Oh really? That's a little disappointing and deceptively presented in the, "behind the scenes". Thank you for the correction. I'll still stand by that the shots were phenomenal, acting and writing were great. I'll never forget the last scene.
I highly recommend the short Netflix series, "Adolescence". Not only is it highly topical and insightful into the areas you mentioned, but they're 45 minute episodes done in one shot. The acting, directing and filmography is incredible.
This is the really depressing part that people really aren't understanding. We've had bad leadership before, but none that have done this much irreparable damage in such a short amount of time with effects that are making the entire world worse for the foreseeable future.
But yeah, Harris would have been the same /s
I don't know a ton about Norway, nor have I visited. Can you edify me on the reality compared to the Potemkin village facade? Are there social safety nets? How do they work/not work in practice? What's phony about other European countries? The closest I've been to Norway is Denmark and I had a lot of conversations with locals about healthcare and qol and they all seemed better off than what we have in America.
This is what I've done; I founded an adult rec sports league a few years ago that's burgeoned into a thriving community. It's about half queer, we have a large group that hangs out after games, regular social events, developing leadership board, active Discord. We've raised over $10,000 for charities and member medical bills. (America is really sad) It's really a bright spot in a lot of our lives right now. As things get worse, we now have a community to fall back on and support one another.
Just a social norm. Allegedly keeps the water cleaner with less hair and detritus. However, you're still expected to wear one if you're bald. I certainly didn't agree with it. I think it's more important just to shower up before swimming.
Sorry, I should have said living wage. Like what an actual minimum wage should be, calculated based on the average cost of basic necessities. (Food, housing etc...) With geography included. Pretty basic stuff. Like how the minimum wage in CA is 16.50$?
Of course some servers would be upset - if you're valet or a server at a fine dining restaurant you're making significantly more than a server at a working class chain for doing essentially the same job. That's dumb. Also, I'd posit there are a lot more people against tips than for tips, which makes legislation a possibility.
How/why would inflation be out of control? The cooks don't get tips, the managers don't get tips, the dishwashers don't get tips. They're paid a wage. Some restaurants in the US already do this. I have one near me.
I do know what the server's wage is where I live - It's $2.83/hour, with a maximum tip cover of $4.42 to bring to minimum wage, which isn't even close to a liveable wage, since minimum wage hasn't been adjusted since '09 and it was too low then. Plus they have no health insurance or other benefits (average cost is $9k for solo/$25k for families).
I'm not inclined to tip when I visit Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Switzerland, Denmark etc... because their servers make liveable wages and they have healthcare and other benefits provided by their governments.
I'm an American and I hate tipping culture. I don't believe your solution to getting rid of tipping culture is viable. I think we collectively as a culture would need to agree not to tip, which isn't going to happen. A much easier way would be through legislation and forcing employers to pay fair wages. I don't think customers would be inclined to tip someone making a fair wage. If this thread and hundreds like them on Lemmy and Reddit are any indication, people are generally guilted into tipping because wait staff makes $2/hour or whatever in the states.
Unpopular opinion, but I got used to eating hot dogs growing up with regular sliced bread and I might even prefer it. The bun/dog ratio is good.
However, I know it's more bread and is contradictory, but Danish hot dogs are my favorite.
Oh really? That's a little disappointing and deceptively presented in the, "behind the scenes". Thank you for the correction. I'll still stand by that the shots were phenomenal, acting and writing were great. I'll never forget the last scene.