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How do parents retain the ability to reduce us to stroppy teenagers?

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To add to this, I think many parents struggle to accept the idea that the hardest thing you’ve ever faced is still the hardest thing you’ve ever faced, even if it is nothing in the grand scheme of things.  It’s easy to see a 15 year old moping around because their girlfriend of 3 months just dumped them and think that he should grow up because he’ll be over her in a few weeks.  Yeah, he will. But he’s never been dumped before so has never experienced any kind of heartbreak, and this is the first time he’s navigating that. It’s completely understandable that someone might not be good at something the first time they have to do it. 

What's a phrase your parents or grandparents said constantly that you've only just realised has completely vanished from everyday British speech?

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How’s your father is a euphemism for sex.  Sorry to ruin your childhood but if your grandparents were regularly asking “where’s the how’s your father?” Then it sounds like they were demanding more sex from each other. 

Is love island considered the norm for beauty standards in the UK?

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Can I catch a thief?

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It’s absolutely true too. I’ve always found that the people who speak to you like shit and are basically begging for a slap, also can’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag. 

What are common misconceptions people could benefit from understanding?

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I mean, I wouldn’t say buying a brand new ps5 on release ever actually makes sense.  Like who cares what anyone else spends their money on, but that’s just a luxury purchase. 

How do you swerve job questions at parties ?

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Dodging questions in a casual setting is weird.  Most people asking what you do aren’t performing a status check, they’re making conversation.  For those that are performing a status check, who gives a shit? Either you pass it and everything is fine or you don’t, and they’re not the type of people you want to be friends with anyway. 

What are you doing now former footballer / rugby player?

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Absolutely. It’s not football but I do another sport and I see it all the time, it’s the biggest way that luck plays a role in athletic success IMO. 

What are you doing now former footballer / rugby player?

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Yeah he was genuinely very, very good at football.  My reference to them being a glorified pub team is more about the crowd and importance of the game itself. Maybe a hundred or so people actually have a shit about his matches, and actual semi-professional turnout is significantly higher. 

What are you doing now former footballer / rugby player?

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It’s actually pretty grim the amount of decent football and rugby players who basically got injured out of the sport in their teens.  I used to know a kid who was in the Cardiff youth team and then absolutely obliterated his leg when he was 15. In college at 16 he was still recovering and by the time he was actually able to train at full speed he was almost 17 and quickly cut.  Pretty sure he just became the star player for Sunday league teams after that. 

What are you doing now former footballer / rugby player?

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Yeah I know a guy who used to play for a middling team in the Welsh premier league and obviously he still had a regular day job but he made like £600ish a month from playing.  If he can make that much playing for what is essentially a glorified pub team then most league 2 or higher non-league players are making a decent amount of money. 

What things do you instinctively do the long way because the short way feels unintuitive?

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I’m no guitar expert but I can play a few instruments and this sounds like the same “problem” that exists with all of them.  Basically that the way it’s taught is the “correct” and ideal way to play, so learning to play that way makes you able to play more complex pieces as you develop.  Learning it “incorrectly” means you’ll have to eventually learn the ideal way later on anyway when you want to play more complex pieces, but it is easier to learn basic songs.  But because the vast majority people only really want to play basic songs anyway, it kinda makes sense for them to focus on that instead. Is that about right?

What’s the most depressing “adult realisation” you’ve had recently?

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How many times a year do you “call sick” at work?

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How many times a year do you “call sick” at work?

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I do sympathise with people who treat teachers as the enemy, even if it is obviously stupid.  From personal experience in school, I know there are plenty of shitty teachers out there and even some who are vindictive or seemingly delight in unfair treatment. I’m not going to take this out on any of my daughter’s teachers when she goes to school but I’m also not going to blindly trust everything they say when I know full well that at least *some* of them will be utter arseholes.

How many times a year do you “call sick” at work?

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Obviously, that would fall under the category of “something wrong”.  I’d also assume that if someone had a chronic illness and was asking this question then they’d mention it, it’s pretty relevant info and it’d seem odd to leave it out no?

