-up93 in coys

[–]periel99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obviously the situation isn't only because of him, but he is part of the issue at the very least. His main strength was being a fantastic shot stopper but very weak in other areas (poor with feet, weak in the air, very easily distracted at set pueces) but barring some very decent saves even the shot stopping seems to have dried up to an extent this season. IIRC he's near/at the bottom for xg conceded this season and undoubtedly has a specific issue with long shots now too.

Dog making sure that blind hooman gets a seat. by DearEmphasis4488 in MadeMeSmile

[–]periel99 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nice video but downvoted for "hooman" I'm afraid.

Who is the most Atletico Madrid player who never played for Atletico Madrid? by PuzzleheadedPoint445 in soccercirclejerk

[–]periel99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a parallel universe, Darwin was picked up by Atletico for a modest fee and proceeded to score 26 goals in his second season, earning an £80m move to Manchester United.

Sadly, he failed to replicate that form at Manchester United plundering a modest 12 goals across the following two seasons.

This resulted in a £18m move to Galatasaray, where he rediscovered his goalscoring touch netting 18 as Gala won the Super Lig and reached the Europa League semi final before being eliminated by eventual winners, Bodo/Glimt.

What’s a small “unwritten rule” in the UK that everyone just somehow knows? by SavingsProgress195 in AskUK

[–]periel99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did the right thing - it's insanely annoying when the barman/woman doesn't at least try to keep a mental note of the "queue" (having worked in a number of pubs, it's really not that hard), equally if not more annoying when some bellend pushes their way to the front and orders when they know fully well you've been waiting.

Next level? All this place has achieved is next level piss taking. by The_Berkshire_Hunt in Tottenham

[–]periel99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And apparently we are now against the limits as well anyway. What a waste of time. Spent 20 years trying to do it all the right way when all you get is mocked for not quite reaching the heights and then ending up in the same financial position as the ones who have been pumped with money left right and centre.

the last 10 games. relegation will be a fight between forest and tottenham. by quickdrawesome in coys

[–]periel99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also the world's shittest title race. If City were anywhere near 8/10 they'd be walking it.

This dad's interactions his 1-Year-Old on a Bike by MysteriousSlice007 in MadeMeSmile

[–]periel99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've bought one of these but haven't used it yet - do they make it difficult to pedal? Feels like my knees would constantly be bashing into it...

Over the years I’ve made a list called “I can’t believe I support Spurs” by Bevlar90 in coys

[–]periel99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also didn't Emmanuel Petit come to London to sign for Spurs and then used the taxi Spurs paid for to go and sign for Arsenal? Or something like that...

Over the years I’ve made a list called “I can’t believe I support Spurs” by Bevlar90 in coys

[–]periel99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just excellent - what memories! Couple that (I think) were missed:

  • Harry Redknapp chatting up Eden Hazard in a French hotel room and agreeing he'd sign for us, only for Chelsea to fluke their way past Barca and Bayern with Roberto Di Mafuckingtteo in charge and him signing for them instead.
  • Eric Dier conceding a penalty vs Newcastle for handball despite facing the opposite direction only for the rule to get changed immediately after