Well, it certainly isn’t going to be an American airline...I fly on those all the time, and they’re naaaastyyyy. I get that regional flights especially need a quick turnaround, but even some of the long haul flights to Europe aren’t very clean. Read more

I’ve dealt with this with my husband a fair amount and I find it fascinating. He aspires to be a staunch feminist, but legitmately doesn’t see when some of his more deeply rooted views and behaviors are soundly unfeminist. We’ve had killer arguments over these situations because he wants so badly to be a good ally… Read more

Stories like this make me thankful that my mother and sister.... both of whom very strong willed and had a huge influence over my way of thinking growing up, are the types that if any man demanded they “follow” or be silent or well any of that.... Read more

A member of my extended family went through something not entirely unlike this story. She went to a rural village in India on a mission after college (she was a conservative Christian at the time), intending to spend a month or two sightseeing and evangelizing. Everything went well until it was time to go home, at… Read more

This was a good read; and good for you not only for standing up to this fellow but also for teaching him that there are better ways to be a “man” than being cruel to women and children. Read more

This really struck a chord with me - it reminded me of my own family story. My father is originally from India and raised Muslim (but hasn’t practiced in nearly 40 years). Even coming from a family that was very Westernized and highly educated (yes, even the women), he had a very difficult time when he married my mom,… Read more

This is my home town and where I’m living between Uni. It’s totally right, hen parties and stag dos are ruining the city centre. I don’t want to walk down the street at 1pm and be sexually harrassed and feel unsafe by a group of gross men who’s mission it is to just be total pricks to every human they come into… Read more

If you’ll read the other comments on this post so far, you’ll see how real this is for all women. Street harassment isn’t flattering, and sharing your experiences with it isn’t bragging. If you’re a woman, it’s happened to you, and if it’s happened to you, you know it’s degrading, disenfranchising and anything but… Read more

That’s a pretty cool trip. There may be a way to make it more affordable, but it involves ditching the cruise ship and helping clean up around the scientific camps (not as crappy as it sounds, it actually looks like a pretty amazing experience). You should check out “The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning”. Aside… Read more

I’m the person who will go up to a stranger and yell at them/publicly shame them for doing so. I’ve done it everywhere: US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Iceland, Indonesia, India... It’s an effective tool though I caused a ruckus at the India-Pakistan border. Read more

To quote everyone ever: This is why we can’t have nice things. Read more

Kudos to you finding those deep discounts and thanks for sharing your method. I am super jealous you were able to experience all those interactions with the local fauna!
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Wasn’t there a Fear Street book on this? The Girl in the Dress, or something? Buyer beware. It secretly intends to kill you. Read more

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Your experience is exactly what I hate about weddings. The industry and the cultural conventions are all set up to funnel us toward making expensive choices that don’t really reflect who we are. Read more

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I suppose I came to believe that was a polite and normal thing to write to your guests because 85% of the countless (well, 30ish) weddings I’ve attended have had a similar message for attendees, and they’ve all been traditional affairs. Read more

We don’t do showers in the UK; they’re viewed as grasping and tacky. But if I got an invitation stating no boxed gifts, my gift would be lots of tupperware boxes, individually wrapped. Read more

Does this really strike you like a lot of people are getting upset? Or people are having fun with it? Read more

if she will get pregnant, will she fire herself?? Read more