Your mom sounds cool, but “classical liberal” sounds an awful lot like libertarian to me—and fuck those guys. You are not your mom.

You’re right, it is racist. But lucky for you, it’s entirely impotent. Ask any black man.

Yeah, that all makes me wonder, what’s the endgame for the Dothraki? They’re not gonna turn into merchants and farmers, and I imagine they won’t be happy being an army in a peaceful land, so... is Dany going to ship them back to Essos to wreak havoc there or try to change their nature? Seems half-baked.

Just to balance out your anecdotal data, my Elantra’s going on 170k miles and 10 years, no problems. I always try to drive above 80mph on highways, and I’ve taken this car into all sorts of environments. It’s a boring, ugly and sluggish car, but I’ve never had reason to complain about its reliability.

Yes, he could make some enlightened, well-reasoned points if this was the 24th century and he was complaining about the overly idealistic policies and viewpoints on board the Enterprise-D.

I’ve seen a cop tailgating a car in the leftmost lane for longer than a mile, with the cop going so far as to turn on their lights with no reaction until a good few seconds later. And yet they don’t pull them over!

It’s gotten to the point where I can’t help but to be a petty bitch. As I pass these cars, I squirt them with my windshield washer.

I have never driven in an area where people didn’t immediately make their way to the leftmost lane as soon as they got on the highway, regardless of traffic density. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve been in situations where I slid right through traffic because everyone was in the leftmost lane in a 4-lane…

Or right-click the Start menu and click “Command Prompt (Admin)”.

Come on, that thing is so bulky it looks about as svelte as putting a flashlight in your pocket. At least with key rings the keys spread out diagonally and take up less stacking height, since they’re not actually stacking.

Come on, that thing is so bulky it looks about as svelte as putting a flashlight in your pocket. At least with key…

So basically, you’d like 24-style narration. You’d like some cheesy captions explaining “2 weeks later...” and then “4 weeks ago...” for the next scene.

Ignore it (or at least don’t reward it): If they talk to you in the baby voice, act like you don’t hear them. Seriously. Or, if they ask you to do something or answer a question, wait for them to ask you again in a normal voice. When they do, immediately respond so they learn.

“No one likes you” really means “no one whose opinion matters likes you.” I guess the Electoral College would beg to differ, but fuck the Electoral College.

Samurai Gourmet kind of had a similar effect on me too. I would hesitate to recommend it to anyone b/c at face value it’s pretty boring and basic, but after watching an episode I would feel pretty happy and peaceful. I don’t know if it’s just the actor, but that guy just makes eating look so satisfying.

https://www.insidejapantours.com/blog/2016/04/26/accessible-japan/

I’d say that’s as much a Western cultural expectation as it is a Japanese one. People who are reasonably self-deprecating and are appreciative are often seen as being able to receive compliments gracefully. Humility and having perspective are seen as respectable traits.

When I was a kid, I’d hold a bowl of rice up to my mouth to finish the last bits of food, and my mom would scold me and say, “what are you, Chinese?” This was a negative remark, with the idea being that Chinese people are uncouth and don’t have table manners. I know... not very nice.

I think it depends on the type of bathroom. I might be generalizing too much based on my limited experiences, but I get the sense that the floor is more likely to be wet in an Asian bathroom. Bathrooms I’ve been in had drains in the floor, allowing you to take a shower outside of a bathtub or stall. I don’t suppose…

Based on your explanation and what little I know about Japanese, I feel like it’s safe to say that the Japanese language has a problem with homonyms.

I think your comment is not being taken well by some, because it’s akin to someone going into a Jalopnik article and being like, “why do you care what car people drive? It’s just a machine that serves a functional purpose.”