DrainKikoLake
@DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Hottest Star Trek character? 3 days ago:
Specifically, as Brunt, right?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
I many cases, no. Where I live, a 16-year-old cannot:
- vote
- enlist in the armed forces
- sign legally binding contracts
- legally purchase alcohol, tobacco products, or cannabis
- buy lottery tickets or gamble at a casino
- serve on a jury
- buy or sell property
- marry
- inherit money or property
- own a credit card
- fully control their own medical decisions
- register as an organ donor
- quit school
- get a tattoo or a body piercing
- move out of their parents’ house
Some of these things can be done with parental consent or if particular circumstances apply (such as if the child in question is legally emancipated). But broadly speaking, there are a LOT of rights, responsibilities, and options that do not apply to anyone before the age of majority (18 here).
- Comment on How do I contact Google webhosting to turn in a site for being scammers and breaking their terms of service? 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on gross either way, but do friends actually talk like this or would this be from people who are dating or something? 2 weeks ago:
… or just leave.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I think you’d probably be better off talking to a local financial advisor and/or real estate agent than just asking lemmy over and over.
- Comment on my registration application was denied on jai.lu, how do people get in? 2 weeks ago:
Evidence suggests you were mistaken for a bot.
- 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 2 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 weeks ago:
I saw sen-tar as well!
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 3 weeks ago:
I use a mix of the two depending on the word.
Hello, may I introduce you to Canadian English?
- Comment on jellies 3 weeks ago:
That’s very cool!
- Comment on Husband needs proof news is censored 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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. 3 weeks ago:
Aren’t those kinds of decisions made in the writers’ room, though?
- Comment on Top 3 episodes (all shows) for a newbie 4 weeks ago:
- The Inner Light
- The Visitor
Welcome to Star Trek! We cry here.
- Comment on What do you do if you encounter a skunk? 4 weeks 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? 4 weeks 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? 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago:
The username might be a clue here.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 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? 5 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.
