Omg I have to turn off the TV when those ads come on...

I’ve done this - I speak Japanese, but I’m very ‘white’ (golden brown hair, white white white skin and blue eyes, very obviously a Westerner), so when I was in Japan and when there are Japanese people here I get to eavesdrop and no-one thinks I understand what they’re saying. I’ve overheard some very funny things,…

I babysat my boss’ kids - total pain and terrifying because if I fucked up, would be other, regular, job be in jeopardy too? Luckily his kids were basically angels, but it meant being nicer than I usually am as a babysitter because I was too scared they’d complain about me...

Or the “have been through enough shit to have a hard cynical shell that only allows sarcasm to escape”. That was me. Would have saved myself from a few beating if I’d kept my mouth shut, though...

I’m the same - 26 but looking 16, apparently. I worked as a volunteer and teacher’s aid in a couple of schools, and have been repeatedly chastised for not being in uniform and being inside during lunch time - apparently the fact that I was preparing classroom material in trousers, shirt and tie wasn’t a strong enough…

There’s this idea, that’s never said, but basically some professional people (like myself) don’t make $15, so why should some dumb burger flipper?

I love you.

Personally, I read the story as “customer is a bitch, so I had her bowl heated up far beyond a reasonable temperature and told her not to touch, knowing she probably would anyway ha ha”. I’m probably wrong and just projecting, but even if it was inadvertent and utterly unintentional, I personally still don’t find it…

I would be seriously shocked if they officiated gay marriages - they might support gay couples and have no issues with the concept of gay marriage but unless they want to be kicked out of the Vatican, they wouldn’t be actually marrying gay couples (and wouldn’t be TOO public about supporting it).

Thank you ^___^

Certainly no Catholic churches are blessing gay unions - more progressive Christian denominations do though, and we’re considering having a friend who is an Anglican priest do it. That won’t appease the religious elements of the family, because having an Anglican do it is basically as bad as having a Satanist do it,…

Is this...a common concoction? Because if so, no wonder American friends are initially weirded out by the amazing range of salads available here for a cheap/easy lunch...

Especially if your homemade dressing is just olive oil with some seeded mustard, or a balsamic vinegar. Basically, no (duh) a Ceasar salad isn’t good for you, but it’s not meant to be - it’s the burger and fries of the salad world.

:( I can’t stand full cream milk anymore, it’s light or skim only. This is what happens when you don’t consume something for too long - no matter how delicious it once was, now it tastes and weird and uncomfortable.

The ‘upcharge’ happens in that they don’t get the nice stuff. Rude arsehole wants a window seat? Sorry, it’s magically reserved. Arsehole wants more free items? Sorry, it’s suddenly one per table. Arsehole wants the blinds adjusted because the light is in their eyes? Sorry, they’re not actually adjustable!

Also, when you get them, can you please forward them to Mark and he can host a guest BCO that features poop and vomit? Because I miss Mark’s gross stories.

As he walked out, I yelled that if he was going to bullshit some free food, he should have at least left some in the car.

I’m assuming it’s the same thing - a section beneath the stove top but above the oven where the flames are on the top? We call that a “grill” in Australia, mate, or an “oven grill”, not to be confused with a barbecue grill.

I dunno - not defending the entitled lady from the story, but intentionally getting the bowl that hot that it caused burns? Um, that’s borderline assult. Yes, I know they said not to touch the bowl because it’s hot, but there’s reasonably hot because hot food and then there’s deliberate attempt basically to hurt the…

Sorrynotsorry ;)