The Awkward Silence

7:02 AM

Good MondayMorning! XD

yeah right

>.<

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hi to you too

@TiagoCaldeira Yeah, I did. And @Sid, it may indeed look a little like noodles XD

@Cashbee What, yours isn't good?

@Tinkeringbell not even close

7:04 AM

@Cashbee Oh dear, what's wrong?

A J

@Tinkeringbell good afternoon!

i feel sickly, and the application that im writing does not work anymore on the cloud, with no clear reason

already wasted last friday to find the reason

@Cashbee Ugh... That's no fun indeed... Maybe just take a day or two off, on sick leave ;)

@Tinkeringbell ive done that last week >.<

at least i dont feel as bad as then

A J

Interesting thing happened at work, though doesn't sound good.

7:09 AM

morning

@Cashbee Ah... Well, get well soon, for both you and your application ;)

Marcus

o/

lurks omnipresently in the background

@Tinkeringbell thx. hey all

@Mithrandir Nah, you're not able to lurk. You always end up saying something :P

Marcus

7:13 AM

o/ still hanging in there waiting for a high five

\o

Marcus

o/*\o

looks more like tiger eyes, maybe with a hindu bindi?

@Tinkeringbell touché

!!/alive

I'm alive and well :)

Q: How to be friends with a man, but not with his wife

9:18 AM

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Background: I live in Germany and come from an eastern-european country, I am 30. Another guy, let's call him Ben, is from Germany, he is 55, he recently married Alice, she's 40 and also comes from an eastern-european country (and speaks my language). Alice is a friend of my ex, through whom I me...

friends conflict-aversion saying-no

9:34 AM

@Cashbee -

> a random lady

> even being married Ben can't help having some romantic interest in me

:@Mithrandir

> Another guy, let's call him Ben, is from Germany,

@Mithrandir ben could be bi

oh yeah but i didnt see username lol

Took me a while to spot the username. Without that I would've assumed male up to the point of romatic interest. If I HAD to guess I would probably go for trans/ambiguous. Following the romantic stereotyping I would guess female.

I'm gonna edit that in, since I am not alone ^^

Then again, does it really matter? :p

yes

I mean, it can very well matter for answers

it doesnt have to

9:39 AM

On that, I agree :)

I'm curious on whether or not people think it could work and especially if someone can speak from experience

i wonder if I also should edit the part where she says why she dislikes alice. it seems kinda rude

@Imus I don't but no exp

@Imus ah well, she just doesn't want to be alon ewith her i think that is achievable

Q: How to handle double space after period and edits?

The stay friends with him and not his wife is in itself perfectly achievable. And setting boundries from the start can be as easy as just explicitely say what he can expect of the friendship (on this I speak from experience). But bumping into his wife on their common sport will most likely turn awkward.

Since OP is not interested in her the conversation will either drop dead fast, or move more towards Ben which can cause jealous ideas in his wife (Why is OP always talking about you and meeting up with you but not with me?)

My problem is that I can only guess that last part. No experience means I might completely misjudge it

Introverted Meta Man.

9:58 AM

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I recently rejected an edit where the only improvement was elimination of double spaces after periods. To be clear, on the internet, double spaces are unnecessary. If you look at the preview panel when you add a second space, most browsers just ignore it. I still do it out of habit from time to ...

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Do you people know a place around the internet where I could aimlessly lament ?

I feel like doing that today.

@Dastardly write-box.appspot.com

Wow. How empty.

Perfect for such thoughts

10:32 AM

@ExtrovertedMainMan VtC: dear Abby.

@Imus I think OP needs to set boundaries for herself.

@Dastardly You okay? :)

the votes on this are absurd: workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/113658/…

@Magisch My answer would have been something like 'Do you want the job? Then you'll have to make it a word format' :P

Hey @sphennings :) How are you doing?

sphennings

10:48 AM

Hey @Tinkeringbell :) I'm overloaded on family gathering to honor how awesome my grandmother was.

