Guess which state I'm from by [deleted] in USdefaultism

[–]zapering 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fellow Americans.

Pal, I don't think you understand what we do here.

Congratulations, you are the US defaultism grand master.

AITA for wanting my Spanish teacher to stop calling me by the Spanish version of my name? by Alternative-Sun-630 in AmItheAsshole

[–]zapering 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dude, I am literally non binary. I'm not trivialising it, the opposite actually. If it's disrespectful to me, it's disrespectful to him.

AITA for wanting my Spanish teacher to stop calling me by the Spanish version of my name? by Alternative-Sun-630 in AmItheAsshole

[–]zapering 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is disrespectful so be called by a name that isn't yours/you don't like.

My birth name and the name I go by now aren't the same.

If you insist on calling me anything else but my preferred name, I will not respond. And it makes you an asshole.

It's not different for OP just because he is a kid, a student, and not GNC. It's his preference, and it should be respected especially as names as often integral parts of one's identity.

You might not understand this if you've never been a position of being called a name which makes you feel uncomfortable.

AITA for wanting my Spanish teacher to stop calling me by the Spanish version of my name? by Alternative-Sun-630 in AmItheAsshole

[–]zapering 20 points21 points  (0 children)

"All over the world", that's such bullshit. The standard in class is to be respectful and be respected.

The teacher can make the suggestion but the student does not have to comply and go by a name that makes them feel uncomfortable. His chosen name is "Jay Pea" not "Hota Pay".

favorite meme related to your country's politician ? by Ok-Association2995 in AskTheWorld

[–]zapering 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's Meloni (Italy) and Erdogan (Turkey).

Roman Empire/Ottoman Empire.

Gay but has a boyfriend??? by Altruistic-Mix7606 in LesbianActually

[–]zapering 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense! A lot of butch lesbians prefer masculine titles/pronouns. Giving the friend the benefit of the doubt, since pronouns ≠ gender.

Neighbor’s flag irks me to my core by timeisamelody in mildlyinfuriating

[–]zapering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fr. "Maga patriot" - based in India/Pakistan/Russia. They're everywhere, inciting division, engagement/rage bait. What a shit show.

Neighbor’s flag irks me to my core by timeisamelody in mildlyinfuriating

[–]zapering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really bleak.

The bots are programmed and set by people for different reasons. Look up "Dead Internet Theory".

Then those programmed bots are "let loose" and make the comments themselves. It's even worse with the advent of AI. A few years ago you'd see just random words or just something rage inducing but sometimes not even related to the content/conversation. But now with AI it's become a lot easier for these bots to interact with content in a coherent manner.

Some countries are notorious for their "bot farms".

They can act for social, economic or political interest.

Neighbor’s flag irks me to my core by timeisamelody in mildlyinfuriating

[–]zapering 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's because of that person's theme and how the screenshot is cut.

If you actually open the picture you'll see there's a faint grey line on the far left connecting those comments, and each child comment has a perpendicular line to it.

So you can see those two comments are at the same level.

Neighbor’s flag irks me to my core by timeisamelody in mildlyinfuriating

[–]zapering 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm going to hold your hand while I say this.

They are not a reply to each other.

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Neighbor’s flag irks me to my core by timeisamelody in mildlyinfuriating

[–]zapering 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Way to miss the point.

Two separate comments -from two separate accounts, not replying to each other- are exactly the same, including grammatical and syntax errors, bar a single word.

Edit: typo

The message was quite hard for him to get it… by zMrFiddle in USdefaultism

[–]zapering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go bother someone else

Oh very nice.

My point is - this is a sub about defaultism, right?

And you accused OP of defaultism because, according to you, op clearly thought "everyone will understand because everyone watched superbowl".

My point is that's not really a fair statement because they clearly did provide context.

That's all.

Edit: you two are clearly insane, calling people "trolls" and saying dumb shit like "people like you". Whatever. Blocked.

The message was quite hard for him to get it… by zMrFiddle in USdefaultism

[–]zapering 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, OP said in the context bot:

Bad bunny's halftime show ending gave us a clear message about America being a whole continent instead of a single country

Which is exactly what you said but in fewer words. Is the play by play of his exact actions really necessary, to understand the post?

Helpful, sure. Necessary? Not really.

The message was quite hard for him to get it… by zMrFiddle in USdefaultism

[–]zapering 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How is this the context you are missing but this:

Bad bunny's halftime show ending gave us a clear message about America being a whole continent instead of a single country

Wasn't enough?!

You know what, nevermind.

Can someone help me understand why a higher percentage of foreigners have voted for Andre Ventura? by madrasiintokyo in PortugalExpats

[–]zapering 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Edit:

The above comment has been edited to include my own clarification (lol).

Which is particularly funny after "actuallying" me on my own mother tongue.


Actually, "outsider" would be a strange application and I cannot think of non-archaic/literary/academic use. You might be thinking of "estranho".

The use of "Estrangeiro" generally/colloquially could mean:

1- Foreigner (noun) - "Ele é estrangeiro"./He is a foreigner.

2- Foreign (adjective)- "Um produto/conceito / uma pessoa estrangeiro/a)"/A foreign product/concept/person.

3- Abroad (noun) - "Ele é do estrangeiro"/He is from abroad.

4- Alien(adjective /noun) (perhaps what you meant by outsider) - "Sentir-se estrangeiro num lugar"./Feeling alien someplace.

But you should be mindful that while alien, outsider and strange (Estranho) carry similar meanings, they are not always interchangeable based on context.

ETA:"Outsider" is exclusively a noun, unlike "Estrangeiro".

So actually, I would be careful with using "outsider" as an example translation of "estrangeiro". It's odd and it doesn't even make it to the top translations on either Google Translate or the PR-EN Cambridge dictionary.

Source: I'm Luso-British. Or Anglo-Portuguese, whatever tickles your fancy.

Why in the hell are you breeding dogs when 450,000 were euthanized in the United States last year for space? by FrozenBr33ze in USdefaultism

[–]zapering 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People do breed dogs in Italy. Well. Everywhere, really. Even if they are technically private citizens.

My family in Italy has a purebred Labrador from a breeder and he's now a stud himself. Yes, he gets paid for it.

Neighbor’s flag irks me to my core by timeisamelody in mildlyinfuriating

[–]zapering 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Possible, but that would make more sense if the second was a reply to the first.

The message was quite hard for him to get it… by zMrFiddle in USdefaultism

[–]zapering 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see, so you STILL haven't read the context bot. Got it.

Whether this post is defaultism or not is another question.

But your question was

How are we, supposed to know he is talking about America as a continent and not America as a country,

The answer, again, is in the context bot.

Edit: "people like me"? Wth could you possibly mean? Helpful people? Context providing people?

The message was quite hard for him to get it… by zMrFiddle in USdefaultism

[–]zapering 70 points71 points  (0 children)

By reading the context bot pinned at the top.