Minor things that bother you

[JayhawkCO]

I'm almost certain I've been on a transatlantic flight with 3-5-3 seating, but that would have been back in the mid- to late-1990s.

It's never been flown before, despite being possible on an A380.

My favorite ever was United's 777-200 with a 2-5-2 configuration -- ideal configuration to fly with a significant other.

[kphoger]

My favorite ever was United's 777-200 with a 2-5-2 configuration -- ideal configuration to fly with a significant other.

It was possibly a 2-5-2 configuration.  I've sat in both the edge section and the middle section, so I probably assumed during the flight in which I was in the 5-section that the edge sections were what I remembered from sitting in them on a previous flight.  All that is to say, I must have been on both 3-4-3 and 2-5-2 planes and conflated them.

[TheCatalyst31]

I'm almost certain I've been on a transatlantic flight with 3-5-3 seating, but that would have been back in the mid- to late-1990s.

It's never been flown before, despite being possible on an A380.

My favorite ever was United's 777-200 with a 2-5-2 configuration -- ideal configuration to fly with a significant other.

I've flown in a 2-5-2 on a United 777 (ORD-HNL back in 2006). It was less ideal for a family of three.

[kphoger]

I've flown in a 2-5-2 on a United 777 (ORD-HNL back in 2006). It was less ideal for a family of three.

I know I've flown in the side section as a family of three (must have been 3-4-3 configuration), and I know I've flown in the middle section as part of a very large group (must have been 2-5-2 configuration), but I don't remember for sure if I've flown in the middle section as a family of three.  I've never flown in any plane with fewer than three seats in a section except with fewer than three people, so I've never had to have the group split up by an aisle.

[ZLoth]

I just spent almost a week looking for some noise-cancelling headsets that I got back in April, 2022. I last used them last Wednesday listening to some audiobooks while getting a car repaired, and had thought that I put them in my laptop backpack. Finally, I gave up and ordered a newer and better headset yesterday. Lo and behold, I found my headset, but they were packed in the front pocket instead of a top pocket. I must have packed very quickly as I know I camped out at a nearby restaurant while repairs were being performed. And, the new headsets? Once they are received, they are being returned to Amazon.

At least they were "cheap" ($56 headset) when they were purchased, so losing them would not sting as much as a set of extremely expensive headset. And, yes, Bluetooth headsets and earbuds can get very expensive. Ask anyone who owns Apple earbuds.

[JayhawkCO]

I just spent almost a week looking for some noise-cancelling headsets that I got back in April, 2022. I last used them last Wednesday listening to some audiobooks while getting a car repaired, and had thought that I put them in my laptop backpack. Finally, I gave up and ordered a newer and better headset yesterday. Lo and behold, I found my headset, but they were packed in the front pocket instead of a top pocket. I must have packed very quickly as I know I camped out at a nearby restaurant while repairs were being performed. And, the new headsets? Once they are received, they are being returned to Amazon.

At least they were "cheap" ($56 headset) when they were purchased, so losing them would not sting as much as a set of extremely expensive headset. And, yes, Bluetooth headsets and earbuds can get very expensive. Ask anyone who owns Apple earbuds.

168 hours is a long time to look for headphones. 

[ZLoth]

168 hours is a long time to look for headphones. 

I thought that maybe they were at a place that I take my mother to for regular physical therapy appointments, but nope. That's when I waived the white flag and ordered new ones, only to find the old ones.

And, yes, my mother is one of those people who will give you grief about losing anything, even though she now misplaces stuff. 

[LilianaUwU]

Self-centered Americans thinking everything revolves around them. Spoiler alert, there are other countries!

[mgk920]

I've long since gotten past the point that if something 'Twilight Zones', I'll just wait for it to re-appear from that Twilight Zone.

Mike

[kphoger]

Insecure Canadians whose national identity revolves around complaining about America. 

[Roadgeekteen]

Insecure Canadians whose national identity revolves around complaining about America. 

When Canadians don't realize their nation is basically America with free Healthcare and half of the metric system and that they far more similar culturally to America than any other country on earth.

[kphoger]

When Canadians don't realize their nation is basically America with free Healthcare and half of the metric system and that they far more similar culturally to America than any other country on earth.

