Living With Lefties
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Well, gracious me. At first I blew this thread off because of the title, but now that I've caught up, -- now that I've caught up what? I don't know what to say, except that if Aqua is right, D.C. is not the only place full of crazies.
My own community is behaviorally and probably culturally conservative, though not exclusively, I guess. I don't really know. Somebody opened a restaurant specializing in alligator meat that lasted about 12 minutes. I do know there's been progress since I moved here. When I'd been here a couple of weeks, a village down the road held a town meeting about its proximity to D.C. and the citizens' concern about fending off "glowing green" refugees after the Bomb went off.
Y'know, as if there'd be survivors and as if there'd be drivable roads for them to navigate on their way to safety. And cars.
So things are looking up.
Although maybe not. A couple of years ago there was a scare, you may recall, that the world was going to end on Saturday. Somebody told me later about being in the grocery store the previous Wednesday, and that the store was busier than usual because of people stocking up on groceries for when, y'know, the world ended.
But I can't comment with any precision on the mores and habits of the populace here, mostly. Early on I formed the habit of thinking of them as the Clone because there seems to be a fervent investment in all of them being exactly alike. You chat with one, it's like you've chatted with all of them. WTF is there to say?
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
We don't get any of that crap out here.
Don't doubt it. DC's full of absolute crazies.
You chaps should really take a look at Canadian style federalism.
You chaps should really take a look at Canadian style federalism
You just want to see the nonplussed reaction when the chaps discover that what we have up here is actually a confederacy.
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@Catseye3 Why not get out and meet the neighbors? Bound to be some folks you'd like to socialize a bit with...
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The difference between Texas and the Bay Area is stark. Even noticed by my wife, who has no cultural dog in the fight. People here like each other and want to be nice and friendly. Just a different base level of what constitutes normal. Normal is smiling and saying hi and random acts of helpfulness. Normal in the Bay Area, that place of homogeneous leftism, is cold distant standoffishness. Which admittedly is not too far from my own personal style, but even I want to be surrounded by warmth and smiles, even if I have to try extra hard to participate.
Education is extremely important.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
Aren't most places normal? I live in the "liberal heartland", but people are just getting along, and getting on with life.
The problem with people who spend a lot of time writing on the internet, is they start to think it's real.The absolute hell you say.
Where we live, they do Halloween. Where we moved from, they banned it.
Where we live, I speak to Douglas a few mornings a week about his time overseas. We buy coffee at the same time, and that's the only reason I know him. Where I used to work, I'd watch the goin's on in the local Starbucks as I drank my morning coffee because I put off going to work. People used the drive-through and online ordering almost exclusively. Not a single person ever said anything to anyone. But there were green banners aplenty about Building One Community and Designated Safe Spaces.
Where we live, teens hang out at jungle gyms and when the little ones try to use it, they actually help them on the damn swings. Where we moved from, unchaperoned teens were constantly harassed by police when neighbors called the police on them. We saw that shit all the time.
Where we live, they sometimes ask me if I played basketball because of my height. (I did but sucked at it.) Where I used to work, I was told by HR that my height was a microaggression and it was incumbent upon me not to intimidate others by standing.
I suppose you could argue that all those things are about the same. But you know what, to me they absolutely fucking are not. I've fucking had it with liberal communities and their horseshit. I much prefer conservative communities, despite theirs.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
Aren't most places normal? I live in the "liberal heartland", but people are just getting along, and getting on with life.
The problem with people who spend a lot of time writing on the internet, is they start to think it's real.The absolute hell you say.
Where we live, they do Halloween. Where we moved from, they banned it.
Where we live, I speak to Douglas a few mornings a week about his time overseas. We buy coffee at the same time, and that's the only reason I know him. Where I used to work, I'd watch the goin's on in the local Starbucks as I drank my morning coffee because I put off going to work. People used the drive-through and online ordering almost exclusively. Not a single person ever said anything to anyone. But there were green banners aplenty about Building One Community and Designated Safe Spaces.
Where we live, teens hang out at jungle gyms and when the little ones try to use it, they actually help them on the damn swings. Where we moved from, unchaperoned teens were constantly harassed by police when neighbors called the police on them. We saw that shit all the time.
Where we live, they sometimes ask me if I played basketball because of my height. (I did but sucked at it.) Where I used to work, I was told by HR that my height was a microaggression and it was incumbent upon me not to intimidate others by standing.
I suppose you could argue that all those things are about the same. But you know what, to me they absolutely fucking are not. I've fucking had it with liberal communities and their horseshit. I much prefer conservative communities, despite theirs.
