Recent questions tagged social

Description : Is it offensive for white girls to wear Chiapas?

Last Answer : The whole idea of so called cultural appropriation is nonsense. People have been influenced by other cultures throughout all history.

Description : Why does no one go to the chat section?

Last Answer : If no one is there and I have nothing to just chat about, what is the point?? I have other things to do besides sit around waiting for someone else to just come along. And there are people there from time to time, you just have to catch them when they’re “in.”

Description : Flutherites: Do you like/admire some users and loathe others, even when BOTH may have views opposite of yours?

Last Answer : I think that is basically the nature of human relationships, we would likely be bored if we could easily define what we like or dislike about everybody. There are people here I like a lot that I would ... everything, but whose very presences on this site irk the crap out of me. Same in real life.

Description : Wife SS increase to 50% when I collect my SS if born after 1954?

Last Answer : Go in person to your local social security office. You will get correct answers there and not guesses from people that aren’t sure. Welcome to Fluther!

Description : Is it legal to screenshot quotes from random academic essays and not cite them on instagram?

Last Answer : Do you give artistic credit to any photo/art you have ever taken a screenshot of that wasn’t your own? I would think it’s the same idea.

Description : Phone number verification?

Last Answer : Verify through email instead.

Description : What to do when feeling fear and it doesn't stop?

Last Answer : Go to the best hamburger joint in town, order up 2 large burgers with the works including cheese, a large order of fries, and a large chocolate milkshake. After you’ve eaten all that, you will feel better.

Description : I dont want to become famous but i love making videos?

Last Answer : fame & fortune should go hand in hand. If you can earn a living doing something you enjoy, you will be better off than most of us. Fame may be the necessary price you must pay. Of course those ... called business . But you should feel you are reasonably paid for the insult. You must set your price.

Description : Anybody have fun ideas to get attention at a busy intersection?

Last Answer : Free beer.

Description : How can I improve my social life?

Last Answer : Join a club - you have hobbies that can be solo hobbies but they can also be done in a group. Running club. Reading group at the local library. Scrapbooking club, scrapbooking group. Photography club. You ... if they want to go to the coffee shop, local bakery or local bookstore. They may say yes.

Description : Americans -- if you were banned from the U.S. where would you go?

Last Answer : Italy, France, or Spain. I very well may retire in one of those countries. Civilized, beautiful, congenial, rational.

Description : Is loneliness really not healthy?

Last Answer : I’m not sure but I have read somewhere that couples tend to live healthier life than single people if in a good relationship. They tend to share lot and act as support systems of each other which helps reducing stress level a lot which might be the reason for it.

Description : What's your most enjoyable omegle chat conversation about?

Last Answer : (I still don’t really know what Flikr or Twitter or SnapChat are, let alone Omegle.)

Description : Do I detect a double standard between the genders in our society?

Last Answer : I've been in that situation more than once. While the attention is flattering to a degree, I don't like it when a woman walks up and kisses me, hugs me, or worse, tries to stick her hand ... expect them to keep their cotton pickin' hands to themselves, and stay out of my personal space. End of Rant

Description : Why do discussions get closed out for no reason?

Last Answer : There is always a reason, you may just not know it. I don’t know which questions you mean, but the one I saw was just an old joke posted as a question. There are a lot of joke sites, this is a discussion site.

Description : Is A Nod Acceptable For A "How Are You?"?

Last Answer : Yes, of course.

Description : What does this mean (dating)?

Last Answer : Ask her out on another date. Something more specific this time rather than walking around for 2 hours. Take her to dinner, a museum, skating, or whatever your town has to offer. I don’t suggest a movie because you can’t get to know someone watching a movie.

Description : What would you do in a situation like this?

Last Answer : answer:It definitely happens in the US, but it's not everywhere all the time. A bunch of young men together, or male teens, is generally a little scary. I would avoid them if I were walking down ... very affluent city in Florida) if a bunch of guys walked in wearing baggy clothes I'd call security.

Description : People take advantage of me... how can I be firm about what I want?

Last Answer : answer:One thing that someone advised me a while ago is to say, Let me think about it before I answer. Give yourself time to process and don't give an automatic yes. When you do get back to them, ... easy to learn to do but it works. And keep remembering that you're allowed to say no to people.

Description : What do you think of people who put alumni license plate frames on lousy cars?

Last Answer : Sounds overthought to me. They’re just proud of their university, even if they’re not at a financial status yet where they can be proud of their car.

Description : Can we please stop congratulating pregnant women who weren't trying to get pregnant?

Last Answer : answer:Uh…what exactly are you supposed to say? “You’re an idiot for getting pregnant!”? It’s just being polite, come on.

Description : Do poor people think they're smarter than you?

Last Answer : I have way more patience with them than I do with arrogant people that think the only wisdom comes from wealth.

Description : Should I call the cops the next time I get groped by an old lady?

Last Answer : What exactly is your question?

