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volvoxvsmarla

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  • What was the best Christmas you've ever had?

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  • Thanks for sharing! That is adorable. Did you ever tell your parents the truth?

  • Why do you personally hate Christmas?

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  • I want to chime in on 2., because I have a similar problem and there's some ways I've found to work around that. Maybe there's something you might like out of that. Because for God's sake, I don't need another scarf that I am not going to wear, my daughter doesn't need another plastic toy, and we really don't buy stuff at zalando and my family keeps gifting this to my spouse who owns like 3 t shirts and a sweater and likes it that way.

    My favorite: Ask for donations in your name. Find a charity you can really get behind. My husband likes a buddhist foundation of a demised teacher, I like OVD Info. If the person who is gifting doesn't like the idea, maybe point out that it is tax deductible.

    Ask for specific vouchers. If your folks are running out of ideas and are about to gift you an amazon voucher, try to think of something that you might use in your everyday life. Maybe it even is amazon; then set the same amount of money aside to get you something you really want or need and spend that money on everyday stuff. At least in Germany, there are services like Task Rabbit, where you can book a handyman to fix your window, install your heater, etc. This might be worth a voucher.

    Ask for a voucher of time together. That's usually a stupid one (especially when you're autistic) because usually you can just spend time with people you like without a voucher. But sometimes it keeps them from getting you more junk.

    Even worse for autistic people, but also worth a try - as kids we were encouraged (at school) to make voucher books for our parents with things like "1x taking out the trash", "1x vacuum cleaning" etc. I personally don't think these things should need a voucher, but maybe you can think of your own version. (Like, I shouldn't need a voucher to get one hour of gaming or for my spouse to compromise on what's for dinner, but maybe you're in a stressful home and this works for you.)

    Obviously, self made presents or hand me downs. "Do you have something in your home that isn't of any use to you but you feel like I could still like it? I would love to have something that used to be yours and makes me think of you, while I also can give it a new, beloved home!" And everyone can glue a card sized collage.

    Ask for things that you will consume. Cookies, good bread, pens, soap, whatever. So it doesn't accumulate.

  • So apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?

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  • Hm interesting, I've seen 🫠 used for what you describe. Here people only use 🙃 when they really want to send a simple smile emoji for some reason.

    What's the blushing smiley?

  • So apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?

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  • Oh I should totally start reusing these! Thanks =D

  • So apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?

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  • Germany

  • So apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?

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  • I agree so much and I love it. I love texting. I love adjusting my language and tone to fit the social setting I am in. Or break it on purpose. And it's so incredible that just by texting a person you've just recently made contact with you can find out soo much about their social setting, life, their circles and beliefs and attitudes. The closer I get to people the more memes and stickers I use to communicate. And usually by their choice of memes and stickers tell me a lot about them too.

    Language is amazeballs. I sincerely hope that when my daughter grows up she will be able to switch to the most insane gibberish that will sound like random ass code to me when talking to her friends. And hopefully switch back to be understandable when talking with me.

  • So apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?

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  • Where I live Hahaha is kind of sarcastic and rude, ahahaha is like a cool and sincere lol.

  • So apparently full stops in texts are 'passive agressive' now. What other unwritten rules for texting have changed over the last couple of decades?

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  • 🙂 is only sent by psychopaths who are already planning out your murder

    If absolutely necessary use 🙃 or 🤗 instead

  • Can anyone confirm accuracy?

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  • Now imagine you're the guy whose job it is to come up with these recipes

  • Can anyone confirm accuracy?

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  • This could be edible if it weren't for the random unholy addition of mayonnaise

  • Can anyone confirm accuracy?

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  • That's a mettigel. Used to be popular in Germany. Many people still like mettbrötchen, which is basically what you describe. Should definitely be fresh though, but they usually are.

  • What's a time you stuck to your principles despite it being inconvenient to you?

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  • That's genuinely a great way to live your life. I have some reevaluation do now. Thanks for the homework.

  • What popular belief do you disagree with?

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  • That dogs are "good boys" or your friend.

  • Sea Level

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  • I did mean the distance between earth and moon, thanks for correcting!

  • Sea Level

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  • Honestly, whenever I think about this, I get my tinfoil hat moment. Life being created by statistical probability and chance, well ok. Life being created and people with conscientiousness rising up at exactly the time this one planet has this perfect orbital distance - give me that tinfoil.

  • what I think of the apps

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  • Who ask for delivery from a store that's 10 minutes walking?

    Me when I am way too sick to cook let alone move

  • How did I get here?

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  • My guess is you let the days go by and let the water hold you down

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  • Well you gotta do what you gotta do

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  • Am an academic, can confirm