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After Years Of Committing Crimes Like Child Mlestation, Statutory Rpe, A**ault, And Arson, Ken Mcelroy Was Confronted And Sh*t In 1981 By A Mob Of Over 50 People In Skidmore, Missouri

102 Times The Design Of Various Things Impressed People So Much They Had To Share It

It always infuriates me how islamophobes in my country are always like "those backward crazy muhammads who live in dilapidated desert huts and build b0mbs in them" while every picture of a mosque I've seen is the most wonderful work of art.

After Years Of Committing Crimes Like Child Mlestation, Statutory Rpe, A**ault, And Arson, Ken Mcelroy Was Confronted And Sh*t In 1981 By A Mob Of Over 50 People In Skidmore, Missouri

102 Times The Design Of Various Things Impressed People So Much They Had To Share It

It always infuriates me how islamophobes in my country are always like "those backward crazy muhammads who live in dilapidated desert huts and build b0mbs in them" while every picture of a mosque I've seen is the most wonderful work of art.

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I dismissed small red flags like hiding a silly swimsuit calendar, small instances of rigidness or control, and little lies. He had been hiding a lot more and a lot worse. His control turned nasty once I had a child, and he ended up mistreating me in every possible way. It really wasn't a 180, but like he was able to hide who he was because, as a woman, I was taught to compromise and play nice with men. Allow for their small mistakes. But I didn't know that these were little tests. They were little pushes against boundaries until I was placated and vulnerable. Once I was isolated from family and friends, and locked in due to the baby, he no longer had to hide who he was

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The Back Of This Business Card

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Chetana • upvoted 5 items 3 weeks ago

Syllellipsis reply

I've told this story before on a different account, but it's worth repeating.

When I was in college, I did a study abroad trip that was in a little town in Italy. We (one traveling partner and I) got there on Sunday at about 3PM local time after traveling for around 24 hours (-> New York -> Milan, then a train to near Trieste). When we arrived, _everything_ was closed. Stores, restaurants, everything.

We were starving, though. The last thing we ate was the breakfast on the plane about 6 hours earlier, and we wouldn't get more food until the first trip breakfast the next morning. So, we want wandering around looking for food.

After a couple hours, we found a restaurant with its doors open. It was empty inside, but there was one employee there. He didn't speak English, we didn't speak Italian, but we managed to communicate "Hey, we're here to eat." He motioned for us to sit down. A few minutes later, he brought us each a plate of food. We never ordered or anything, but we were starving, so we just ate. About halfway through eating, an older woman came down and I think asked us how it was... she didn't speak English either, but we gave her a thumbs up, which apparently translated well enough. We tried to ask for a check, but he just waved us off.

That's about when we realized, they weren't open. They lived upstairs, they were cooking themselves dinner, and we wandered in hungry and confused so they fed us. We came back a couple days later, and it was a much more normal restaurant experience: we were seated, given menus, had a waiter that spoke English, etc.

It was a huge WTH moment, but in a good way.

Rocks_4_Jocks reply

How far behind America is and how much the “America is #1” sentiment is a joke at this point. Maybe I had rose-tinted glasses on while on holiday in the UK and Spain, but it seems like the rest of the modern world has figured out universal healthcare, free/affordable education, and work-life balance.....and the list could go on much further.

Meanwhile, half of the US views views these things as extreme socialism/communism and would prefer that a gun has more rights than a person.

Syllellipsis reply

I've told this story before on a different account, but it's worth repeating.

When I was in college, I did a study abroad trip that was in a little town in Italy. We (one traveling partner and I) got there on Sunday at about 3PM local time after traveling for around 24 hours (-> New York -> Milan, then a train to near Trieste). When we arrived, _everything_ was closed. Stores, restaurants, everything.

We were starving, though. The last thing we ate was the breakfast on the plane about 6 hours earlier, and we wouldn't get more food until the first trip breakfast the next morning. So, we want wandering around looking for food.

After a couple hours, we found a restaurant with its doors open. It was empty inside, but there was one employee there. He didn't speak English, we didn't speak Italian, but we managed to communicate "Hey, we're here to eat." He motioned for us to sit down. A few minutes later, he brought us each a plate of food. We never ordered or anything, but we were starving, so we just ate. About halfway through eating, an older woman came down and I think asked us how it was... she didn't speak English either, but we gave her a thumbs up, which apparently translated well enough. We tried to ask for a check, but he just waved us off.

That's about when we realized, they weren't open. They lived upstairs, they were cooking themselves dinner, and we wandered in hungry and confused so they fed us. We came back a couple days later, and it was a much more normal restaurant experience: we were seated, given menus, had a waiter that spoke English, etc.

It was a huge WTH moment, but in a good way.

Rocks_4_Jocks reply

How far behind America is and how much the “America is #1” sentiment is a joke at this point. Maybe I had rose-tinted glasses on while on holiday in the UK and Spain, but it seems like the rest of the modern world has figured out universal healthcare, free/affordable education, and work-life balance.....and the list could go on much further.

Meanwhile, half of the US views views these things as extreme socialism/communism and would prefer that a gun has more rights than a person.

MotorCityMade reply

How great the healthcare system is! I'm a type 1 diabetic. I rationed my insulin all through college and routinely went to Canada to buy it. In my own country, I was denied care and insurance because of the "preexisting condition clause" that the ACA finally abolished.

In my 30s I had a chance to work in Germany for a bit. Instead of denying me care, they asked me if I needed any special help with my diabetes care while I was a VISITING, TEMPORARY employee.

I got the best healthcare in my life while in Germany.

Danke Deutchland!

smokeandshadows reply

How relaxed people are. People sit at a cafe...just to sit and drink a coffee or smoke. It's amazing what not having to work 3 jobs to afford rent, being crushed under the weight of student loans, or not have to worry about getting sick because you have universal healthcare will do for your mental health.

giantpotato reply

It took me a couple days to realize street names were posted on buildings. Where I'm from street names are always on standalone poles. I couldn't find any street names. I was wondering how everyone finds their way around without street signs before facepalming and realizing the street name signs were affixed to the building corners.

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Chetana • upvoted 5 items 1 month ago

lotsasharpknives reply

Working on a large sail boat, up in the grand banks about 2billion mles from anything. It's storming, I am trying to tie down the last sail so we can just motor through it because the guests don't want to be sailing in this type of weather. I was tired, wet, cold, and stupid. Didn't clip myself in, slipped and fell right out the boat. Luckily I had my waterproof radio and signaled the captain, snapped every glowstick I had on my lifejacket and waited.... for like an hour for them to find me. Scariest thing I've ever seen? My boat gliding off into the distance with me floating in the Atlantic.... ughhh.

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lotsasharpknives reply

Working on a large sail boat, up in the grand banks about 2billion mles from anything. It's storming, I am trying to tie down the last sail so we can just motor through it because the guests don't want to be sailing in this type of weather. I was tired, wet, cold, and stupid. Didn't clip myself in, slipped and fell right out the boat. Luckily I had my waterproof radio and signaled the captain, snapped every glowstick I had on my lifejacket and waited.... for like an hour for them to find me. Scariest thing I've ever seen? My boat gliding off into the distance with me floating in the Atlantic.... ughhh.