If there's anyone who's actually lived in a extreme Northern climate I'm sure you get what I'm talking about. The problem with synthetic alternatives to fur coats is that they make you sweat. And then that sweat makes you freeze. The only alternative is to use layers of real wool underneath a synthetic coat. But real wool is itchy as hell. And even if you do all that it still doesn't work as well as a fur coat. It sucks for all the rabbits out there but nature really did create the perfect substance for surviving the winter.

Then there's the aspect of indigenous culture in Canada. Sustainable and monitored fur trapping has been part of their culture for thousands of years. It's a bit of a messed up colonizer mindset to tell them they have to change. Personally I think it's fine as long as you're not using animals that are endangered in some way like wolves. And as far as fur farming goes I think it's okay as long as you can buy from a ethical farmer that treats their animals well. Micro Plastics really are choking the life out of this planet it's kind of the Lesser evil to purchase from a fur Farm. What do you guys think?

The only acceptable flavours when it comes to meat are spicy and smoky.

Maybe it’s the culture I come from, but it’s always a surprise to see honey flavoured chicken or ribs.

Sweetness clashes with the taste of meat.

The torque whenever you want it, the coasting, the lack of noise. I like it all.
I used to work for Mercedes and BMW and have driven about everything they make, along with a lot of competitors’ cars. Overall performance and connection of a high end vehicle is hard to beat, but for everyday drives around town, I’ll take the electric drive motor.

I saw a recent reel of these 11 year olds with their names on their jerseys. I had to wait until a fairly high level to get a jersey with my name on it. I wore jerseys that had been in circulation for a decade and turned them in every season.

The problem is the death of the house league. All the local kids used to play against each other in a local league and only the best made the travel team (4 house teams -> 1 travel team). The local league was for people who wanted to play but wouldn’t make it to the next level. You needed to earn a spot on the team; not pay for it

Now there is only travel teams, regardless of how good you are. The cost for parents has spiraled out of control for kids that suck and just want to have fun. There is no more cheap option.

Parents also have some of the blame for trying to live vicariously thru their kids, which I believe kills their love of the game.

I won’t even talk about the horrid treatment of volunteer refirees.

Edit: the hobby part of sports is gone. If parents spend $1000s of dollars they expect a return. It isn’t fun anymore.

Making a travel team used to be a big deal. There were try outs and not everyone made it.

Also paid coaches? I never made a dime when I coached. Not even gas money; purely for the love of the game.

Maybe I was a bit intense when I said that rec options don’t exist anymore, there are def less tho

I know everyone loves binge-watching, but I genuinely think releasing an entire season at once ruins half the fun of watching a good show.
When episodes come out weekly, you actually have time to think about what happened, come up with theories, and talk about it with other people. A good cliffhanger stays in your head for days instead of being resolved 30 seconds later because you immediately hit “next episode.”
With binge releases, a show can be the biggest thing on the internet for one weekend and practically disappear from conversations by the following week.
I get that people want to watch things at their own pace, but I think we’ve become so obsessed with instant gratification that we’ve forgotten how enjoyable anticipation can be.
I’d rather spend two months looking forward to a great show every week than finish the entire thing in one Saturday and forget about it by Monday.

Honestly it's kind of crazy to me where ill see people end a relationship (understandbly so) for disrespect but then will have a friendship displaying the same level of disrespect and go "oh but we've been friends for years".

like some people will have a partner theyve known for 5 years and then a friend thyeve known for 3 years. if the partner starts to grow in different directions "we need to break up". If friend is a thief, liar, cheat, and doesnt present the values the person has "oh but they are my friend i love them".

Im not justifying staying in a shitty relationship. Im arguing with why stay in a frinedship with someone who doesnt share your goals in life. You are who your friends are.

Like ill see people who post "my friend owes me 500 dollars and gets mad when i bring it up. Im going to her bachelorette party tomorrow should i wait till next week to bring it up".

Like no, ending a friendship should be viewed inthe same light as ending a romantic relationship.

Edit:

Just want to add that i understand that you should have higher standards iwth your partner.

What i am saying is i see people let friends treat them poorly in every sense of the wrod and then try to defend the friendship. And when you ask them "hey that's not ok why are you still friends with them?" they go "oh we've been frineds for years i can't end it".

Think aobut the worse thing a friend can do to you, you're telling me youd still stay frined siwth them like nothing happened?

On top of not knowing how to drive a majority of people don't know how to check/change their oil and transmission fluid, check tires for tread depth or even change a flat tire on top of other preventative maintenance that can keep your vehicle from breaking down and causing an annoying or even dangerous nuisance to other drivers.

The peel is high in fiber and vitamin E. If it is too hairy, just rub away the hair with your hands while washing it and enjoy. It feels like eating a hairy peach, and you don't need a knife or spoon to eat it.

I've been seeing this more frequently lately, and the pedestrian always seems to be at least a foot away from the curb, and usually walking the same direction as the vehicles (which in itself is unwise).

It's dangerous. Haven't heard any solid reasoning for NOT using the sidewalk.

