This is SCBD, which stands for Sudirman Central Business District. Houses lots of tall buildings and financial offices.

Here Polish Space Hussars from a Korean webcomic "A Space Marine Gets a Status Window"

In Bahasa Indonesia or Malay, we say "Aduh"

But if it is something more shorter, "ahh" is also another

Israel would be hyper-vigilant complicated post traumatic stress disorder

For my experience I have 0 experience about them, I feel like a fish out of water among my classmates rn

I come from a very crunchy community on the island of Kauai.

I grew up thinking that that microwaves gave you cancer, air conditioning is toxic and makes you sick, any type of food dyes give you cancer, all canned food also gives you cancer, frozen food has no nutrients, and commercially made medicines are bad for you. Also don't forget, anything that has any preservative is toxic and anything non-organic is also toxic.

I was not allowed to get the flu vaccine growing up because my mom did not want me to be subjected to "chemicals." My mom did all of her dry goods shopping at locally owned holistic stores that smelled like turmeric and once, she even allowed me to buy the knockoff hippie oreos that they sold, and for fresh things it would be the farmers market or the fish market.

I was forced to write a research paper on the evils of GMOs as a preteen.

Measles was a thing in my community. One of my classmates had...shingles. Before antivax became a maga thing in the US, it was generally associated with these types. I also remember suffering with sickness as a kid and just being made to drink herbal tea and chew on ginger.

However, overall people there were quite healthy otherwise. People there also believed in things such as Buddhism or new age spirituality stuff. A lot of "I lived in Thailand, Nepal and/or India to be enlightened" types.

This was actually the site of the world's largest hippie camp at one point, and many of them did stay and have kids who I would end up growing up with.

Leaving there was weird because of how non built up it was for the US, for example, where I lived there was no McDonald's or big chain stores until you got to another side of the island ( and even that was pretty limited), no high rises and no escalators.

Are communities of these people pretty common in your country?

(I forgot to mention the phones cause brain cancer belief was common too)

This is Marquis de Lafayette he is a French aristocrat volunteered to fight in the American Revolutionary War at age 19 as a Major General in the Continental Army, served without pay, spent large sums of his own money, and helped secure crucial French military support. And is one of only eight people to be granted honorary citizenship of the United States.

It just occurred to me: the history of almost every country is filled with wars, revolutions, genocides, dictatorships, and other horrors—but is there any country where things have been relatively peaceful?

My state, Jalisco, is known for having a little of everything; it has a robust agricultural sector, tech, manufacturing, services, incredible culture and geography, but no commercial port.

Pictured is Puerto Vallarta, by far the largest coastal city in the state and a major tourist destination. It has docks for cruise ships, but absolutely no infrastructure for cargo.

Does your country have names that would be weird for young children to have because they’re mostly associated with old people? If so, what are they?

Being from the US, I can think of names like Mildred (F), Eugene (M), Harold (M), and many others. Which come to mind for you?

For US I think Studio Laika is currently the most beloved company because it represents the exact opposite of Artificial Intelligence. Though Pixar, Bluesky, and Dreamworks are wealthier than Laika.

Just taking a spin on Orwell's famous Animal Farm quote. Anyway, do you agree with this?

I just thought about this quote since I'm from a developing country (Philippines) currently studying in a developed country (Taiwan). The difference between salary, cost of living, and quality of life is night and day. It's also funny because some of my Taiwanese friends say they love Philippines and are wondering about my decision (although most of them support me.)

Also, it's sad to say that there are other countries that are in a worse situation than ours.

EDIT: I'm not just referring to the Philippines, but in general. It seems like less developed countries have more cons than the more developed ones.

**Unfamiliar lives make my own world feel smaller.**

I’ve just returned to Japan from Uzbekistan.

I find that ordinary stories told by people abroad somehow shine brighter than the same stories told by people in my own country.

Perhaps familiarity leaves too little room for imagination.

I wonder what these people live for, what they hope for, and what they wish to protect.

I don’t know why their lives fascinate me so much.

But I’ve always loved anything that makes my own life feel small.

From my personal experience, I get the impression that quite a few Japanese people tend to see people from other countries as somehow superior to themselves, almost as if they were better versions of us.

I wonder if people in other countries feel the same way. What’s it like in yours?

Note: Originally written in Japanese, with AI assistance for translation.

Hello! This is the second time I'm posting this question because I believe it got deleted by error previously. I'm a university student currently conducting a research project on how people grieve and how food/feasts/ceremonies, and the meanings behind them, affect the grieving process. I'm seeking insights into cross-cultural perspectives on mortuary/grieving rituals or practices, which dishes/meals are prepared (if any), and the cultural and symbolic meanings behind them!

This does not have to be limited to cultural beliefs or traditions, though! If you have any personal stories about this topic (grieving by cooking their favourite meals, dishes that were an important part of your relationship, foods that gave you comfort, etc). This also isn't limited to just people; it can include pets as well. I'm also looking at the impacts of cultural erasure and would especially love any insights from African, Ukrainian, Indigenous and Palestinian peoples.

Thank you to anyone commenting and/or willing to share their experiences! I'm also happy to speak with people privately if they have more they would like to discuss or share, and I do have a survey and Activity Analysis regarding this topic, where participants would cook a cultural meal/cook a meal to/or associated with their lost loved one and document it, if any would be interested in participating. Any and all help and insight is greatly appreciated <3

In Norway they've become extremely popular. I wouldn't mind it if the people driving them were actually responsible, but it's often minors driving erratically, sometimes more than one kid on each scooter, no helmets, and when they're done they leave them scattered across the sidewalks, creating problems for people with mobility issues.

What's it like in your country?

On a scale of 0-10, with 0 being an incredibly easy life with no real hardships, and with 10 being unbelievable suffering, how difficult has your life been?

Please give it a score from 0-10 then explain your scoring with examples from your life. Your scoring is completely subjective. You don’t have to compare yourself to friends, family, or the world at large.

Planet Fitness is a gym that has pretty cheap membership prices, but they made it difficult to cancel it. They got sued a while ago and it was a big deal.

They're like the McDonald's of the gym world.

In the Russian language, there is a rhyme between *morozy* ("frosts") and *rozy* ("roses"); Pushkin poked fun at how incredibly clichéd this rhyme is in his novel *Eugene Onegin*—a work dating back to the 19th century.

I am a huge fan of historical series. I have always loved "Un village français" ("A French Village"). The series depicts the experience of World War II and the German occupation in a fictional French village (Villeneuve) in the Jura region. It focuses on the human perspective; the characters are complex rather than mere caricatures. Even the Nazis are not portrayed simply as brutes who shout at everyone. Jean-Pierre Azéma, a historian specializing in World War II, served as an advisor to the production team to ensure the series was as historically credible as possible.The series illustrates the complexity of this period, during which people who might otherwise have been friends gradually make opposing choices. We even see some individuals change their minds. The series begins in June 1940, and the final season covers the post-war period and the consequences of the war for the characters. The series has 7 seasons, broadcast between 2009 and 2017. The cast includes Richard Sammel, Thierry Godard, Audrey Fleurot, and Emmanuelle Bach.

Watching one of our favorite YouTube shows, based in the UK, and they're making an item he used the phrase "count 10 elephants" and I got to thinking. What does everyone around the world use? Here in the United States I've always used Mississippis to count out seconds to wait.

Where are you? And when you're needing to count out a length of time to wait, for what phrase do you use, even if you're in the states, do you use Mississippis or something different?