Bubbaonthebeach

Was in a foreign country recently. The toilets were marked M/F. Walked in one door and my husband went in the other and they both opened into the same large room with sinks in the middle and fully closed cubicles around the edge.

Good Lord. The guys sounds 100% MAGA with blond family to boot. Christian nationalists should be giving him a helping hand.

We've also, for the last 30 years, raised women to believe in themselves, expect careers, and equal pay while simultaneously telling them that men still have out earn them and be more socially mobile in order to be worthwhile mates. So the men who achieve wealth and social standing are fought over, and there are a lot less of them than in my generation, so their behaviour isn't great and may in fact be worse on average than what we dealt with in the 70s & 80s. Raising sons in the last 30 years has been a minefield. Trying to bring them up to be men that I, as their mother, feel I have done a decent job at, but still have them be successful and socially relevant, has been very difficult. Many of their peer aged women don't appreciate that they can cook & clean and look after themselves and their partner unless they can simultaneously be tall, good looking, and significantly out earn that partner.

Because of George Martin and Rothfuss I will not read a new series unless the last book has already been written. Sorry authors but this shit is too annoying for readers.

Yep. I had one who would never stray far and didn't want to cross the road without my say so until they were about 10. The other as soon as they were able to walk/run would high tail it to the nearest roadway the second your gaze wavered. Trying to convince my MIL that we weren't abusive but just trying to keep our child alive until they knew better and could be reasoned with, was an ordeal. And holding their hand wasn't much of an option because they would pull hard enough to dislocate their elbow. They also hated strollers or backpacks so that was not a viable option.

Why would an international student want come to the US when they could be deported or imprisoned any day? Or if they leave the country for a trip might not be allowed back in to finish their degree?

Bezos isn't any better, just quieter than Musk.

There is a larger percentage of Canadians that are still going to go to the US. They are continuing to go now. However the ones who are not going now will not be swayed by ad campaigns. Until Trump (and his family) are out of US politics and the US governance regains some semblance of lawful conduct, we will not be back to the US. We will do everything in our power not to send our money to the US in any way. California, and other states or tourism boards, would be better off to save their money. Or spend it on changing their government.

That must have been a US thing. A&W in Canada has had excellent Teen burgers for decades.

Can attest. Just visited Norway and although I wanted to eat authentic Norwegian cuisine, pizza was everywhere. Easier to find than seafood and I was staying in a port city.

Big deal. There's no election in near future (or any future?) for this to matter and the % "dip" would have to be multiple times as large. Too little and way, way too late.

Florida is already making it normal for children to be the future workforce.