DjMeas

@DjMeas@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does it seem like many Americans have an arrogant personality trait?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  American here. If I was at a mall here in the US and heard this kind of bragging I’d roll my eyes, too.

  I was once trying to buy some snacks at a market and a person’s card was declined so they started bragging about how much money they had in the bank and that the store was wrong. Everyone just sighed and groaned around her.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tech jobs are now white collar trades that need apprentices⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m currently working with a team of a few seniors and the rest mid-levels. I’ve helped get a few juniors hired but they’ve buckled under the pressure after 6 months.

  They studied development at school and did great with their classwork but perhaps they thought they knew a lot and ended up realizing that they barely scratched the surface.

  Though not required to learn deeper aspects of development, having a team, partner or mentor goes a heck of a long way. It’s like learning the piano. You can hit all the right notes but it doesn’t mean you have musicality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How important is flirting within the dating scene?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  When I went on the first few dates with my now-wife, I did not flirt with her as in try to tease her or do anything overtly sexual.

  I honestly think I won her over because how enthusiastic I was about telling stories. She said I was so charming because of how passionate and animated I was while telling her about myself that she could see how confident and content I was.

  Prior to meeting her at 35, I had never had a girlfriend and had only ever gone on 2 dates.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Turn left in 300 m⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  At first I thought it was dumb but then I took the plunge.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is a metaphor you like in your language?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In Khmer, there’s a phrase “មិនដឹងខ្យល់” which literally translates to “Doesn’t know wind” as in they’re so dumb they don’t even know what wind is.

  I guess it’s kind of like calling someone an air head but from a different angle.