TL DRNot at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered Userregular
I'm all for abolishing the majority of sentiments having to do with consumption and masculinity, but black coffee is civilization unless you're drinking lousy coffee.
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JacobkoshGamble a stamp.I can show you how to be a real man!Moderatormod
And yet, the reverse seems to be cool with everyone.
no kidding
hey, you know what sucked
almost dying over fifty dollars
it makes me bust out the sobbin' towel too
obv you need to level speech a bit
there is almost always a conversation path to barter it down a bit but you need a good speech check
Gooey on
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JacobkoshGamble a stamp.I can show you how to be a real man!Moderatormod
seriously though re: coffee, there was that TED talk with Malcolm Gladwell where he talked about how most people actually do prefer their coffee kind of weaker, cooler and sweeter but claim they don't because there is societal pressure to be a bad-ass who drinks black coffee.
the fact that i will have to go on disability to pay for my medications when i move out because right now i take 7+ pills a day to stay stable
and my family is judging me for it and saying that i don't really need all those pills and maybe i should just work harder at my job instead of taking advantage of taxpayers
lol
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JacobkoshGamble a stamp.I can show you how to be a real man!Moderatormod
I will be honest part of the reason I get hyper-smug is because I get pretty defensive about the health-care system
It's why I am alive. If I was an American in an identical social/financial class and upbringing to the one I grew up in and every other aspect of my life was identical except I lived in the US instead of Canada
I would not be alive. That is the truth.
So I get smug/defensive about it because I will brook no argument and no implication that there is anything better about the US' health-care system for someone like me.
And yet, the reverse seems to be cool with everyone.
no kidding
hey, you know what sucked
almost dying over fifty dollars
it makes me bust out the sobbin' towel too
I tried to stay in school with full blown ulcerative colitis because I knew if I took time off I could be dropped from my dad's health insurance and I'd likely never be insured again.
20 year old kids should not be forced to make these kinds of decisions.
Oh, I'm in terrible pain and can't really sleep through the night or sit through an entire class without having to use the bathroom once or twice, but I need to stay in school otherwise I will surely go bankrupt because I can't afford $1200/mo. for prescription medication alone. Also student loans.
EM did you see my post addressed to you a page or two back?
I did, and in fact, replied!
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BobCescaIs a girlBirmingham, UKRegistered Userregular
Oooh, health [chat].
I love living in commie free health land. I just wish I still lived in the even freer Scotland than England where the Tories are trying to stuff everything up.
Yep. That's why I don't. I mean I tread super fucking carefully around this, because I've lived under a universal health system and it failed me hardcore, multiple times. I know the prevailing sentiment though - it's not a conversation we can have in [chat]. Three posts in, people would be flipping out. It's just not worth it.
There's no upside to this conversation, but this time around, I couldn't help but at least mention that there is a reasonable discussion of pros and cons to be had - we just can't do it because I'm on the "heartless" side. Even though I'm on this side because I've experienced how terrible "universal" care can be.
Even that last sentence is apt to get people raging at me.
I will be honest part of the reason I get hyper-smug is because I get pretty defensive about the health-care system
It's why I am alive. If I was an American in an identical social/financial class and upbringing to the one I grew up in and every other aspect of my life was identical except I lived in the US instead of Canada
I would not be alive. That is the truth.
So I get smug/defensive about it because I will brook no argument and no implication that there is anything better about the US' health-care system for someone like me.
the odd part is that there was no one attacking you??
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Donkey KongPutting Nintendo out of business with AI nipsRegistered Userregular
I like my coffee rich, bold, and brewed over an entire hot chocolate packet.
Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
I will be honest part of the reason I get hyper-smug is because I get pretty defensive about the health-care system
It's why I am alive. If I was an American in an identical social/financial class and upbringing to the one I grew up in and every other aspect of my life was identical except I lived in the US instead of Canada
I would not be alive. That is the truth.
So I get smug/defensive about it because I will brook no argument and no implication that there is anything better about the US' health-care system for someone like me.
the odd part is that there was no one attacking you??
yes this is the downside of being sensitive and defensive about things
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Nova_CI have the needThe need for speedRegistered Userregular
I had to give up caffeine, so it's pretty rare that I drink coffee these days. I started drinking honey lemon tea that I don't add sugar to and it has this really nice, smooth flavor that is bitter, but it's so weak that it's like drinking lemon water with a hint of honey.
There are two ways I drink my coffee (On the occasion that I do drink coffee): Black, or a mocha. Coffee shops tend to make mochas with a lot of chocolate syrup, so they're usually really, really sweet. I drink black when I want something decidedly not sweet.
seriously though re: coffee, there was that TED talk with Malcolm Gladwell where he talked about how most people actually do prefer their coffee kind of weaker, cooler and sweeter but claim they don't because there is societal pressure to be a bad-ass who drinks black coffee.
