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  • Why is bicycle riding so controversial in America?

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  • You can thank the vehicular cycling movement of the 1970s for selling the idea that bicycles should operate like cars on American roadways.

    (To anyone at all interested in this topic, I highly recommend reading the linked article for more context. Or watching the Not Just Bikes video in Boomer Humor Doomergod's comment if that's more your speed.)

  • [META] What actually constitutes "mildly infuriating" content?

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  • You may have seen my "I’m gonna repost this comment every time I see this type of submission in this community" comments recently. They received positive responses, but after realizing that this type of content is most of the community, I decided a full post would be more productive to the conversation and feel less passive-aggressive.

  • What are some topics you think people should know more or less about?

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  • Everybody should know less about celebrities. Give those poor people some privacy (and stop feeding the attention-seekers).

  • People who have permanently moved to another country, what gave you the opportunity and was it worth it?

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  • Are you still teaching English or did you manage to get out and do something else? My understanding of English teaching in Asia is that it's a bit of a career trap.

  • boytoyrule

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  • This triggers a memory!

    Once when I was a kid, I went with a friend to McDonalds while they were doing some Disney promotion or another. We got the "girl or boy toy with your happy meal?" question. We were both girls so we automatically answered "girl toy." After eating we looked and saw that we both had Jasmine from Aladdin, and if we had said "one of each please" we would have had both Aladdin and Jasmine, which would have been a lot more fun to play with while we waited for our parents to wrap up whatever they were doing. So we decided that next time we would ask for one of each. Well the next time was toward the end of the promotion and all they had left were the girl toys, meaning we ended up with four Jasmine figurines.

  • Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4?

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  • FYI the Women's March org is hosting "Free America" protests for the July 4th weekend. See the Women's March site here. Some other groups may be organizing protests too, but from what I've read the WM ones are probably the biggest.

    If there's not a scheduled protest nearby there's always the option to make a sign and take to a street corner for a solo protest. If you're feeling especially ambitious there's always making a giant sign to prop up against the chain link at an interstate overpass (I've never done this but it looks fun).

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  • Understanding of course that it's not just about the presence of amenities, but also the quality. Sure there might be a grocery store, but the fresh produce is questionable, it has limited brand choices, and doesn't cater to specific dietary needs/preferences, like organic, vegan, gluten-free, etc. Sure there might be a hospital, but it's chronically understaffed and/or lacking in certain departments. Sure there might be a dentist, but they're so overbooked they're not taking new patients. Sure there's an airport, but tickets are twice as expensive and it'll take two transfers to visit family every holiday. Etc etc.

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  • This is a very strange time to want to move from one of the most politically progressive to one of the most politically conservative states in the country. I'm assuming your husband is an American-born straight white cis man?

    Regardless of politics, has he ever been to Wyoming? It's a huge state, and much of it is a dry, barren wind tunnel. The NW corner is quite pretty, but also quite expensive. Depending on your budget, he may be surprised to realize the places within financial limits are not anywhere near as nice to live as the photographs indicate, and that's completely ignoring the issues re: remoteness that others have already described. Seriously you could not pay me to move to most places in Wyoming due to the wind alone; I cannot emphasize enough how windy the I-80 corridor (near the "population centers" of Laramie and Cheyenne) can get.

    Basically what I'm getting at is "why Wyoming" of all places?

  • Lemmy has the ideal number of posts for me. Just enough to have a good time but not too many that I'm scrolling forever

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  • I've made nearly 300 posts, much of which was OC. I feel like I've done my part.

  • Lemmy has the ideal number of posts for me. Just enough to have a good time but not too many that I'm scrolling forever

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  • Yes but no but.

    On a busy day when I only have a limited time to browse and I don't want to get trapped in the infinite "just one more page bro" cycle? Yeah Lemmy is good for that. But if I need something to pass the time for more than an hour or so (transit layover, extremely delayed appointment, sick day at home, etc) Lemmy has neither the constant influx of new content nor the archive of old content to allow for hours of distracting rabbit holes to explore.

  • What are some of the craziest censorship instances on TV shows you have seen?

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  • That they were. I was so confused as a kid, because I was a big fan of donuts but had never seen one with a rectangular hole coming out the side (how would that even work?)

  • I'm leaving the US for good, anything I should do before I leave?

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  • Again, depending on where in the world you are, you may not have the equipment nor access to ingredients necessary to make these properly. You might be able to approximate, but it won't be as good, which is the entire point of my comment.

    American pizza requires a pizza oven or regular oven with a steel/stone (or dish for Detroit-style pizza), specific types of cheese, and depending on your preference, specific toppings; these may not be available abroad. In some countries, ovens are not considered standard kitchen equipment; good luck making decent pizza on the stovetop.

    Similarly, really good BBQ requires special equipment that even most American homes don't have, and requires a good deal of outdoor space (otherwise you risk smoking out yourself/your neighbors).

    Mexican food is more flexible in terms of equipment, but ingredients may be hard to source (especially spices).

    For ice cream you might struggle to find the right add-in ingredients depending on what flavor you're trying to make, but again, the biggest issue is equipment. You can make ice cream at home without an ice cream maker, but it seems like more hassle than it's worth and still requires some equipment and decent freezer space (fwiw I've never done it before; maybe it's easier than it sounds).

  • I'm leaving the US for good, anything I should do before I leave?

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  • American style pizza

    frozen broccoli

    You have exactly ten seconds to get the fuck out of my comment section

  • I'm leaving the US for good, anything I should do before I leave?

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  • Obviously this is entirely dependent on where you're moving to, but I struggled to find the following when living abroad:

    • good (American-style) pizza
    • good Mexican food
    • good BBQ
    • certain ice cream flavors (like cherries jubilee/cherry garcia)
    • wide open spaces completely devoid of people
    • large-group events of a boisterous and goofy nature
    • certain types of museums/educational facilities (such as good zoos/wildlife rehab open to the public and interactive science museums)

  • Kitler

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  • An American Tail 3: return to the motherland

  • Measles has spread to where I am at. Other than a mask/Vaccine, what else can help protect against it?

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  • What are your recommendations for people with small faces? Because I've never encountered an N95 that felt like it fit.

  • How do I find local stores for basics?

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  • Check pharmacies; most have been replaced by chains, but some independent pharmacies are still around, and will have a number of home staples.

  • How do I find local stores for basics?

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  • Ethnic markets in general are a good option for finding locally-owned shops, but they're going to differ in terms of what staples they actually carry.

  • Does it make sense to buy a lifetime supply of honey?

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  • Haven't seen this mentioned yet so:

    The honey may not expire, but the container you store it in could. I'd be very concerned about plastic disintegrating and/or leeching into the honey. Glass would be better for that, but it's also really heavy compared to plastic, so you'd need more, smaller containers instead of one giant tub.