Taking a bit of a side road...
The South has long enjoyed its eccentrics. Seems like any whistle-stop has at least one.
You could be a celebrity!
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
Aren't most places normal? I live in the "liberal heartland", but people are just getting along, and getting on with life.
The problem with people who spend a lot of time writing on the internet, is they start to think it's real.The absolute hell you say.
Where we live, they do Halloween. Where we moved from, they banned it.
Where we live, I speak to Douglas a few mornings a week about his time overseas. We buy coffee at the same time, and that's the only reason I know him. Where I used to work, I'd watch the goin's on in the local Starbucks as I drank my morning coffee because I put off going to work. People used the drive-through and online ordering almost exclusively. Not a single person ever said anything to anyone. But there were green banners aplenty about Building One Community and Designated Safe Spaces.
Where we live, teens hang out at jungle gyms and when the little ones try to use it, they actually help them on the damn swings. Where we moved from, unchaperoned teens were constantly harassed by police when neighbors called the police on them. We saw that shit all the time.
Where we live, they sometimes ask me if I played basketball because of my height. (I did but sucked at it.) Where I used to work, I was told by HR that my height was a microaggression and it was incumbent upon me not to intimidate others by standing.
I suppose you could argue that all those things are about the same. But you know what, to me they absolutely fucking are not. I've fucking had it with liberal communities and their horseshit. I much prefer conservative communities, despite theirs.
Taking a bit of a side road...
The South has long enjoyed its eccentrics. Seems like any whistle-stop has at least one.
You could be a celebrity!
@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
Aren't most places normal? I live in the "liberal heartland", but people are just getting along, and getting on with life.
The problem with people who spend a lot of time writing on the internet, is they start to think it's real.The absolute hell you say.
Where we live, they do Halloween. Where we moved from, they banned it.
Where we live, I speak to Douglas a few mornings a week about his time overseas. We buy coffee at the same time, and that's the only reason I know him. Where I used to work, I'd watch the goin's on in the local Starbucks as I drank my morning coffee because I put off going to work. People used the drive-through and online ordering almost exclusively. Not a single person ever said anything to anyone. But there were green banners aplenty about Building One Community and Designated Safe Spaces.
Where we live, teens hang out at jungle gyms and when the little ones try to use it, they actually help them on the damn swings. Where we moved from, unchaperoned teens were constantly harassed by police when neighbors called the police on them. We saw that shit all the time.
Where we live, they sometimes ask me if I played basketball because of my height. (I did but sucked at it.) Where I used to work, I was told by HR that my height was a microaggression and it was incumbent upon me not to intimidate others by standing.
I suppose you could argue that all those things are about the same. But you know what, to me they absolutely fucking are not. I've fucking had it with liberal communities and their horseshit. I much prefer conservative communities, despite theirs.
Taking a bit of a side road...
The South has long enjoyed its eccentrics. Seems like any whistle-stop has at least one.
You could be a celebrity!
Well, I'm technically south of the Mason-Dixon. Which, yeah I know, everyone north is a damn yankee.
Anyways, I'm well on my way to being the town weirdo where I am. If I upscale to a larger venue I may consider a move.
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@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
Aren't most places normal? I live in the "liberal heartland", but people are just getting along, and getting on with life.
The problem with people who spend a lot of time writing on the internet, is they start to think it's real.The absolute hell you say.
Where we live, they do Halloween. Where we moved from, they banned it.
Where we live, I speak to Douglas a few mornings a week about his time overseas. We buy coffee at the same time, and that's the only reason I know him. Where I used to work, I'd watch the goin's on in the local Starbucks as I drank my morning coffee because I put off going to work. People used the drive-through and online ordering almost exclusively. Not a single person ever said anything to anyone. But there were green banners aplenty about Building One Community and Designated Safe Spaces.
Where we live, teens hang out at jungle gyms and when the little ones try to use it, they actually help them on the damn swings. Where we moved from, unchaperoned teens were constantly harassed by police when neighbors called the police on them. We saw that shit all the time.
Where we live, they sometimes ask me if I played basketball because of my height. (I did but sucked at it.) Where I used to work, I was told by HR that my height was a microaggression and it was incumbent upon me not to intimidate others by standing.
I suppose you could argue that all those things are about the same. But you know what, to me they absolutely fucking are not. I've fucking had it with liberal communities and their horseshit. I much prefer conservative communities, despite theirs.
Taking a bit of a side road...
