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Foreign-Complaint130 t1_j94776v wrote
That's like a parody of American cultural myopia.
And from an actual diplomat, not some random local mayor in Ass-fuck, Wyoming
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_j6oxbl2 wrote
Washing up: I had a dishwasher for the last 20 years or so. Now I don't. I fucking hate doing dishes now.
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_j6owa0j wrote
Reply to If you could have a conversation with anyone, living or deceased, who would it be and what topics would you like to discuss? by robin_buns
Werner Herzog, about any damned thing that lunatic wants to chat about
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_j6eun62 wrote
Reply to comment by A_Fartful_Dodger in TILL the Tower Bridge in London is raised around 850 times per year, which works out as around 2.3 times per day. by earedpiece
Most river boat traffic is during the day though
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_j1snfk4 wrote
Reply to comment by enderwillsaveyou in Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system by web_explorer
"Successfully"
The same way my ancestors "successfully" prayed to St Brigid to protect them from the plague
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_iudcw0s wrote
Reply to comment by True_Cranberry_3142 in Europe's cities rally for Mahsa Amini and women's rights in Iran by sirbarani
What exactly can ordinary Europeans do except show solidarity?
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_it5y1ep wrote
Reply to comment by DiabeticPissingSyrup in TIL that the first trademark legislation was passed by the British Parliament under the reign of King Henry III in 1266, which required all bakers to use a distinctive mark for the bread they sold, Bakersā Marking Law was enacted. by cristianmonroy
This is one of those "claiming the precursor to the thing is the same as the thing" situations.
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_issqp6y wrote
Reply to comment by LikeEpisodeVIThemost in TIL the Empire State Building opened during the Depression, and took 20 years to become profitable. by licking-windows
Fwiw, Khalifa means successor or heir in Arabic. Hence it's a pretty common name. It's also what a Caliphate/Caliph is named for: they're the successor to the Prophet. Very common Arabic name for that reason
Hence, an American former adult performer of Lebanese extraction having it as a last name
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_isspr89 wrote
Reply to comment by thunder_struck85 in TIL that India's first representative at the Winter Olympics., in 1964, was Jeremy Bujakowski, an Lithuanian born skier of Polish descent who grew up in India (and was naturalized as an Indian citizen). He learned to ski in Boise, Idaho, USA. by vrphotosguy55
So athletes should never train overseas?
The Olympics isn't supposed to be "showcasing the ability of [any] nation to produce quality talents and results." The Olympic Charter says "The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.ā and honestly, people traveling and experiencing new cultures, having an expansive view of nationality and representation etc seems much more in line with that ethos imho
Foreign-Complaint130 t1_j9losm8 wrote
Reply to comment by hambluegar_sammwich in TIL: Since 1199, two counties in England will annually hold a competition event called "Atherstone Ball Game", in which participants from each towns fighting over a giant football for 2hrs. The only two rules are 1. It has to be held at the certain street and 2. No killing. by poclee
If you've got a problem with English words being used to describe English people doing English things in England, maybe you should learn another language š¤·āāļø