Foreigners in America, what is the most insane question you have been asked about your country?

Karinett · 4 months

When I first moved there, yea. It's really similar to the Filipino "Salamat", after all.

Karinett · 4 months

I'm from the Philippines, but I lived in Malaysia for 9 years. I mentioned this to some girl in CA a few years ago and she looked at me and said: "Malaysia? Isn't that, like, north of Canada?"

:-/

JMile69 · 6 months

You probably saw ball lightning.

flarbas · 11 months

I had this when I was 7-8 years old. Began pulling my hair one strand at a time, and I did it so meticulously it looked like it was shaved. I would get the long strand of hair and form a long chain of knots compulsively, then pluck another when I ran out. I had large bald patches hidden under my hair (I guess I tried to hide it).

My parents started noticing due to all the hair on the floor on the side of my bed every morning.

Up until now I can't figure out why I did it... I just had to at the time, and it was really hard to stop. I used to bite my nails compulsively also (though I've broken both habits).

amberlise · 1 year

What about 'Kari', 'Karinett' and 'Tilos'? :)

Thanks so much!

amberlise · 1 year

Oh wow, I'm so envious! :D You must have a lot of fun. What does 'Kristine' taste like? :)

jacobcrogers · 1 year

Maybe because it's tasty and addicting?

SicTim · 2 years

notpron might be within your interest. It's a web-based game, and really, all you're playing against is the creator(s) of the game.

yolfer · 2 years

wooosh

Laburno · 2 years

That zerg is a spy!

dlachanc · 2 years

Can there be a link to a thread with the info then?

pierthierd · 2 years

At least it opens up more opportunities for good stories. I like that they're putting one stage of the Trek franchise behind and starting fresh - hopefully they won't fuck it up this time.

The 2nd movie should be interesting.

TheSnowLeper · 2 years

Most of what's called Filipino now is derived from the Tagalog, but the Tagalog people and language is just one of the many ethno-linguistic groups of the Philippines. Filipino, however, is the accepted 'nationwide' language.

More trivia: "Tagalog" comes from the words "taga-ilog" meaning "from the river"

TheSnowLeper · 2 years

Hmm. I was under the impression that "boondocks" originated from Filipino where "bundok" means mountain. The etymology as far as I understand is that when the Americans took over they adopted the word to reference anything remote especially because there are several settlements in the mountainous regions of the Philippines.

Filipino is rooted in Malay but is not exactly the same. I'm unaware "bundok" means something similar in Malay but I'm pretty sure that its introduction into the English language came from the Philippines and the American colonization thereof.

wickedcold · 2 years

Or, put another way, your right to swing your Bible ends at my nose.

That's brilliant. I'm quoting that from now on.

desitexan · 2 years

"Weary" or "wary"?

"Weary" means tired, "wary" implies careful expectation.

fitzwillie · 2 years

10 Awesome Habits of a Geeky Spouse

Fixed.

tylerdee · 2 years

It annoyed me because the country I live in cut out most of the "Hallelujah" sex scene. So we can see penis but boobage is immoral.

melissanyk · 2 years

2nd ed

neverends · 2 years

I went in expecting to see a power company boycott. Silly non-techy Swedes; they still don't understand how bit torrent works do they?

guriboysf · 2 years

Three thousand to FIVE BILLION times visible light? With that kind of spread you have to wonder about our science sometimes. :P

Karinett · 2 years

You fail your username

Karinett · 3 years

Alright, I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip. :)

Karinett · 3 years

This sounds interesting, but I don't think my teacher will accept the proposal. :( A different experiment in the same field (behavioral conditioning?) may work though :)

Karinett · 3 years

I have 2 groupmates, but they aren't really very creative or active so the decision making has been left to me. So ok, I just put the condition that they'll be the ones doing said experiment :) And that they have to help me research/write the report, of course.

It's just general psych. I can enlist other friends or strangers too if I need to. :)

Karinett

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