Can confirm your accent theory. It’s pretty common. My wife says I sound like a different (completely redneck) person after spending too much time around my family at holidays.

Pretty much all the problems you’re having are explained by the third book. It’s a lot of material to condense into a few TV episodes, so it’s understandable they’d leave some stuff out. Having not seen season 3 but having read the books, it sounds like they could have transitioned more smoothly. It all makes sense in…

How to make a gin and tonic that doesn’t suck: use Hendrick’s gin.

Never made it to a cat cafe, but I can still remember the smell of the booths outside Tsukiji where they were smoking and slicing the stuff at the crack of dawn. So good

Sorry Umami IPA by Yo-Ho Brewing Company. I’ve seen it in a few stores on the west coast that carry a lot of Japanese imports.

Dancing bonito flakes on top of a hot from the griddle okonomiyaki are a pure delight.

This, plus a lot of times it’s the bartender dealing with takeout orders. You’re taking their time and attention away from the well paying (hopefully) drunks at the bar.

Interesting idea. Seems a step in the right direction and a better option than just hourly.

Didn’t someone try it and basically that happened? I remember seeing stories about this “revolutionary idea”. If I remember correctly, they priced themselves out of being competitive and people still tried to leave tips for the staff.

I know several cooks who got fed up with hearing wait staff complaining about slow nights and bad tippers while still making 3-5x what the cooks were making. Those former cooks are all servers now. Paying servers minimum wage or even $15-20 an hour would be a huge pay cut for some.

The people I know in twelve step circles have just traded their old addiction in for being addicted to the twelve step, which, I guess is probably more healthy in a lot of ways.

The fact that people like Alana can find like minded people online and help themselves and others is the best thing about the internet. The fact that idiots can come together and form hate filled echo chambers that promote violence makes me want to shut the whole thing down.

I know you’re referring to his reportedly terrible, immature, unsophisticated, poor palate, but this also reminded me of the time he completely failed at selling steaks. How TF did we elect a guy who wasn’t able to sell beef (or vodka, or football, or gambling) to Americans.

That’s annoying, but it’s a very common mistake. It’s like someone singing the wrong lyrics without thinking about what they’re saying. It sounds dumb, but it’s not worth the discussion at this point. It’s easily ignored.

So many issues wrapped up in those two statements.

The “I don’t have kids and don’t want them, but here’s how to raise them” group is annoying. And really, bragging about not having kids just makes you sound like you’re unloved and can’t get laid.

I like to shit on Boomers as much as anyone, but depending on which definition/date you use, 51 is the at the early end of the gen x group.

My toddler loves sushi and all he other typical stuff served alongside it. They rarely if ever eat off the kids menu anywhere. If you give your kids real food, they’ll learn to like real food. If you give your kids chicken, macaroni, and fries, they’ll learn not to eat anything else.

I take my kid to places that have these kind of things specifically because they have them. Little one loves the oversized connect four at the local pub. One brewpub we went to recently had a play area in the corner stacked with toys and games. I was a little annoyed that others were getting seated before us until I…

I was going to say assholes, but shithooks is a much more creative and humorous term.