I totally believe this is true
for the record I am not a coffee snob at all, I actually take full on cream and sugar in my coffee, even nice coffee that's made with a good press
i really haven't acquired the taste for coffee itself, completely, though the coffee i make certainly doesn't need much sugar or milk at all even for me
i also think middle-shelf bourbon is better than top-shelf scotch probably for similar reasons of palate
Yep. That's why I don't. I mean I tread super fucking carefully around this, because I've lived under a universal health system and it failed me hardcore, multiple times. I know the prevailing sentiment though - it's not a conversation we can have in [chat]. Three posts in, people would be flipping out. It's just not worth it.
There's no upside to this conversation, but this time around, I couldn't help but at least mention that there is a reasonable discussion of pros and cons to be had - we just can't do it because I'm on the "heartless" side. Even though I'm on this side because I've experienced how terrible "universal" care can be.
Even that last sentence is apt to get people raging at me.
If your answer to this is "Medicaid/Medicare" you have not lived under a universal healthcare system... but; Which one?
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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TL DRNot at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered Userregular
the fact that i will have to go on disability to pay for my medications when i move out because right now i take 7+ pills a day to stay stable
and my family is judging me for it and saying that i don't really need all those pills and maybe i should just work harder at my job instead of taking advantage of taxpayers
lol
Man, your family. Have you tried merciless, scathing commentary on their own life choices? I found that my mom learned not to give unsolicited opinions once she realized that it would lead to rhetorically prickly conversation.
The problem with Canadian healthcare is that compared to most other first-world countries, it's shit. I mean, compared to America, it's awesome, but compared to, like, the UK, or Scandinavia (yes, I know it's not a country), or France it's total shit. It's also the closest country to the U.S., so it's what we look to when we think of socialized medicine, so the fact that it's such shit makes it less likely that we'll ever get socialized medicine here (especially with Harper making it even worse).
As an aside, do you know where by far the most efficient healthcare in the U.S. is done? The Mayo Clinic. Do you know how they do it? They model themselves after socialized medicine.
the fact that i will have to go on disability to pay for my medications when i move out because right now i take 7+ pills a day to stay stable
and my family is judging me for it and saying that i don't really need all those pills and maybe i should just work harder at my job instead of taking advantage of taxpayers
lol
Man, your family. Have you tried merciless, scathing commentary on their own life choices? I found that my mom learned not to give unsolicited opinions once she realized that it would lead to rhetorically prickly conversation.
Yep. That's why I don't. I mean I tread super fucking carefully around this, because I've lived under a universal health system and it failed me hardcore, multiple times. I know the prevailing sentiment though - it's not a conversation we can have in [chat]. Three posts in, people would be flipping out. It's just not worth it.
There's no upside to this conversation, but this time around, I couldn't help but at least mention that there is a reasonable discussion of pros and cons to be had - we just can't do it because I'm on the "heartless" side. Even though I'm on this side because I've experienced how terrible "universal" care can be.
Even that last sentence is apt to get people raging at me.
If your answer to this is "Medicaid/Medicare" you have not lived under a universal healthcare system... but; Which one?
the fact that i will have to go on disability to pay for my medications when i move out because right now i take 7+ pills a day to stay stable
and my family is judging me for it and saying that i don't really need all those pills and maybe i should just work harder at my job instead of taking advantage of taxpayers
lol
Man, your family. Have you tried merciless, scathing commentary on their own life choices? I found that my mom learned not to give unsolicited opinions once she realized that it would lead to rhetorically prickly conversation.
this depends on a person having a modicum of reason and self-awareness and ability to perceive their own doublethink
this is not a common quality when you're talking to members of your family
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TL DRNot at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered Userregular
Yep. That's why I don't. I mean I tread super fucking carefully around this, because I've lived under a universal health system and it failed me hardcore, multiple times. I know the prevailing sentiment though - it's not a conversation we can have in [chat]. Three posts in, people would be flipping out. It's just not worth it.
There's no upside to this conversation, but this time around, I couldn't help but at least mention that there is a reasonable discussion of pros and cons to be had - we just can't do it because I'm on the "heartless" side. Even though I'm on this side because I've experienced how terrible "universal" care can be.
Even that last sentence is apt to get people raging at me.
IIRC it was Northern Ireland you stayed in (or was it Eire)? When was this? Cos if it was Northern Ireland then yeah, you got shafted with the NHS, and even these days it's still 50% worse in most of NI than the rest of the UK.