@sphennings Oh damn, she didn't make it? :( My condolences...

If there's anything an internet stranger can help with, just give a shout :)

sphennings

Thanks. :)

11:26 AM

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@Tinkeringbell I'd say I'm mostly okay.

A: I prepared my CV in LaTeX and exported it to PDF. How to deal with a recruiter who insists on CV in Word format?

@Tinkeringbell which was one of the answers, last time I looked.

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Welcome to the real world. Sometimes you have to work with other people - while you may prefer to keep your CV in LaTeX or whatever else, that's not how the industry works. They want Word and the vast majority of candidates are happy to do that. Therefore you have a choice: give them a copy of y...

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A: I prepared my CV in LaTeX and exported it to PDF. How to deal with a recruiter who insists on CV in Word format?

How to deal with them? You either give them what they have asked for, or you don't work with them.

@Magisch ooh 13 gold badges on twp? noice

@Cashbee I have 19 / 112 / 182 on MSO

Q: How to talk to a friend claiming to go on a rampage?

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My friend (m, 23) invited me (m, 23) to a house party and after a couple of beers he talked about a club in our city which he does not like. He stated that the club is bad because the security kicked him out based on a dropped glass but did not prevent a rape of a women (I think the rape part i...

awkward-situations conflicts germany

Yikes.

11:39 AM

Yeah.

a) Needs to be closed.
b) Needs some other form of attention, but I'm afraid there's little to go on.

@Tinkeringbell are mods aware?

@SQB closed as what? the only thing i can see there is that it's close to a phrasing request but I think it's ok.

@Rainbacon a belated reply, but I'm so happy to hear that! thank you for the update, that's awesome and I hope things continue to go well for you :)

Came across to me as too much of a "tell me what to do" question.

I think we can extrapolate some question out of it.

It should be a bit clearer though.

11:51 AM

> My problem with this is that I want to make my point clear without being to aggressive which would make it unlikely for me coming through to him. How can I find a good balance?

seems fine to me

second question is poorly worded but would be ok. ("how can I tackle this problem in a conversation" - how can i tackle should be reworded

Maybe we can call our old friend, the word "tactfully" ;D

this has nothing to do with our old friend :)

@EmC that is one nice answer. have a late UV

I looked up american purity culture and now I need a shower

and my brain also needs a shower

Is purity not as pure as a purist would think ?

nah more how blatantly sexist it is

pulls a real sharp contrast to modernity

12:04 PM

that's pure BS

@Cashbee aw, thanks ;)

@Cashbee hm?

@Magisch yup. it's pretty awful

To my agnosticly socialized mind this is nothing short of blatant child abuse

Well. I'm going to the hellhole you describe to make an opinion for myself, or just for shit and giggles

12:06 PM

maybe not the best topic to cut into here

forget I said anything

"Too little too late, Big Boss"

I was traveling and apartment hunting the last few days so I'm just catching up on things now

straw poll: if I have the opportunity to do a race tomorrow, but I have a sore throat and a broken gear, should I take it or not?

No !

hm... I'm inclined to say no because you should be resting if you are sick

also fix the gear first? :P

12:10 PM

no because physically exerting yourself while already sick is how otherwise healthy people die preventably

It's not that bad, my throat is just a bit sore. I don't know when the next time I'll have a chance to race with the pros is.

I'm not kidding either in my school a 19 year old died from complications following tonsilitis when I was still attending

You have to be the judge of that but I wouldn't

I suspect the sore throat is from an allergy flare up.

I wouldn't race if I was healthy anyway. Sports... Brrr...

@EmC I've been trying for like a month

12:13 PM

@Mithrandir dang :(

I can't bend the teeth back and the shop hasn't ordered a replacement despite me requesting it lots of times

that's frustrating

does it interfere with using the other gears?

