MacNCheezus
@MacNCheezus@lemmy.today
- Comment on Is it normal that I have this inner conflict of not knowing where I belong? 21 hours ago:
I was born and raised in Germany and used to feel similar. I’ve been living in the US for over a decade now, and somehow I still feel that way, so I’m starting to think it’s more of a me problem.
There are definitely advantages to living here, but also many drawbacks. The sense of freedom is definitely real, people here are generally far less judgemental than in Germany, unless perhaps you’re way out in the countryside. As long as you’re not going out of your way to piss people off, they’ll generally let you be as weird as you want.
The downside is that compared to Germany, life can feel pretty chaotic and unorganized at times. A lot of things you might take for granted over there simply don’t work the same way here. People are rarely on time and might cancel plans at the last minute for spurious reasons, and instead of being direct and upfront about what’s bothering them, they’ll be vague and indirect.
Also, food and rent are far more expensive than in Germany, and the quality is often worse, unless you’re willing to spend extra money. On the plus side, taxes are lower, and if you have a marketable skill set, you can definitely earn far more than you would in Germany (but you’ll be spending most of it in order to have a comparable lifestyle).
Overall, living here requires a lot of discipline and self-reliance. No one’s gonna tell you what to do, and there are fewer guardrails in place to keep you from going off the rails. It’s a high risk, high reward society.
- Comment on Bait or r*ta*d*ti*n. Call it. 1 day ago:
So he’s a hero after all?
- Comment on Anon reads between the lines 1 day ago:
And that was actually one of the least weird parts of the game.
- Comment on Special sampling opportunity 1 day ago:
$18 for a bidet? That can’t be more than a hose to spray your butt with. And then you’ll still need something to dry it off…
- Comment on Bichael 2 days ago:
That works.
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 2 days ago:
How about this?
- Comment on Bichael 2 days ago:
Emaximilian?
- Comment on Adorable 2 days ago:
Funny how nature do that
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 2 days ago:
I like to live on the edge…
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 2 days ago:
- Ai
- Why not
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 2 days ago:
I gotchu, fam
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- Comment on Truer stories have never been told 2 days ago:
Fish is short for Paficia
- Comment on Special sampling opportunity 2 days ago:
It looks like the package on the table has at least 40 rolls.
- Comment on Pondering my beans 2 days ago:
- Comment on True story 2 days ago:
Bike is short for Bichael
- Comment on Friendly reminder 4 days ago:
Jesus Christ, get a room
- Comment on Calm down 4 days ago:
That sounds kind of abusive, ngl
- Comment on So close! 5 days ago:
I did not argue that. I was just pointing out a funny edge case in the previous poster’s argument.
That said, even actual vegetables such a broccoli, cauliflower, or potatoes are often boiled in water without the intention of making soup.
- Comment on So close! 5 days ago:
I wouldn’t call it stock, but Italians do indeed use pasta water in many (but not all) of their sauces. Makes sense because it’s basically just starchy water, which helps to bind the sauce.
That said, you generally don’t need more than one or two cups of it, the rest is still thrown out.
- Comment on So close! 5 days ago:
Have you ever cooked pasta?
- Comment on The city is so lively 1 week ago:
“Mom, can we go to Paris?”
“We have have Paris at home.”
Paris at home:
- Comment on Is it possible to have too much? 1 week ago:
Inject it right into my veins
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
When you’re a billionaire or a famous actor, they let you get away with it.
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
I honestly can’t believe he’ll be turning 50 this year.
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
Uh, why wouldn’t he be? Apparently he’ll be turning 50 this year but he looks like he’s 35 so he must be living a pretty healthy lifestyle.
- Comment on If it ain’t broke… 1 week ago:
No wonder he keeps wearing it 20 years in a row.
- Submitted 1 week ago to [deleted] | 54 comments
- Comment on Let's play this game again 1 week ago:
Okay, well, then the side effect is that people will constantly want to tell you about their dreams, which you’ll never ever have.
- Comment on Let's play this game again 1 week ago:
It’s called methamphetamine and you have to keep doing it for the effect to work. Also, after 5 days or so, the shadow people start haunting you.
