▲ 155 ▼ TIL that in Sparta, after the wedding, brides would have their hair cut short and be dressed in men's clothing so that they would appear less threatening to their groom during the wedding night. (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 2 years ago by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The fact that folks vote you down without engaging speaks volumes. The npc angry meme comes to mind. From an outside perspective the US definitely ticks those boxes. Maybe someone can explain what doesnt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Nobody wants to feed the troll, simple. But eh. Highly militaristic Check Isn't that strong Eh, just beating every other contestant with either tech, experience or both. Treats it's people and outsider poorly MMMMM, okay, for EU standards yeah, but for global ones? They're mid. Obvious problems with governance . . . nnnnnyeaah... Air of superiority Yeah. Except not really. Ya all are dropping it more and more as time goes. Never appearing weak It's justified tho. So overall, yeah, 3,5/6. 0,5 for treating people part. Defo not sparta...i mean, if they vote Trump and I'll have to update this but eh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Nobody wants to feed the troll, simple. But eh. Highly militaristic Check Isn't that strong Eh, just beating every other contestant with either tech, experience or both. Treats it's people and outsider poorly MMMMM, okay, for EU standards yeah, but for global ones? They're mid. Obvious problems with governance . . . nnnnnyeaah... Air of superiority Yeah. Except not really. Ya all are dropping it more and more as time goes. Never appearing weak It's justified tho. So overall, yeah, 3,5/6. 0,5 for treating people part. Defo not sparta...i mean, if they vote Trump and I'll have to update this but eh. permalink fedilink source parent