Another way of looking at it is bottle openers look remarkably similar to beetle genitalia.

I think the bettles were here first.

I’m absolutely convinced!!!

I have several hypotheses:

• the same force that stops them decaying also stops their hair from ever getting mussed up, falling out, or growing longer

• only we can’t see their reflection, they themselves can see it

• vampires are essentially a representation of a parasitical upper class and as such they look like idealised wealthy aristocrats

I don’t tip because I live in a country that doesn’t tip and I’m very against it ever taking root here.

Those things about controlling the service, and choosing who “deserves” what, are anathema to me.

The person is doing a job however they and their employer see fit. If they want to run a business like Basil Fawlty that’s on them.

My input into what they get paid is to vote for strong labour laws, min wage rises, and workers’ rights. If a tipping culture emerged it would most likely weaken those things and make wages more capricious and less fair. We must resist it.

If I were to ask for salt for chips in a cafe or something, no problem. But in a proper restaurant, that would be the same as what @ScrollinMyDayAway@lemm.ee describes: it would mark me as some kind of philistine that can’t appreciate the chef.

I’m fascinated by this stuff too! We share a language and consume a lot of your pop culture but there are still so many little things that are different.

Eg “tuna noodle casserole” sounded super gross to me because of the language difference. Here, casserole = a thin, liquid stew with chunks of meat in it, cooked in a ceramic pot, and noodles = only Asian noodles (ramen, udon, etc). But it turns out it’s more like what we call a “pasta bake”, a totally normal dish.

Pretty sure kbin has this feature.

I think this must be a language barrier thing because cafes serve a lot more than that here.

A picture’s worth a thousand words, so here is a random article with pictures of some cafes,

and here is an article with pictures of restaurants in the same town.

Obviously there’s a bit of crossover.

I guess that’s not surprising, based on the people I used to know in hospitality. One person who was a chef changed field and retrained after one too many hostile workplaces.

That charity sounds good.

New Zealand. Another cultural difference I know about is we also don’t really have filter coffee, except in really old-fashioned working class cafeterias.

The espresso culture in this part of the world is so well established that Starbucks struggled when it expanded into Australia and New Zealand and instead of proliferating, shrank to just a few stores that cater to overseas tourists.

the tradition and experience

Even though this happened over 20 years ago, I will never forget the experience I once had of a waiter grinding all the pepper into my lap instead. It was an upmarket restaurant, but I think perhaps he was on something.

Really? Where I live salt on the table or lying around is something in cafes, not restaurants.

This. Last time New Zealand carried out this exercise there were only 3 who didn’t.

My pleasure. I really relate about your dog memory scar! I have one from my deceased cat and love it for the same reason.

It’s just… always been my main browser.

Yikes that’s terrible!

Someone described it to be like the sea

That sounds like the famous GSnow comment, also known as “Grief comes in waves”. I find that incredibly helpful and comforting. Here’s a non reddit link in case you or @Flyinx@beehaw.org want to read it.

Wow turns out Londongirl7 really was speaking the truth in that thread.

And they may sleep better because they are healthier. It’s most likely part of a cascade of effects.

Things like food insecurity affect cortisol levels in young children, for example. Poverty takes a physical toll.

All my fun facts are 100% real! Footage of short tailed bat walking around on the ground.

Wikipedia entry on Bat Fly .

Department of Conservation bat blog about the flies, with pictures.

Hmm this bat is so cute I might go post it on an ecology community now. :-)

Thanks for this article, it’s very cool!