Agree on liking the retro-futuristic vibe!

Sure, it’s impractical for aerodynamics and problematic for crashes, but vibe wise I like it. At first, I thought it was bold that someone would look at an old sci-fi magazine and go for the aesthetic. But, you know, sci-fi cover art doesn’t need to deal with practical issues. While here, it really feels like they overlooked quite some other problems to sacrifice them to “the aesthetic”. I think one can still like the design while thinking it is a bad idea.

What I read is “US is big enough that if you search long enough you find good food”. Overall, a random US restaurant will be a fairly forgettable experience

Wow! The level of ambient noise is insane!

In a very nuanced approach, I state: “Airbnb is the cancer of tourism, an already problematic industry”

I think, a lot. The shift during the pandemic of requesting uniquely online presence definitely sped up a trend that could already be detected. And because it was unprecedented, “adults” weren’t able to guide younger ones along the transition.

On the other hand, I see the lasting effects isolation did to social skills in kids and teenagers…

Good safety standards are wildly different in EU and US. In many parts of EU some form of raw meat or other is common, raw milk is not too unusual. Consuming these items in US is a small step away from voluntary food poisoning. Not considering all the cases of unsafe foods delivered to the US supermarkets. Anecdotally, I would say some call back or other happens once a month in US (would love more precise data, too lazy to look)

“There is a homeless problem, look there”

“But if you don’t look you don’t see the problem”

Rents in NYC are rising higher than salaries, squeezing out the poorer segment of the population. This, between other symptoms, generates homelessness. That’s what I see in NYC.

I went through Penn Station more times than I would have wanted. Arriving and leaving from there twisted my stomach in a knot, I wouldn’t be able to handle it every day.

I could never live in NYC… the homelessness problem is too widespread in pretty much all of US cities.

Reference please?

That feels quite sad, honestly… I wish you all to find fulfillment and happiness without the need for sugar supplements

So the respect option is the most likely

I wonder: was it a sign of respect towards the uncle or was it an insult? Or neither, just cool?