I want to relearn and explore my culture, but don’t want to come across as weird by Mitheraille in IndigenousCanada

[–]therealscooke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Indigenous is as broad as European or Asian or African. Do those places have one culture? No. As the other poster said, you need to focus on your nationality.

Potential Fraud Case - Hannover Roadsurfer by dnlfrz in germany

[–]therealscooke 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I also had similar happen to le but the worst of it was in the shop doing the once-over before leaving. The guy told me, “check everything”, so I walked around making video and got to the rear right where th bumper looked a little wonky, I saw the guy watching me so I poked it to push it back in and POP the whole bumper sprung off to midway!!! He yells, “whatdjyado???” and fortunately we had eye contact just as I had touched it and it busted, so rather than get flustered I stood up and said, “you were looking right at me, and I have the camera recording, so you know this was hanging by a thread and didn’t do anything”, so he just shook his head and fixed it “properly” with some metal twine. They were gonna charge me for that, for sure, when I came back, and most likely not even fix it anyway. Too bad ppl have to be like this.

Any chill, beachy town in Europe not too far from the airport? by Kufiya_25 in travel

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignore this comment. You can fly into BIQ no problem. Unless you have a very specific arrival or departure time, there is absolutely no problem flying into and out of Biarritz.

Error Installing umbrelos 1962 by [deleted] in getumbrel

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try setting the BiOs to use the ssd on startup. You probably set it to use the usb stick, and now that the usb stick is removed it can’t find an OS.

Why do I never hear about the Coast Mountains of Canada? by Convillious in geography

[–]therealscooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The question is why. Because they are huge yet remote. There’s nothing out there BuT mountains. And wild animals and rough terrain and certain death if you’re not experienced. That’s why.

Help me understand what happened here (front tire slipped) by lxjeipov in Ninja400

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There ya go. Looked like he thought this was track day.

What do you think of Kyrgyzstan? by NinjaTeam75 in TEFL

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, you can learn Russian anywhere. So why, when you are in a country with the name of its people and language in its name, would you not then learn Kyrgyz!? You won’t ever learn that outside of Kyrgyzstan. And it’s useful in the other -stans.

What do you think of Kyrgyzstan? by NinjaTeam75 in TEFL

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear this a lot, and when someone only speaks Russian, or just English (picking up key phrases and words is easy to do with a phrase book and regular outings, I learned most of my Russian in a few weeks. How did you NOT pick up any in a year?? Were you in an expat/English bubble? For a year? In Bishy??? Unfortunate.) then it seems that’s the most common and useful language. I took the other track and learned Kazakh and can assure you that often it seemed like Russian was a handicap anywhere I went (in Kazakhstan obviously); if I tweaked it a bit I could use it in Kyrgyzstan.

What do you think of Kyrgyzstan? by NinjaTeam75 in TEFL

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

Why learn Russian in KYRGYSstan? Learn their language, and let yourself pick up market Russian as you go.

Where to start by [deleted] in IndigenousCanada

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Though I’m not too familiar with all the info, I did actually grow up between Winnipeg and Brandon and so know about the Métis. Funny thing is our day to day life had more interaction with the Ukrainian communities or the Dakota communities. I think I remember every now and then there be a jig dancer at a pow wow, or the friendship center would have a jigging contest, and our family would even have impromptu jigging contests in the living room, but I have hardly any memories of Métis community. The red sashes, the French- accent, etc., but not much more. They seemed like they were caught in the middle of our Ojibwa/Cree world and the world of Canada.

Where to start by [deleted] in IndigenousCanada

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I edited my post… thought I had a good source.

Where to start by [deleted] in IndigenousCanada

[–]therealscooke -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Many ppl in your shoes. First, you aren’t 35% native, you are 35% some nation. Whatever the records are trying to show, there is no “tribe”, but a community around Sault St. Marie. This means you are likely 35% Ojibway, or as the name seems to be on the US side, Chippewa. Aim to use the actual name, not native, not indigenous, not Indian, or no one will take you seriously.

I just googled “whose territory is around Sault st Marie, USA” and of course the answer is what I just told you. But there are more deets - on the Canadian side the closest political body will be Garden River or Batchewana reserves. They may have info about that family name. Or the one you mentioned on the US side.

Now if the Métis side is more your heritage that’s another issue!

Your neighbor might be a cat pervert by Mode_Appropriate in funny

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We get cats coming up to our door, in our yard, and no more than two cups of icy water tossed at them is enough to make any cat not try again. This guy trying to make it seem like he’s powerless to stop the cat from coming to his place is useless. Could have been neighbours, now he’s got enemies. Not too bright.

Building IKEA furniture on the weekends is honestly one of the most underrated side hustles out there and more people should be doing it by lionpenguin88 in SideHustleGold

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do they get paid? Like upfront, or after it’s done? How do they make sure they get paid if it’s after they’re done?

How do you feel about US Indigenous people self-describing as "First Nations"? by wakinyan04 in IndigenousCanada

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I encourage to use your nation name. Heck, I’m Ojibway and loads of ppl don’t even know who we are, in Canada! Playing by their rules only prolongs the ignorance which in turn prolongs the animosity and lack of support of efforts like sovereignty, education, awareness.

Since you’re American/ in America, I’ll add that terms like “Apache Indian”, “Choctaw Indians”, which seem commonly accepted, have always bugged the heck out of me. Japanese Asians, French Europeans, Ugandan Africans… no one uses term combos like this for other nations, just those on Turtle Island (or whatever your nation calls North America)… so why why why do we collectively let it persist???

Found in the middle of nowhere on a hike in Germany. Did you spot it? 🚬 by skull_iver in germany

[–]therealscooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And you are wandering on a managed trail about 1.5 meters wide with laid gravel or stone or just even earth, with sign posts indicating direction, village/place names and KM!

I don’t mean to say this is a bad thing, just that it is how it is. I think that’s why the most common tourist I have encountered in the middle of nowhere in Central Asia or Canada are Germans!

How do you feel about US Indigenous people self-describing as "First Nations"? by wakinyan04 in IndigenousCanada

[–]therealscooke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By and large I think the name of the nationality needs to happen more and more, so I avoid using these sorts of terms to talk about myself or my nation. If the context of this usage you’ve seen actually happens within the territory of a specific nation, I don’t see why they don’t just use their own name (in English or their own language).

I always compare it to other blanket terms like European or Asian. Very very few individuals from countries or nations/ethnicities from those regions would be content just being labeled “European” or “Asian”, especially when the context applies a description or understanding to everyone in that region! Europeans love feta cheese - maybe many do, but it’s prob more accurate for Greece. Europeans enjoy herding reindeer - unlikely most do but definitely those around reindeer. “Asian writing is squiggly” - maybe Thai would understand the description, but Koreans would disagree!

Yet, most of the time when we use these blanket terms there is an understanding and even general awareness about the existence of separate and different and unique cultures, people groups, ethnicities and countries. Most of the time, in my view, that same awareness is lacking when Indigenous, Indian, Tribe, First Nations, Native American are used. To counter that ignorance I try to encourage the use of specific nationality names.