Yes, agreed. One recent terrible casting of Americans playing Germans that comes to mind was Wonderwoman. Gosh, those accents were terrible.

French people to play French characters? Did you watch the live-action version of The Beauty and the Beast? In which a Brit got the lead, and supporting roles went to Americans and even -gosh, dare I say it- Scots?

At least they sourced an actor with a Scandinavian-sounding surname to play the prince of Skanland. If they had given the part to an Irish-American or Italian-American actor, I would’ve been outraged!

What a marvelously diplomatic answer. Thank you! I needed this. My current boss at large international organization is aware of my potential career prospects given the security clearance investigation I had to give him a heads up on, and he incessantly points at the TV (we’re in comms) and says, “SEE, DO YOU REALLY…

“Proviniste” no es una palabra que exista en español. Espero que esto sea un chiste...

This! I grew up bilingual and added two more languages by the age of 25. Then I passively took classes in 3 others. Being multilingual shaped my life and is the essence of the work I do at a large international organization.

I was raised by an immigrant father and an American mom from a multicultural background. Both are bilingual and raised me strictly to be so, too. By that I mean completely functionally bilingual, being fluent and passing for a native in both cultures/languages, developing a high enough language register to work and…

Foreign service? In this day and age? How is it going? I passed the exam last Jan and I’m waiting on clearance but not all too excited about the prospects...

If that’s what you gathered from the comment, maybe you really do need medication :/

This. I don’t take any medications but I do often catch myself victimizing me and getting anxious about what others (mainly at work) think of me and getting defensive and slightly paranoid. Obviously, this is not a great way to live my day to day, but I am aware of it and I take measures to control or improve the…

I agree with everything you said, but being an Uber driver is a choice, not a even a profession. But don’t worry, I won’t be taking Ubers and not tipping any longer. I took a cab on Friday night after calling an Uber and having it cancel on me after 5 minutes of waiting in the freezing snow. The cab cost me less than…

Thanks Nansaaay for the adorably condescending tone. I’m actually an economist, and hold an actual degree in the field, so I daresay I might understand uber complex terms like inflation a little bit better than yourself. Here’s a hug though, because you certainly seem to need one. *HUG*

Ah, YES THIS. I just returned to the US after 10 years “abroad” (where you tip based on what’s necessary, a miracle land!) and the whole iPad thing is brand new to me. Since I live in NYC, I went to the hairdresser and paid $350 (not a typo) for a balayage. It was nice, but really, I think a 15% tip is more than…

Depends where you’re going. It’s pretty straightforward if you’re headed to Europe, South America and Asia. The key is to check what you will need to bring them back IN to the States from that destination.

It’s super easy. I brought mine in from Cambodia and it was a hassle-free. I just stressed myself out for nothing.

That’s an excellent point. I was wondering myself how Meghan Markle got her dog over SO quickly...

If it makes you feel any better about flying with animals or actual safety at the airport, I just brought my two cats in from Cambodia back to the US. I was paranoid and got them every vaccine known to both humankind and felinekind. Landed back in the US and somebody checked my passport, looked at the cats through the…

If we’re going to tip people who go out of their way and do their job correctly (i.e. not crash a plane or operate a car), where does it end? Congrats on doing your job, buddy? High-five? I don’t see people tipping teachers or NGO workers, who actually do jobs that are badly paid and make the world a better place.

Agreed. I just move to New York and I’ve only ever Ubered, not taken an actual cab, but I just learn from the commentariat that we’re supposed to tip them? For what? Doing their job? A tip is an extra on a job well done, so a hairdresser or a cab driver shouldn’t expect a tip if I’m already paying for a service. They…

Isn’t creepy that it’s a company ran by a guy that only hires women? Also, mostly white women... I smell a creeper!