Honestly it just seems like intentional rage baiting. I'll be the first to admit that I get peeved on residential roads where I'm stuck waiting behind the guy who KNOWS I'm right behind him and can't pass because of parked vehicles or oncoming traffic.

I think being able to give other unbiased opinions and advice is one of the biggest sign of intelligence

It's very easy to defend what you already believe in, but the ability to recognize someone you dislike is right, recognize when you are wrong and even give advice without letting your personal feelings interfere with the advice.

You can be very knowledgeable and still have your ego and your biases be the control of your judgment.

To me, intelligence is not about how much you know. I don't think that's what it should be about ever. In one way, it's also about how do you react when your own lifelong beliefs and judgments are challenged.

Also, I believe this is something that unlocks tremendous amounts of growth if you can be one such.

Ive always felt that the flavor of so many foods are enhanced when cold. For example, If i get take out from a sub shop or thai food or a wing shop I will usually refrigerate the food and eat it a few hours later. I will still get toasted subs, but I will make them cold before eating. Theres a wild difference in quality. It is so much better. Pad thai, wings, toasted subs, chicken fried rice, turkey and ham on the holidays, spagettios, Ravioli. Though oddly enough I am not a fan of cold pizza 😂

Ribs suck, they take forever to make, they have little meat on them, and they aren’t worth the time it effort it takes to make.

Also not worth at a restaurant, just get sometime good like a solid steak or brisket.

Ribs are absolutely inferior to every other meat option.

Maybe I’m just particular about things like this, but personally no matter how beautiful, no matter how fun, no matter how great the food or culture is- if I read that you can’t flush toilet paper down a toilet I’m never coming to your country and I literally will not even feel a twinge of regret.

It’s 2026, not having modern plumbing in what is otherwise a developed nation is ridiculous and should be a source of national shame. I phrase this as an unpopular opinion due to the fact that by definition it has to be, since millions of people seem to not be bothered by this and still travel to these places ever year.

This might sound strange, and it’s less of an opinion and more of a general feeling that I’ve never heard from another person.

A lot of people told me they feel calmer, that it helps them get their mind off things or that they go to bed feeling more relaxed. And as much as I wish I had that, I really just don’t understand where it comes from. I don’t think I’ve worked out or done any sport and have not been pissed the whole time. It just makes me so angry and I hate every moment to the point it just ruins my day completely.

This isn’t a “sports suck” kind of post, I applaud everyone who works out regularly, especially since my experience is so different. I’m completely fascinated how good people can feel after working out and I wish that for anyone who actually wants to work out (or anyone that’s just starting out)! I really just can’t get behind that mindset.

I don't know where we went wrong but it probably went wrong when we let streaming services take over the entire market. At first this was great. You can save 100s of movies on your play list and they still sent movies to you in the mail. But when blockbuster left, a all video stores went out of business. They stripped the movies In the mail away. But we accepted it. It was still convenient. Slow boil.

Now most have to buy into several services to get access to all the movies that used to be on one service.

Now you can't even save a movie to your list , and decide to watch it next month. It might be gone, off the playlist. It could be gone the next day. Because you just noticed it right before it was scheduled to be erased. Now you have rent it? And sometimes it's $9.99 Just to watch it once for 2 days? I can't get a week? Maybe I get distracted and watch half . Now im fked and have to pay $9.99 again to finish the other 30min i missed? Why? Or I can buy it for double the price. I don't want to buy it forever. Just for you to tell me a year later that they have to erase it even though I bought it to own.

They made it so bad that we actually need blockbuster back. I pass 100s of stores a day driving. I stop for coffee, maybe lunch, items from the supermarket etc. I don't fking mind stopping for a movie that I really want to see and not having to worry about it being stripped out of my ability to watch it if I didn't watch it the first 2 days I had it.

And I don't even have to stop. People order off Amazon, temu and all sorts of shit. If we can wait for packages the next day or 2. We can wait for a DVD to come in the mail the next day too.

Also you can't even find all the older movies you want anymore.

I'm tired of getting robbed out of my enjoyment to watch a movie.

- 80% of all trips are single person

- the average truck driver uses the bed of their truck twice a year

- the birth rate in America is around 1.5 births per woman, so having 3 or more kids is rare

I swear to god, most of the time when I’m seeing trucks on the road, there’s nothing in their bed and their truck is sparkly clean. Escalades and suburbans have just one person in them

The majority of people for the majority of tasks just need a small sedan. A Toyota Corolla, basically. It would be more efficient to rent a truck from Home Depot when you need it than to buy a truck that costs $50k when a Corolla costs <$30k (and has better gas mileage)

People just buy cars for image and because it’s the car they think they should buy, not an actual measured and practical choice. They buy a truck cause they want people to think they’re rugged, not cause they need a truck. The most obvious example is jeeps. Those cars suck at what they’re advertised for, but people don’t even know that because they never take it off road

Realistically, at least 80% of passenger vehicles should just be small sedans. It should be kinda rare to see SUVs, jeeps, etc

Rap as a genre is all about rhyme, rhythm, and flow. If you understand the language the artist is speaking, you run the risk of hearing a lyric and thinking the words don’t quite work (put you in a mansion, somewhere in Wisconsin, anyone?) But if you don’t know the words, you can appreciate the music without thinking

A fork is better for what… maybe spaghetti? And even then, folks usually use a spoon in addition to the fork. You can just eat so much easier and more efficiently with a spoon. Forks are almost never the better option when eating.