If they replace it, you wont buy a new bike (or whatever the gear is fixed to)

Yes.

the bike shop here is a little incompetent

Q: How to deal with discussions about finances with SO without it escalating?

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My SO and I have been together for 6 years and bought a house together 1 year ago. He has a great paying job and earns about 3 times my salary. I have a decent pay. When we bought the house we decided to go for a little more expensive house and split the costs according to our salaries. That co...

relationships conflict-aversion de-escalation

12:21 PM

@Mithrandir I say go for it. a sore throat does not sound too risky, as long as you don't have problems with breathing. The gear, well, I don't know what teeth you are talking about, but if you can drive you can drive. If the broken gear could have implications on your safety while driving, then ofc it's a no go.

the most dangerous part is probably that i'm still learning how to maneuver the cleats

what kind of race is this anyways?
mountain biking?

street biking on mountain bikes

cleats on mountain bikes? haven0t heard of that before 😀

well, if it's dangerous in any way, prepare accordingly or don't do it

A J

@Mithrandir That's a wrong use of mountain bikes! Where should I complain?! :P

12:26 PM

alternative; get the result of tomorrow's race with the finishing times and then try to beat them another day alone. Nvm just realized the'll probably close the streets for that

@SQB I saw the question yesterday, I've asked around ;)

In the meanwhile, it didn't seem 'bad' enough to warrant an unilateral closing

Q: Saying "No" to my brother's demand without causing an argument

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Bit of background on my relationship with my brother: ever since my teenage years, I could not bear him. I know it is common for siblings to have arguments and misunderstandings, and that's been the case with both of my siblings. However, this particular brother has long since lost my respect and...

conflict-aversion saying-no difficult-people religion de-escalation

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Q: Will my anxiety disorder ruin my career?

I am still a college student, actually in my last year and I have always been a very shy and introvert person. I recently made the discovery that I have little anxiety. I aspire to be a successful graphic designer but this job requires talking to strangers, I can't help but panic a little every t...

anxiety

let the games begin, and let the questions be plentiful

12:47 PM

Voted to close as this is primarily opinion based. I'll give a short answer anyway, No it won't, as long as you don't let it. I know lots of people with a variety of mental disorders in a variety of jobs and they all cope fine. — Jon.G 1 min ago

#15659 Jon.G (1698 rep) | Q: Will my anxiety disorder ruin my career? (score: 0) | posted 11 minutes ago by Yogesh (1 rep)

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1:12 PM

+1 this is my experience too with a very similar situation. I don't even try to engage in disagreements anymore. It's sad but ultimately, it's not worth my energy trying to put forth things that get disagreed with for the sake of disagreeing. — Elysian Fields 37 secs ago

#15480 Elysian Fields (718 rep) | A: How can I handle my father challenging everything I say? (score: 152) | posted 5 days ago by BradC (2648 rep) | edited 3 days ago by BradC (2648 rep)

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@EmC You're quite welcome. Also, enjoy the extra bounty points :)

@LinuxBlanket - probably not. — Anonymous 1 min ago

#15358 Anonymous (35 rep) | Q: How to avoid endless corporate evening pubs but still have nice relationship with the colleagues? (score: 6) | posted 9 days ago by Anonymous (35 rep) | edited 6 days ago by Em C (8173 rep)

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@Rainbacon well shucks, thank you :)

@EmC Really I should be thanking you, but I think it's ok to let that cycle end

haha

just read the headline: "Giant Horror Plant That Causes 3rd Degree Burns Has Spread to Yet Another US State" wow, glad I'm moving now :o

1:20 PM

Eww, I have some really bad sunburn right now, I can empathise

:( I think I burnt the top of my head this weekend, that's always fun

@Rainbacon I wish we had enough sun over here to worry about sunburns ;)

@EmC Oh that's gonna itch so bad!

