It's good to know that I am not giving my fellow Americans enough credit! :)

You are probably right. I just had to interact with my libertarian relative so I am on edge. He would definitely be against paying $.11 extra. :/

Maybe I am too jaded, but I think the U.S. is full of people who would be against paying $.11 more so people could have health insurance. And the fact that the whole "people deserve health insurance" thing is government-mandated makes it sufficiently worse that a lot of these people would be willing to overlook the…

In addition to CrusaderForTruthiness' good points:

Oh. My. God. You just vaulted this to the top of my must visit list. Assuming it has a wine fountain, and frankly I don't see how it couldn't.

Seriously. That immediate area is a problem for me because Hill Country and Hill Country Chicken are both right there and I would do anything for fried chicken. I used to live on the N so getting there was pretty easy, but I don't anymore. :(

When I saw the words Italy, Food, and Amusement Park in the headline, I thought, "That sounds like Eataly." I'd imagine the stores around the world are similar, but I've only been to the one in New York. It's total food porn— a huge market of beautiful, expensive goods (fresh homemade pasta, fancy olive oil, gelato,…

Oh, no, a man cried in public! Stop the presses! :)

I'm a parent of a young child and I am totally with you. I would never dream of taking my child to a place like that. I'm sorry if those parents were in a tough situation, but if you can afford to spend $400 on a meal (yes, even if it was a once-in a lifetime thing) not being able to go is a huge disappointment but…

Oh my god, I am desperately trying not to laugh out loud and wake up the baby. Beautiful thread. :)

what 30 something year old mother has the time to b-s in front of a mirror with their friend?

This is kind of a sore topic for me because I have a relative (who drives me nuts) who considers herself "regular middle-class" on a household income of over $200k. I agree that to some degree this all is relative, but I also think at some point a person is objectively rich. I mean, this is someone who has several…

I remember once being in an absolutely packed restaurant in Paris and being able to clearly hear from across the room the conversation of the only other Americans in the place because they were so. damned. loud. But it was a good lesson for me to remember to just shut up. We don't mean to do it, but damn we are loud.

I have seen Jewish people on here say they consider it a slur. I find it very awkward to say "I am married to a Jewish man" so people won't think I am referring to my husband by a slur.

Oh, man, that's tough. Sounds like he is keeping crazy hours! My husbands work from home on Fridays while I am taking care of our baby, and I have gotten pretty good at pretending he isn't there. But it definitely helps that we have another room he can go into when he needs to make calls. There's no way I could keep…

I know this shouldn't be taken too seriously, but I gotta say, I always find it weird when people ask me the gender of my baby. Like, it's a baby, they are all pretty much the same (eat, sleep, cry, poop, repeat). Why are you asking about his genitals?

I hope you can get to the bottom of it! That must have been scary for you all. I hope your sister is feeling ok.

That is terrible! Keep an eye on your dog— he may be injured even if you can't see it, and that can change a dog's behavior. My dog was also great with other dogs until he got attacked at a dog park, and after that he has had a problem being around other dogs at that park. Hopefully your dog will come out of this…

I agree that it sounds serious and I think you are right to find a professional to help. From what you say it sounds like your sister isn't filing a complaint or anything, which is lucky for your dog. Maybe he is sick or injured and that caused him to be more aggressive than usual?

Is there any possibility you all could make some room in the bedroom for his desk so that you can do your other stuff in the rest of the apartment? Any way he could start a policy of only taking calls during regular business hours, except for in extreme circumstances? I don't think you should feel rude for doing what…