How many times a year do you “call sick” at work?

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I have to say, being too sick to work once every two months is crazy. There must be something wrong with your lifestyle for you to be getting genuinely sick that often.  For me, I have like 4 weeks of paid sick days every year. I make the most of them but leave a good chunk in case of genuine emergency, so I probably take 2-3 days off at a time maybe 3 times a year.  I’m not actually sick any of those times though, I’ve probably genuinely called in sick maybe three times in the past 5/6 years. 

What's the most expensive community event you've seen?

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What is the money paid for these kinds of clubs actually paying for? The book club my wife used to go to is completely free. They book out a few tables a local coffee place and they all have to buy a drink minimum for the length of the club (1hour) and another if they stay after.

Accidentally invited my boss to a yoga session. Do I tell her the truth or power through with it?

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Meh, if you’re late then you’re late.  Obviously I’m not going to sit down and watch an episode of The Office or make myself french toast, but a 15 second text isn’t going to make any difference to that. 

Accidentally invited my boss to a yoga session. Do I tell her the truth or power through with it?

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Do you point out to your child that they are being weird?

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Exactly, and not to be too judgy but I usually find those completely beige people with zero unusual hobbies or interests are the ones who are the most miserable with life. They don’t do anything they *actually* enjoy, they just do whatever influencers tell them they should do. 

Do you point out to your child that they are being weird?

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Slothjitzu@reddit

I couldn’t give less of a fuck, and crucially neither will she.  We all have “weird” behaviours or hobbies and one of the core components of friendships and relationships are the ability to be yourself.  If you have to hide things you do in order to make friends then you aren’t making friends, you’re just engaging in superficial relationships. Ask anyone in the world if they’d rather have 30 people who they are all superficially friendly with or 1 or 2 really close ride-or-die friends I’m confident almost anyone would pick the latter. 

Do you point out to your child that they are being weird?

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I don’t and wouldn’t tell my daughter to not be weird.  I do tell her not to misbehave in various ways, but if whatever she’s doing is “weird” but completely harmless and inoffensive then why would I tell her to stop?

Ray-Ban Meta glasses are clever tech, but does anyone else find them socially awkward?

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I think the setting is what changes things though.  I agree I’d be concerned if someone was wearing meta glasses in a school or some sort of kid-centric place like a children’s park or swimming pool.  But just out and about in everyday life? Nah. 

Ray-Ban Meta glasses are clever tech, but does anyone else find them socially awkward?

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Do kids not get taught the 9 x “trick”?

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That’s the opposite of the way it works.  You don’t need to memorise, you need to learn *how* to do it.  It’s just that the trick OP is talking about isn’t a great one because it literally only works with 9s, and only up to 9x9. Ideally you’d learn how to multiply by easier numbers and then work out more difficult numbers from there.  Like if you struggle with 9 x 15 then you need to do 10 x 15 - 10 instead, or 9 x 5 + 9 x 10.

What jobs in the UK are not affected by AI?

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Of course it’s your right! You go for it man.  Similarly, it’s your right to shit your pants if you want to. Don’t be surprised when people tell you to use the toilet though. 

What jobs in the UK are not affected by AI?

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What jobs in the UK are not affected by AI?

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Anybody who’s recommending that you get your legal advice from an LLM is a moron.    And nah, I definitely will judge people for it. 

What jobs in the UK are not affected by AI?

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Slothjitzu@reddit

> I can get legal advice, hr advice and marketing plan for less than £20 a month There is a reason people generally don’t do that though tbf. 

What UK TV series Game of Thrones'd it?

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Is it common for people who are born in the UK to say they are “Irish” or “Italian” if they have a parent from there?

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It’s three things IMO.  Firstly, most Irish and Italian (the most commonly-cited) families arrived during the 1800s. So they don’t connect with the actual founding of America the same way the original English settlers did, and they set up cultural enclaves when they arrived. So up until sometime in the 1900s, those families basically were Italian or Irish but living in the US.  Secondly, US history and patriotism has now been tied into the right-wing. So anyone who is on the opposite side of the political spectrum will often look to find something other than American that they can be.  And finally, they think it makes them interesting. 

