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BrigadierSensible posted:I have been on the opposite side of this. As in I am an ESL teacher, and I know some teachers who will make a Chinese kid called "Li Cheng" go by "William" in class, because it's easier for the teacher to pronounce. Counterpoint: my mom taught ESL for many years and had a student get hauled in by the cops because they thought he was swearing at them. His name was Phuc Yu, and he called my mom for help. I believe he later changed his first name to Phil.
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AITA for expecting an apology from my SIL after she failed to warn me about my wife's affair?quote:I (M30) am close with my brother (M28) and his wife (F28). My wife (F30) and my SIL have been very good friends since they first met. They regularly meet up without me and my brother. I love the fact they are friends. We also meet up all together and we all get on well. Cowslips Warren fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Sep 23, 2023 |
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My father-in-law was born in Sweden to Polish refugees before they came to the US, and "Andrzej" (pronounced "Ahn-zhey") became "Andy" at Catholic school because nuns gonna nun. I asked him once if he wished he'd been able to go by his birth name more instead of the English version but he said he didn't really care, but that it was kind of nice to have a sort of a "family name" that only his mom and dad called him.
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Skutter posted:I wanted a new comforter for our bed, and suggested to my husband that we should get something like dinosaurs or spaceships whatever. We ended up getting this space-themed duvet cover set and it's awesome. I do not need a new duvet. I do not need a new duvet. I do not need a new duvet. I do not need a new duvet.
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# ? Sep 23, 2023 02:44 |
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The only thing the mom did wrong was merely telling the racist mom to gently caress off, and not taking the opportunity to tell her to eat poo poo and gently caress off. Racists do not deserve decorum.
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Once more, she didn't do anything wrong, but it may have been a bad idea. Racists are idiot morons. Idiot morons react way out of proportion to minor antagonism.
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A great number of them are also cowards who don't retaliate when faced with actual pushback, though. Bigots: A land of contrasts, all of whom should be stomped in the face.
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Oh hey, I wonder what's happening on reddit on this fine Friday evenin- AITA for not wanting my roommate to pee in our shared cups quote:I (22) brought a set of drinking tumblers to my shared apartment with my long time friend (22). We pretty much share everything in the kitchen bc I have lived alone before and have all the necessities, but we each have our own cups outside of the set.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:A great number of them are also cowards who don't retaliate when faced with actual pushback, though. Bigots: A land of contrasts, all of whom should be stomped in the face. But I hasten to add, that might not be a good idea. Many bigots do not like to be stomped in the face.
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Dear Prudence killin' it Help! My Long-Distance Lover Says I Can’t Visit Unless I Fix My Body Odor. quote:Dear Prudence, Prudence posted:Dear Stinky Lover,
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Total Meatlove posted:Nah the less you give racists social niceties the more they stop being racist scum, tell them to gently caress off forever.
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quote:My boyfriend and I are at an impasse. I own my own place and he was trying to get back on his feet after the divorce. He has two small kids. My place is small and not child-friendly. He pays no rent and half of the other bills but thinks it is completely OK for me to give up my home office for a bedroom for his kids. And pay for all the new furniture. And help with other expenses like private tutoring and sports activities. quote:Some posters are calling the LW a homewrecker. Sometimes the home you wreck is your own!
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trickybiscuits posted:Comment: Why is OP with this guy?
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# ? Sep 23, 2023 04:54 |
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I mean she says when he looks at her, she feels special. She needs to get a cat and always have treats in her back pocket, or a laser light, because it will be cheaper.
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Pope Hilarius II posted:Then again, English speaking cultures do it, too* Mark Anthony is Puerto Rican though
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AITA for not picking up my daughter from a sleepover?quote:My 13 year old daughter Vivian has always been a horrible sleeper. From a very young age she has never wanted to sleep in her own bed, she would come into my husband and I’s room and make some excuse as to why she wanted to sleep with us. Perhaps it was our fault we formed this habit by giving in to her, but anyways. For this reason we avoided letting her have sleepovers at other people’s houses for a long time. However this girl in her class was having a birthday party which involved a sleepover. added spacing
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Ugh, it's been over a decade, and I'm still doing things for this kid! When is she gonna leave me alone?!!
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Pirate Radar posted:Mark Anthony is Puerto Rican though 🎶Suavementeeeeee🎶
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AITA for giving my late husband's estate to a stranger instead of our kids?quote:I (F55) had been married to my husband (M60) for 20 years before he died. It was cancer.
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Everyone expects me to take care of my sick kid but what about if I'm sick of the kid??
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Captain Hygiene posted:Ugh, it's been over a decade, and I'm still doing things for this kid! When is she gonna leave me alone?!! “But I told her not to sleep on her back so she doesn’t choke on her own vomit until I pick her up after I get a good night’s rest; I obviously care for her!”
