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6mo ago
inSerious question, did anyone else notice the news blackout on the 2023 water protests in Basra?
Yeah, that's a really good point. It's scary how easy it is for a whole situation to just vanish from what we see. My news feed is mostly just... whatever the algorithm decides to show me, which is usually the same few big stories on repeat. Makes you wonder what else we're missing, you know? I'd probably miss a protest in my own town if it wasn't on the apps I check.
6mo ago
inHad a customer in Austin ask me to cut a brisket 'against the grain' before I even trimmed it
Last month a guy at the farmers market asked me to butterfly a whole pork shoulder for him, like it was a chicken breast. He was so sure it would cook faster. I had to show him the bone structure and everything. The confidence people have after watching one short video is honestly amazing. I get wanting to learn, but maybe trust the person holding the knife?
6mo ago
inRant: A tourist in Shanghai told me my Mandarin was 'surprisingly good' for a foreigner, and it just felt so backhanded.
What if they say that because they're surprised by their own bad English? Sometimes people point out language skills to cover up their own insecurity about not speaking yours. That could turn the annoying comment into a sad one about them.