GiveOver

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[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 10 points 2 days ago

I love that asterisk. Who's it for? How many people are ok with that word but only if it's censored

Pick a side!

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago

Makes it more fun. The lawmakers know what they're doing

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dinner comes from the French word for breakfast, literally the first meal of the day, and supper means soup. Why are they so much better?

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm being too much of a downer. My wife loves the mountain of teddies. She's not the one who has to find somewhere to store them all though...

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Dinner is at midday, what are you playing at having 2 meals at midday and no evening meal? Get back to France

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ok it was a deliberately silly example for emphasis. Here's a real example. I went to Australia once and in the airport somebody referred to my Mentos as "lolly". To me, lollies are on a stick. Apparently not to aussies. It threw me off for half a second, but that's it. Confused is an overstatement.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Hard to say because for every useful suggestion, there's a chance somebody else has already bought it. Some things I'd have found useful - a nappy changing setup, with plenty of nappies and wipes and cream and maybe a changing mat. Sleeping bags. Boring clothes (vests, onesies). Professional cleaner. Takeaway voucher. If you can check what they already have that would help. Or if all else fails, get nappies and wipes.

The one certain piece of advice I can give is DON'T BUY TOYS.

So many toys...

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 19 points 4 days ago (26 children)

Why is this usage of tea so confusing for everybody? We re-use words all the time in English. It's a very simple concept. Imagine if a musician asked about the key of a song and everybody was like "KEY? LIKE A CAR KEY? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SONGS DONT HAVE KEYS! IVE NEVER BEEN SO CONFUSED IN MY LIFE"

Up north we say "tea" for evening meal. That's it. Explanation sorted.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I tried to start a British chant at an American baseball game once. Immediately got told off for swearing.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I love threads like this, they really remind you of the demographics of Lemmy. I'll be watching it. Come on England!

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If Schrödinger knew that he was the modern day face of the Copenhagen interpretation, he'd be in a state of both rolling and not-rolling in his grave.

 

Some time on Friday/Saturday my 2 recycling wheelie bins disappeared from my back yard. I found them on the back street and they were fully empty. I presumed that the collection day had changed and maybe a neighbour took them out for me. Except it's collection day tomorrow and every neighbour has their bins out and they're all full.

What's happened? Anybody got a clue? If it was just one bin I could guess that somebody needed cardboard or aluminium or was trying to steal my identity. I'd be fine with that. But who would take both?!?

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