French here: it works. Miam.
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Honestly, when I remember it, I can hear the fabric of reality tearing.
I was 16, on a road-trip in the US with my dad and my sister. We’re French. First time in the US. Get to NYC after a month. That was before Internet existed: we had booked a room in the Central Park YMCA by mail. Reception goes: “Yes, you’re in the book. LastName, 2 people, today through next Saturday.”
“Err, no, sorry, the dates are right but there are 3 of us.”
“Oh, we must have written it down wrong, no problem, we’ll give you a bigger room.” We get to our room. 5 minutes later there’s a knock on the door. My sister opens it. My dad’s jaw clatters on the lino floor. It was his estranged dad and very much estranged step-mother. He hadn’t been in touch for 20 years; I had met them once when I was 3; my sister, never. They had booked a room under the same LastName (duh), for the same 6 nights, in the same hostel, for their first visit to the US.
We did spend some time with them in NYC, but it didn’t lead to any happily-ever-after, family-healing breakthrough, because they were jerks or, to be honest, monsters.
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The Onion@midwest.social•Texas Republican Party ‘Near Civil War’ as State House Debates Gun-Based AbortionsEnglish
6·8 months agoThis is marvellous.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•If we give human names to dogs, do they give dog names to us humans?
2·9 months agoI thought you were doing alright!
Well. We had a good run. May your next relationship last a bit longer.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•If we give human names to dogs, do they give dog names to us humans?
2·9 months agoWhy chose?
(But go ahead, please.)
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•If we give human names to dogs, do they give dog names to us humans?
4·9 months agoMe too! Wanna get married?
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6·1 year agoTour Jet.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?
5·1 year agoWhere I’m from, the hyperbole would go “You’ll get punched.”
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World News@lemmy.ml•French President Emmanuel Macron announces new right-wing government
11·1 year agoIt took me a while to understand what you meant because we don’t write anything on our ballots. There are piles of small cards with one candidate (or list) on each, we (are supposed to) pick one of each and put one in the envelope.
But yeah, I agree with your take.
In my late forties and I couldn’t tell you what year I graduated. I know I fucked up so bad freshman year I had to switch from an Ivy League to an okay school with zero credit to my name, and lost a whole year, I know I got to 90% done with three different minors I ended up hating and dropping. I know I’m successful and happy in my career.
It doesn’t matter a bit.
Also, you’re struggling BUT doing it. That’s way more impressive than cruising through college.