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@Zonefive@sh.itjust.works on sh.itjust.works Open parent

What hill are you willing to die on even if no one in your life agrees with you?

Water usage is probably my biggest. Living in a high desert, my wife and MIL see no problem with filling one side of the sink with hot soapy water to wash a few dishes because “that’s just how I’ve always done it”, to watering the grass and plants for hours. All of this makes me mental.

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@fizzle@quokk.au on quokk.au Open parent

Cashiers here have started saying “have a good rest of your day” instead of “have a good afternoon” or something. It never used to be a phrase. Its very common now. I understand that language evolves and that this is probably used often enough to be dramatically “appropriate” now, but i just hate it. Some how the grammar is just discordant and I find it jarring every time. Of course, I dont tell cashiers about this grievance, because I appreciate them and I understand this is just me being weird and I try to get through my day offending the fewest service workers as possible.

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@blackbrook@mander.xyz · Mar 15

If you compare it to “have a good day”, it’s longer and awkwarder, and the extra words are to avoid…the scenario of someone complaining that part of the day has already passed and can no longer be nice? In the same vein of unnecessary specificity: I hate when waiters ask “how is everything tasting?” I have to resist replying that it tastes great but it’s cold and the texture makes me want to gag.

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