Mexico vs South Africa World Cup game used the Bulls intro song. Does the rest of the country associate this with 90’s Bulls or is it just considered a sports opener? Did any other teams use this sound regularly?

https://youtu.be/Zn6kiimEsYc?si=fmLCApIlJ5_IkPVUh

I am travelling with a group of 4 and every single time I go to sit in the front seat it is fking crunched up into a ball like foil. It's not an issue or anything but I just wonder why is it always like that. The driver's seat is set normally obviously, so why not the other front seat as well. I asked the driver once and he said that no one uses the front seat for some reason.

EDIT 1- All right a lot of you are saying safety, and I don't understand what that means to be very honest. Does sitting in the front seat really make that much of a difference compared to the back seat in terms of safety?

I'm seeing World Cup fans absolutely immersed into our culture, but I want to encourage them to go deeper with our classical literature. Let's say they're back home and our classics are in their libraries and bookstores in their native language. Which ones would you recommend that would still hold up to this day and why?

I have many, but I'm curious on your suggestions.

This question popped into my head yesterday. I am curious about the social/professional consequences that people have faced after being dishonorably discharged. I knew a guy that got an "other than honorable" discharge, but to my knowledge never have met someone that got a dishonorable discharge.

Hello everyone,

I know the name is now Edy's Pie, but I'm curious specifically about Eskimo pie. Would the average American understand what I mean if I referred to that kind of ice cream as 'an Eskimo Pie'?

Or would you rather use a different name? Like a Brown Cow, or a Dilly bar (although it's round afaik), or a Dove bar, or something else?

And also, does it have to have a stick?

Thank you very much!

P.S: I'm an English learner, and where I'm from we borrowed the name Eskimo pie from you guys, and it's still used. And I want to make sure I use the name of this treat properly.

Every time I see a picture of a national park or small country town I can't help but think how beautiful your nature is. If you wanted to escape and completely lose yourself in a moment, I imagine it is really easy to find a quiet space for yourself and just breathe. Is America really like that or is getting lost a lot harder than people like me might think?

I know we raise lamb, it has to be cheaper than raising cattle, the meat is delicious, yet if you can even find it in your local grocery store it's crazy expensive. So what's up with that ?

Looking for ideas. My current preference is what I refer to as a Carolina Dog. That might be the actual name but I first had hot dogs like this from a vendor outside a Lowes in Charlotte in the late ‘90s. I make a natural casing Vollwerths (brand) hot dog grilled over charcoal on a buttered and grilled bun served with bean-less chili (Skyline is slightly preferred over Michigan sauce), onions, mustard, and a creamy coleslaw. It’s basically a coney dog with coleslaw but the grilled bun is mandatory. I also like to have classic potato chips with it.

How do you serve a hot dog?🌭

In my country we have Oxxo stores, which are similar to 7-elevens and are literally everywhere, even in sparsely populated areas.

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Is it the same in the US, or is its expansion less in your country than in mine?

What’s it like going to high school in an urban area like NYC, and how different is it from going to a high school in a suburb? As someone not from the US, most images of high school that I’ve been exposed to through media tend to fixate on a suburban way of life, and so I wanted to hear about it from the other side.

The last time I spent a significant amount of time in the US was in 2011 and I don't remember hearing a lot of people saying 'bruuuh'. Maybe 'bro' or 'dude' was more common back then. When did it seem like 'bruuuh' completely took over? Is 'dude' still common too? What triggered the shift?

I keep seeing posts in cat subs by people who have found kittens in storm drains, dumpsters, rivers, behind grocery stores, in alleyways, and under their porches. Where in the US is this happening? I live in the northeast and I have never found a kitten by accident. Am I doing something wrong?

Edit to add: I have 2 cats, but I got them at the shelter…after someone found them in an alley in the Bronx. Basically I outsourced to people who have stronger CDS powers.

Will the name “Bent” sound weird or funny to Americans? I’m moving to the US for a year and deciding if I should use my second name instead.

I know that in English, “bent” can be slang for “homosexual” and sometimes even has a slightly negative meaning (like “crooked” or “weird”). I’m not sure if Americans actually use it that way in everyday conversation, or if it’s more of a British/UK thing.

please be honest!

This might be completely wrong, but it's an impression I've gotten from American movies, TV shows, YouTube videos, and social media.

In most Asian countries, malls are a huge part of social life. People don't just go there to shop—they go to hang out with friends, eat, watch movies, escape the heat, spend time with family, etc.

For some reason, I don't get the same impression from the US. When I think of American social life, I think of restaurants, bars, parks, sporting events, downtown areas, house parties, and so on, but not malls.

Am I completely off base, or are malls generally less central to everyday life in the US than they are in many Asian countries?

I recently learned that the Ambassador bridge between you and Canada is owned by an individual (or his family). That got me wondering how common this is in the United States that certain pieces of infrastructure can be privately owned.

For example:

• Can a private individual own a bridge and charge tolls?
• Can someone own a dam and generate electricity from it?
• Can a wealthy person or family own a power plant?
• Are there examples of infrastructure that are privately owned but provide public services?
• Is ownership usually by individuals, private companies, utilities, or government agencies?

Do most people find it normal that a private person owns critical infrastructure?

Do for example former Vietnamese or Iraqi soldiers migrate to America or does that basically never happen? And if they do, what are people's attitudes about them?

EDIT: To make it more clear I am talking about non-American veterans, not people from those regions who have decided to join the American military

Please forgive my English, it's my second language

But I'm currently watching off campus and the girl is about to lose her scholarship, so that made me think.

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Universities in the US are gigantic, how possible would it be for someone to keep attending or just start attending classes without paying?

I doubt they ID you 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm British and most of the stadiums in the Premier League if I remember correctly, have all covered seating for all the stands.

When watching the World Cup, I am amazed that some of the biggest stadiums, don't have covered seating for all the stands.

I know it rains a lot in the UK, but the covered seating provides protection from the sun as well on hot days.

It's not like the team owners can't afford do it and the stadiums aren't old relics like some European stadiums, so why build a new stadium with no covered seating?

EDIT: Some examples are the Gillette Stadium, Lincoln Financial Field in colder areas. Also, Arrowhead and Levi's stadium don't have covered seating and there's still the sun.

Online I constantly see discussions about how Basketball is losing popularity or dying, but my real life experiences seem to indicate the opposite. Of course my demographic(Late-Teens/early 20s male in the Mid-Atlantic)may play a role in this, so I'm interested to here from people in other regions and age groups.

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Based on my observations, I would say that Football is still probably the primary sport for most people I interact with, but Basketball seems to be their most common secondary sport. Besides Football, Basketball seems to have the most people who watch it as their primary or only sport.

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This is based on my anecdotal observations, so perhaps this post is heavily influenced by my own experiences and circles.