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Waldelfe

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  • What do country names (ones you are affiliated with or know of) mean in their own language?

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  • Germany: Deutschland. "Deutsch" comes from the word "people, tribe". The oldest roots go back to the 8th century and the kingdom of Charlemagne, where "deodisk" ("the language of the common people") was used to distinguish the Old German from "walhisk" (the medieval latin that the ruling class spoke).

  • TIL about Alexandra David-Neel, first european woman to enter Lhasa

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  • The picture shows her with her adoptive son, Lama Aphur Yongden, disguised as beggar monks.

  • What's your creative solution to solve the loneliness epidemic?

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  • Just force everybody to interact. Obligatory meetings for the whole village/city district/city block (depending on size of population) every saturday morning with local news, coffee and cake and maybe games or time for chatting.

  • What kinds of toxic masculinity have you encountered?

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  • Use your expensive/show-off devices everywhere, even if it's extremely unpractical: drive the car/take the horse to go to a place next door. Have the most expensive, top-notch devices to do the easiest and most mundane tasks.

  • What kinds of toxic masculinity have you encountered?

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  • That reminds me of a former job I had. I had a male coworker who refused to make coffee. It was a small company with only 10 employees and we had this really cheap machine where you just put coffee in the upper part and then let the water run through. Don't know what it's called. Anyway, that coffee machine had ONE (1!) button: on/off. He'd always try to make me or the only other woman in the office make the coffee because "You women know better how to do those things. I never make coffee". The best part: he was one of the engineers in charge of repairing the power tools that the company sells!

    So, what happened if we refused or weren't there? There just wasn't any coffee! Those guys would rather not have their coffee than make it themselves!

  • What's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?

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  • A lot of brands have special barista oat milk, usually with pea protein I think or rapeseed oil to make the froth stable. Here in Germany they are often labeled "Barista oat milk".

  • What's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?

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  • I have one always in my pocket, too, but I'd argue it's not "unexpectedly useful".

  • Are you learning another language? How far along are you?

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  • I'm learning a bit Dutch. We're quite close to the dutch border and have been going there for vacation and shopping for a while now and would like to be able to at least order food/ask for the toilet etc.

  • Have you ever had to give up on a dream career?

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  • I feel you. I worked in logistics in an office position for a long time. I'm very organized, so I liked it and was good at it. But wages have always been low and with the current cost of living you can hardly make ends meet with those logistics job. Managed to switch to IT, mostly project management, and thought I finally found something that I'm good at and that's promising a decent wage. My contract for the last project is about to expire and jobs in IT are few and hard to get.

    It's really disheartening, you think you do everything right and fight your way into an in-demand field just to have the rug pulled from under you.

  • What was your favorite experience as a tourist?

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  • My husband and I went to Noord Holland in the Netherlands last year. We had a room in a private house. The owner was this nice old couple. They helped us rent bikes at a local bike shop and we just went everywhere on bike. Every day an hour or two just following the coastline, nothing but the sea, the shore and the sails of the boats in the distance.

    We also went to a hat museum. It was a private museum - basically an old woman who'se been collecting and making hats her entire life. A whole room full of hats from all over the world and she could tell you all about them, how they are made, the cultural signifance etc. Her husband made us tea while we sat there and listened.

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  • I love my husband and he makes me happy every single day. Every day we flirt with each other. He keeps making the same stupid jokes and over the top pick-up lines that he did 7 1/2 years ago on our first date and they still make me laugh every day.

  • Have your parents ever said something so unhinged that you’re just left standing there like🧍‍♂️?

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  • Nope. I've been no contact for years, but when I still had contact, she just kept moving the goalpost. When I had good grades in school: They don't mean anything, only the grades for Abitur (A-Levels) count. When I had good grades in Abitur: It means nothing, noone will ever ask for your Abitur grades again. Only the university degree counts. When I had my bachelors: Bachelor is worthless, only the master is a REAL degree. When I had my master degree: The master degree is worthless.... And that's the point where I cut contact with her.

  • Have your parents ever said something so unhinged that you’re just left standing there like🧍‍♂️?

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  • Well, according to her, university degrees are all worthless nowadays and "a masters is at a level a high school degree used to be at". She also told me my As were worthless because "everybody gets an A nowadays just for showing up to class".

  • Have your parents ever said something so unhinged that you’re just left standing there like🧍‍♂️?

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  • While writing my master thesis my professor suddenly left the university. Noone ever really knew why and there was no official statement other than a short sentence on the website that Prof. XYZ has left the department. My master thesis was on hold while I had to find a new professor. My mother, who has always accused me of being lazy and lying, insisted that it was all a lie. When I pointed out the news on the university website, she said: "I don't know how you hacked the website and got it to display your lies, but I'm not falling for your deceit." I am not a computer science major, I studied linguistics.

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  • I'd argue that the drop in conference and other professional visitors could be even steeper. There are still enough people who'll privately take the risk or aren't informed or think "I'll be Ok if I comply with the laws". Companies or universities however have HR departments and people in charge of travelling and compliance. They would risk a lot more money and possibly secrets if the devices are searched and employees are detained. I think they'll be even more careful and restrict trips to the US. I could imagine a lot of conferences offering online participation and many opting for that rather than risking it.

    And if enough international speakers can't get in even more conferences will opt for moving the entire conference to a different country.

  • Who was your celebrity crush when you were young?

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  • Adrian Paul in The Highlander TV Series.

  • Texas man sues Whataburger for nearly $1 million after burger had onions on it

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  • It doesn't say that he's anaphylactic though, just that he sought out medical treatment. I mean he could have been, but as far as I know anaphylaxis from onions is rather rare. Medical treatment could mean that he had diarrhea and got medication for that.

    That being said, I wouldn't step into a burger place with an onion allergy. Especially since the onion allergene can be airborne. I have a soy allergy and you won't see me in an Asian restaurant.

  • Woman is ashamed for veins on her legs

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  • Just keep telling her she's awesome. Don't focus on the legs, just tell her all the things you love about her. And if she directly asks you about them, don't make it a big deal. Just say "I don't care, you're beautiful." For me the best thing my husband did was to counter the constant onslaught of beauty standards over media by telling me every day what he loves about me and how cool he thinks I am.

  • You're being sold as an action figure. What 2 accessories do you come with?

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  • A pocket knife and a houseplant in a pot.