DrainKikoLake
@DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca
- Comment on i have been living in middle east for almost 20 years and would like to be an american/canadian citizen, how can i become 1? how much will it cost? ar there other western nations which have easyproces 25 minutes ago:
To become a Canadian citizen you’d have to start by emigrating here, getting your Permanent Resident status, and then apply for citizenship.
Here’s some general information in immigrating to Canada: www.canada.ca/en/…/immigrate-canada.html
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 2 days ago:
I’m not sure about online sources, but this is a solid reference book: editors.ca/…/editing-canadian-english/
- Comment on How do you pronounce "centaur" and why? 3 days ago:
I saw sen-tar as well!
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 3 days ago:
I use a mix of the two depending on the word.
Hello, may I introduce you to Canadian English?
- Comment on jellies 4 days ago:
That’s very cool!
- Comment on Husband needs proof news is censored 4 days ago:
Maybe look for coverage of a topic or event from a few major US media sites/papers, and then at the same event from somewhere outside the US.
Etc.
- Comment on jellies 4 days ago:
These are really beautiful! I can see that they take a lot of craftsmanship. How did you start doing this kind of sculpture?
- Comment on DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse 6 days ago:
Oh hey, we had one of those disasters in Canada! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_pay_system
- Comment on Reddit’s 50% Plunge Fails to Entice Dip Buyers as Growth Slows. 6 days ago:
Aren’t those kinds of decisions made in the writers’ room, though?
- Comment on Top 3 episodes (all shows) for a newbie 1 week ago:
- The Inner Light
- The Visitor
Welcome to Star Trek! We cry here.
- Comment on What do you do if you encounter a skunk? 1 week ago:
Skunks are common city animals, so it’s a little more surprising to me that you haven’t encountered then before. But for thr most part they’re pretty chill little guys, and forage widely – so seeing one in your yard doesn’t mean they’ve taken up residence. They eat grubs mostly (which is great for lawns and gardens).
As others have said, as long as you’re not getting up in their faces, you shouldn’t have any problems.
- Comment on Why do we even do mens vs womens sizes for clothes? 1 week ago:
Even if the length is the same, men’s shoes tend to be wider than women’s (sometimes much wider). So swapping is great if you’re a woman with wide feet, but if you’re a man with wide or even average feet, it would be much harder to swap to a woman’s shoe.
- Comment on Why do news articles and such call the governments of countries/groups of countries after the capital? 1 week ago:
The US has a huge number of cities named after cities/regions in other parts of the world, e.g.:
- Moscow, Idaho
- Ottawa, Illinois
- Brussels, Wisconsin
- Ontario, California
- Paris, Texas
- etc!
Adding the country or state designation after one of these names is helpful for clarity.
- Comment on Is this true? Software companies had diversity quotas to meet, and realized it was easier to turn autistic men into women than it was to turn women into software engineers 2 weeks ago:
The username might be a clue here.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
OP seems to be in Europe, so I’m not sure how much of your second point applies.
- Comment on Are old people usually attracted to other old people? 2 weeks ago:
Aw dude, no, flip it around: I can’t imagine having a sexual relationship with someone I’m not romantically entwined with. Real intimacy is about so much more than sex – sex is part of it, but it’s also about trust and openness and what you’ve lived through together… It’s a whole package and you’re focusing on one small aspect & not even looking at the rest.
I’ve been married 13 years. We’re aging. I birthed three kids and my stomach looks bizarre now. We’ve got grey hair, we’ve both had a variety of body shapes and sizes over the years… our love has only grown and the sex has never been better. Don’t take your friend’s anecdote as something that happens to everyone. It doesn’t. (You should talk to someone who works in a senior’s home sometime; people your grandparents’ age are still sexually active despite being pretty far from the bloom of youth!)
I agree with a lot of the other commenters that people in their 20s are nice to look and and can be fun to talk to but also seem like children to me at this point. I couldn’t even imagine pursuing someone so much younger than me; mentally and in terms of experience we’re way too far apart.
Ps. Don’t look at who you’re most physically attracted to & assume everyone feels the same way. I’ve always thought that men hit their peak around age 55.