Do you think changing jobs in today’s economy is too risky?

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Slothjitzu@reddit

The state of the economy isn’t really relevant to whether or not you change jobs. Your current employer is equally as affected by the economy as your prospective employer. Maybe it might make you think twice about entering a different field known for its volatility or a brand new business, but those are situations you should be considering even in the best of times. 

A Channel 4 production blocked me walking across the canal because they were filming and I almost missed my train. Is anyone aware of this?

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Production crews can and do get certain areas cordoned off for filming at certain times, but not often tbh.  They usually rely on exactly what this sounds like instead, just forcefully telling people not to walk here for a minute while they shoot and hoping none of them kick up a fuss. 

Is it normal to be asked to pay £600 for a "mandatory 1:1 digital device" when starting a public secondary school?

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It’s not so they don’t have to hire another IT guy, it’s just not feasible.  Letting everyone bring their own devices to connect to the same system and then take home again is a security nightmare, along with the support issues.  I do agree that parents shouldn’t be required to pay anything though, the same way they wouldn’t pay for textbooks or any other lesson material. 

Is it normal to be asked to pay £600 for a "mandatory 1:1 digital device" when starting a public secondary school?

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Yeah I don’t disagree the pricing appears to be inflated, I’m not going to shout corruption without the full info though.  It’s possible that they are getting top of the line products because schools are notoriously stupid with stuff like this, or even that OP is a little mistaken and there’s other things included. Or as you said, there’s support included and that has been inflated.  The weirdest part to me is that free school meals kids get 40% off. That to me signals that the regular price is inflated to compensate for that, which is pretty unfair. 

Is it normal to be asked to pay £600 for a "mandatory 1:1 digital device" when starting a public secondary school?

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Tablets don’t destroy attention span in and of themselves.  What destroys attention span is short-form content and excessive use.  If you use a tablet exclusively for work then nothing happens to your attention span. 

Is it normal to be asked to pay £600 for a "mandatory 1:1 digital device" when starting a public secondary school?

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It’s exactly this, everyone bringing their own devices simply doesn’t work.  The school IT department will be one or two people who can’t *that* good at their job, or else they wouldn’t be working there in the first place.  Each year group is 300 kids and you can’t expect them to install the school network and systems on dozens of different types of devices, then also troubleshoot when they inevitably encounter problems throughout the year.  And then factor in that there’s no way to quality control if everyone brings their own device. Even if you explicitly outline the minimum system requirements, many parents will ignore that in favor of cheaper options anyway.  It’s why every business generally gets the same one or two models of laptop in bulk, so that they know it meets requirements and anything that needs to be done is just a rinse and repeat process across all devices. 

In your opinion, what's the biggest waste of money you see people purchase all the time?

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Technically yes, but in reality no.  It is theoretically possible for someone to never see a single coin again, but it’s just not going to happen. Everyone will one day experience not having any more time at all. 

In your opinion, what's the biggest waste of money you see people purchase all the time?

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This is actually money well spent though, rather than a waste of money. You’re using money to save time, which is basically one of the best uses of it there is. Time is finite and money is not.  How much time would it take you to make a curry sauce, how much does the jar of sauce cost, and then is that much of your time worth that amount of money?

In your opinion, what's the biggest waste of money you see people purchase all the time?

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Not at all really.  You’d have to buy your license plate with cash, which is going to be hard enough as it is without raising questions. Then even if you manage that there’s no way to effectively layer the money.  If anyone does ever cast even a passing eye at you selling an incredibly expensive license plate, you’ll have no way to explain how you managed to buy it in the first place.  Attempting to launder money by buying and selling license plates would be a monumentally stupid idea. 

What are your thoughts on dogs in restaurants/cafes?

