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[Timsup2nothin]

Happiness can be both causes.


Ask any doctor who is knowledgeable about hypothyroidism. They will tell you that depression is part of that disease, as it affects brain chemistry. The patient can take medication and try to live as positive a life as possible, but there's always that part that can't be willfully controlled.

Depression is not the opposite of happiness.

 

[azzaman333]

Can people from other cities tell me about your subway systems? How many lines are there? How many are closed every other weekend for "signal work"? How many of those lines then end up having signal problems like once a week or more?

I'm pretty sure that's most of them that have a bit of complexity and distance to them.

 

[Cutlass]

Can people from other cities tell me about your subway systems? How many lines are there? How many are closed every other weekend for "signal work"? How many of those lines then end up having signal problems like once a week or more?

I'm American. What is this 'subway' that you speak of?

 

[choxorn]

It's a type of sandwich, Cutlass, everyone knows that.

 

[Arakhor]

It's a type of sandwich, Cutlass, everyone knows that.

Booo! Obvious reference is obvious!

 

[Joecoolyo]

In a number of ways I do fit the Asian stereotypes - introverted, plays piano well, does well in school, and so on - but I am fine with that. I'm less fine with people assuming I'm a stereotype, assuming my achievements are lesser, just because I happen to fulfill some of the criteria, but I'm trying to be more confident with myself in that regard and trying to not let that get to my head.

If it makes you feel any better, from where I come from the Asian stereotype was basically that of a jock. Big mouth, obnoxious, played sports, etc. etc.

Of course, there were only a couple kids who were like that, and they happened to be friends with all the other jocks, who were of all stripes and colors.

Stereotypes suck, but they don't mean anything. If you conform to them, great, if you don't, great. Don't let it get to you.

And yeah, I know that feel where you're anxious or down and ever slight feels awful. I've been feeling like that a lot too even though this is probably the most active my life has ever been.

If you find that the stereotype thing gets to your head, or if someone reminds you of it, just remind them that as a fellow American we're all fat and love McDonalds so it doesn't mean anything in the long run.

 

[Lohrenswald]

Would you prefer being skinny, white and autistic? I'll swap for a couple of days if you like.

Autistic or Asperger's syndrom?

 

[Arakhor]

I was originally classified as having Asperger's Syndrome, but the DSM seems to have decided that that diagnosis is now bunk and has removed it. However, since I've now spent 20 years with said diagnosis, I feel absolutely zero inclination to agree with those poor benighted fools who operate the DSM.

 

[cybrxkhan]

I may have mentioned once or twice that I hover around the 120 lb mark and, trust me, I look it.

I'm ~135-138 lbs at 6'1", but at my worse I was a little less than 95 lbs. For many years I was ~115 lbs. Not fun.

If it makes you feel any better, from where I come from the Asian stereotype was basically that of a jock. Big mouth, obnoxious, played sports, etc. etc.

Now that is really unusual. Like really unusual. Like my-mind-is-blown unusual. Unless if your area had a lot of 3rd/4th/5th/6th generation Asians, that's the only way I could imagine that happening.

I would not say that stereotypes don't mean anything - they certainly affect the way people behave towards others - but I get what you mean. Thanks for your words of encouragement.

If you find that the stereotype thing gets to your head, or if someone reminds you of it, just remind them that as a fellow American we're all fat and love McDonalds so it doesn't mean anything in the long run.

I'm vegetarian and haven't eaten at McDonalds for years. .__.

I use the imperial/'Murican system instead of the metric one though, so take that you Yuropians.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Noooo. We lost against France. Oh well, that was to be expected; the strongest team. Still, there were several moments.

Seems like we'll duke it out with Italy for the bronze medals!

 

[choxorn]

I was originally classified as having Asperger's Syndrome, but the DSM seems to have decided that that diagnosis is now bunk and has removed it. However, since I've now spent 20 years with said diagnosis, I feel absolutely zero inclination to agree with those poor benighted fools who operate the DSM.

Same here, though I thought they'd just decided Asperger's was a sub-type of Autism rather than nonexistent.

 

[Joecoolyo]

Now that is really unusual. Like really unusual. Like my-mind-is-blown unusual. Unless if your area had a lot of 3rd/4th/5th/6th generation Asians, that's the only way I could imagine that happening.

I would not say that stereotypes don't mean anything - they certainly affect the way people behave towards others - but I get what you mean. Thanks for your words of encouragement.

Don't know what generation they were, but yeah, they were just a bunch of American kids with different last names.

I think they don't mean anything! If you deny its power to define, it can no longer do so! Or I hope at least.

I don't want people to think of me as one way just because I tell them I'm white, Jewish, Russian, or from Illinois. And I try not to do the same to other people. I've found when I've assumed someone's background, I'm almost always wrong. Therefore, it's better to go into every situation assuming nothing and learning everything

I'm vegetarian and haven't eaten at McDonalds for years. .__.

I use the imperial/'Murican system instead of the metric one though, so take that you Yuropians.

Bah! It courses through your veins as a red blooded American. You bleed special sauce!

 

[Arakhor]

Same here, though I thought they'd just decided Asperger's was a sub-type of Autism rather than nonexistent.

I believe it's now rolled into an umbrella category "autistic spectrum disorders", which might be more helpful to the general populace, but is (I feel) roughly akin to telling people who aren't cis/het that they're all now part of the new "Gender and Sexual Minorities" umbrella category.

 

[bhavv]

Aspergers / Autism and other such things only occur so much in the western world because parents don't beat the stupid out of their kids anymore.

This post may or may not be serious.

 

[The_J]

Can people from other cities tell me about your subway systems? How many lines are there? How many are closed every other weekend for "signal work"? How many of those lines then end up having signal problems like once a week or more?

None in my town, but the one in Amsterdam is relatively big and seems to work always when I'm there, so .

I believe it's now rolled into an umbrella category "autistic spectrum disorders", which might be more helpful to the general populace, but is (I feel) roughly akin to telling people who aren't cis/het that they're all now part of the new "Gender and Sexual Minorities" umbrella category.

People already said before that Asperger's is a mild form of autism, so that they could easier grasp it.
Now it's one big category with different levels of severity. Easier, IMHO.

 

[Arakhor]

Easier for professionals, maybe, but much less precise when describing specific people.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

I'm American. What is this 'subway' that you speak of?

I thought your biggest city and your capital have quite significant subway systems.

None in my town, but the one in Amsterdam is relatively big and seems to work always when I'm there, so .

So, smaller city and yet has a better subway. Great. Not for us though.

 

[choxorn]

Aspergers / Autism and other such things only occur so much in the western world because parents don't beat the stupid out of their kids anymore.

This post may or may not be serious.

Personally, I blame all these vaccines with their poisonous mercury and other mysterious chemicals. Autism rose at the same time as vaccines and correlation must mean causation, amirite?

 

[JohannaK]

The subway system in Barcelona is lovely. Most of the city is within 10 minutes walk from a stop.

 

[Takhisis]

I'm American. What is this 'subway' that you speak of?

What civilised people call ‘the tube’, obviously.