Hey @TheTinyMan are you just going to lurk or actually chime in? :P

@Tinkeringbell ahh, don't remind me :P

@Tinkeringbell I dunno! xD The sun is evil so I can only presume that this plant is as well. xD

@Tinkeringbell I went to the beach. Didn't put sunscreen on my feet, now walking is an adventure in pain

1:23 PM

@Rainbacon I know that feeling ahah, portuguese here

@Rainbacon Nice, beach!

@Tinkeringbell, the optimist :D

@Rainbacon haha me too, I'm shedding as we speak >.<

The beach was fun, walking to the train to go to work this morning wasn't

@Rainbacon :( Any chance you could cycle or something that doesn't hurt as bad?

@EmC I try ;)

1:26 PM

No, it's a bit far away for that

It's ok, the sunburn will go away in a few days

@Rainbacon That's the spirit!

I was outside yesterday for like an hour helping my girlfriend plant a tree, and the heat rendered me miserable. You people who sit out in it are nuts, if it's anywhere near as warm where you are as it is here! ;-)

I once read a Dutch book, it introduced the principle of 'omdenken' (reverse thinking?)... Basically, you don't think 'Ugh, my train is late again' but 'Oh nice, now I have time to go buy a chocolate bar' :P

34ºC in my city right now, it's great but bad: more headaches especially when I'm home

19C over here, and cloudy/windy. I hope we get some sun again soon :)

1:32 PM

The high here is 33C today, currently it's 27

@Tinkeringbell Ohhhh, yeah, that's why I need to move to the Netherlands. xD

@TheTinyMan Hahaha good luck on that, you'll need to find housing first. Apartment hunting is going horrible for me :/

It's been getting to 34C regularly where I am. It's terrible! :-P

@Tinkeringbell Oh, no, I'm sorry to hear that! D: It's okay, I can be a hobo at those temperatures! xD

@TheTinyMan We do get those temps more and more too ;) And rising sea levels because of it :P

@Tinkeringbell Hmm. You're not selling the place as well as you sometimes do. :-P How scary is the direct sea level impact there?

1:37 PM

That's what's left if there's only a 5m sea level rise

I'd basically be living in a town at sea then, or it'll flood too

5m is a lot...but, oh, damn! O . O

@TheTinyMan It does a nice job of getting rid of the "Randstad" though XD

I don't particularly like cities :P

But then again, we'll also lose all the land we so carefully created :( Lelystad is nice.

Haha, is that part of why you can't find housing, because you're not looking in cities? ;-)

@TheTinyMan I'm looking only in particular cities, but most of them are on the east of the country anyway ;) It also wouldn't make sense job-wise to go west

(and I hate wet feet)

Wet feet? :-P If the sea level rises that'll be the least of your problems there! ;-)

Soon, you'll find a place, and then it will be Snuggies all winter long!

1:45 PM

@TheTinyMan Welllll... I do hope it won't rise 5 meters in a single night XD

@TheTinyMan Hahaha yay! Snuggies and some rig so I can use my desktop from the lazy couch instead of having it on a desk :P

North Sea flood of 1953

The 1953 North Sea flood was a major flood caused by a heavy storm that occurred on the night of Saturday, 31 January 1953 and morning of Sunday, 1 February 1953. The floods struck the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland. A combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm over the North Sea caused a storm tide; the combination of wind, high tide, and low pressure led to a water level of more than 5.6 metres (18.4 ft) above mean sea level in some locations. The flood and waves overwhelmed sea defences and caused extensive flooding. The Netherlands, a country with 20% of its...

@Tinkeringbell That's way easier than it sounds to some people. xD

@SQB Wow, that is pretty terrifying... hey, @Tinkeringbell, please don't die! :o

@TheTinyMan Don't worry, we now have:

Delta Works

The Delta Works (Dutch: Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta from the sea. The works consist of dams, sluices, locks, dykes, levees, and storm surge barriers located in the provinces of South Holland and Zeeland. The aim of the dams, sluices, and storm surge barriers was to shorten the Dutch coastline, thus reducing the number of dikes that had to be raised. Along with the Zuiderzee Works, the Delta Works have been declared one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American...

