Got stung on the tongue by a wasp as a kid. Never forgave them.

Done. Good luck.

Honestly, it would be a fair question from many a native speaker so your English is superb for what it’s worth.

If you ever come across other idiosyncrasies (weirdness) like that and could use a native speaker’s input, feel free to ask me.

English is weird.

All except for is how I meant it. I could have gone the other way and said higher than 38 I suppose.

The gif makes me assume you’re joking but just in case - New York city v’s New York state :)

Pretty crazy alright. I was shocked tbh. I saw one of those “land doesn’t vote” style memes and decided to look it up.

Yeah, I mean it’s a given that NYC has a lower population than NY state but I didn’t want to get overly pedantic.

It’s a fair question. Some of it is directly Europe related, like France recently announcing that it was on a path to recognise Palestine, or the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) saying that what was happening there was a war crime.

Do you maybe suffer from Aphantasia?

Not everyone can picture things in their mind. It doesn’t have to be complete.

If you think it doesn’t impact Europe or European politics I think maybe you need to peek through the hand you have over your face in that emoji. Various countries have recognised Palestine, had their Israeli diplomats removed etc.

Similar method to previous poster but I’m guessing 979g.

Yeah fair call.

Yeah living with other people requires you to respect noise levels. It’s just basic courtesy. There are six in our house and we have an earliest time that the shower can be turned on for example (edit: it’s an electric shower and noisy AF). Of course exceptions have to be made.

If he’s not prepared to turn down the TV to a reasonable level that’s on him. He knows it’s upsetting you and is prepared to continue upsetting you. That’s really unhealthy and inconsiderate behaviour.

One thing that might help is getting him to use headphones with the TV. Most TVs these days have Bluetooth support. If I’m watching a movie late at night (common) I’ll always use headphones. Again it’s just common courtesy.

There is no such thing as being born bad. Six year olds have no idea the level of impact they’ll have with their actions. That’s why they can’t be prosecuted. They’re not capable of that level of understanding.

You need to get professional help letting go of this.

Yeah, this fits more or less where I am. My eldest is 27 and left home 5 years ago. He’s just out of a long term relationship around 6 months. He lives in a different country in central Europe and is living the life. Travels a lot, has a great group of friends spread all over the continent, great job that he really likes earning good money etc. I’m really happy for him and it does give me a sense of ease to see him at a point in his life where he’s thriving.

On the other hand I’d be very happy to see him in a loving relationship and / or owning property instead of paying rent. Snuggles are nice and rent is poverty tax (for the most part) but I’m conscious that owning a property ties him to a place and he’s not ready for that yet.

So…to answer OP…I’m not obsessed with it at all, but they’re nice things to see for your kids that kinda tick the box of “my job here is (mostly) done”.

We had a baby that was finished breast and on to bottle milk in the thick of the pandemic lockdowns.

There were some shortages but I distinctly remember there being two boxes of formula left after a mild shortage, some mild concern setting in but suppressing the monkey brain and leaving one behind as I thought about the other parent that was going to come along behind me.

I think mums and dads are more likely to think about the other baby and be less grabby (edit: of baby products). Pure speculation. We didn’t have much toilet roll hoarding here though either.

That last bullet point is shocking to me. To be an English undergraduate I would have expected them to enter with very strong vocabulary and an innate desire to read / love of the language.

I had no trouble understanding it and thought it painted a really clear picture.

Just in the last minutes of season 2. Holy cow. It’s such a clear mirroring of today.

Poor Lester (and Buddy) Hunt :(

Yeah I can see that 100%. Makes total sense.

Sightly similar but obviously different we always do handmade birthday cards instead of store bought.

Yeah I believe so. Not sure why you’re being downvoted because non-professional ones done by your mate like that are easier to remove. I can’t remember if laser removal was a thing back then.