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You really can’t criticise anyone for hyperbole after claiming that people spread saliva and fecal matter just like dogs mate.  But to address your point, I didn’t actually say that everyone in France is “infected” did I? I just said that the chance of someone being affected by hairs floating around from shedding or the pathogens in dog saliva and shit is actually fairly high.  I don’t even know why that’s so hard for you to believe to be totally honest. 

What are your thoughts on dogs in restaurants/cafes?

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You think people are drooling everywhere they go, rubbing their unwashed arseholes on the floor, licking their arsehole and then licking surfaces, freely shedding vast amounts of hair everywhere? Come on man, that’s a silly claim on the face of it. Even if any amount of the above was true, you can’t ban people from a restaurant. Otherwise there would be nobody working in it or buying the products, it’d just be an empty building.  > The chances of any of the above affecting anyone in the restaurant is slim at best. It’s actually fairly high, we just police it well and most people don’t bring their dogs into restaurants in the first place. It’s such a weird hill to die on IMO. Like dogs are obviously unsanitary if you spend even half a second thinking about it, they can easily be banned so any risk can be removed easily, and for dog-owners it’s actually incredibly easy to not take your dog into a restaurant. 

What are your thoughts on dogs in restaurants/cafes?

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> Surely the majority of dogs are up to date with their meds for these? I’m not convinced the majority are, or at least I can’t find any evidence to suggest that. And if we assume they are, the majority does not mean all. Even if we wanted to be incredibly generous and say all dogs are up to date on meds, the meds don’t prevent fleas and tics they just prevent infestation by killing them in about 24-48 hours. In other words it’s incredibly easy for any dog to bring in fleas even if fully up to date.  > What's the problem with shedding? I find it hard to believe that you need someone to explain why dog hair floating around somewhere that you’re eating is not sanitary.  > I'm struggling with the pathogen part, you'll have to enlighten me. Just a guess, but I assume they’re talking about the bacteria present in their saliva and fecal matter. Both of which they absolutely *will* be contaminating the area with.  > What is the reason they're allowed outside and not inside? Basically all of the above. It’s an attempt to compromise and allow people to bring dogs to eat somewhere, while also letting people not have their meal ruined by dogs. 

What are your thoughts on dogs in restaurants/cafes?

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Slothjitzu@reddit

I agree that we *should* but we also balance that out with attempting to accommodate disabled people as much as possible.  Balancing the needs of the many with the few is always a tough line to walk, moreso in this particular instance than any other IMO.  The debate then is “do we allow service dogs in restaurants or not?” Regardless of which side we land on, the next part of it is not also allowing any other dog. That’s attempting to put the wants of the few over the needs of the many, which is silly. 

When was it declared that burgers now had to come with brioche buns?

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He’s not wrong, potatoes in general suck as far as nutrition goes and the added calories from turning them into fried chips makes them even worse as a food item. 

When was it declared that burgers now had to come with brioche buns?

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Slothjitzu@reddit

You’re not paying “extra”, you’re just paying for chips separately.  A place that sells a burger and chips may well charge £15 or whatever. A place that sells separate items might sell a burger for £11 and chips for £4. 

When was it declared that burgers now had to come with brioche buns?

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Slothjitzu@reddit

Did it say “kids meal” though? Or something more in line with what it was, like “kids menu” or whatever cringey name they came up with that matches their brand like “little nibblers” or whatever?

Is it common for post offices to upsell?

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Eh, it does make sense sending tracked for pretty much everything though.  If you don’t particularly care about whether it arrives or not, say like a birthday card with no money in it, then fair enough.  But anything of any value should be sent tracked IMO, and if not many people post stuff with zero value these days.  

Just been fired for the 7th time - Would seeing a career coach be beneficial?

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What everyday normal occurrence can't you stand?

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Slothjitzu@reddit

No, that isn’t what I said, is it? Family meal times are a pretty key family bonding time across virtually all cultures. Noping out of that is not something a family man would do. Let me use a silly analogy to help you get my point. Imagine someone described themselves as a nice person, but then you saw them punch a baby in the head. Would you still accept their self-description as a nice person as accurate as long as they were nice the rest of the day?