They made a big fuss about having closed all the locks for the first time ever last winter, in a storm. Turned out 1 was closed just to see if it still worked, and another because it's paired with one that needed closing... So no need to worry yet :)

Why not just design it for him, but just a little bit off-spec. E.g., open up a text editor, pick a random font (say Comic Sans) and type: "You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD." -Leviticus 19:28 — dr jimbob 10 secs ago

#15658 dr jimbob (101 rep) | Q: Saying "No" to my brother's demand without causing an argument (score: 3) | posted 1 hours ago by Slapped Penguin (326 rep) | edited 52 minutes ago by Slapped Penguin (326 rep)

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@Tinkeringbell dutch hydroengineering is pretty darned cool ;)

1:54 PM

This is all really interesting reading. There are some really cool stories on the flood page! :o

@JourneymanGeek Yep :D It's also very cool to watch in action :) If it's storming, people go visit the Woudagemaal (oldest steam powered still working one, that's fired up in 'emergencies') and the closing of the Maeslantkering for example :P We're probably the only people that go play tourist on such days XD

Sea level rise in Northern Europe

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Scary sh!t.

@SQB How many meters is that? Only a tiny Limburg part is still above sea level?

That's 70m. in steps of 10m.

@TheTinyMan If you ever do visit the Netherlands, you could go to the 'Neeltje Jans'. It's a visitor center for part of the Delta Works, and pretty interesting. Or, if you'd like to see how people lived before we turned the ZuiderZee into the IJsselmeer, go visit the Zuiderzeemuseum at Enkhuizen. Just the drive across the Afsluitdijk is worth it ;)

1:58 PM

The first image shows a substantial part of The Netherlands flooded. However, that is the current sea level. That's what we'd have without any hydroengineering.

@SQB That's a lot!... Is there even a chance of 70 meters if all the polar ice would melt?

@SQB We'd survive 70, and go on a hydroengineering spending spree to reclaim our country :P

The problem is, we just don't know. There are two factors that are difficult to model. The first is thermal expansion of sea water. Water expands a little when it gets warmer. Only a little, but there's a lot of water.

@Tinkeringbell In the midwestern region of the US people play tourist with tornados

The other one is melting of land ice. Sea ice doesn't make much of a difference, but land ice (Greenland, Antarctica) is water trapped in solid form that is not currently part of the sea.

@SQB but I thought ice would have more volume than water

2:02 PM

@Tinkeringbell That sounds like fun to me! :-)

or is it at the lowest volume at 0°C?

@Cashbee Ice does, but most of the world's oceans are already water.

@SQB on the other hand, water takes up less volume than ice

@Cashbee bah! :P

Maybe this would be a nice question for Worldbuilding :) How rapid of a climate change and how much melting ice do I need to flood the Netherlands XD

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puts on his mad scientist lab coat and cackles wildly

2:04 PM

Only the North Pole has sea ice, and that's just a tiny sliver compared to the total amount of water.

@Tinkeringbell If you don't ask, I might do just that :)

@Mithrandir24601 Hmm... I'm smelling that one might reach HNQ :P I might just do some research tonight. If I haven't posted it by tomorrow, this time, go ahead :P

Of course, we do need to take into account things like how much money and effort can be spent on just improving our hydroengineering

;p

@Tinkeringbell do you want a hard science answer?

So I'd need to find out at least the current rate of that?