Description : I just heard on the radio that kids who use marijuana are more likely to be involved in violence (I assume than those who don't). Is that right?

Last Answer : answer:Was it on a factual station, or on Limbaugh or Fox News? That makes a difference. I doubt the theory. Marijuana tends to be a mellowing influence. Not a violent influence. * ... violence among traffickers (drug sellers) is different than violence among users. What did the story identify?)

Description : Would you rather talk to women or look at their bodies?

Last Answer : Oh yeah, I lost interest in chatting up women years ago. Now, I just talk to people.

Description : Has a name been ruined for you?

Last Answer : Adolph.

Description : How many times do you mess up at work?

Last Answer : NEVAAAAHHHHH!

Description : Are there others out there that, when tax time rolls around again, look at the obituaries and think "Lucky bastards"?

Last Answer : Uh, no. Never crossed my mind….

Description : Im afraid of new people?

Last Answer : answer:@dopeguru I don't mean to sound harsh but you need to get yourself into some major therapy. Your poor choices in relationships, your phobias, none of us here are therapists but it is ... health forum and many of us have already spent countless hours advising you. Find a qualified therapist.

Description : How do I tell my new colleague to please stop inviting unwanted guests to my party?

Last Answer : I think there is an option on Facebook to approve all prospective group members isn't there? I don't know about events, but for groups I know you can. I think you need to confront him straight on ... uninvited the people he added. And next time, if you make it a Facebook event, lock that baby up!

Description : "The only way out is through"- what does this mean to you?

Last Answer : You can’t avoid what is coming. The only way to escape it is to endure it, and get it over with. Kind of like taxes.

Description : Do you live a life of scarcity or abundance?

Last Answer : answer:I love this question. I'm fully human, so I'm a mixture of viewing the world as infinitely abundant and full of woeful scarcity. I lived through some tumultuous years that ended in a profound shift ... . So while I know love is abundant, even infinite, I still have fear. I like being human.

Description : How was your holiday?

Last Answer : Wonderful. I got to spend it with my grandsons. Having a wonderful visit.

Description : Does she look white or asian?

Last Answer : Not asian. She should put on some shorts or pants.

Description : Why do girls give me a mean stare?

Last Answer : I think I have that problem, too. So serious am I!! Need to smile a LOT more!!!

Description : Why is it when some guy stares at me they give me a mean look?

Last Answer : This guy might just look like that. Some people squint, and scrunch their face when they need glasses. They don’t even kow they are doing it, mostly.

Description : Can you help me with this situation?

Last Answer : He is probably multitasking, and it just slips his attention. I have very dear friends who do the same, and they never mean to ignore me. They simply try to focus on so many things they get distracted. ... it. Also, if his provider is not so good, his signal strength may be cutting out on him.

Description : What can I do about my resting bitch face?

Last Answer : answer:“Resting bitch face” is a petty twitter fight term. It means nothing in the real world. You are friendly. Be friendly. Smile and people smile at you. We all have tough times when we can’t smile and our friends understand.

Description : Why would an exclusive, invitation-only country-club break standards?

Last Answer : Maybe the gentleman is an upstanding citizen and enjoys golf. What would his race have to do with it? Do you know him personally? How do you know he has nothing in common with you or any ... and be descendant from royalty. Are you here saying crazy things just to bait people into an argument?

Description : Are socialists sociopathic?

Last Answer : It’s an interesting conjecture. But I think socialists are by definition the opposite of sociopaths, and true to form it is always the sociopaths first in line to maul them, followed hotly by dullards who wouldn’t know the difference between a socialist and a manhole cover.

Description : Do you like to participate in cat rooms?

Last Answer : Feline chambers Kardamom?!?!

Description : Have you ever held the door open for a stranger when they're too far away?

Last Answer : Yup, and some will step it up a hair to get there, others could give a shit.

Description : What would I need to equip myself with If I could take a journey through your mind?

Last Answer : A flashlight to shine on the true aspects of my personality.

Description : Do you talk the way you type?

Last Answer : I mean, I don’t touch my lips & there’s no clicking sound, but yeah, pretty much.

Description : Does the sound of Thunder scare you or excite you?

Last Answer : I don’t like it. The last time I heard really bad thunder I soiled myself out if fear.

Description : What Is something that can be shared?

Last Answer : Orgasms & lollipops.

Description : What Is something you would not want to find In your bed ?

Last Answer : Laughs, a bat?

Description : If you could be anywhere In the world right now, which country would you be in?

Last Answer : In Paris with my grandsons. I don’t get to see them enough.

Description : If you came with a WARNING! sign what would it say about you?

Last Answer : Volatile substance. Do not provoke.

Description : Why are people afraid to "speak ill of the dead?"?

Last Answer : answer:I'm not afraid, it's just etiquette, or what's expected is to not speak I'll of the dead. Possibly there is superstition mixed in, it sounds like a superstition, but I don't know a ... think of one other person I know who spoke well of their father/husband dying, because he was so abusive.