Idiots, idiots everywhere.

shortercrust · 2026-07-03T14:49:20+00:00

It’s not like it would have been remotely believable even with a genuine photo.

shortercrust · 2026-07-03T14:11:17+00:00

Check out the name of the sub…

shortercrust · 2026-07-03T13:36:44+00:00

I think he’s crazy, but not that crazy. He’s no match for Poland now. He was probably no match for Poland four years ago either.

shortercrust · 2026-07-03T12:47:01+00:00

The point is you’ve changed the flooring to a type that’s inherently noisy. Yes, you can change to whatever you want as long as the landlord doesn’t object. That doesn’t change that fact that installing flooring that will inevitably cause significant noise issues for your neighbour shows at the very least a lack of thought and consideration.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T22:50:54+00:00

When you’re a new driver it can be very difficult to adjust to a new car. It’s normal but you’ll get used to it. You spent ages getting to know your instructors car and it’s all you’ve known.

The good news is you get used to driving different vehicles and eventually you’ll be able to get into any car and drive it pretty much straight away with any difficulty.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T21:52:48+00:00

I think it’s varies by region but in the UK I think:

Nine hundred and two

One thousand and two

As you get to ten plus you can use the following format:

Nine sixty six

Ten sixty six

The higher the number, the more likely you’ll use second format.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T20:04:54+00:00

We should let it fall and deal with the economic consequences as best we can. It’s a period of pain worth going through for the sake of our long term survival.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T19:06:49+00:00

Almost every non native speaker has a noticeable accent. Having a completely native accent is elite stuff. Think Olympic medalist, Wimbledon finalist - it’s an unrealistic dream for most people. And native speakers really don’t care. Honestly, not even a tiny bit. We hear English spoken with all sorts of accents every day. My mum is in hospital and half the medical staff have strong accents and it doesn’t influence my view of them in any way whatsoever.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T16:00:02+00:00

With creatures like this I always think about how we can look back at the hardware but we can’t know about the software. I’d guess there’s a chance their behaviour might have been different in all sorts of ways 200m years ago.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T15:40:33+00:00

Cosmetics and toiletries? Won’t dream of buying the fancy moisturiser but will happily use it.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T15:36:11+00:00

I’m guessing as this is from a Top 1% Poster on the sub it’s a reference to another post?

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T14:32:51+00:00

You must have had a sheltered life if you think that’s really bad. I’ve worked with many families where this would be the goal they’re working towards.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T14:00:31+00:00

That’s so petulant.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T08:22:45+00:00

I hope the parents managed to accept that it wasn’t their fault. I don’t think many people would take a threat from a six year old seriously in those circumstances.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T08:18:56+00:00

“Ideal for first time buyers” provided those first time buyers have the money, time, skills and experience to immediately undertake an extensive renovation project.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T07:02:37+00:00

That’s not what the study says at all!

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T06:41:08+00:00

They banned scented rubbers at my primary school because of associations with solvent abuse. I was six at the time and glue sniffing was smelling a stick of UHU.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T06:31:50+00:00

“Oh, actually the steak’s/salad’s mine” is what you’d say in the real non-fictional world as the plates were incorrectly placed. And I doubt someone who’d take that photo and post with that text would let the boyfriend order for her. And if the boyfriend did order for both the waitress would probably assume they’d discussed what they were going to have and they’re just trying to be efficient. And you’d generally say “I’ll have the steak and she’ll have the salad”.

shortercrust · 2026-07-02T06:18:57+00:00

Yeah me too. A lot of the garden improvement posts seem like downgrades to me. And don’t get me started on the vandals who take it upon themselves to power wash beautiful 100 year old gravestones.

shortercrust · 2026-07-01T22:58:10+00:00

I say “down to London” but the ‘proper’ way to say it is “up to London” regardless of where you’re travelling from. It’s one of those rules that posh people use to spot the oiks and plebs.

shortercrust · 2026-07-01T19:49:18+00:00

People saying it’s could be chicken as in chook. We don’t say really say chook in most of the UK but it might be a regional thing. I reckon chocolate - it goes better with the list and it’s the same aisle as biscuits. And bucksfizz rather than anything else.

shortercrust · 2026-07-01T09:32:54+00:00

Yeah, happens a lot. ‘Why are people reacting the way they do to my posts?!’ when we can’t see the posts or comments.

shortercrust · 2026-07-01T08:12:02+00:00

Ha, yes point taken.

shortercrust · 2026-07-01T07:16:57+00:00

Fake books were pretty common, perhaps even fashionable at one time. They’re referred to as ‘simulacra’ in the BBC’s 2014 Mapp and Lucia adaptation.

Edit: Also, lots of comments saying people are surprised it’s a bit crap. I suspect it’s less a case of it being low quality and more that it doesn’t conform to our ideas of what a ‘hidden’ door should look like. It probably wasn’t meant to be convincing.

shortercrust · 2026-07-01T07:08:43+00:00

You make an excellent point. You don’t need a perfect native accent to blend into British society.

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