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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was the stupidest form of US defaultism you've encountered in real life whilst they're abroad?⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  It's not just Americans who do this by any means, and nor are they the worst offenders! Trust me on this, I'm British - the most wilfully parochial nation on earth.

  You'll always get the odd jerk, but mostly this stuff tends to come from a lack of travel experience more than anything else. Unless you've travelled, you may not even realise what assumptions you're making about how day-to-day life works. And, well, a lot of Americans haven't travelled much outside of the USA. (That's not a criticism by the way - the USA is absolutely enormous and incredibly diverse, and you could spend a lifetime exploring it and not see it all.)

  All that said, back in the days before dual voltage power supplies were common I did used to find it amusing watching Americans in Europe blithely plugging their electrical goods into the 220V mains and wondering why they blew up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am against rape or rapists or any such type of action or person. But my mom who has a daughter. Keeps questioning why these women wait so long before coming out with it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Look at what happens to the women who do come forward. Is it really any wonder they're so reticent?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the best way to tell a kid that their dog died?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You tell them, gently, directly and as a matter of fact. Then you pick up the pieces.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any way I can study Marxist theory in a way that wouldn't seem too boring or dry?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Read "The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists" by Robert Tressell. Or, if reading a book is too difficult, there's a graphic novel version I think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Or jorkin'⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That's vile. I'm so sorry.