The South has long enjoyed its eccentrics. Seems like any whistle-stop has at least one.
You could be a celebrity!
Well, I'm technically south of the Mason-Dixon. Which, yeah I know, everyone north is a damn yankee.
Anyways, I'm well on my way to being the town weirdo where I am. If I upscale to a larger venue I may consider a move.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
Aren't most places normal? I live in the "liberal heartland", but people are just getting along, and getting on with life.
The problem with people who spend a lot of time writing on the internet, is they start to think it's real.The absolute hell you say.
Where we live, they do Halloween. Where we moved from, they banned it.
Where we live, I speak to Douglas a few mornings a week about his time overseas. We buy coffee at the same time, and that's the only reason I know him. Where I used to work, I'd watch the goin's on in the local Starbucks as I drank my morning coffee because I put off going to work. People used the drive-through and online ordering almost exclusively. Not a single person ever said anything to anyone. But there were green banners aplenty about Building One Community and Designated Safe Spaces.
Where we live, teens hang out at jungle gyms and when the little ones try to use it, they actually help them on the damn swings. Where we moved from, unchaperoned teens were constantly harassed by police when neighbors called the police on them. We saw that shit all the time.
Where we live, they sometimes ask me if I played basketball because of my height. (I did but sucked at it.) Where I used to work, I was told by HR that my height was a microaggression and it was incumbent upon me not to intimidate others by standing.
I suppose you could argue that all those things are about the same. But you know what, to me they absolutely fucking are not. I've fucking had it with liberal communities and their horseshit. I much prefer conservative communities, despite theirs.
Taking a bit of a side road...
The South has long enjoyed its eccentrics. Seems like any whistle-stop has at least one.
You could be a celebrity!
Well, I'm technically south of the Mason-Dixon. Which, yeah I know, everyone north is a damn yankee.
Anyways, I'm well on my way to being the town weirdo where I am. If I upscale to a larger venue I may consider a move.
Well, you're completely correct. except for one small detail.
Damnyankee is a single word, entirely descriptive of the species.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
Aren't most places normal? I live in the "liberal heartland", but people are just getting along, and getting on with life.
The problem with people who spend a lot of time writing on the internet, is they start to think it's real.The absolute hell you say.
Where we live, they do Halloween. Where we moved from, they banned it.
Where we live, I speak to Douglas a few mornings a week about his time overseas. We buy coffee at the same time, and that's the only reason I know him. Where I used to work, I'd watch the goin's on in the local Starbucks as I drank my morning coffee because I put off going to work. People used the drive-through and online ordering almost exclusively. Not a single person ever said anything to anyone. But there were green banners aplenty about Building One Community and Designated Safe Spaces.
Where we live, teens hang out at jungle gyms and when the little ones try to use it, they actually help them on the damn swings. Where we moved from, unchaperoned teens were constantly harassed by police when neighbors called the police on them. We saw that shit all the time.
Where we live, they sometimes ask me if I played basketball because of my height. (I did but sucked at it.) Where I used to work, I was told by HR that my height was a microaggression and it was incumbent upon me not to intimidate others by standing.
I suppose you could argue that all those things are about the same. But you know what, to me they absolutely fucking are not. I've fucking had it with liberal communities and their horseshit. I much prefer conservative communities, despite theirs.
Taking a bit of a side road...
The South has long enjoyed its eccentrics. Seems like any whistle-stop has at least one.
You could be a celebrity!
Well, I'm technically south of the Mason-Dixon. Which, yeah I know, everyone north is a damn yankee.
Anyways, I'm well on my way to being the town weirdo where I am. If I upscale to a larger venue I may consider a move.
Well, you're completely correct. except for one small detail.
Damnyankee is a single word, entirely descriptive of the species.
@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Living With Lefties:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
Aren't most places normal? I live in the "liberal heartland", but people are just getting along, and getting on with life.
The problem with people who spend a lot of time writing on the internet, is they start to think it's real.The absolute hell you say.
Where we live, they do Halloween. Where we moved from, they banned it.
Where we live, I speak to Douglas a few mornings a week about his time overseas. We buy coffee at the same time, and that's the only reason I know him. Where I used to work, I'd watch the goin's on in the local Starbucks as I drank my morning coffee because I put off going to work. People used the drive-through and online ordering almost exclusively. Not a single person ever said anything to anyone. But there were green banners aplenty about Building One Community and Designated Safe Spaces.
