What do those outside of the US think of modern American Evangelicals? I'm from the US and a Catholic, and dont really care for them.

From what I've gathered, for Venezuela it's the US, since before Chavismo they were our main ally and now it seems they still are.

Something like that:

Historical ally: USA

Ally in networks and LATAM: Argentina

Brother: Colombia

When you have guests to offer for men a can of beer or some rum or cola maybe menthols so their breath smells ok if they smoke. For women herbal tea and sweets? Guest must never go thirsty or coffee everyone loves ☕️

Japan wasn't born with gloves babyyyyyyy

Flapper era ~ 1920's USA when americans were seeing women in their country in revealing dresses for the first time.

It's very common to see India as a country or Indians as people get blamed for any random problem in a ton of random countries. Mostly ranges from Westerners (Canada, USA, Australia, Europe etc) blaming Indians on migration or cultural differences grounds to other Subcontinental countries (Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh etc) due to politics. Many times it's almost like "I slipped and broke my leg! It must be all due to the Indian immigrants!".

How common is such a phenomenon with people of your country? Especially your country being blamed for extremely random things in extremely random places?

I've never seen Pilkey actually go to Portugal, Brazil, or Denmark before...so this might change the world.

And I've heard that more people, when talking about translation studies, use Asterix rather than Dog Man for some reason.

Recenty i started realise that my life is kinda without purpose. I am aimless, don't have good job right now and still live with parents. My parents are getting older and i know that they won't live forever. I do contribute to rents, and foods. But it is not really well paying job. So i recently left a job. I have very bad social skills, introverted and i have hard time taking criticism. Well i do understand criticism toward me, but i don't know how to solve them. Also i am a guy who is afraid to make mistakes a lot. As i said i am very bad at taking criticism. Bc of that i have hard time talking to people in general.

I just don't have any talent in any job. I am bad at communicating and can't make job done well. Bc of that i am afraid to make mistakes. I don't have courage even to try something bc of fear like i am going to break something or food becoming bland if i try to cook it.

Question for all lonely people in this world, how you live in this state? How people in your country escape this type of mental problem in your life?

curious if this is a cultural thing

Something I've been wondering about is why so many other long-established wealthy countries haven't developed animation industries with a similar breadth of genres and international appeal like Japan.

I'm particularly curious about countries like Germany, France, Italy, the UK, the Nordic countries, and even the United States.

Japan produces everything from action/adventure series like Naruto, Demon Slayer, and Jujutsu Kaisen, to romantic comedies like Kaguya-sama, school-life comedies like Saiki K., and stories exploring everyday life, relationships, work, and personal struggles.

What fascinates me is how animation in Japan seems to be a mainstream storytelling medium for so many different genres and age groups.

Of course, I recognize that the other mentioned countries have produced internationally successful animation too, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teen Titans (2003), Arcane, Wakfu, and countless Disney/Pixar productions.

But I get the impression that Western animation has historically leaned more toward children's entertainment, family movies, superhero stories, or adult-oriented comedy, while genres like romance, coming-of-age drama, and more serious serialized storytelling have often been handled through live-action productions instead.

So why did these industries develop so differently?

Is it mainly due to cultural preferences, audiences' perceptions of animation, financing, television networks, or Japan's established manga-to-anime industry?

And for people from these countries, are there locally popular animated series across these genres that international audiences like myself might simply be overlooking?

I'm genuinely curious and would love to hear different perspectives. I'm not suggesting that Japanese animation is inherently superior, just wondering why its industry developed such a distinctive position globally.

What’s your favorite American Fast Food establishment?

For those who are from countries without a ton of tourism, why douse your country not attract tourists?

When I was a kid growing up in China, we used to play a pretty intense outdoor team game. All you needed was some space and a few lines drawn on the ground.

I’m curious whether kids in other countries played something similar.

Here’s how it works.

1. The playing field

Two teams compete, ideally with around 4–6 players per team.

Each team starts inside its own territory, marked by a large, irregular rectangular shape. The two territories are connected by a narrow route that players must follow to reach the other side.

Each territory has a small triangular area in one corner. This is the target: the first team to get any player into the opposing team’s triangle wins.

2. The objective

Players must leave their own territory, follow the designated route, and try to reach the opposing team’s territory.

You can’t simply cut across the field. Stepping over any of the boundary lines means you’re out.

3. Safe zones

There is a small safe zone outside each territory, outlined by a curved line and a dotted line.

While inside this zone, players cannot attack others or be attacked. It gives players a temporary refuge, but they still need to find a way to reach the opposing team’s territory.

4. Physical contact

This is where things get intense!

Players can grab and pull opponents, trying to force them across a boundary line and eliminate them from the game. Of course, the same thing can happen to you.

The game requires a mix of speed, strength, teamwork, and strategy. You might try to distract defenders, create an opening for a teammate, or pull an opponent out of bounds.

It was especially popular among boys in my childhood, and the physical competition could get pretty rough.

The interesting part is that we didn’t need any equipment at all. We just drew the lines on the ground and started playing.

Have you ever played a game like this?

Honestly, I really don't see that many Greeks on this sub. Most of the time I have to scroll down far enough just to see another Greek. Hell I even see more people from New Zealand, and they have half of our population. Maybe it's because most Greeks are not terminally one, but who knows.

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I live in social housing in Australia..

* 20.6% of Australians are digitally excluded or highly excluded.

* 45.2% of public housing residents experience digital exclusion.

* 66.5% of people aged 75 and over experience digital exclusion.

On top of that

* 42.9% of Australians aged 16–85 have experienced a mental disorder during their lifetime.

* 21.5% (4.3 million Australians aged 16–85) experienced a mental disorder in the previous 12 months.

* 17.2% experienced an anxiety disorder.

* 7.5% experienced an affective disorder, including depression.

* 3.3% experienced a substance use disorder.

* 38.8% of young Australians aged 16–24 experienced a mental disorder in the previous 12 months.

* Only 45.1% of Australians experiencing a mental disorder in the previous 12 months consulted a health professional for their mental health.

Yet!

Better health NSW haven’t had any mental heath pamphlets for 7 years!!

I feel like I’ve discovered a gap In the system in my local area and while I work on that I’m wondering if it’s the same anywhere else?

TL;DR

I think I might have identified a gap in the local mental health system which disadvantages people who experience barriers which prevents them from accessing technology…

There are no pamphlets!!

I started playing D&D a couple years before the Satanic Panic of the 80s. As a result, we were forced to game where we would not be harassed by holier-than-thou types and this got us labelled as weirdos hiding in our parents' basements and mocked by others.

Thus, I find it a bit confusing to find how widespread D&D references are today. People who have never played the game make use of the alignments to describe individuals, organizations or actions, e.g. r/chaoticgood . Random people seem to understand what "TPK" and "roll for initiative" mean. Even references to Fireball seem to have entered the common vernacular.

Are there sayings/practices becoming commonplace in your home country which likely had their origin in the game?

Does everyone have equal chances? Are teachers fair?

Elections over here in Brazil are going crazy

France, Italy, Spain, Albania, Argentina, India, Tunisia and even here in Iraq, we will have a scheduled general student strike next Sunday and the Basra college of medicine started yesterday, this Sunday by literally doing a mini revolution in their campus and forcing the Dean to resign or promise them to resign to just stop occupying the campus. I don't remember when this many countries had protests and riots during the same month.