Isn’t Google Meet (previously Duo) kinda like FaceTime?

Isn’t asking for tap water at a restaurant generally frowned up in Germany? I heard the restaurants make a lot or most of their profit from drinks, including bottled water.

I recommend you stop that immediately. I lived in Shanghai for a few years and the problem isn’t microbial presence in the water, it’s the poorly maintained pipes that may leach metals into the water on its way to your home. Boiling of course does nothing to lessen this. The only option is to use bottled water or a really good filter system.

I certainly agree with the possible cause. The part I can’t figure out is the lack of logic in the actions. Why try to push into the people attempting to get off the elevator when one could just wait a few seconds and get on in a more efficient manner? It all seems to increase the time it takes.

I’ve been told that many generations grew up in conditions where they had to fight and struggle for everything. If they allowed someone else to go first or get something before them, then they would lose out. Only oneself and family, everyone else is one their own. I suppose this overrides the logic I mentioned that is missing in the scenarios. I don’t think they’re trying to be rude, they’ve just been taught since birth that if you want or need something (like getting on an elevator), then you do it however you can that ensures success. In the elevator example, if you do wait for people to get off, others might not and could fill up the elevator before you get on, thus leaving you to wait for possibly several more minutes.

Interesting, I assumed it would be both. Well for memes there’s /c/grimdank@lemmy.world.

I’ll have to check that out.

Same for me. It was particularly vexing seeing a child pee into a plant outside an open shopping mall in the center of Shanghai. The restrooms are free, why not just take your kid inside??? The other thing that got me was people refusing to let you off the subway first before they make a mad dash looking for seats. The same happens on the elevators, but there aren’t seats so that one is even more confusing.

There’s !warhammer40k@lemmy.world

There’s !manga@lemmy.ml and https://kbin.social/m/manga

Thanks for reminding me about this! I need to continue where I left off with The UWS Alcubierre. Do you have any favorites on there?

I’m not sure if this is considered “early internet”, but it was StumbleUpon. There was always something interesting. You could browse interests and see other users who liked them. I looked at the Farscape category and a few people had added it. I sent a message to one of them who had a few other similar interests and we became pretty good internet friends. Turns out she was a Brazilian girl. We had nearly daily chats on MSN messenger for a couple years. Every once in a while I remember her and hope she’s doing okay. I still find it crazy that I was able to connect with another Farscape fan all the way down in Brazil in the early 2000s.