Random Rants LXVI: NO, **YOUR** THREAD TITLES SUCK!!
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I never imagined I would get to the point where I would be bitter enough to cheer at the world descending into chaos.
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Why do people do this??
I see a person walking towards me who I know, let's say named X. I say hi.
Me: "Hi X!"
X: "Hey warpus! How's it going?"
Why.. why the hell would you ask me that? Just say hi like I did, and let's move on. There is no time to be asking each other questions, we are just walking past each other. This always turns into:
Me: "I'm good thanks, and you?"
At this stage we have already passed each other. Why ask me stupid questions? Sure, if we were just standing around and had time to chat, yeah ask me how I am, ask me about my shoes, ask me how I slept, ask me about my life, ask me about my problems, ask me about what kind of cats I like and dislike. Ask me anything. But there is no time for stupid F'n questions while we're passing each other in the hallway.
X (awkwardly) : ".. .. Aaamaazzing"
Why was it awkward? Because we were passing each other in a hallway. We both know neither of us was going to stop. Why did you think there was time for a question and answer period? There wasn't. Now you're trying to awkwardly answer my question as we're now walking away from each other and are already pretty far away.
I get that in North America "How's it going?" is a standard greeting. But it's also a question. I have to answer it. Or ignore you.
Don't ask me stupid questions you morons. Just say "hi!" and move your butt along. If you ACTUALLY care how I'm doing ask me when we're both standing, not walking in OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
I see a person walking towards me who I know, let's say named X. I say hi.
Me: "Hi X!"
X: "Hey warpus! How's it going?"
Why.. why the hell would you ask me that? Just say hi like I did, and let's move on. There is no time to be asking each other questions, we are just walking past each other. This always turns into:
Me: "I'm good thanks, and you?"
At this stage we have already passed each other. Why ask me stupid questions? Sure, if we were just standing around and had time to chat, yeah ask me how I am, ask me about my shoes, ask me how I slept, ask me about my life, ask me about my problems, ask me about what kind of cats I like and dislike. Ask me anything. But there is no time for stupid F'n questions while we're passing each other in the hallway.
X (awkwardly) : ".. .. Aaamaazzing"
Why was it awkward? Because we were passing each other in a hallway. We both know neither of us was going to stop. Why did you think there was time for a question and answer period? There wasn't. Now you're trying to awkwardly answer my question as we're now walking away from each other and are already pretty far away.
I get that in North America "How's it going?" is a standard greeting. But it's also a question. I have to answer it. Or ignore you.
Don't ask me stupid questions you morons. Just say "hi!" and move your butt along. If you ACTUALLY care how I'm doing ask me when we're both standing, not walking in OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
warpus
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I mean, if someone asks me "How are you doing?" I am going to tell them at least "good" and then I will ask them how they are doing. If I don't ask them, that's not polite.
I don't get what people don't understand about that. If we're quickly walking through a hall way there is NO TIME for these questions back and forth between us. Let's just say our hellos and move the F on. This isn't a diplomatic meeting between heads of state, we don't have to exchange handshakes or ask each other questions. All we want to accomplish here is to exchange hellos, so let's do that and leave the stupid questions out of it. If we were just standing around talking, sure, yeah, then ask me all the questions you want. I am not going anywhere. But if I'm walking in the exact opposite direction as you...
I swear some people just don't understand how to think
I don't get what people don't understand about that. If we're quickly walking through a hall way there is NO TIME for these questions back and forth between us. Let's just say our hellos and move the F on. This isn't a diplomatic meeting between heads of state, we don't have to exchange handshakes or ask each other questions. All we want to accomplish here is to exchange hellos, so let's do that and leave the stupid questions out of it. If we were just standing around talking, sure, yeah, then ask me all the questions you want. I am not going anywhere. But if I'm walking in the exact opposite direction as you...
I swear some people just don't understand how to think
warpus
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Yeah but these are my coworkers, we have to keep a diplomatic working relationship.
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And don't ever tell them you do not have an assistant.
I do not live in the U.S. of A.
And the Argentine does not have public libraries? Does no one there learn anything from Civilization?
You might not believe it, but countries outside the US tend to have books in their own language.And the Argentine does not have public libraries? Does no one there learn anything from Civilization?
You might not believe it, but popular books tend to be translated into multiple languages.
Reading Why Nations Fail in Mexico
Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson
With all this discussion of Slim, monopolies and well, let’s face it, extractive institutions in the air in Mexico, you might have conjectured that Why Nations Fail was selling like hot cakes. Not quite hotcakes but the Spanish Translation has actually done quite well in a number of places. It was even the 5th best selling book in Colombia last year after the autobiography of President Álvaro Uribe and the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy (…well you couldn’t really have expected us to outsell them!).
Not in Mexico. In fact the leading bookseller in Mexico, Sanborns, does not stock it (James checked recently at the branch in the Centro Histórico next to Porfirio Díaz’s wonderful Palacio de Bellas Artes – they didn’t have it and hadn’t heard of it).
Frustrating.
But then someone suggested a simple explanation: Sanborns is owned by Carlos Slim.
https://www.amazon.com/Armas-gérmenes-acero-Germs-Steel/dp/607313925X
Not sure how complete these are, but it looks like you can download them in .pdf
http://norayr.am/collections/books/Why-Nations-Fail-Daron-Acemoglu.pdf
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/class_homepages/geog_4732_fa07/GunsGerms&Steel.PDF
https://www.scribd.com/doc/11977303...-the-Americas-Before-ColumbusbyCharles-C-Mann
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You mean to tell me Argentina doesn't speak American?
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I found propane tanks stored on the apartment terrace when I went out for a smoke. Thought it was a sick joke; when the police came, it turned out it was placed by the construction company hired by the landlord. They were placed in such a manner which was quite dangerous, especially considering the terrace is frequented by smokers.
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Propane tanks? Outside, in the sun?
Yes. Harry Potter and the like. The rest don't get in. Remember that it's barely a year since the defeat of the wannabe-revolutionaries. :/
Argentina is of in Amerika, Franceball? You not of knowing?
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