American things

shower curtains with an additional piece of cloth that drapes over the exterior wall of the tub

i think i’ve only seen white duck eggs in the uk

bewildering systems of heating and cooling, which seem to be constantly in operation regardless of the outside temperature

I live in a place where we can open windows and turn off the hvac for nice days in spring and fall, and portions of other days.

But our summer temperatures can easily be 100° F (37° C) and winter temperatures can easily be 0°F (-17° C).

I don't see what's "bewildering" about it. There is a thermostat and I either tell it not to fall below a certain temperature, or not to rise above a temperature.

I can also omit heating/cooling altogether and use the same system to circulate air for freshness.

People who have them operating all the time may be silly but you will need to elaborate on the alternatives.

I am given to understand that people in climates that don't require air conditioning simply don't have it, which is fine and seems to be an option for parts off America as well as the rest of the world.

If you don't regularly get triple-digit (F) temperatures you probably don't think AC is needed. In which case, goody goody for you.

shower curtains with an additional piece of cloth that drapes over the exterior wall of the tub

this is so funny to me, like it's a modesty cloth to hide the shameful shower curtain

it's a materials game. you can't have any old material dipping into the tub or base.

washed and refrigerated eggs more so than white eggs. It applies to eggs of every color. Most american grocers seem to have ~25% or more brown eggs.

Bright yellow-orange yolks and pasture raised are more fashionable than eggshell color these days.

Saying "no fair" instead of, or as well as, "not fair" is an American Thing, right? And a weird one too.

it's a materials game. you can't have any old material dipping into the tub or base.

do you think that shower curtains on other continents are made out of crepe paper and nobody can figure out why they keep disintegrating

no, I think americans would like the appearance of crepe paper shower curtains because the outer layer can be anything.

I don't see what's "bewildering" about it

you will need to elaborate on the alternatives

goody goody for you

my bad coach

"Ouster".

... as noticed in the Fox/Tucker Carlson thread

A Northern Irish political prisoner was supposed to go on a hunger strike but then developed gastric problems after surreptitiously eating shellfish, leading to his forced resignation...

It was an Ulster oyster ulcer ouster.

ouch

I had a recent situation where the kitchen sink drain below me clogged with grease or fats... the guy upstairs didn't know of course, and I came home and my kitchen sink had overflowed with this smelly, greasy ass water... the maintenance guy was able to unclog it with this drill/snake thing, but now my kitchen smelled like the dumpster area behind a Wendy's on a hot day

I cleaned the floor with vinegar and different cleaning products, it seems to have dissipated.. but I'm always apologetic to any visitors, I think everyone can smell it even if it probably just smells like a kitchen

― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, May 5, 2023 4:35 PM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

"maintenance guys"

“As someone who is 1/37th indigenous, I officially give this racism a pass”

and it's usually based on some oral legend in their family about being descended from Pocahontas

That weird hypercorrection where they think processes is the plural of processis

lol that's the worst! i don't think it's just an american thing though

I've never even heard of that word!

i've also heard "bases" as in "cover all our bases" as if it were the plural of basis, lol

Pillowcases without a flap to keep the pillow inside.

How are you going to trick or treat with a flapped-over pillowcase?

Basis is at least a word so there’s a logic at work there that makes it less jarring than processeeez (which I’ve never heard anyone say irl, & only heard non-irl from North Americans — I have a terrible idea they get it from their academia)

i thought "cover all the bases" was a baseball metaphor, not a plural of basis

It is that’s why “as if it were the plural of basis, lol”

bj is saying they’ve heard ppl say it baseez in that expression

oh gotcha

Pillowcases without a flap to keep the pillow inside.

Poorly secured pillows are the price you pay for easy to make klan hoods

what are you saying about Beeps

croissandwich

Thanks for making me think of that Dan Cortese BK commercial from the 90s

toilet cubicles without coat hooks in them

Saying that you saw a film “in theatres”

Do you mean, "at cinema"?

That’s what it means yes but like how trailers/posters will say “in theatres now”, except it’s a person saying “oh yeah I saw that in theatres” even if they only saw it once in one theatre — that is an American thing afaict

Oh, I see what you're saying - the plural. I had guessed that the British meaning of "theatres" might be more strictly applied to the stage. The American phrase is probably shorthand for "I saw that (when it was being shown) in theatres."

“hey thanks for the white claw and the wheat thins”

I had guessed that the British meaning of "theatres" might be more strictly applied to the stage.

Solely applied.

Hmmmmm. I don't think saying "in theatres" like that is a US thing? It would be said on a trailer/movie poster because the movie in question is being shown in many theatres across the country but if talking about a movie I saw I wouldn't say theaters plural and can't say I've heard it. In this instance I'd say, for example, "I saw that one in the theater when it came out". Always singular.

I haven't heard the plural used like that either.

I have!

Did they spell it like that too?

"i saw that in theaters"

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I was just trying to keep the spelling consistent with wins' original post.

Jay - really? It sounds completely wrong and weird and genuinely I don't think I have ever heard anyone say that.

You can only say "I saw it in theaters" if you saw it more than once in more than one theater.

— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) December 13, 2019