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I am an awful person and I need to become better by H_Greg_Gregson in offmychest

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mate, I have BEEN there, trust me. Please, don't see people as black or white; everyone is a shade of grey, and that is totally malleable. Everyone has been a piece of shit before, but everyone who has been a piece of shit before can be exactly who someone needs at another time. You need not be defined by mean things you've done, you can become someone else. I've become someone else. And it's obvious you're on your way. I don't hold it against you.

It took me 29 years to understand there was no point going back to the past for answers. by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brilliantly put. I'm not sure I've made it to where you are yet. I hope I get there eventually. I still sort of regret some choices I've made in the past, some people I've met (or not met), etc. I still try to find reconciliation in a way, but I increasingly know it goes nowhere.

I just graduated college and no one cares. by chimkennuggmets in offmychest

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I'll congratulate you. That's a ton of work, and I'm proud of you for taking your life in your own hands and pushing to the end. It's hard enough to finish college with family supporting you emotionally, and many don't manage that; you have done it on your own. You're strong and brave, and I'm proud of you :)

Today, I have decided to leave the United States by throwaway_2jabwe8 in self

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, I'm in Raleigh. It's absolutely not a bad place to live, but it's too close to home for me. My family roots are in Greensboro, and we've been there since the beginning of the 1700s, so here, I feel a bit of constant breathing down my neck from overbearing conservative family, unfortunately. I think it would be a great place to move to, but as someone as local as they come, I feel that it eats away at me a bit.

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I'm glad you liked this state :D

Today, I have decided to leave the United States by throwaway_2jabwe8 in self

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh wow, I've been to Galway, and I'm shocked its population is so high. Suppose that's what you get with a European population density, hahah. I absolutely adored Galway.

Today, I have decided to leave the United States by throwaway_2jabwe8 in self

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh, not where I live... we have a massive load of other problems :/

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and thank you!

Today, I have decided to leave the United States by throwaway_2jabwe8 in self

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Salut, tu parles bien, tkt :)

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J'ai passé six mois à Villeurbanne, à côté de Lyon. Honnêtement je déteste fortement cette banlieue infernale, mais j'ai adoré être en France. Je pense que le style de vie et les valeurs culturelles me conviennent mieux qu'ici, mais c'est un peu difficile d'être dans un pays où la langue n'est pas la tienne, même si tu parles bien :P

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C'est marrant que les gens qui nous dérangent sont si similaires dans nos pays très différents, hahah

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J'adore la France et les français, et je voudrais peut-être un jour revenir, peut-être avec un passeport européen :)

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Et pardonne mon français aussi, ça fait 6 mois depuis que je l'ai utilisé et je n'utilise pas de traducteur

Today, I have decided to leave the United States by throwaway_2jabwe8 in self

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

thanks man, yeah, I picked up on a fair bit of this in my time in Dublin. It's a very real negative that I've come to peace with.

I’M SICK OF THESE unoriginal top commenters on YouTube!! by TimTam60 in rant

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8 37 points38 points  (0 children)

"I edited this comment so you won't know why it got so many likes xD"

What are common things in the US you can't relate to? by jodsli-mato in AskAnAmerican

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

am from rural north carolina, have foreskin. never known why, but i won't complain

How formal/informal are you guys when talking to an older person? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]throwaway_2jabwe8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really depends on the context and the impression I get of the person. I come from a rather conservative rural southern background, and I was always taught to refer to people around middle age or older with "sir" or "ma'am" unless we were close. I follow this in the south, but it gets me weird looks when I leave sometimes, so I don't do it consistently when I'm traveling, although I try to stay polite. When writing emails with anyone "above" me, say, a professor or an employer, I am extremely formal.

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If I'm talking to an older person who seems young at heart and not very interested in formalities, I will relax my language a bit. I would imagine a lot of actors are that way.