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  • Aside from London (where I didn’t really talk to anyone but my sister who lives there), I spent 2 weeks traveling solo by train around England, staying in Bath, Shrewsbury, York and Scarborough and visiting some of the surrounding towns and villages. I’m sure it helped that it’s a country where I have a good grasp of the local language unlike, say, Italy, where I could barely make myself understood. But I had lots of random friendly conversations with strangers in the UK and no negative experiences at all. Way more friendly than the average German for sure.

    Big-city people are generally less friendly, so I do believe you that it’s a different matter for London. It’s the same for e.g. Tokyo, where people are way more cold than in the rest of Japan. And I guess you get a different perspective as a local than as a visitor. Several people in this thread have mentioned Germany, which does surprise me as a German.
















  • Michael MJD: Retro tech youtuber with a very calming voice and video style. Often installs operating systems on unusual devices.

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    Ashens: British Youtuber, who has been reviewing mostly poundshop tat and occasionally other random items in front of a brown sofa since 2006.

    Geowizard: British Youtuber who does online Geography quizzes like Geoguessr and sometimes goes on adventures. The former part is probably more relevant to your question, though even his adventures have a nice, calm narration and music (that he wrote himself).

    The Trek Planner: Finds interesting spots on Google Earth and hikes there, usually in the deserts of the Western US. Videos are usually more focused on the journey than the destination, so there will always be lots of nice views of nature. Honorable mention also to Desert Drifter, who did similar videos but unfortunately passed away recently.


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    Assuming the daughter is an adult: I’d talk to her about it but otherwise not get involved. It’s up to her to choose her relationships. There are also people who aren’t together anymore even though they’re still married, or are in an open relationship, so it’s not something to automatically condemn.