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    wanderingwandering Russia state-affiliated media Registered User regular
    ...I just had someone call down and ask "do you have any water that you don't have to purchase" , well no just tap water, "oh its safe to drink" yeah it is.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIc

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    wazillawazilla Having a late dinner Registered User regular
    I can't help but feel that it is extremely unpopular in America to refer to High School as Secondary school. This is a European thing, right?

    Psn:wazukki
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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    wazilla wrote:
    I can't help but feel that it is extremely unpopular in America to refer to High School as Secondary school. This is a European thing, right?

    i have literally never heard it in my life except for on the internet

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    oh come on. The subtext is obviously "these rich white elites are not like you, o low-to-middle-to-upper-middle American!"

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    ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    ronya wrote:
    oh come on. The subtext is obviously "these rich white elites are not like you, o low-to-middle-to-upper-middle American!"
    Well, to be fair: they're not.

    Sit down and watch one episode of My Super Sweet 16 without losing faith in humanity. I dare you.

    Thanatos on
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    wanderingwandering Russia state-affiliated media Registered User regular
    ...I just had someone call down and ask "do you have any water that you don't have to purchase" , well no just tap water, "oh its safe to drink" yeah it is.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIc

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    mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    wazilla wrote:
    I can't help but feel that it is extremely unpopular in America to refer to High School as Secondary school. This is a European thing, right?

    Yeah, I had to go look it up to make sure I was answering the question correctly.

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    spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User regular
    Primary / Secondary school is a European thing.

    In the US it's (preschool) / Elementary / Middle / High

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    Nova_CNova_C I have the need The need for speedRegistered User regular
    And yet it is very common to call college or university "Post-secondary". :P

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
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    This belongs to a friend of a friend.

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    FrosteeyFrosteey Elaise 1521-2945-8940Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    wazilla wrote:
    I can't help but feel that it is extremely unpopular in America to refer to High School as Secondary school. This is a European thing, right?

    Well, it is pretty common to refer to college as post-secondary education or for the stuff in high school to be called post-secondary planning but high schools are just high schools.

    Frosteey on
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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    spool32 wrote:
    Primary / Secondary school is a European thing.

    In the US it's (preschool) / Elementary / Middle / High

    grade school is often used kind of synonymously with elementary school

    also where i live there aren't really any middle schools. it's k-8 and then high school.

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    descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    Organichu wrote:
    desc wrote:
    Organichu wrote:
    i just saw a pretty great fight outside. i almost feel shady not having paid for it.

    Who won?

    the taller guy

    Ain't that always the way

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    spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User regular
    Thanatos wrote:
    ronya wrote:
    oh come on. The subtext is obviously "these rich white elites are not like you, o low-to-middle-to-upper-middle American!"
    Well, to be fair: they're not.

    Sit down and watch one episode of My Super Sweet 16 without losing faith in humanity. I dare you.

    I think part of the usefulness is in highlighting for those with a particularly 'thick bubble' just how much more disconnected they are, than they think they are.

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    ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    desc wrote:
    Organichu wrote:
    desc wrote:
    Who won?
    the taller guy
    Ain't that always the way
    Awwww, poor desc.

    It's okay, once they finish curing baldness, they'll find a cure for shortness.

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    I have been basically asocial lately, I realize

    mostly, I've just been too bored to do anything about being bored

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    spool32 wrote:
    Primary / Secondary school is a European thing.

    In the US it's (preschool) / Elementary / Middle / High

    how is it a european thing?

    where in europe do they do it like that?

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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    desc wrote:
    Organichu wrote:
    desc wrote:
    Organichu wrote:
    i just saw a pretty great fight outside. i almost feel shady not having paid for it.

    Who won?

    the taller guy

    Ain't that always the way

    the big dude took a fair amount of punishment and then answered with a big right and it was all over. one of those 'preposterously unconscious' situations.

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    BeNarwhalBeNarwhal The Work Left Unfinished Registered User regular
    I've called it Primary/Secondary most of my life, but I've spent most of my life surrounded by teachers in my personal life.

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    TL DRTL DR Not at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered User regular
    ...I just had someone call down and ask "do you have any water that you don't have to purchase" , well no just tap water, "oh its safe to drink" yeah it is.

    I went to a show last week and at one point went to the bar to ask for water. The guys says "I have bottled water for $2."

    I say "Oh, nevermind. Thanks." And as I go to leave he says "Wait" and gives me a cup of ice water.

    8-) bottle don't come with ice, kids

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
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    Tav wrote:
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    This belongs to a friend of a friend.

    oh god the colours

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    FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    ronya wrote:
    oh come on. The subtext is obviously "these rich white elites are not like you, o low-to-middle-to-upper-middle American!"