2:06 PM

worldbuilding should be named "world wrecking" ;)

@Mithrandir24601 I don't know yet, can I get a soft-science one too? Like 'Just have it rain for 40 days and nights'? :P

We should just build a big bubble and let it submerge! xD

@TheTinyMan Oh cool! We'd be a real life atlantis and we can charge tourists for visiting XD

@JourneymanGeek I've never really done anything over there :P Except look at a Santa question and managing to step on HDE's toes :P

As the author of the Santa question on Worldbuilding, I'd like to say that it wasn't really asked for fun; it was a serious question. I was inspired by the season to work on the basics of a short story; I seriously do need the relevant calculations done. So I wouldn't really be inclined to cite that as an example of a "fun" question. — HDE 226868 ♦ Dec 23 '17 at 0:00

@Tinkeringbell Sounds like a plan to me! Boom, I've solved The Netherlands' problems! ;-)

@Tinkeringbell i post vaguely trolly answers ;p

2:11 PM

@JourneymanGeek Meh, I wasn't raised like that XD

A: What is the least expensive way to annihilate humanity?

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Wait Eventually the sun will explode expand into a red giant, taking out most of the solar system with it. What remnants of humanity that have left the solar system would likely meet the same fate elsewhere, or gradually evolve into something we wouldn't identify as human. Eventually? Perhaps ...

"I wasn't raised like that" is probably why I'd never ask questions on IPS ;p

@JourneymanGeek Hahaha Okay, that one's sharp!

@JourneymanGeek Well, we do expect people to stick to the premise, and answer with something that's culturally relevant (or disclose that it's not)... So, you can go ahead and ask, just comment on everything 'Why do you think this will work in my culture' :P

well, a good troll answer is plausible

just unexpected

@Tinkeringbell more that I sort things out first lol

I'm currently trying to cut my dad out of my matchmaking process since he monumentally messed up contact with someone I'm actually interested in talking to ;p

@JourneymanGeek Is that even possible? :/ I got the impression you were pretty much stuck with him being the middleman?

which would likely be a great IPS question

naw. I want to get my aunt to do it

she's got experience

Its a bit like sometimes you go

"Dad, put down the wrench and let me handle that water pipe, you're too old for this shit"

at the same time, you can't say that

so...

"lemme take a look!"

@Tinkeringbell so far, of most of the folks he's picked out...

2:16 PM

@Tinkeringbell most of what I post there is quite sciencey and gets a few upvotes and a few 'ooh, interesting' comments. Except for the one where I was just like 'TV tropes!' and got over 40 upvotes :P

about half are unlikely to be interested cause they kinda want specific requirements like location...

one or two... erm...

@JourneymanGeek Then go ask! :P No use if you wait until after he's mad at you :P

@Tinkeringbell lol

Naw, I'll just... get things moving

And the current lady, did he pick her out? Or your aunt, or you? (I think you've already said this but I forgot)

oh god

It was an accident

2:18 PM

A happy accident? :D

story of some people's lives :p

My parents know this guy who runs a sort of place which they do religious rituals for hire....

@Mithrandir24601 I at least need to do some research on how worldbuilding is supposed to work ;)

we use them for when dad's in india and needs to do his parent's annual rites

their daughter is mildly cute, and supposedly available

but she's not ready and.... gave us a random ID...

And well

Mom was like "she's cute"

for 3 days... got her ID and "actually... wait.... she speaks 5 languages, and does crafts as a hobby...."

then dad's been trying (inadvertantly?) to sabotage the whole thing lol

Dad doesn't want you to go with the cute multilingual crafter? Or does he want it too much and sabotages without realising himself?

2:21 PM

I think as such, I've had...

@Imus dad's dad.

He's one of those folks used to having other people do everything for him

and was annoyed I asked him if he sent the email, and when he wasn't sure cause he couldn't find it... asked again a week later...

That's fine though

I'd rather light a candle than curse the dark

I don't think I'll ever understand the parents selecting date for you thing. I can see that it can work better than the randomly bump into your "perfect" match and hope you get to talk in our culture. Just saying I don't understand the alternatives XD

ooh

To be fair, I also don't fully understand the whole dating thing here... I kinda never went on a date with my soon to be wife ^^, Worked out perfectly anyway

tbh I really need to see if that would work as an IPS question ;)

... how did you meet then?

