Many around the world would agree that the USA is a special place, but the reasons for that would differ wildly. To many Americans, it’s nothing short of the greatest place on Earth, but to those outside of the 50 states, it can be a very different scenario. No country is perfect, but thanks to …
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‘He said he had an alpha personality’: 20+ flagrant red flags that made regular folks run for the hills
As Lisa Kudrow as Wanda Pierce in Bojack Horseman once said, «When you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags,» which is one of the most poignantly true statements anyone has ever made, especially in an adult cartoon. When you love someone, or when you want to love someone, it’s …
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‘Leaving your kids at home for the night’: Things that were normal 20 years ago, but unacceptable today
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the mid-aughts are now history—they’re twenty years old, to be exact. No matter how many of us experience it, I don’t think us human beings will get used to the passage of time that only seems to get faster as we get older. That being …
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‘I turn into the biggest Karen if I hear someone’s tablet’: Flight attendant reveals ‘most diabolical’ things a passenger can do on a plane
Economy class air travel is enough to enrage even the most mild-mannered of individuals. Between the lack of space and lack of consideration that much of the general public has, it is a recipe for discomfort and annoyance at the best of times. All it takes is one outrageous passenger to make an uncomfortable traveling …
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‘Giving any sort of unsolicited advice’: 20+ disrespectful things that people don’t realize are bad
Everybody has been impolite at some point in their lives. Contrary to what some would like to think, we do not all pop out of the womb pre-programmed to understand every single social rule and expectation that will get placed on us throughout our existence. Still! So long as we have the mental capacity, it’s …
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‘Bluetooth headphones are $10 now’: Frustrated commuters accuse people who use speaker phone in public of ‘anti social behavior’
Living in a big city, you encounter all sorts of people displaying all sorts of behavior of which you may or may not approve. Every day on my commute, I see breaches of the social contract. People forcing their way onto the train before others have de-boarded, dudes taking up way too much room because …
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‘She had a crying fit’: Uncle gives bratty niece leftovers instead of pizza, invokes wrath of sister-in-law
One of the few things that can be more difficult than parenting is parenting somebody else’s child. It’s fair to say that parents have widely differing standards when it comes to how kids should behave, and how to deal with it when they’re being difficult. Many moms and dads have had disagreements with how caretakers …
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People Discuss Totally Overblown Outrages Over a Celebrity
Accountability is important. Public figures are influential and their actions may be, by intent or not, replicated by fans and followers. That’s a heavy burden to bear, but there’s a large sect of our population that follows and emulates famous people. Like it or not, it’s the unfortunate reality of fame. So when a particularly …
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Parents and Carers Share Invaluable Tips for Being Good With Kids
One thing that everybody has in common is that we were all children once. At some point, we had to experience every lesson and vulnerability that comes with being a kid, yet there are many adults out there who don’t have any idea how to behave around them. If you don’t have a lot of …
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Twitter Likes Its Men Trampy, As Revealed By Provocative New Meme
Gather round, children, and let me tell you a story. It involves a type of social media long descended into blissful semi-irrelevancy, and a political movement that is possibly more relevant than ever. I’m talking about the love affair between Tumblr and fourth wave feminism, which started as fringe movement of pretty aesthetics and rightfully …
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