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Illusion of Terra

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  1. I think those are primarily an American thing. Are those certain kinds of cookies? I thought they were just like store-bought ones only more expensive?
  2. @Muco my parents are huge fans of Lokum and it's quite a popular gift. I personally don't really enjoy it too much because it is a bit too sugary and not enough other flavors. But it's great with tea
  3. stop posting such delicious looking desserts, while I am sitting here with only the most generic foods available Also, how dare you as someone who hates bitter stuff, sweet stuff is the only cure
  4. Welcome them home If you had to choose, would you live somewhere where it's always day, or somewhere where it's always night?
  5. The friend I mentioned before officially didn't get the position he applied for, which got me thinking. I had applied for that exact position a few years ago and only put a fraction as much work in as he did, because at the time I didn't really care too much because I had a lot of other stuff going on. We have almost exactly the same academic background, almost exactly the same grades and very similar research topics. I don't know what you'd call the kind of feeling you have towards something like this. In the end it was just plain luck that I got it and bad luck that he didn't. Which makes one kinda down in a way when you think about it since a lot depended on getting the position for him, but not so much for me at the time. I think what I'm trying to say is life is strange and luck is often a very decisive part of it. '
  6. Ask if any of them are anime fans. What would you do if the internet was down for a year?
  7. US History/Constitution question (kinda long and probably boring for most).

    I was wondering something about becoming US President. In the constitution it says "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President"
    Natural born is more or less clear to me (born on US soil or to US father/parents I assume). I also suppose that the "or a Citizen of the United States" and "at the time of the Adoption" refer to each other. But, given that there is a comma (and I'm not familiar with the comma rules of 18th century English, but I am with the current ones), to me it seems ambiguous. 
    What was meant and most people interpret, I assume, is that it was a clause denoting the non-slaves/Indians in British colonies in parts of North America, since no one could have been  a natural born US citizen.

    But couldn't you argue that the reference of the "at the time of Adoption" clause is ambiguous and therefore enable a non-natural born US citizen to become president?

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      I mean all this is not really important, I just happened to read something about the US and saw this and was wondering about it. See, this is why I don't drink. While others might smash things or get into fights, I when I'm sleep-drunk question constitutions of countries I'm not even part of 😂

      Hadn't seen the wikipedia page! But they seem to mostly squabble over the "natural born" thing, although Schwarzenegger seems to have come close 😂

      Yeah the "at the time of Adoption of this Constitution" is explicit but what I meant is that it is separated by a comma, making it (by today's usage of commas) a non-essential adverb clause, meaning that it's just extra information which specifies what came before it. It seems to me quite obvious that this extra information specifies the "Citizen of the United States" and not "natural born citizen". But I thought since there have been lawsuits which led companies to pay millions of dollars because of incorrect comma usage, people would be more picky about this.

      Then again, I don't think there are too many non-US citizens who would want to be president of the US nowadays given what a political minefield it is 😂

