boogetyboo

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[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 7 points 9 months ago

Is this actually the case? Do you have a source? I'm genuinely curious, not having a go at you.

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Are you in a locker room? By yourself? Why? And with this assortment of cheese? Why?

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)
[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

In Australia it's customary to thank the staff members attending your table. So when they top up your water, or lay out cutlery for the next course, or clear plates, you say 'thanks/thank you'. Same for people clearing glasses in bars. It's like a millisecond pause in your conversation to thank the staff member; it's basically cell memory, you don't think about it. They may or may not acknowledge it with a smile or 'you're welcome/no worries'. . It's just a basic manners thing.

I and my partner were doing it in the states and it was clearly unnerving the staff. Lots of puzzled looks or 'thats ok hun' like they had to reassure me that it was part of the service.

Do people just ignore staff there? Is paying a tip at the end the only acknowledgment that they exist?

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (12 children)

Holding the fork vertically with downward pressure in the left fist while cutting with the knife. Then putting down the knife, swapping the fork to the right hand for eating. Bonus points for biting the forks.

It's the most distracting thing in all American media. I like to yell "yanks eating weird!" And point at the screen. Once you see it you can't unsee it.

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

I mean maybe? But based on the very minimal information available, what it sounds like they've done is derive pleasure from activities that are only self serving (again, no negative sentiment intended. Life is short, do what you want) so maybe helping others is the new frontier?

Or they could be deeply depressed. Either or both is possible.

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're... Yucky

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 4 points 10 months ago

I believe there's still a system of tubes somewhere

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Shit man, that's bleak.

Were most of your pursuits for your own enjoyment? Nothing wrong with that at all. But maybe that's the next thing- doing stuff for community/others. That seems a bottomless well of satisfaction.

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

Christmas wreath

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 14 points 10 months ago

I fucking love his little face and resting arms

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 8 points 10 months ago

You need to watch black adder

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