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- Comment on I'm leaving the US for good, anything I should do before I leave? 2 months ago:
This surely varies by state, but in Alaska, for example, I’m told Japanese vacationers LOVE to try out guns. So, if you can rent a gun on a range, shooting off weapons is the most American thing I can think to do before you leave.
- Comment on Is it possible to eat a toxic amount of culinary herbs/spices? 2 months ago:
en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_herbs_with_known_adver…
The list itself says it is incomplete and I immediately thought of a couple items not listed that have known toxicity issues:
- Comment on Is cops being evil/lazy/incompetent a USA specific thing, or is it the same everywhere in the world? 2 months ago:
I think Germany is known for serious police. In fact, I half remember a joke about that… something about the perfection of a British Cop, a German car, and an French Chef – compared to the misery of a German Cop, a French car, and a British Chef.
Obviously not funny in the mangling, but the joke wasn’t that German cops were bad, just not the generally pleasant ‘fair cop’ stereotype of Brits.
Personally,. the stereotypes that have stuck in my head are: that low-level officials in India (including cops) can be bribed to look the other way for minor things, Nordic cops are well trained in de-escalation and restraint techniques where no one gets injured, Brit cops might be fair or might be racist, but the laws give better protection to citizens, and that German cops are stern, and will rigidly follow and enforce all laws and rules… generally. Not sure if it is true or not, but I’ve also heard that German cops will fuck you up if you give them reason, but you’d really have to give them reason.