Knight? Night, duvet, debut, knife, buffet

Also in things spelt from another language…jalapeño? Halapeno. Ja? Ya. Les? Lei. Yacht? Yaht.

To me it has the likeness of when people pronounce the H in white. So like: “hhhhhhhhhwhhhhhhite” or when you come across those people that whistle the s sound unintentionally. It’s like that, and we’ve made it the norm linguistically, but I’m ready to rebel against this system. For years I spent as a child yearning to spell Wednesday, and I only succeeded after saying wed-nes-day.

Anyways that’s it.

Even when I was a collage runner obsessed with running tech and fancy running gear, I hated those tech tees. The ones you get from signing up for a race like a 5k or half marathon that are supposed to be like athletic wear. I hate how the fabric feels, I hate how they fit, and I'd rather not get a shirt if that's the option. I'd rather 100 basic cotton Tees, at least I'll wear them to do yard work or upcycle them. I'm not making a race shirt quilt with those terrible plastic-feeling tech tees, though. I can't even run in them because they just stick like I'm wearing a garbage bag and they chafe something terrible. I wish races stopped thinking it was preferable. They're always like "we've upgraded to tech tees!" No, you downgraded to crappy plastic fabric.

The NFL aims to expand its market internationally. They've been playing more games overseas. They even teased possible international franchises. That's a natural progression, considering they're overwhelmingly dominant in the US. But I think their approach to international expansion is mistaken.

There's nothing wrong with playing a few overseas games each year. But an overseas franchise wouldn't do well. People don't care about American football out there, and some think it's stupid. A fair number of people show up to the international games because of the rarity. But 90,000 people also went to see Messi play in Alabama. I wouldn't take that as evidence that Alabama is a fertile soccer market.

There's not enough grassroots fanbases for consistent attendance of American football. They even had to cut prices for a recent London game so it would sell out.

Even if an overseas team was somehow sustainable, it'd make far less money than its US counterparts. Sports tickets are generally cheaper in other countries. Other countries also offer limited advertising/ commercialization opportunities. I don't think companies in other countries would be scrambling to pay huge sums for commercial partnership deals with NFL team, as the NFL isn't culturally influential out there.

It'd make more sense for the NFL to expand to other markets within the US/ Canada. If they want to make it somewhat of a global sport, they should help other countries create their own leagues so they can feel like it's their sport. You can't grow a sport overseas sustainably while keeping the sport US-controlled. It has to be the people's sport.

Help the countries that have a bit of interest create their own leagues. Let those leagues pay the NFL for technical assistance. Fans of those small leagues would also watch the NFL occasionally (just like how most MLS fans eventually pay some attention to the English Premier League). Every sports fan wants to watch the best league for their sport.

People who complain about Daylight Savings Time don't actually care about getting more sunlight, or else they would agree that we should change the clocks more times per year to maximize sunlight hours. In fact, they are actually just upset each time they need to adjust 1 hour due to either a lack of flexibility and planning. Do you not go to bed or wake up early regularly? It's not an existential challenge, to wake up 1 hour earlier or sleep 1 hour later, but fairly easy for your body to adjust to if you are a well adjusted adult. If we did it more times per year, it would be even less of a change for your body.

In Alberta this year, we are not adjusting our clocks, so in the winter the sun wont rise until 9:30-10:00 am in most places. Do you really want to spend almost all of your morning in darkness? Just so you can "have some sunlight on the drive home"? We don't work in windowless boxes I hope.

For centuries before the ancient Romans invented the sundial humanity timed their days naturally with the sun. Since we decided to section the days into hours there has been the issue of the length of days changing throughout the year. Adjusting the clocks is the best thing we can do.

**- bunch of teenagers in the comments who must be so sleepy they forgot what sub theyre on. maybe the little babies missed an hour of sleep and are swooper cwanky :(
- "studies show it causes damage" studies also show people have never been so soft before. you get over it, muffin. it's not that tough.

I like feeling each chocolate chip, when is warm or hot they are gooey and blend into the taste. Also if you’re eating it with ice cream then the ice cream melts much too fast on a warm or hot brownie. Anyone agree?

J-pop is more musically distinctive, creative, and unpredictable. Much of mainstream K-pop feels like a highly polished adaptation of American R&B, hip-hop, EDM, and contemporary pop, using predictable song structures, repetitive hooks, obligatory rap verses, and bass drops. Much of K-pop's identity seems rooted in its presentation, choreography, visuals, and production rather than the music itself. J-pop, on the other hand, tends to place greater emphasis on melodic complexity, interesting chord progressions, unconventional arrangements, and individual artistic expression. Of course, there are exceptions, but I find that J-pop rewards attentive listening, whereas mainstream K-pop seems increasingly designed for immediate commercial appeal. Global popularity doesn't necessarily reflect musical originality or quality, and I think J-pop has a stronger and more recognizable musical identity.