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[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 63 points 4 months ago (5 children) Large parts of the world use 24h time regularly. Only Americans, as far as I know, really struggle with 24h time, roundabouts, and bidets as concepts. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 months ago (3 children) American here. I use 24h time, vastly favor roundabouts over traffic lights, and I would rather poop at home with my bidet attachment than get paid to poop at work. I'm not exactly your average American, but there are probably millions of us. The world mostly hears the loud dipshits because they are loud and their thoughts are dipshit enough that people who hear them feel the need to tell somebody about what a stupid dipshit take they heard from some loud dipshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I'm also an American. Those are examples from personal experience. When I was growing up the dipshit town where my family lived was thinking about installing a roundabout instead of the series of 4 lights in front of the Walmart. The level of genuine panic it caused was insane. Huge groups at city council meetings with signs worried about car insurance rates going up because of "all the accidents it will cause!" Needless to say, it didn't happen. Meanwhile, roundabouts work just fine for the rest of Earth and I've only ever seen one accident in one, due to construction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Why on earth would anyone be afraid of roundabouts? Like they aren't even more complicated than traffic lights to understand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago Fear of change and hate of "The Other." Town full of the most hate-filled Boomers I've ever seen. permalink fedilink source parent [+] criscodisco@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) Roundabouts should decrease premiums, as they essentially eliminate Tbone collisions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago Won't somebody think of insurance companies!? permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago This is poetic permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) did someone mention dipshittery? i have a card in case you need me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) In Europe, all our roundabouts have bidets installed. This is to repel all the dipshits. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* hey we're getting better at roundabouts no really they are installing them at a frightening pace and if you're under 60 you've figured them out, especially the toilet roundabouts what flush you out. over that... well... i'm not going to talk about my MIL i'm trying to wind down not get angry permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago There are countries in Europe that don’t use bidets. Not even a handheld bidet shower. In those countries they don’t even wash their ass or cooch the old school way unless they are from a migrant family. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* (3 children) My wife is from Colombia and not used to the 24 hour system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Technically she’s still American. Just South American. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) i just got in an argument with all of lemmy not half an hour ago in my head and earlier than that in reality that no one else gets to claim american because i don't know. i was on your side on this argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Maybe because of the caveat “technically” giving readers easy distinction between geographic American and the American nation? Or maybe just the bad luck of hitting the hivemind wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Does she refer to it as “hora militar” though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago No. She just says "in French" for the 24 hour system, and "in Spanish" for the 12 hour system, since that's where she noticed the difference in our context. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago Either using both or mostly issuing 24h is a thing in the Eastern hemisphere, so Europe, Africa, and Asia. It's not universally applied, but there's lots of places that use it on things like telling you when a TV show will be on, for example. Par example permalink fedilink source parent [–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago Bidets are slowly growing in popularity in the USA. But only for home installation, I haven't seen them in public restrooms yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 months ago (3 children) American here. I use 24h time, vastly favor roundabouts over traffic lights, and I would rather poop at home with my bidet attachment than get paid to poop at work. I'm not exactly your average American, but there are probably millions of us. The world mostly hears the loud dipshits because they are loud and their thoughts are dipshit enough that people who hear them feel the need to tell somebody about what a stupid dipshit take they heard from some loud dipshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I'm also an American. Those are examples from personal experience. When I was growing up the dipshit town where my family lived was thinking about installing a roundabout instead of the series of 4 lights in front of the Walmart. The level of genuine panic it caused was insane. Huge groups at city council meetings with signs worried about car insurance rates going up because of "all the accidents it will cause!" Needless to say, it didn't happen. Meanwhile, roundabouts work just fine for the rest of Earth and I've only ever seen one accident in one, due to construction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Why on earth would anyone be afraid of roundabouts? Like they aren't even more complicated than traffic lights to understand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago Fear of change and hate of "The Other." Town full of the most hate-filled Boomers I've ever seen. permalink fedilink source parent [+] criscodisco@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) Roundabouts should decrease premiums, as they essentially eliminate Tbone collisions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago Won't somebody think of insurance companies!? permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago This is poetic permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) did someone mention dipshittery? i have a card in case you need me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) In Europe, all our roundabouts have bidets installed. This is to repel all the dipshits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I'm also an American. Those