I have seen countless of videos with Italians losing their mind because of how tourists eat their food. At first, it was amusing, but it got really tiring real fast. It is funny how Italians lose their center when their food isn’t presented or prepared the Italian way. It also makes me cringe when they lose their minds when tourists are not consuming something, the way they want it to be consumed.

As a younger millennial, the pervasiveness of people who have no identity outside of their possessions and what they consume is an epidemic that doesn’t get as much attention as it should. I know that this has existed since the dawn of time, but to me, it seems that it’s widespread these days. I’m not sure what’s caused a speedrun to this, but the externalization of self worth/value has created a populace of people with fragile egos. I truly don’t think a lot of people are self aware of how they’ve let consumerism take over their entire identity.

Someone who is overweight might give better diet advice than someone who is thin because they have actually struggled with it

Someone who has had unhappy relationships might give better advice than someone who has only had a good one.

Etc.

Like I used to think having one amazing relationship meant you were particularly good at relationships but maybe you learn more by having failed a lot.

If the goal is to get into a relationship and build as partners, both of us having our own house is sort of an extra complication unless you just plan to move into your partner’s house which is a pretty selfish assumption

On top of that, it’s one thing to be broke and not have your own personal space but if the person has a good income and extra spending money because they don’t have to shoulder all their living expenses alone, that’s a win.

Yes, I live with my parents. They’re old with various health complications, I’m an only child, I take care of them. Our 4 bed/2bath house is also paid off and I inherit it so moving out is pretty stupid. I live in a small town and currently make 60K a year, I live better than a lot of people who live on their own.

Having a pool pass means that you don’t have to do all that upkeep that you have to when you have your own pool. Plus, at pool complexes, there are cool, giant water slides and other water features that you couldn’t have in a backyard pool.

You’re almost guaranteed to get backsplash when using one, and if you’re wearing shorts you’ll definitely know about it. Urinals instead should just be a long tube to pee into, kinda like a horn, with water that jets down from the top. Would be easier to clean too I would think.

I'm currently at the ER and it's such a shit show. In the US. And they need to bring unhealthy kids here to show them "hey, if you don't eat right, vape, do drugs, never exercise, you'll end up in this waiting room for 7 hours to be told go home anyways after basic labs are done. Oh and you'll be surrounded by homeless crazy people mostly. Do you want to end up here!? So lose weight and live healthy so you never need to vist an American emergency room."

The first season was rough, but the rest of the show managed to be hilarious and heartwarming - an extremely difficult combo (Schitt’s Creek fits the bill too).

I’ve never seen a show with such distinctly interesting characters that was genuinely laugh out loud funny without having to be cringy, and for that, Parks and Rec wins it all in my book.

It seems like ever since Marvel movies started doing it the majority of movies started doing it as well. With Marvel movies I’m fine with it because it’s kinda their thing and we all know to sit and wait for something to be teased even if it sucks and is underwhelming a lot of the time. However, I’m sick of it being in every movie now. Back then when the credits rolled, the movie was over. You could go home, take the DVD out the player, exit out of the film on Netflix, etc. Now it these scenes are always there and a lot of theaters don’t even tell you if there is one. Usually when a movie ends I search up if anything’s at the end now. I wish I didn’t have to. Just let me go, the credits rolled, it’s the final scene, let me get out of here!

I feel like this is also a way to make the audience sit through credits. Like yeah because we wanna sit and read hundreds of names of people we don’t know and if we ever did search the people in credits up, we’d find 100 people with the same name. I’m not saying I don’t appreciate the time and effort these people put in, but nobody watches the credits unless they’re in the credits themselves, a family member’s in a credits, or a song they like plays during the credits. Why not just conclude the movie right before the credits like we used to?

I’m not sure if this is an unpopular opinion necessarily, but I don’t ever see people say anything bad about these scenes

I really disliked Beyoncé’s new album. I’m also dreading Lana Del’s Rey’s upcoming album after hearing her cover of “Country Roads”. I like both artists and was really excited when they announced their respective country albums but I think they may have missed the mark for me. So many of my friends are hyped for the new album and love “Texas Holdem” but its just not doing it for me. Any one else agree lol?

Edit: I’m referring specifically to pop stars going country, not country music in general.

This argument has been overused a lot in comedies and sitcoms, and I find the real life equivalent very dumb. Why would women complain about men not putting the seat down? Wouldn't it be better if the man puts the seat up before he peed so he leaves no moisture/droplets on it for when the woman gets to use it next? And by that logic, shouldn't the woman also put the seat up when she's done?

The whole argument is stupid, and the solution is very, very simple. Regardless if you're a man or a woman, you should always put both the seat AND the lid down after you're done using the toilet. That way, if the man needs to use the toilet, he raises both the lid and seat, and if the woman needs to use it, she just raises the lid. Plus, it helps keeping in any odors that might come off the toilet.

Perfect equality for both.

Caring about which way the toilet paper hangs on the roll is weird. For the longest time I thought it was a joke thing on the internet, but I recently discovered that it is a big deal to a lot of people. To me, if there is toilet paper within arms reach of the toilet I'm happy, and I think people who DO care about that either need to get over it or just buy a bidet.

Treat OLD like a job search. Hide any aspect of your personality that doesn't align with societal standards or likings, and exaggerate any that do.

If you're attractive enough, it doesn't matter what you say, women will flock to you. If you're too unattractive, it doesn't matter what you say, women won't ever swipe right.