Where we live, teens hang out at jungle gyms and when the little ones try to use it, they actually help them on the damn swings. Where we moved from, unchaperoned teens were constantly harassed by police when neighbors called the police on them. We saw that shit all the time.
Where we live, they sometimes ask me if I played basketball because of my height. (I did but sucked at it.) Where I used to work, I was told by HR that my height was a microaggression and it was incumbent upon me not to intimidate others by standing.
I suppose you could argue that all those things are about the same. But you know what, to me they absolutely fucking are not. I've fucking had it with liberal communities and their horseshit. I much prefer conservative communities, despite theirs.
Taking a bit of a side road...
The South has long enjoyed its eccentrics. Seems like any whistle-stop has at least one.
You could be a celebrity!
Well, I'm technically south of the Mason-Dixon. Which, yeah I know, everyone north is a damn yankee.
Anyways, I'm well on my way to being the town weirdo where I am. If I upscale to a larger venue I may consider a move.
Well, you're completely correct. except for one small detail.
Damnyankee is a single word, entirely descriptive of the species.
That's it.
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The difference between Texas and the Bay Area is stark. Even noticed by my wife, who has no cultural dog in the fight. People here like each other and want to be nice and friendly. Just a different base level of what constitutes normal. Normal is smiling and saying hi and random acts of helpfulness. Normal in the Bay Area, that place of homogeneous leftism, is cold distant standoffishness. Which admittedly is not too far from my own personal style, but even I want to be surrounded by warmth and smiles, even if I have to try extra hard to participate.
@Horace said in Living With Lefties:
People here like each other and want to be nice and friendly.
That can get time consuming.
You can't drive through this neighborhood without waving at everything in sight. A lot of people smile too. I keep it down to just waving.
I never saw anything like this before moving here. I think it is kind of like Mayberry, but not quite as big as Mayberry.
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At the new place last week, a very nice couple got talking to me. Sadly, I could not help being reminded of this. I know, I'm an asshole. Still, they were very nice.
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At the new place last week, a very nice couple got talking to me. Sadly, I could not help being reminded of this. I know, I'm an asshole. Still, they were very nice.
Link to video@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
At the new place last week, a very nice couple got talking to me. Sadly, I could not help being reminded of this. I know, I'm an asshole. Still, they were very nice.
Link to videoYou really, really need to move to a small Southern town.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
At the new place last week, a very nice couple got talking to me. Sadly, I could not help being reminded of this. I know, I'm an asshole. Still, they were very nice.
Link to videoYou really, really need to move to a small Southern town.
@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
You really, really need to move to a small Southern town.
Living in a small Canadian town was probably pretty close. When I visited Boston after living there for a few years, I was stunned by how unbelievably standoffish everybody was - waiters didn't engage in long conversations, people didn't just invite you round to their house for no reason.
Sadly, I don't even notice any more.
I was only joking
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@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
You really, really need to move to a small Southern town.
Living in a small Canadian town was probably pretty close. When I visited Boston after living there for a few years, I was stunned by how unbelievably standoffish everybody was - waiters didn't engage in long conversations, people didn't just invite you round to their house for no reason.
Sadly, I don't even notice any more.
People in our neighbourhood in Edmonchuk are pretty laid back and friendly too. So long as you’re not a Stampeders or Flames fan.
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@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
You really, really need to move to a small Southern town.
Living in a small Canadian town was probably pretty close. When I visited Boston after living there for a few years, I was stunned by how unbelievably standoffish everybody was - waiters didn't engage in long conversations, people didn't just invite you round to their house for no reason.
Sadly, I don't even notice any more.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Living With Lefties:
@Jolly said in Living With Lefties:
You really, really need to move to a small Southern town.
Living in a small Canadian town was probably pretty close. When I visited Boston after living there for a few years, I was stunned by how unbelievably standoffish everybody was - waiters didn't engage in long conversations, people didn't just invite you round to their house for no reason.
Sadly, I don't even notice any more.
I had to stay a couple of nights in Baton Rouge a few years ago. I was below the low man on the totem pole for a meeting with my regional director, some American Fund guys and John Kennedy.
First night I was on my own and asked my SIL for a small place not too far from my hotel. I wound up at a tiny hole-in-the-wall Italian place, where the waiters were older than I was. Food was good, though.
It had gotten a little late, there were just a few people left in the place and I'd been talking with the waiter about our grandkids and LSU football. I told the waiter to grab a glass of wine and have a seat. Shucks, I wasn't going anywhere for another five or six minutes.
I enjoyed the conversation and I hope he did, too. Never seen the guy before or again in my life.
