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- Comment on Why not serve fried chicken on Juneteenth? How is it different from serving corned beef on St. Patrick’s day? 1 week ago:
Irish-Americans found an affinity for corned beef as they finally had access to meat and especially beef. They initially lived in and near Jewish neighborhoods, so, it became popular to boil up corned beef, cabbage, and root vegetables.
- Comment on American wanting to move abroad, what's the best bet for an registered nurse? 1 month ago:
Sort of like LPNs. Education is similar as well
- Comment on American wanting to move abroad, what's the best bet for an registered nurse? 1 month ago:
An RN degree in the US is often a bachelor’s degree. They didn’t really have university degrees for nurses in Germany (there are nursing management degrees). There is obviously a licensing test, but that should be the only barrier.
- Comment on Why do some languages use gendered nouns? 4 months ago:
Those are just esoteric or poetic uses. It’s perfectly fine to just say “it” in all those cases, but there is still a distinction for people. It’s worth considering the possibilities of that disappearing as well. In any case, we don’t conjugate differently for genders
- Comment on Will people show off their old computers and phones in say, 30 or 50 years in the future? 5 months ago:
The one specific models I’m nostalgic for are the IBM ps/2 30 & 50.
- Comment on What does going to a mental institution do for you? 8 months ago:
There’s therapists for—well—therapy, doctors for medication, and social workers for problem living situations. However, the time away is just a break; a person has to continue all three of those aspects after they leave
- Comment on Word meaning health-related? 10 months ago:
Sure, then it’s the opposite, but it can’t be neutral like the OP wanted.
- Comment on Word meaning health-related? 10 months ago:
“healthy” is inherently a positive word. It’s like trying to turn “happy” negative. You could change the form and put the risk on that noun: “…found to be a risk to ones health/happiness”