You should have said "spoiler alert" at the beginning.

[Roadgeekteen]

I mean, I'm not saying that Canada has no unique identity, it certainly does, especially Quebec, but they consume the same music and TV shows, watch the same sports, having tipping culture and car centric cities.

[JayhawkCO]

I mean, I'm not saying that Canada has no unique identity, it certainly does, especially Quebec, but they consume the same music and TV shows, watch the same sports, having tipping culture and car centric cities.

As someone who waited tables in Seattle and has seen my fair share of Royal Bank of Montreal debit/credit cards, the tipping culture isn't quite the same.

[kphoger]

I mean, I'm not saying that Canada has no unique identity, it certainly does, especially Quebec, but they consume the same music and TV shows, watch the same sports, having tipping culture and car centric cities.

British colonial history
similar division between federal and state/provincial government
important indigenous heritage
similar holidays
largely overlapping taste in entertainment
very strong economic tie
similar urban/suburban/rural landscape
regional heterogeneity, but in similar patterns
many of the same retail business chains
similar laws and legal landscape (less so in Québec)
largely overlapping cuisine
basically the same dress
equivalent school K-8 & high school years (except Québec)
same basic version of the same language (except Québec)
similar architecture

Do we need to keep going?

[Molandfreak]

I mean, I'm not saying that Canada has no unique identity, it certainly does, especially Quebec, but they consume the same music and TV shows, watch the same sports, having tipping culture and car centric cities.

As someone who waited tables in Seattle and has seen my fair share of Royal Bank of Montreal debit/credit cards, the tipping culture isn't quite the same.

Also, show me the station in the US you can tune into and watch a CFL game. Canadian music artists are treated as national treasures more than just entertainers, which is extremely different from the US where you are never sure without additional context if the artist that is playing on the radio is American, British, Irish, Canadian, Australian, or from anywhere else in the world.

[Roadgeekteen]

I mean, I'm not saying that Canada has no unique identity, it certainly does, especially Quebec, but they consume the same music and TV shows, watch the same sports, having tipping culture and car centric cities.

As someone who waited tables in Seattle and has seen my fair share of Royal Bank of Montreal debit/credit cards, the tipping culture isn't quite the same.

Also, show me the station in the US you can tune into and watch a CFL game. Canadian music artists are treated as national treasures more than just entertainers, which is extremely different from the US where you are never sure without additional context if the artist that is playing on the radio is American, British, Irish, Canadian, Australian, or from anywhere else in the world.

Canadian music artists do have laws protecting them but they are also often massively popular in the US as well (Drake, Shawn Mendes, Tate McRae, Nickleback, Justin Beiber). And the NFL is still more popular than the CFL in Canada. And I'm betting that the CFL is more popular in American than in the UK or anywhere else on earth- they even had American teams.

[kphoger]

... different from the US where you are never sure without additional context if the artist that is playing on the radio is American, British, Irish, Canadian, Australian, or from anywhere else in the world.

Canadian music artists ... are also often massively popular in the US as well (Drake, Shawn Mendes, Tate McRae, Nickleback, Justin Beiber).

He didn't deny that.  He just said that Americans aren't typically even aware if the artists are from the US or not.

I imagine that, if you asked a random sample of the US population, the majority couldn't tell you if the people you named are from the US or not.  On, the other hand, I bet most Canadians could tell you.  Of course, that very sense of pride in their musicians might itself be a product of their insecurity...

[Roadgeekteen]

... different from the US where you are never sure without additional context if the artist that is playing on the radio is American, British, Irish, Canadian, Australian, or from anywhere else in the world.

Canadian music artists ... are also often massively popular in the US as well (Drake, Shawn Mendes, Tate McRae, Nickleback, Justin Beiber).

He didn't deny that.  He just said that Americans aren't typically even aware if the artists are from the US or not.

I imagine that, if you asked a random sample of the US population, the majority couldn't tell you if the people you named are from the US or not.  On, the other hand, I bet most Canadians could tell you.  Of course, that very sense of pride in their musicians might itself be a product of their insecurity...

I've very aware that Canada likes to emphasize its differences with its bigger neighbor. I'd imagine that other little brother nations (New Zealand, Ireland) do similar things.