raef @ raef @lemmy.world

Mildly reclusive American living in Europe.

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Mexico didn't own it before any more than the US owns it now. I don't like the nationalistic intentions, but I can rationalize it to myself that Mexico is also part of [North] America

Is there Google maps in China? If there is, I'd be surprised if it didn't say that. That is claiming ownership. Countries can't own a gulf beyond the domestic waters convention. But, I don't know, that's a good question because a regular Chinese person would just be confused. It wouldn't effect any policy change

I'm positive that exact thing happened. I'm sure those were not the common names throughout history. At some point, people named things from their perspective iegardless of what others, including those living adjacent to the thing called it. I'll give you the nationalistic part; that's the stupid part, but it's not uncommon to have a name from a different perspective

It's stupid, but it's not that extreme. Countries have different names for things. For example, Germany calls the Baltic Sea "Ostsee" (lit. east sea) and Lake Constance 'Bodensee" (lit. bottom sea) but those things are only at the bottom and east for Germany.

No, it's not "spin" like a top or top be dizzy. There's a bunch of meanings, and some are similar to those two, but none fit for dizzy.

"Head is spinning" is a metaphor. Literally tanslating metaphors doesn't usually work, which is why this thread is interesting

Just making sure I was seeing a pun there

All true of American protests. In Atlanta they've even been labeling protesters as domestic terrorists. That comes with huge consequences and they still go out there.

So did you. You picked one. I picked one.

You felt that Americans can learn something from European protesters, but I don't know what you're saying the big difference is. The BLM protesters faced violence and extreme retribution, but were still out there continuously, living, sleeping... why are the Europeans better?

Why don't you tell us how the BLM protestors are pussies compared to the French. You say you want people to learn

Are you referring to the "plane" accident

What are you seeing in EU protests that BLM didn't have?

Had internet long, long before GBA came out

I've cooked and baked all my life. I know all about the baker's ratio. I still measure the salt in my palm. I will never weigh pasta. I don't imagine a world where that's that important to me.

I think 1% is a bit low, tbh

Science sure, but cooking, just leave people alone. Success is evident in results and people can achieve good results with cups and spoons. It's not a science. There's going to be more variation in whole ingredients like eggs, temperatures, etc, than a couple of grams here and there

Some misinformation somewhere. I get H&S for a cheap body wash because of zinc and other stuff good for skin. Anyway, the bottles are labeled for German and French, so definitely intended for the EU. Guess what the second ingredient is.

It was about a decade ago that Germany had a big problem. They blamed Spain. A bunch of Spanish produce sat in giant piles and rotted. The actual culprit was German spinach

"New".

You just appropriated the name of a country in Europe

Just want to clarify that healthcare is not free; there are insurance companies and coverage is paid for.

The difference is they are more regulated and everyone must have insurance coverage

Windows 95 is called that because it came out in 1995