I am on History SE, where two of the most frequent topics are the Holocaust (and related issues) and the (American) Civil War (and I'm not referring to the battles.) I am thinking of asking a question on this site about how to introduce/present such topics. Would they be too sensitive for a site...

I am shy, introverted, and have social anxiety, so chatting with people I don't know is usually very uncomfortable. I've gotten better at it, but it's still a struggle. On a few occasions it's been pointed out to me how awkward I am being. When I hear that, I just want to shrivel up and disappear...

We're 50 days old! It's kind of surprising, at least to me; I didn't know we'd get so far. We've seen both good content and bad content, as anyone who's checked out meta knows. We're trying to keep quality high. We've certainly seen plenty of highly-upvoted posts, but it's easy for really good po...

I am renting a room in a large, shared accommodation with multiple people from different ages, ethnic backgrounds, and nationalities. I was informed by the housing manager that there had been a complaint against me by a fellow female tenant for discussing maid cafes and suggesting the complainan...

When I'm at social gatherings/parties, people would enquire about my job and because I'm an app developer, they think I earn substantially more than I do. (oh, the joy!) and would follow up asking about my job with something along the lines of "So, how much do you earn then?" What would be a val...

Often I'd like to tell people to feel free to drop by, for instance for a birthday, without wanting them to feel obliged to do so. Especially my mother interprets any hint that she and my father might drop by, as an explicit invitation and often feels obliged to come, even if she already had som...

8 years ago a close friend of mine aged 30 at the time met an 18 year old girl who later became his sister. This is India, remember, and it happens here. They were emotionally very attached with each other for nearly 5 years, just like real siblings, although communication was mainly by text mess...

I just noticed that I earned a new badge on the Meta side of my account (not sure if that's the right way to articulate the difference). I visited my Meta profile to learn more: "Congratulations, you've earned the Teacher badge." When I clicked the black badge in that announcement, the little dr...

Let's name the suspected stealing friend, Mark. I have been told from my other friends that Mark has been known to be around when things go missing, with a couple situations where he was straight up known to have taken things. I trust my other friends almost without a doubt. I left a few thin...

Well, I'm moving from the US to the UK for my husband's job. And I'm from Oklahoma/Texas/Georgia. So, I'm from the part of the country that is loud, direct, and open about everything. Thus, I am worried about whether I'll be offending people a lot. What are some key points to keep me out of t...

For specificity let's say an acquaintance you don't know very well is dealing with a health problem (not terminal or debilitating) that they are undergoing treatment for and that you won't see them for a while. Should you wish them luck with their treatment or ignore it? The pro of addressing th...

My large, international employer supports employees volunteering in our local communities, even allowing us to spend a certain amount of work time on such projects. My local office of about a dozen people was recently talking about doing something as a group, and somebody offered to organize a p...

I recently had a conversation like this: Coworker: I just wanted to let you know that I'm probably going be out early next week. My father is on death's door. Me: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Coworker: Actually, it's a good thing. He's been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease for year...