Right! It's like those people who are really into ironic humor, but don't understand why it doesn't work very well outside their circle of friends. It requires you to know the person saying the thing and know that it's not really what they think. It's why sarcasm doesn't work so well on big forums like these: you…

The "social experiment" thing is just the piss in my Cheerios here.

I can't speak for reboundstudent, but I've lived in small towns (<1000), medium-sized (1500—500,000) and now, I'm living the the capital of my current country (>1 million). I take public transport and walk everywhere, and it still doesn't happen. I walk through the "bad" part of town at 2-3 am, about 2x per week,…

I have the same experience :) I don't know what it means exactly (I know I'm funny-looking, but I have no idea about you, and some people are into my funny looks, though it's a very small pool of some people), but sometimes it makes me feel like I must be secretly half orc or something. In reality, though, I can't…

I like it, but all that snorting is distracting, haha. I've always disliked sound effects in songs, because they come off so jarring to me.

I was a virgin until I was 24, for my own weird reasons, and I have found that honestly, a lot of people are older virgins. We just never talked about it because everybody is lying about it! I was never very embarrassed by it, so I just admitted it, and I found that in private, I was often not alone. In public, I…

I'm not straight, but I am female-bodied and I do sleep with straight men. I am also 28 now, and I've never slept with anyone over the age of 31 or 32 (and honestly, that one person was one of the worst for getting all weird about things), but the vast majority of my partners have been in their early to mid-twenties.

I'm sorry! I think I might have conflated the responses to your story with your original story :) I think my mind was blown, too, realizing that my parents had actual names.

Not to be a turd, but "Željko" wouldn't be weird in Serbia or Croatia. The hook above the "z" makes the "zhuh" sound. Outside of Central or Southeastern Europe, it's definitely more unusual, but that one's not just a victim of uniqueness :)

This is really important to learn how to do, even in friendships. I don't think most people realize when they're really looking for support or validation. It's taken me a long time to learn when I want to hear a real answer versus when I want to be reassured, and it's still tough!

I know the refrain is always "don't judge", but really, if you've never been in this position, it's hard to know what you'd do or how you'd handle it. This is in the spotlight, and a private, undoubtedly difficult decision, and I feel like little things like coinciding dates or special anniversaries (happy or sad)…

Of course! It's important to try to get the general gist of where you're going and what you're doing, but internet guides will only teach you so much. There are so many little social niceties that govern everyday interaction, and there's no way to learn every single one. I think most people are honestly pretty…

I mean, it's nice to learn something like, "excuse me" or "thank you" or "please" or something, but yeah, if you're just visiting, it's absurd to expect someone to actually learn the language. That's a very hard thing to do for most people (and particularly if you don't live somewhere where that language is spoken),…

I agree. Half of this comment section is people basically bragging about how savvy they are as tourists and how much they hate (other) American tourists, and how they're nothing like them. I guarantee that if anyone's ever been outside their country, they've done something offensive, because you can't know…

I've always been kind of amazed that Americans don't eat horses. They seem like something we'd eat, don't they?

One of the worst sounds in the world is other people flirting.

I would feel uncomfortable with a jokey or vague title like that. It's sort of disrespectful to the content. The title tells you everything you needed to know to avoid the article, and it's in a pretty straightforward type of language, without any salacious detail.

Yeah, I think people generally know, so tread very carefully. Everyone notices people, especially those they are attracted to, but I'd work to keep it on the one to two-second rule.

I would personally prefer that it be done not in the bed while I'm sleeping. I have no problem with my partner masturbating, but I wouldn't like to be woken up to it, especially if I were feeling a little insecure about my sexual performance. It could come off as passive-aggressive, as in, "well, you're not going to…

Somewhat unrelated, but when I first saw "Greek Life" signs on campus, I seriously thought it was about stuff from Greece. Like, maybe delectable treats like dolmades or spanakopita or something.