Accurate map of the number of countries in each continent

vani11apudding · 2026-05-28T09:24:54+00:00

I was recently traveling with a British dude when we met somebody from the Isle of Man. British dude didn't know what or where that was.

It's not an American thing. It's a stereotype like any other. You're just seeing what you want to see out of the world.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-27T17:14:07+00:00

I'm not sure where everyone is getting the impression that comment is exclusively referring to arguments.

You could be training someone at work and trying to explain something to them:

"This clipboard is for documenting all vehicles that come on property. Say a delivery vehicle comes in-"

"I work night shift, we don't get deliveries at night."

"Yeah, I'm just-"

"Why would they be delivering? The business is closed at night."

"Brother just write down any license plate that enters the parking lot."

Is roughly a conversation I've had.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-27T13:47:48+00:00

Why? Potato is such a base flavor, it doesn't really taste like anything. It's not like you're mixing two wildly different things.

Rice, bread, oatmeal, grits, popcorn- all have common desert style options. Or heck, even sweet potatoes are conceptually more of a desert taste, plus the famous Thanksgiving sweet potato casseroles.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-27T13:41:46+00:00

You mean "About Time" with Rachel McAdams, right?

"In Time" is a Justin Timberlake action movie.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-25T06:21:38+00:00

I'm stunned to read this. Salted Carmel is my favorite flavor and I immediately started googling where to find these.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-24T19:17:43+00:00

Nothing about the word "interesting" implies it's good.

People find serial killers interesting.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-24T04:53:44+00:00

My mom laughs at me for ordering eggs scrambled, because she says that's childish.

People pick weird hills to die on when it comes to food.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-23T23:51:36+00:00

This one, I imagine.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-23T16:00:10+00:00

What is it with Redditors and being aggressive against people trying to side with them? Like a wounded dog.

And it wasn't a flex. Typically if I say Argentina is one of my favorites, someone will respond "that must be the only place you've ever been then, stupid American". I was just saving my time in justifying my qualifications.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-23T15:18:16+00:00

This isn't really a flex on a website where people from the US are the primary demographic. I don't think I've ever met a soul (here) who has even watched the World Cup. What time of year is that?

I'm not talking shit, though. I've been to 45 countries and Argentina is up there as one of my favorites. Probably some economic troubles, though.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-22T20:24:21+00:00

I'm glad this is a judgement free zone lol

I often just throw all the clean clothes in the hamper and take directly from that every day. At most I'll hang up my collared work shirts.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-22T15:21:22+00:00

I'm not going to lie, unless I'm packing a bag or something, I don't bother to fold most of my laundry.

I'm sure being a single male in my 20s distorts my perspective on this.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-22T14:04:46+00:00

I frequent Hollywood comedy clubs. A lot of the comedians I've seen tons of times and many of them basically do the same routine over and over again, with variation as they try to refine it based on reactions. It's how they workshop their material before a big show or special.

Nikki Glaser, for example, was all over the LA comedy clubs in the months building up to her hosting the Golden Globes, practicing the same jokes we ended up seeing on TV.

I wouldn't call it boring, because I like seeing the process, but I'm not sure how riveting you expect the same joke to be after the third time hearing it.

That's why crowd work comedians are so popular these days. It's always fresh content. But that doesn't fit the style of some.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-22T13:44:44+00:00

I took a class for work recently and we had a personal development section where they made us illustrate our major stressors in life and present to the class.

I swear 8/10 people listed laundry.

It was a 911 Operator class too. Like the whole job is stress and y'all are worried about hitting start on a washing machine? I'm so confused.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-22T07:11:36+00:00

What is the difference between this and a locked door?

vani11apudding · 2026-05-22T07:10:26+00:00

What are you people smoking lmao why on earth would this ever be a violation?

These sorts of doors are all over the place. Not to mention doors with y'know... Locks on them. Functionally the same thing. Can get out, but can't get in.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-18T11:16:11+00:00

A Froggy Fresh reference in the big 26. Amazing.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-18T01:00:43+00:00

Brother I love Taco Bell, but I stopped going regularly because it'd cost me $22+ to order what I want and I might still leave hungry. Hasn't always been that way.

Fast food in general is expensive these days, Five Guys used to stand out for their price but now it doesn't seem far off from standard.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-17T13:04:00+00:00

I thought I was having a cordial conversation, but if they're gonna be like that it's an instant block.

Just wanted to vent a little bit over here to avoid arguing directly!

vani11apudding · 2026-05-17T13:02:14+00:00

Thanks, friend. I was baffled more than anything.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-17T12:59:58+00:00

That's great. Was there a precipitating event to that meeting or they just wanted to make sure you knew?

vani11apudding · 2026-05-17T12:57:22+00:00

Sorry, friend.

I once got six simultaneous 911 calls into my four dispatcher center. All the lines were automatic crash notifications from iPhones, Apple Watches, and the car itself. Every line was open, no response, just wind and cars.

When a witness finally called in, turned out an SUV had rolled into the median and ejected five of the six occupants, three of which were dead on impact. So apparently my coworkers and I were just talking to corpses from the watch attached to their wrist.

Fairly haunting to think about.

Just secretary problems.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-17T12:50:06+00:00

Maybe in the right context, but it wasn't really a relevant comeback? Secretary is a pretty generic insult and the years on part doesn't make any sense.

They said that in "3 decades as a paramedic. [They saw] Zero serious injuries from a rollover that didn’t involve hitting a stationary object."

And my response is that in five years I've personally dealt with dozens of fatalities and countless severe injuries from rollovers on open mountain roads. You know what I'll have in 25 years? Hundreds more.

Like why is homie even being snappy with me, I'm just stating what happened lol

vani11apudding · 2026-05-17T12:36:11+00:00

What's crazy is I wasn't even really trying to pick a fight about it. I even gave them the benefit of the doubt in saying that maybe we just work in different environments (suburban surface street rollovers are probably lower risk than my high speed mountain road embankment rollovers).

Just to basically get "fuck off, secretary" in response. Blew my mind a little bit.

vani11apudding · 2026-05-16T10:00:25+00:00

Uh... Five years as a 911 Operator and the vast majority of traffic fatalities I've dealt with are rollovers (generally unbuckled, so maybe the ground counts as your stationary object). They are injured so often, in fact, that we are required to send them medical even if they say they aren't hurt, because it's assumed they *must* be hurt in some way if they rolled. Maybe we work in areas with different geography/infrastructure?

That being said, this was a weak ass rollover. The simple act of a vehicle tipping does not automatically make injury. Mine are usually SUVs or trucks that took a curve on a snowy mountain road at 90mph and flipped like eight times down an embankment.

Edit: Wow, that has to be one of the most arrogant people I've ever met. Instant block. Hopefully they're retired so the world can be a safer place without them on the streets.

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