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Post by OJFord » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC

DiabloD3 wrote: post #95

xhevahir wrote: post #92

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What's especially American about this remark isn't the experience of consuming alcohol in public. What is characteristically American, I think, is the assumption that we can pronounce a thing good or bad merely on the basis of its effect on the individual, with no regard for one's relationships with other people. Drinking in a pub is a social activity, and the alcohol is a lubricant for that activity. Yes, doing too…

Maybe it is that way for people in the UK, or maybe people of a certain age group. However, I am, as I said, an American, but also a Millennial. For many Millennials, drinking isn't a social activity, it is a form of quiet shame. We saw our parents and aunts and uncles and grandparents destroy their lives because of alcoholism, we lost friends and family because of being victims of drunk drivers, we saw people die of…

Post by hdgvhicv » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC

prmoustache wrote: post #146

crazygringo wrote: post #139

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International shipping is an entirely different subject. You can assume that .com is American unless otherwise indicated, and that you'll need to check shipping policies. Just like as an American, when I go to a .co.uk ecommerce site, I have to check whether they ship to the US.

> You can assume that .com is American unless otherwise Why?

Post by hdgvhicv » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC

largbae wrote: post #197

The Farmer's Dog pub is listed as fucked, maybe this site could get a shout-out on Clarkson's Farm. The difficulty of doing business in the UK is a common theme on his show.

Post by GJim » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC

lazyasciiart wrote: post #194

RIMR wrote: post #9

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Good luck. Americans won't even differentiate Washington State and Washington D.C. Even the AP guidelines say that "Washington" is ubiquitous shorthand for "Washington D.C." and recommends against shortening it to "D.C."

The most hilarious thing is that I learned recently that when they applied to be a state, the people from WA requested to be the state of Columbia. But a Kentucky rep said that would be too easily confused with the District of Columbia, and Congress changed it to Washington.

Post by GJim » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #150

prmoustache wrote: post #146

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> You can assume that .com is American unless otherwise Why?

Because the internet was invented in America so it's the only country where a country suffix was never used from the start of its popularity. I'm not saying this is good or bad or justified or not, just saying what the conventions are.