The problem with Canadian healthcare is that compared to most other first-world countries, it's shit. I mean, compared to America, it's awesome, but compared to, like, the UK, or Scandinavia (yes, I know it's not a country), or France it's total shit. It's also the closest country to the U.S., so it's what we look to when we think of socialized medicine, so the fact that it's such shit makes it less likely that we'll ever get socialized medicine here (especially with Harper making it even worse).
As an aside, do you know where by far the most efficient healthcare in the U.S. is done? The Mayo Clinic. Do you know how they do it? They model themselves after socialized medicine.
desc I love you bro but you are wrong about coffee.
I'm not, but that's really a distant seconday issue to you needing to promise me you don't actually say things about black coffee and manliness out loud to humans
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hey, you know what sucked
almost dying over fifty dollars
it makes me bust out the sobbin' towel too
You goddamn degenerate
Reminds me of a Mad Men episode.
*Gasp!*
desc has an ulcer!
obv you need to level speech a bit
there is almost always a conversation path to barter it down a bit but you need a good speech check
the fact that i will have to go on disability to pay for my medications when i move out because right now i take 7+ pills a day to stay stable
and my family is judging me for it and saying that i don't really need all those pills and maybe i should just work harder at my job instead of taking advantage of taxpayers
lol
bears are hard to come by on the plains bro
Pickpocket is far more useful.
It's why I am alive. If I was an American in an identical social/financial class and upbringing to the one I grew up in and every other aspect of my life was identical except I lived in the US instead of Canada
I would not be alive. That is the truth.
So I get smug/defensive about it because I will brook no argument and no implication that there is anything better about the US' health-care system for someone like me.
I tried to stay in school with full blown ulcerative colitis because I knew if I took time off I could be dropped from my dad's health insurance and I'd likely never be insured again.
20 year old kids should not be forced to make these kinds of decisions.
Oh, I'm in terrible pain and can't really sleep through the night or sit through an entire class without having to use the bathroom once or twice, but I need to stay in school otherwise I will surely go bankrupt because I can't afford $1200/mo. for prescription medication alone. Also student loans.
I did, and in fact, replied!
I love living in commie free health land. I just wish I still lived in the even freer Scotland than England where the Tories are trying to stuff everything up.
or with a lottttttt of sugar and cream
iced coffee (black) is my favorite
There's no upside to this conversation, but this time around, I couldn't help but at least mention that there is a reasonable discussion of pros and cons to be had - we just can't do it because I'm on the "heartless" side. Even though I'm on this side because I've experienced how terrible "universal" care can be.
Even that last sentence is apt to get people raging at me.
the odd part is that there was no one attacking you??
yes this is the downside of being sensitive and defensive about things
There are two ways I drink my coffee (On the occasion that I do drink coffee): Black, or a mocha. Coffee shops tend to make mochas with a lot of chocolate syrup, so they're usually really, really sweet. I drink black when I want something decidedly not sweet.
I totally believe this is true
for the record I am not a coffee snob at all, I actually take full on cream and sugar in my coffee, even nice coffee that's made with a good press
i really haven't acquired the taste for coffee itself, completely, though the coffee i make certainly doesn't need much sugar or milk at all even for me
i also think middle-shelf bourbon is better than top-shelf scotch probably for similar reasons of palate
If your answer to this is "Medicaid/Medicare" you have not lived under a universal healthcare system... but; Which one?
Man, your family. Have you tried merciless, scathing commentary on their own life choices? I found that my mom learned not to give unsolicited opinions once she realized that it would lead to rhetorically prickly conversation.
thanks!
i will keep that in mind
As an aside, do you know where by far the most efficient healthcare in the U.S. is done? The Mayo Clinic. Do you know how they do it? They model themselves after socialized medicine.
I love my mom and I don't want to hurt her.
Republic of Ireland, 2001 - 2005.
this depends on a person having a modicum of reason and self-awareness and ability to perceive their own doublethink
this is not a common quality when you're talking to members of your family
Cold-brew in the french press is awesome
IIRC it was Northern Ireland you stayed in (or was it Eire)? When was this? Cos if it was Northern Ireland then yeah, you got shafted with the NHS, and even these days it's still 50% worse in most of NI than the rest of the UK.
if you ever need me to look at a specific text for pointers that is where i specialize
so yeah i do kind of get annoyed when people criticize it
I like this post. :^:
I'm not, but that's really a distant seconday issue to you needing to promise me you don't actually say things about black coffee and manliness out loud to humans
Seriously
You get what a cliche it is though right
Yes it is so good!
if i take a writing course in the fall i'm sure i'll be coming to you often
you know, to add variety to all those times when i come on you
Switzerland's or Germany's
but eh
when I needed it to be there for me
it was
the fact that I have to shake it by the shoulders and scream at it sometimes sucks but at least I have that option