  8. @Ohiotaku great point, but also who doesn't, amiright? @brycec From someone who 'thinks' for a living, all I can say is don't overdo it and enjoy the little and simple things in life otherwise it makes your brain mush after a while
  9. @brycec Well, I am a philosopher, so I try to hold back with the philosophy stuff in order to not bore others
  10. @brycec This is becoming philosophical I can understand your reasoning and it seems quite rational, I still think that there are people which you should trust and not doubt even if they can betray you. In fact, I hold the position that you can only trust someone if they can betray you, but not everyone shares this notion. Anyway, in this particular case, while I still think Spear Hero is in a large degree to blame, there are at least some circumstances which make some of his actions more understandable.
  11. Yeah, that's true, their reactions at the start were not very wise. I also think they didn't take someone with a shield for a weapon seriously. Well, let's see if they learn from it, although in Spear Hero's case I wouldn't be so sure
  12. @Seshi I'll have to argue on Spear Hero's behalf here, never thought I'd do that though Naofumi trusted Myne blindly and she betrayed him. However, Spear Hero could not have learned from that at that point in time, because Spear Hero thought that Myne never betrayed Naofumi but the other way around. Now, you can say that Spear Hero could have learned from (what he thought to be) Myne's mistake and blindly trust Naofumi which led to her being sexually assaulted. But then again he might not have had any reason to doubt Myne, who he simply took to be a victim of Naofumi. I still think his position was bit difficult. Distrust in a party is not advantageous, especially when you have to rely on each other in life and death situations. Still, like I said he should have listened to Naofumi's defense at multiple points in time. I think what we can all agree on, though, is that Myne was wretched through and through.
  13. 4:30 is too late for me, but I'll just watch it before or afterwards
  14. I'm sure that shoes inside the house is a thing in the US. I'm not saying everywhere, but there are quite a few places where people do wear shoes inside their house. Generally it will be impossible to find something that all Americans have in common but no Non-American has, apart from things that are true by definition (such as every American has the American citizenship). Honestly I would be surprised if someone can come up with something. Still there are some things that quite a few of Americans share (such as watching American Football) but are not shared by a lot of Non-Americans (same with other cultures). Something I really dislike about Europeans in general (as compared to Americans in general) is the idea that you cannot be from that country unless you have an ancestry in it. Like saying you cannot be French if you don't have French ancestors. Apart from that definition being logically speaking absurd, it creates quite strong divisions. In the US, I get the impression that it is quite normal to say that someone is American but has a rich ancestry from somewhere else (given that the ancestors of most of today's Americans migrated there in the last few hundred years). Like saying you are Irish-American, African-American etc. With a few exceptions that is really rare in Europe. I have rarely encounter someone who would say they are Irish-French or Irish-German or African-Spanish etc. Often people say you are either one or the other. Could be that's because of the whole "we have been here for thousands of years" idea compared to the "land of immigrants" image.
  15. This is a difficult one. I guess I'd go with the knowing alternative, although it can be a heavy burden (allegory of the cave, anyone?) If you had to eliminate one of the tastes (sour, salty etc) from your mouth/nose which one would you pick?
  16. @brycec can't put my finger on why exactly, but those look great! Maybe because they remind me of shoes from RPGs?
  17. Well, as long as you don't use them for drinking, I think anything goes
  18. Oh yeah, since we are on the topic of sanitary and Japan. What I find absolutely fascinating are the modern Japanese toilets! They aren't necessary, more of a luxury (what a weird spelling by the way), but still, if I ever have the money and build a house I want one of those, mostly because they have the bidet function included
  19. King of England. Being POTUS seems like a big hassle right now Could you get to all the places you need to go if you had to use public transport only?
  20. @brycec I wouldn't mind walking barefoot on grass etc, but on asphalt/streets it just seems a bit inconvenient for me, especially if it's scourging or freezing outside. I honestly have never given it too much thought if streets are "dirty" or not. I mean, if your soles are black after that, it would be kinda strange to mess up the carpet in your house I guess. But other than that, there's not a whole lot I do with the soles of my feet Oh I can confirm about things like soda tasting different. Nutella for example can be vastly different just in neighboring countries withing Europe, apparently, so I've heard, because people in different European countries prefer different kinds of bread and therefore Nutella has a different consistency and taste. There are quite a few things (such as sugar taxes etc) that play a role there. Sizes are also quite different (compare Japanese MacDonalds with an American one).
  21. @Seshi kinda is hilarious that we're all living in different time zones honestly kinda like living alternate realities right now it's evening here in Europe, so much later than this could be too late for Europeans. But I suggest you guys just set a date and time (but include the time zone so others can convert). If I see that it's in the middle of the night, I'll just post the next day, no biggie
  22. You mean, outside the house too? Wouldn't that be kinda dangerous, stepping on broken glass etc? Also the sanitation thing never struck me as a US thing, more of a stereotypical Japan thing? Never heard about Australia and coffee before
  23. So yeah, is there something you find weird/great/fascinating/strange/and-what-have-you about other cultures? What is it? Keep in mind that these will most probably include generalizations and stereotypes which might only be true for a small part of people of that culture. So let's keep this civilized and take everything with a grain of salt and most importantly with a lot of humor! One thing about the US I find weird is the shoe thing. It's just weird that you guys wear shoes inside the house What I find fascinating on the other hand is the customer service being so accommodating (although it might be demanding for the workers themselves).
  24. @Fx_Omar I don't think a precise time will work, more like day/days, because of all the different time zones we're in
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