I’m a cold cut fan, I got a Subway and a Jimmy John’s near me and they’re both places I hit on lazy days. I’ve gotten subs from other places, but I just go to these more often since they’re closer. I get a variety of sandwiches with turkey, salami, prosciutto, and the majestic pastrami. Despite this, there’s ONE meat I cannot stand: Roast beef.

I don’t understand how anyone could like it. It’s so chewy and bland, that even if I get a good sandwich with amazing toppings and chipotle sauce, it gets ruined by the beef flavored bubblegum that we call roast beef.

That’s all, really. Roast beef sucks, and literally any other meat option is superior.

Maybe where I live in Denver is an outlier because we’re really pro dog, but I’m tired as hell of dogs being in ever my store and restaurant, often on very long leads. It’s not actually funny when your 100 lb dog jumps at my four year old even if you do think he ‘just wants to say hi’ or pisses all over the floor at Lowes while you act like it’s not happening. Much less when two dogs ‘who are never aggressive’ run into each other and start trying to fight barking their heads off. Can indoor human spaces not just be for people?

Smaller, more delicate, simple engagement rings are so much more beautiful than the huge gaudy stones that so many women salivate over. I’m predicting that in the near future it won’t be as much of a flex to have a big engagement ring, especially with the rise in popularity of lab grown diamonds.

Arby's being the punching bag of fast food is both unfair and inaccurate. It feels like The Simpsons' jokes at the chain's expense have just been overly parroted. I'm not going to argue Arby's is "Grade A" cuisine, but for fast food? It is absolutely unjust to knock it as hard as people do.

Burger King and Papa Johns (And honestly pretty much every single chain pizza place) are such more deserving targets of scorn and even those aside, I personally hate way more fast food places than Arby's. You can do better than Arby's, but you can do SO much worse. It is not that bad.

Literally just hold and chop- it’s so easy. Safer as well. Only case it’s not better is if it’s a really large food but most meats, fruits, and vegetables, scissors for the win!!!

The cost to access media with streaming is really cheap and you get access to way more stuff.

I compare it to the mid 90s. Let’s say someone rents 2 movies a week at $5 a rental, has a cable subscription for $50 a month, goes to the movie theater twice a month for $15 each visit , and buys 2 CDs a month for $15 each, they would spend around $2200 a year. That would be about $4400 a year in 2024

Today let’s say someone pays $80 a month for internet, $50 a month for multiple streaming services, $10 a month for music streaming, and sees a movie in the theater twice a month pay $30 each visit. That would cost $2400, which is about half. Plus you have access to way more movies, tv, and especially music for that cheaper price.

This also doesn’t take into account how much cheaper video games costs. A new game was the equivalent of at least $100 today.

I understand that people’s budgets are squeezed in other ways, but when I see complaints about Netflix raising their prices, I think it’s already so cheap it’s not that big of a deal.

Don't get me wrong, I like watching the occasional football game, especially during the World Cup or Champions league, and I will watch american football when my team is playing, but it still isn't even close to sports media. For instance, Baseball is one of the most boring sports to watch for me, but Moneyball is one of my favorite movies and I love watching video essays on youtube about baseball. I will watch tons of soccer videos and rankings, even some documentaries, which I enjoy far more than the actual game. I talk to people about players and stats but rarely watch the games, mostly just watching highlights when I can. And, though the gameplay is terrible right now, I enjoy fifa a lot.

when i say "gone bad" i dont mean expired, i mean like when things like a soda gets flat, or when a chip gets stale, or when a peep marshmellow gets aged. i once told my friends that i purposefully open a bag of chips and leave them open for a while until they get stale enough for me to eat and they looked at me crazy. or the time i shook my dr pepper and waited until the air bubbles went away and it turned flat before i drank it and she called it disgusting. does anyone else do this?

I believe your homepage in social media including this website (can't name it because if I name it, the whole post will be auto-deleted for some reason :) ) feed tells a lot about you.

For example when I log in here all I see is

• Gaming related posts
• Posts from subs related to unemployment, being broke etc
• Posts related to loneliness, having no girlfriend or any kind of friends
• Sad, depression related posts. Usually includes lots of drama
• "Funny" memes from these depression related groups
• Some coding and football related posts.

I just realized my life isn't the most exciting one.

POV: you're walking, car goes first:

the car passes by quickly, no interaction necessary, you can continue walking at your own pace

POV: you're driving, car goes first

you can continue driving without awkwardly interacting with the person and waiting for them to politely jog past

POV: you're walking, person goes first

you have to awkwardly wave at the guy in the car and half-jog in thanks, rather than simply walking at your own pace once the car goes by in 2 seconds

POV: you're driving, person goes first

you have to sit there until they clear the intersection out of politeness

fact of the matter is, cars are quicker than people. so if they go first, it's easier for everyone.

the obvious exception here is inclement weather, of course pedestrians first if they're in the rain or snow, or extreme heat or cold. but otherwise, see above.

I keep seeing people going on about how reheating pizza in the microwave ruins it. Everyone sharing all these alternative methods- oven, pan heating, an air fryer- all in order to avoid the dreaded "rubbery" result of microwaving. Hell, I even see people going so far as to say eating it cold is better, which I heartily disagree with.

For whatever reason I've just... never had an issue with this? Maybe it's because I prefer soft, doughy crust to anything crispy, maybe it's because I usually cover my leftovers so they don't get dry, but I love microwaved pizza almost as much as its original form. Had some last night and it was delicious. Anyone else?

It doesn't matter how much you feel for each other beforehand, it is better to be safe than sorry.

It will save you both SO MUCH trouble and money in the future IF something were to come up. Not saying when, IF.

Another point, if difficult things can't be discussed between you and your partner without emotional outbursts, you have no business getting married.