I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to not only be subjected to Fox Entertainment News by my family, but to be subjected to their social media segments every 5 minutes (not exaggerating).

It feels like when I find those ancient newspaper articles about how so-and-so moved in with her boyfriend before their wedding night or whatever.

Some things never change I guess.

May I interest you in some…garlic ranch?

The fact that we have to ask is scary enough

The number of people in my town that think our language is American, Mexicans speak Mexican, all Asian people are Chinese, and any random combination of cities/countries are part of the United States makes this very plausible.

Yep.

At my first job I was in charge of implementing new software (definitely not in my job description - I was basically a secretary). I was discussing security concerns with the head honchos and they interrupted me and dismissed my concerns because they “only hire honest people.”

They gave everyone admin permissions.

Yeah they charge more, have less variety, and have fewer sales (discounts). A friend of mine did a (unpublished for an undergraduate course) study on it and the differences between stores even a half mile away are just crazy.

They were talking about me. They got my pronouns wrong. It’s ok though, because they will have many more opportunities to get it right.

“But Covid isn’t a big deal and inflation is Obiden’s fault”

• my family, definitely

Only exception for me is tortillas. I mean they technically freeze well, but they will also stick together which would make quite a thick burrito.

My parents always freeze them and I always forget until I’m there trying to make a burrito and it tears in half.

Very assertive of him

No, Mary Poppins does!

They both start with C, so it sounds legit.

You’re welcome. I’m glad I could provide some new information. It does suck but at least I am medicated now :)

I agree with you, however I want to mention (for the international crowd) that health insurance is insanely expensive. If you are disabled and can’t work (and live in a red state) you are fucked unless you have family who can help. No job = no subsidies for ACA insurance as well.

(Red state = right wing/Republican; ACA insurance is the government subsidized insurance that Obama started)

Yes, I did.

• No one noticed for years (I am a girl and girls often have different symptoms than boys)
• I asked my psychiatrist for help with work accommodations due to concentration issues and they wanted me to go to a neuropsychologist (thousands of dollars with insurance)
• Switched to a different provider who immediately diagnosed me after a single page questionnaire. Got meds. No drug test required.
• Ended up switching to another provider for reasons - they wanted me to get tested again because they didn’t like the prior test ($$$).
• Got the diagnosis but still couldn’t refill the original meds I was on because of other health issues. Went untreated for about a year before receiving clearance from a specialist. Drug tests required monthly ($$$).
• Had to switch providers yet again for reasons - they almost made me get tested again but I somehow convinced them not to. Got meds. Drug tests every few months ($$$).

What? Rarr Dick didn’t make the cut for you? Lol

Most Americans I know think they’re centrists, even if they support either major party… I’m an American so I know a few Americans lol

For me the most annoying thing about it is when you specifically make an appointment with the doctor and they change it to the midlevel without telling you. For certain things it can be a bit distressing (for me) to have a random stranger come in to do.

That sounds like a nightmare

Yeah when I read that I was like, so all I have to do to get medical records is call and ask? Like I don’t even have to have any affiliation apparently.