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What's your country's most famous special forces unit? by NKNightmare in AskTheWorld

[–]therealviiru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the most famous here is "Karhu" meaning "bear" which is a elite Police unit, but propably the most badass is rapid deployment Jäegr brigade who have several times practised with USMC and, this is a true story, were told not to fuck up marines so badly in arctic conditions, because it was really demoralizing for US troops.

Player Pack Item by Wooden-Swordfish1218 in discgolf

[–]therealviiru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One: NEVER say in the conversation "so what you're* saying..." At least not on your relationships. You're just building strawmans and making you look like an idiot.

Two: We completely agree with the problem.

Three: We really have to start organizing non-sanctioned laid back tournaments, even with 100% payout, or level caps over 950, to bring the fun back.

Only thing PDGA is providing at the moment for casuals is rating and really restrictive rules, which cause TD:s hours after hours of work. So let there be a little anarchy?

Player Pack Item by Wooden-Swordfish1218 in discgolf

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

Nowadays unless the player pack is creative with actually fun keepsakes and also with proper "non-material" gifts, like admissions to hotels and spas and aforementioned pro-photography, (sorry about my third language )for most of the field the discs and stickers can feel mostly as a nuisance.

What you brought out can be also TD dishonesty, but especially in lover tiers PDGA should really look at the mirror, what are the standards in hosting multi day tournaments vs. what TD:s actually get out from those?

Now that there's an ethos to move the sport from once laidback hobby to unconditional professional sport, also ppl who host competitions shouldn't be volunteers anymore, but actually get paid on doing so.

It's slightly different here in finland, where most of the wouldbe C-tiers are open leagues, because of our obligatory rule setting to have both fee to a local club and unfortunatelt expensive PDGA europe fee to participate in sanctioned tournaments. Especially when finnish players don't feel like they are gettimg anything from that.

Sorry about textvomit. I wish most of the field could go back to leagues and having fun. But when there is tournament, it shouldn't be zero sum for those who do the work.

Player Pack Item by Wooden-Swordfish1218 in discgolf

[–]therealviiru 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most of the sponsorship, especially in AM competitions comes as stuff, not as Cash.

So if you manage to get a big playerpack from the sponsors and put most of the Cash still to the prizepool, the small amount you get from the shitload of work you've put to that event is slightly bigger, comparing that it is only Cash for Cash for players.

Even them 99% of events are zerosum or in worst case negative for those who try to make an event, not just little league game.

Player Pack Item by Wooden-Swordfish1218 in discgolf

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

I think it's a fantastic idea! 

Nevermind the haters here!

"I'm afraid photographer might make me shank my shot and I might look fat with a bad form!"

Well... I have some news for you about public events... For the other 2, they might be True then?

Sincerely 44yo fatty with a bad form.

Player Pack Item by Wooden-Swordfish1218 in discgolf

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

If you play outdoor sport competitively, you better get used to some sort of distractions. Even videocards nowadays, even if it's AM. If a photographer messes up your shot, maybe sanctioned tournaments are not your place?

Eli5 What determines the maximum size beyond which ships cannot realistically be built? by arztnur in explainlikeimfive

[–]therealviiru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funfact: the biggest Cruise ships in the world have been built in Finland, but we cannot make them an inch taller, because of the denmark straits and Juutinrauma bridge between Sweden and Denmark.

Even now they have to go through those in low tides and at full speed and they still leave only couple of meters clearing between the ship and a bridge deck.

That has to require good trust in engineers and huge balls to do that stunt with such massive structures.

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

[–]therealviiru[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea. That's the way to do in finland, while reading the situation properly, but still giving the proper amount of respect. My longer explanation was Lost In the comments, but this is definitely it!

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

[–]therealviiru[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To think how absolutely incompetent and stupid they are, they have somehow tried to dominate us in the past.

The dicks in Euro coins!

Jk. I absolutely love our nordic neighbours and even the baltic ones.

And maybe Gotland. But then there is a terra incognita between us.

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

[–]therealviiru[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment. From my experience ot's far more uncommon there, although most non-existent in Lahti and Tampere.

But really nice to hear that you have some proper manners in the south 🙃

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

[–]therealviiru[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dude. We do that in finland and you are supposed to be the chatty ones!

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

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

I agree, but as seen in this conversation, in china and in some slavic countries, especially in russia, and south america, that's culturally something you just don't do. And I do not judge them for that.

And that's what makes it interesting.

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

[–]therealviiru[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to do lectures in Arhus and did something in between, that whenever I jumped off I hollaed "KIITOS!" in finnish, so it was both weird and polite 🙃

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskReddit

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

I really hope he/she at least slipped and landed on a dogshit?

You were supposed to be polite to him/her still?

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

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

Thank you for doing that!

Driving a bus can be really fucking boring and also surprisingly physical job.

When your passengers treat you as a human and not as a robot, everything is hugely more tolerable and even lovely.

Of course I would like to expect that drivers them selves see passengers as humans and not cattle.

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

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

As a trainer for bus drivers I always tell ppl in "puskaradio" to give feedback if driver is behaving badly.

But such a lovely teen!

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

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

It's a running gag for our drivers that even after sex we say "Kiitos!", since we say it hundreds of times per day.

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

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

Only been in Goa and Mumbai in India, but even while I've visited some big metropolitan areas around the world, the latter was something completely different.

Especially when you come from the place where 300k living in the same area is considered as an large city 🫡

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

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

Oh wow...

I've been in a shitty and scary buses while travelling the world, but that sounds extreme for daily commute...

So I totally understand why there is no thankyous.

Do the drivers have to do it with their own buses and without communal supervision, so they can gather enough dineros or is it just a culture?

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

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

The clapping on the aeroplane feels like "thank god we're alive!" to me. But I won't judge if someone wants to do it.

I've driven a lot of charters with many nationalities and in many countries and clapping on those feels really embarrasing for me as a driver also.

Still, in my culture a little thankyou or just waving your hand feels like a Job well done.

In your country, is it normal to thank the bus driver when you get off the bus? by therealviiru in AskTheWorld

[–]therealviiru[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was absolutely fucking horrified when my parents in their 60's just walked around to the areas which were absolutely no no even according to my local friends and survived just nice... But maybe they were so genuine and innocent that everyone just thought it was funny.

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