Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍝🍟🌭 Friday, 17 January, 2025

Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This used to annoy me with my kids laptops. Changing from UK English to USA English and back where needed for some learning things they did, and then I’d forget when I’d borrow their laptops for something and wonder why certain punctuation didn’t work 🤦🏼‍♀️

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• Nath@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It isn’t a slight against you/us. It’s a slight against Americans.

  ATMs in the EU used to have a bunch of flags for the assorted languages, with the Union Jack representing English. US tourists would complain and kick up a fuss that English wasn’t an option among the flags, because they are looking for the stars and stripes.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Relevant

    In any case, I never perceived it as a slight against me, or really anybody. I just get annoyed by this stupid US Defaultism crap. But your story makes sense, honestly wouldn’t expect anything more than that from the average US tourist.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  and? It just means American dialect.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  🤬 I’m ready to hurt someone.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I KNOW, ME FUCKING TOO!

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