    I think the target audience is different.

    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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    mindsporkmindspork Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    Abdhyius wrote:
    Tav wrote:
    309713_307863872558989_225257224152988_1255426_2019626416_n.jpg

    This belongs to a friend of a friend.

    oh god the colours

    Chaaaaaaaaar*exhale*maaaaaaaander.

    mindspork on
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    RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Abdhyius wrote:
    spool32 wrote:
    Primary / Secondary school is a European thing.

    In the US it's (preschool) / Elementary / Middle / High

    how is it a european thing?

    where in europe do they do it like that?

    Northern Ireland, for one.

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    Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    i was curious so i looked up weather stats.. this year's total winter snowfall is 7.2 in... which probably is high and counts stuff that didnt stick. last year by this time it was 49.4 in. lols
    what a bullshit winter

    poo
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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    Abdhyius wrote:
    spool32 wrote:
    Primary / Secondary school is a European thing.

    In the US it's (preschool) / Elementary / Middle / High

    how is it a european thing?

    where in europe do they do it like that?

    it's the go-to cross-national term, so it dominates European institutions, e.g.: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:ISCED

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    Abdhyius wrote:
    spool32 wrote:
    Primary / Secondary school is a European thing.

    In the US it's (preschool) / Elementary / Middle / High

    how is it a european thing?

    where in europe do they do it like that?

    Northern Ireland, for one.

    so, the UK, then

    say the UK

    because I don't think anywhere else calls it anything like primary/secondary

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    InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    Super MNC is starting to grow on me.

    I think the main problem is that the game has no tutorial, just kind of tosses you into things and teaches you nothing, and not everything is exactly intuitive.

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    Feral wrote:
    ronya wrote:
    oh come on. The subtext is obviously "these rich white elites are not like you, o low-to-middle-to-upper-middle American!"

    I think the target audience is different.

    The mesh of pundits who can then respectably cite a book to audiences who will never read it?

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    ronya wrote:
    Abdhyius wrote:
    spool32 wrote:
    Primary / Secondary school is a European thing.

    In the US it's (preschool) / Elementary / Middle / High

    how is it a european thing?

    where in europe do they do it like that?

    it's the go-to cross-national term, so it dominates European institutions, e.g.: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:ISCED

    uh huh

    never really encountered this

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    Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    I'm sick and tired of all these mother fucking fruit flies in my mother fucking kitchen.

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    descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    Thanatos wrote:
    ronya wrote:
    oh come on. The subtext is obviously "these rich white elites are not like you, o low-to-middle-to-upper-middle American!"
    Well, to be fair: they're not.

    Sit down and watch one episode of My Super Sweet 16 without losing faith in humanity. I dare you.

    Shit is fake, bruh

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    spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User regular
    edited January 2012
    I'm sick and tired of all these mother fucking fruit flies in my mother fucking kitchen.

    They're probably not fruit flies. Where do you find them... in your sink drain and the surrounding area?

    spool32 on
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    descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    Thanatos wrote:
    desc wrote:
    Organichu wrote:
    desc wrote:
    Who won?
    the taller guy
    Ain't that always the way
    Awwww, poor desc.

    It's okay, once they finish curing baldness, they'll find a cure for shortness.

    Those would be profitable cures

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    primary, secondary and tertiary isn't a bad way to label education, really

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    mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    wandering wrote:
    ...I just had someone call down and ask "do you have any water that you don't have to purchase" , well no just tap water, "oh its safe to drink" yeah it is.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIc

    I think taste is a valid argument in some cases.

    For example, most bottled water I've had tastes better than my parent's tap water. (Or even worse -- my aunt's water which is sulfurous) Of course, I'm not going to pay $2/bottle for water versus drinking from the tap most places either.

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    mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    I'm sick and tired of all these mother fucking fruit flies in my mother fucking kitchen.

    Spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol + lighter

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    bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
    Inquisitor wrote:
    Super MNC is starting to grow on me.

    I think the main problem is that the game has no tutorial, just kind of tosses you into things and teaches you nothing, and not everything is exactly intuitive.

    when I get home tonight at 1am est we should play

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    Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    spool32 wrote:
    I'm sick and tired of all these mother fucking fruit flies in my mother fucking kitchen.

    They're probably not fruit flies. Where do you find them... in your sink drain and the surrounding area?

    Mhm

    Spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol + lighter

    I was still a teenager I would have tried this.

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    Styrofoam, clean it all. All of it. Take all the shit out from below the sink and clean all the nooks and crannies.

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