Fleppensteijn

English speakers always seem to like mierenneuken: nitpicking, or literally, ant-fucking.

Or maybe fokker, meaning breeder (and a famous last name; and speaking of names, we have first names such as Fokko and Fokje).

I don't know how common it is, but when I grew up, being smart was basically an insult. Not being posh, but any sign of smartness. I was already a quiet kid, which made me a target (because quiet people are smart? My grades surely disagreed), using "difficult" vocabulary is definitely something you had to avoid; kids better not find out you have "smart" interests like computers or reading or something or you'd be ridiculed.

Maybe people carry their hate with them in adulthood but just don't show it so much (until it's time to vote 🙂)

That sounds too demanding

Chairs and tables. Why do I have to squeeze my thighs between the chair and the dinner table and then bend down awkwardly when I eat to not splatter all over? Why are chairs so high and tables so low? Just put the table higher so the food is closer to my mouth and why do we even need chairs anyway?

Milk cartons suck now. In the 90s, we could fold and push to open. Why do we need scissors to open them now? Oh and half of them now have a plastic lid in the middle so you can't even pour out the last drops anymore.

Considering there was another knife attack in the same town last January, it's strange they don't mention that but do mention terror attacks in other countries. But then an Asian news website may not be the best source for a relatively small incident in Europe.

I agree. It's a loan word from Dutch and after 200 years, it's about time you give it back.

Onze lange klinkers waren ooit gewoon een lange klank maar dat is meer veranderd in een tweeklank, behalve waar het wat raar klinkt, zoals ij voor r (wijwater maar wierook) en in ooi of eeuw.

Omdat lange klinkers anders klinken voor de r?

Stupid me just kind of assumed a smart device would be a simple thing that would accept API calls or something. But no, you need an app that sends a signal to China every 10 minutes and you need to link it to Google too. Even better when you have three devices of different brands

Speaking of dandruff, it took me way too long to find out I don't really have dandruff, just a dry scalp. That's why the "dandruff", like all my other health issues, just disappear in warmer climates.

I disagree. The alternative to news is no news. If you don't have anything interesting to share, just don't post it.

If you want to share news articles, just use a link to the internet archive, if available, or copy-paste the text if it's behind a paywall.

Information should be open to all on a platform like Lemmy imo. If you're willing to pay for news, you won't need this platform for that.

Please ban paywalls.

I don't know but imagine what crazy processes would lead to creating that magic man floating around in nothingness, without a world to evolve on.