Griffus
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- Comment on Meanwhile in California 1 week ago:
That’s not too bad! In Norway it is between £2-3. But most bus cards have been lowered from April, so there are some light points around.
- Comment on Meanwhile in California 1 week ago:
“Ambulance fees” are the most dystopian words I’ve seen in a long time.
- Comment on Crazy how nature do dat 1 week ago:
Haven’t used bills since my last grand parent died years ago.
- Comment on Today in history: Ronald Reagan and the SS attempt to open a stuck car door. 1 week ago:
I had to get to your comment before I got the meaning.
- Comment on Is 71° F (21° C) the ideal weather to wear shorts? 1 week ago:
For spring it’s anything above 15°, for autumn it’s anything over 17°.
- Comment on Is there a FOSS version of Waze or Google Maps? 1 week ago:
Thank you!
You are right, it is a US specific distinction, hence why I needed to ask. In Norway and Europe we have charitable organisations, US nonprofit, and interest organisations, US not-for-profit, The difference between them are somewhat similar, but less formalised here.
- Comment on Do boys who had affectionate mothers growing up become more "gentle"? 2 weeks ago:
My mother was in no way, shape or form an affectionate mother for me growing up. But I have several times in my life heard that I am unusually calm, patient and pleasant to be with, so I guess one can avoid being shaped too much of ones upbringing if life is humbling enough in other ways.
- Comment on How do you fight abandonment issues when people keep abandoning you 2 weeks ago:
It is a process, but try to learn to be happy with having yourself and what you have for yourself, and nothing more. Then everything is good on your baseline living. Any addition to that is a bonus, and if that bonus disappears, the baseline is still something you are happy with.
- Comment on Is there a FOSS version of Waze or Google Maps? 2 weeks ago:
Honest question; what is the difference between a nonprofit and a not-for-profit org?
- Comment on Paycheck to paycheck 2 weeks ago:
Imagine how the last week looks for us paid monthly.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Oppe og ikke gråter. Dro tidlig fra jobb, så det kommer seg. Hva med deg?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
God ettermiddag
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Norwegian, so Swedish and also Danish if it’s not too Danish and English. Enough German and Spanish to get by.
- Comment on Why are people so rude on Reddit compared to the Fediverse? 3 weeks ago:
You’re doing good, but both “ingen av bedriften din” (no one of your company) and “dette er ikke din sak” (this is not your case) is equally wrong. Both are saying English phrases in Norwegian, which makes it sound strange. This is the closest I can think of in the early morning fog of mind: “Ha’kke du no’ med” - østlandsk “Har ikke du noe med” - bokmål
Instead of translating English phrases, I’d recommend trying to look up Norwegian phrases and see if any fits your need.
- Comment on Why am I not Irish 4 weeks ago:
Is it because you a USian?
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 4 weeks ago:
I’d say the former, but not unhappy with the latter. In the case of avocado, it was for me a case of making sense of the taste. And it worked once I had a reference to attach it to.
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 4 weeks ago:
People down vote like it’s a shitpost, but it the honest reason how I got accustomed to the taste.
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 4 weeks ago:
I always though avocados taste were kind of bland compared to so many other foods. But when I was made aware that it actually tastes like a clean penis, and it actually does, I’ve come to enjoy the taste more.
- Comment on What's the point of specifically Americans identifying with other cultures if people born there will just make fun of them for it? 5 weeks ago:
The US population never got to unify as one people with a common culture, so they identify with their DNA to have something similar to what most people in the world has, a place, a culture and millennia of history you are an ingrained part of. There was political will to try uniting the population in the first half of the 1900’s, but their racial focus kinda was a fork in the road for that whole project.
So while the rest of us see them as solely US-ians, we have to suffer through the “I’m 3,17 % Bohemian” bullshit. And it is really stupid, but I do understand where it comes from.
- Comment on What's going to happen to gas stations as cars electrify? 5 weeks ago:
Alcohol at petrol stations dreamy Scandinavian drooling
- Comment on What's going to happen to gas stations as cars electrify? 5 weeks ago:
In Norway, the same petrol stations are still here, but with charging stations as well. So even if there are new places with solely electric charging next to Ikea or fast food shops, the regular petrol stations run as they always have.
- Comment on (serious) What would we be losing in a world where most people didn't own a car? Please read the OP before posting. 5 weeks ago:
As a Norwegian I’ve lived in several parts of the country but never owned a car. I rent a big car for moving, a small car for shopping trips to Sweden, and take the buss one stop short or extra to stop by a store on my way home from work, and walk the 100-ish meters with the groceries for the next couple of days. With frequent enough public transport, a schedule is never an issue. And where I live now, it isn’t even that frequent in evenings and weekends, but buses and trains are aligned to make transit rather seamless. And it is better to be able to read a book while commuting rather than sitting behind the wheel.
Note that I’ve never lived too rural or northern, as that would require a car to make life work. Rural frequent public transport is sadly not economically viable.
- Comment on K... 1 month ago:
Norway at it again.
- Comment on Is it rude to go through the car wash with a bunch of snow on your car? 1 month ago:
If definitely is in the state of social awareness.
- Comment on What television series in your opinion had very good writing and character depth? 1 month ago:
Dag
- Comment on To make it more interesting I have program that randomly gives out coordinates. I then sharpen my aim to hit the required target 2 months ago:
That is a splashback guarantee toilet shape.
- Comment on So how would you handle this? 2 months ago:
Are those 1m screws or is it just in the Scandics that floors are at least 50cm thick with isolation and sound dampening?
- Comment on How did "ancient humans" got the idea to pierce their ears/body ? 2 months ago:
Just like high heels for men riding horses in western Europe were a masculine trait when they were invented and still are today. And don’t forget the knightly colours of red and pink. No woman would dare to feminise such manly things.
- Comment on What if the USA decided to use another language as its *de facto* national language at it's founding? How would it affect the world? 2 months ago:
Seeing as the first Nazi loss was by British and Norwegian hands during the war, and the main argument for most Scandic communists before it was more anti British than anti US, the British commonwealth probably still is the major driver by it being a major western world second language, starting before major US influence started 80 years ago.
- Comment on Is it weird that whenever there's an internet disruption, the first thing that I assume is happening is war, civil unrest, or government censorship, or some sort of conspiracy happening? 2 months ago:
As a non USian, I would assume it’s again another US company fuck up we need to get away from going forward.