Went to university together

2:27 PM

So a bit of background...

I'm part of a very small, slightly discriminated against community.

in one computer lesson I was late so no more available computers. Randomly sat down next to her. Started talking. Gave her my mail adress and didn't really stop chatting after that ^^,

We're kinda all over the place - so there's few of our folks around

Its a mix of finding someone of the same caste and language...

That might make it rather hard to randomly bump into a significant other :o

Hope for you your parents find a good match :)

Some folks do marry outside the community - one of my cousins did, and tbh I like her husband more than i like her XD

yup!

Its a mix of random people off websites and... "I know someone who knows someone..."

@Imus I think there's about... 200 families of us in singapore - hence trying to find a future mrs geek in india

and ya, its likely to be someone who's a total stranger

and it can, potentially, go horribly wrong

That's not much different from the current "swipe right" match making here

2:31 PM

worse websites? ;p

At least your parents might know someone who know someone that could be a decent date :)

I personally want to do it through the aunt-ernet, but..

@Imus ... not really

Advice No One Asked For - Number One

I think we should employ Buckley to answer our "dear Abby"-questions.

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both their initial "we know these folks" suggestions didn't work ;)

@JourneymanGeek Sorry, had to run or miss the bus XD. But I've caught up, good luck on getting your aunt to help :)

2:33 PM

one's not ready. The other's family is super odd, and the uncle who's married in there basically warned my mom's off

also, mom seems to keep picking girls with dead dads...

Not ready or not ready yet?

@JourneymanGeek How many did she pick? ;) Maybe that's just a coincidence

@Tinkeringbell 3 so far... well one had a dead mom

@SQB That would be great! ahah

@Imus If she changes her mind and I'm still single, we can talk ;)

but I don't see the point of pushing the matter if she's gonna make up stuff to avoid it

@Tinkeringbell tbh, I hope it is XD

but she... keeps pointing it out

2:40 PM

@JourneymanGeek That would weird me out...

@Tinkeringbell Its wierding me out.

I mean, the first one, she had a soft spot for, cause we've known their family for years...

@JourneymanGeek Hahaha see! Western culture isn't that dissimilar after all XD

@Tinkeringbell hah, singapore's vaguely western.

And I joke we basically became what we hates the most.... the victorians ;)

For more context, maybe it would help if you specified: (a) what country you're in, (b) your age, (c) whether or not you and your brother live together. — Radu Murzea 1 min ago

#15658 Radu Murzea (101 rep) | Q: Saying "No" to my brother's demand without causing an argument (score: 8) | posted 2 hours ago by Slapped Penguin (351 rep) | edited 12 minutes ago by Slapped Penguin (351 rep)

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@JourneymanGeek Hahaha ah well, I do like Victorian era clothing :P

2:44 PM

oh, well, sarees have petticoats ;p

@JourneymanGeek If I had the figure to pull those off, I'd wear them every day :)

@Tinkeringbell heh, sarees?

@JourneymanGeek petticoats ;)

ahh ;p

Although if sarees are comfy, I won't dismiss them outright ;)

2:54 PM

I like the idea of that kind of clothing but they usually mean layer upon layer, and I generate too much heat for that. xD Makes LARPing awkward.

Gahhhh, I have a LARP in three weeks and I'm gonna fry.

tries to imagine @TheTinyMan in a saree

@Mithrandir Do you even know what I look like? xD

Or are you just imagining my icon, Tiny from Secret of Evermore, in a saree?

Your avatar.

sashays around with his saree

Q: How to react to a conversation where a friend is indirectly revealed as trans/fluid

3:19 PM

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I was in a conversation with a friend who revealed they identified as "trans/fluid". It wasn't said as a declaration, rather it was said in such a way as if I already knew about it. I hid my surprise moderately well and rolled with the conversation as if I did already know. I did this because I ...

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