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Dimestore Merlin posted:Counterpoint: my mom taught ESL for many years and had a student get hauled in by the cops because they thought he was swearing at them. His name was Phuc Yu, and he called my mom for help. I believe he later changed his first name to Phil. But Phuc is pronounced Foo (Source: Used to date a fine Vietnamese dude by that name)
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Troublemaker posted:But Phuc is pronounced Foo So did he Phuc Yu? I swear this one was posted here but can't find it and there's an update! AITA for telling my dad that he's the reason my girlfriend's dad doesn't like me quote:My (19M) girlfriend (19F) have known each other since we were toddlers. Her dad (55M) came to this country in the 90s to work and made many good friends, which my dad (55M) was one of them. In the latter half of the decade, he returned to China to marry my girlfriend's mom and brought her back to my country. It's a very inspiring story. Gee dad my gf's dad doesn't like you hearing about how I rail her grow up! UPDATE: quote:It's been a week and I have good news and bad news. Ohhhh! When you were talking about me railing her it was because you were fantasizing railing her! Got it!
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I think it was posted before, but the update is new so reposting it for the refresher should be okay. Good on them, and idiot dad has no one but himself to blame.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:I think it was posted before, but the update is new so reposting it for the refresher should be okay. Yah I'm usually good about finding the original to quote and link back, but this time both google and the SA search failed me.
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Captain Hygiene posted:I know, right? Coincidentally, another bizarre one that felt off in similar (but weirder) way: Yeah someone unfamiliar with her googles her they are going to get the images of her as a 14 year old (playing a pre-teen) or her current photos as a 64 year old woman. Either way weird for some weirdo to be telling you that you look just like her.
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Baronjutter posted:I've never in my life heard about this forced renaming of children thing. Is this a US thing or something? It seems... extremely weird? I grew up in a small town in Canada but we had numerous kids in our grade with repeat names, 2 of the most popular names at the time. Our grade 3 teacher decided to change some kids names (2 Lisa's so one became Liza, for example). She did it because she felt it made her life easier. The names stuck. This teacher literally changed these kids names. Even now a few of them still go by their changed name, and we're in our 40s.
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AITA for refusing to cater a vegan option at my own surprise party?quote:So, a bit of background: I (28F) have been a proud carnivore my whole life. Everyone close to me knows it. Well, last week was my birthday and my friends decided to throw me a surprise party. Super sweet, right?
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SulfurMonoxideCute posted:I grew up in a small town in Canada but we had numerous kids in our grade with repeat names, 2 of the most popular names at the time. Our grade 3 teacher decided to change some kids names (2 Lisa's so one became Liza, for example). She did it because she felt it made her life easier. The names stuck. This teacher literally changed these kids names. Even now a few of them still go by their changed name, and we're in our 40s. A friend of mine was one of 3 "Jennifer"s in her elementary school class. So to make it easier, the teacher called one of them Jennifer, one of them Jenny, and my friend became Jen. A name she uses to this day as a grown arse woman with grey hair.
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Mx. posted:AITA for refusing to cater a vegan option at my own surprise party? Let's pretend this isn't bait. OP and her girlfriend could have probably found some sort of middle ground between 100% vegan and 0% vegan. Maybe keep one of the vegan options as an option and the rest of it can be real barbecue.
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Hughlander posted:
quote:I was left alone at the table with her parents and I was tomato red. I mustarded up an apology....
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'Mustered'. Autocorrect or didn't know that particular word, I'm guessing.
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Reposts are fine if there’s an update. I prefer the entire thing be posted from start to finish in that case so nobody has to go looking for the original. So thank you Hughlander.
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BrigadierSensible posted:A friend of mine was one of 3 "Jennifer"s in her elementary school class. So to make it easier, the teacher called one of them Jennifer, one of them Jenny, and my friend became Jen. A name she uses to this day as a grown arse woman with grey hair. There were 4 in my grade at first, so the teacher chose to call everyone "Jennifer [last intial]. There were two with S, so one of course became Jenny, but she stopped using it after school and joined the Jen club. Then later on as the town grew, two more Jennifer's showed up, and they also ended up always being referred to with their last initial. It kind of had the same vibe as a lot of celebrity names where if you only refer to them by their first name, it feels really weird.
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Jennifour
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My schools all did the Name.Initial thing, too. I'm quite frankly surprised I never had to myself- my name is a common as dirt biblical four-letter name and I live in Texas, but nope, always the only one in the class.
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That's alright Paul
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There's also Adam, Abel, John, Luke, Noah I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting off the top of my head.
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Frankie
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Jennifour Jen Z
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