are examples from personal experience. When I was growing up the dipshit town where my family lived was thinking about installing a roundabout instead of the series of 4 lights in front of the Walmart. The level of genuine panic it caused was insane. Huge groups at city council meetings with signs worried about car insurance rates going up because of "all the accidents it will cause!" Needless to say, it didn't happen. Meanwhile, roundabouts work just fine for the rest of Earth and I've only ever seen one accident in one, due to construction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Why on earth would anyone be afraid of roundabouts? Like they aren't even more complicated than traffic lights to understand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago Fear of change and hate of "The Other." Town full of the most hate-filled Boomers I've ever seen. permalink fedilink source parent [+] criscodisco@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) Roundabouts should decrease premiums, as they essentially eliminate Tbone collisions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago Won't somebody think of insurance companies!? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Why on earth would anyone be afraid of roundabouts? Like they aren't even more complicated than traffic lights to understand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago Fear of change and hate of "The Other." Town full of the most hate-filled Boomers I've ever seen. permalink fedilink source parent [+] criscodisco@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago Fear of change and hate of "The Other." Town full of the most hate-filled Boomers I've ever seen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) Roundabouts should decrease premiums, as they essentially eliminate Tbone collisions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago Won't somebody think of insurance companies!? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago Won't somebody think of insurance companies!? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) did someone mention dipshittery? i have a card in case you need me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) In Europe, all our roundabouts have bidets installed. This is to repel all the dipshits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) In Europe, all our roundabouts have bidets installed. This is to repel all the dipshits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* hey we're getting better at roundabouts no really they are installing them at a frightening pace and if you're under 60 you've figured them out, especially the toilet roundabouts what flush you out. over that... well... i'm not going to talk about my MIL i'm trying to wind down not get angry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago There are countries in Europe that don’t use bidets. Not even a handheld bidet shower. In those countries they don’t even wash their ass or cooch the old school way unless they are from a migrant family. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* (3 children) My wife is from Colombia and not used to the 24 hour system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Technically she’s still American. Just South American. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) i just got in an argument with all of lemmy not half an hour ago in my head and earlier than that in reality that no one else gets to claim american because i don't know. i was on your side on this argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Maybe because of the caveat “technically” giving readers easy distinction between geographic American and the American nation? Or maybe just the bad luck of hitting the hivemind wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Does she refer to it as “hora militar” though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago No. She just says "in French" for the 24 hour system, and "in Spanish" for the 12 hour system, since that's where she noticed the difference in our context. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago Either using both or mostly issuing 24h is a thing in the Eastern hemisphere, so Europe, Africa, and Asia. It's not universally applied, but there's lots of places that use it on things like telling you when a TV show will be on, for example. Par example permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Technically she’s still American. Just South American. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) i just got in an argument with all of lemmy not half an hour ago in my head and earlier than that in reality that no one else gets to claim american because i don't know. i was on your side on this argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Maybe because of the caveat “technically” giving readers easy distinction between geographic American and the American nation? Or maybe just the bad luck of hitting the hivemind wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) i just got in an argument with all of lemmy not half an hour ago in my head and earlier than that in reality that no one else gets to claim american because i don't know. i was on your side on this argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Maybe because of the caveat “technically” giving readers easy distinction between geographic American and the American nation? Or maybe just the bad luck of hitting the hivemind wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Maybe because of the caveat “technically” giving readers easy distinction between geographic American and the American nation? Or maybe just the bad luck of hitting the hivemind wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Does she refer to it as “hora militar” though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago No. She just says "in French" for the 24 hour system, and "in Spanish" for the 12 hour system, since that's where she noticed the difference in our context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago No. She just says "in French" for the 24 hour system, and "in Spanish" for the 12 hour system, since that's where she noticed the difference in our context. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 point 4 months ago Either using both or mostly issuing 24h is a thing in the Eastern hemisphere, so Europe, Africa, and Asia. It's not universally applied, but there's lots of places that use it on things like telling you when a TV show will be on, for example. Par example permalink fedilink source parent
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago Bidets are slowly growing in popularity in the USA. But only for home installation, I haven't seen them in public restrooms yet. permalink fedilink source parent