What commonly known thing did you learn at an embarrassingly older age?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cultural differences.

American majority culture does not reciprocate unlike my culture. If I give an expensive gift, they will not give a similarly expensive gift back to me, nor they will give any gift. If I call people for dinner, they will come without a hostess gift and they will never give us an invite. If they take favors from me that does not mean that they will greet me or show me that they recognize me the next time they see me. Americans can spend money on themselves but not as good hosts. Hospitality is unknown in this culture.

I stopped associating socially with most of them now.

What's your culture, and what Americans are you hanging with?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cultural differences.

American majority culture does not reciprocate unlike my culture. If I give an expensive gift, they will not give a similarly expensive gift back to me, nor they will give any gift. If I call people for dinner, they will come without a hostess gift and they will never give us an invite. If they take favors from me that does not mean that they will greet me or show me that they recognize me the next time they see me. Americans can spend money on themselves but not as good hosts. Hospitality is unknown in this culture.

I stopped associating socially with most of them now.

What's your culture, and what Americans are you hanging with?

Lol, +1, they sound insufferable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, there’s a line about “in the new year our troubles will be out of sight.” I thought until recently it meant that next year, our troubles will be out of control, so enjoy Christmas while you can. I am 48.

(I’m a lifelong anxiety sufferer lol.)

Aww. I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety too, and this made me laugh. Funny, I’ve totally put an anxious spin on unloaded comments in songs.

Happy holidays!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That soap doesn’t kill germs but makes them slip off.

I feel so stupid by never assuming otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cultural differences.

American majority culture does not reciprocate unlike my culture. If I give an expensive gift, they will not give a similarly expensive gift back to me, nor they will give any gift. If I call people for dinner, they will come without a hostess gift and they will never give us an invite. If they take favors from me that does not mean that they will greet me or show me that they recognize me the next time they see me. Americans can spend money on themselves but not as good hosts. Hospitality is unknown in this culture.

I stopped associating socially with most of them now.

You’re hanging with the wrong Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought their lyrics to the Michael Jackson song was, Annie are you WALKING."
BUt it's:

Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok
Are you ok, Annie
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok
Are you ok, Annie
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok?
Are you ok, Annie?
Annie, are you ok?
So, Annie are you ok, are you ok Annie?

It’s not?

It’s are you ok? I misunderstood the previous poster. I always thought it was “ok.”

From wiki: The famous chorus refrain, "Annie, are you OK?", was inspired by Resusci Anne, a dummy used in CPR training.

I just learned this and the extend of Michael Jackson’s humor today, is it is true. I used to always think, who is Annie??

I don’t know what he was talking about in that song. And I assume Billie Jean was a stalker trying to say he got her pregnant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In recipes, tablespoon has a capital T (Tbsp) while the smaller teaspoon has a small t (tsp). We could probably have a whole cooking thread.

b = tablespoon (tbl); and p = teaspoon (tsp)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That soap doesn’t kill germs but makes them slip off.

I feel so stupid by never assuming otherwise.

Wouldn't washing with just water do the same then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In recipes, tablespoon has a capital T (Tbsp) while the smaller teaspoon has a small t (tsp). We could probably have a whole cooking thread.

I just learned this last Thursday.

Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Despite both being Christian, white people and black people don't go to the same churches

Nor do they use the same funeral services. Found this out when my white father died and used a black funeral home. His family from rural VA was surprised, to say the least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Despite both being Christian, white people and black people don't go to the same churches

Nor do they use the same funeral services. Found this out when my white father died and used a black funeral home. His family from rural VA was surprised, to say the least.

Unless they are Catholic. There are parishes that are historically majority AA, but we’re much more integrated than other denominations. Even during the Jim Crow era, my mom’s parish had Irish priests and nuns. DH’s parents’ rural Deep Southern parish was completely integrated, though the large number of mixed race people was partially responsible..

[Anonymous]

Here’s a good list.
#6 blew my mind.

15+ Things That People Only Realized When They Were Today Years Old
https://crafty.diply.com/c/things-people-only-realized-today-years-old

[Anonymous]

I thought RIP mean Real Important Person, like a variation of VIP. I always wondered why it was on tombstones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 53 and still don't know how to fold a fitted sheet. Have watched online tutorials and still can't master it!

I’m 60 and have given up too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Despite both being Christian, white people and black people don't go to the same churches

Nor do they use the same funeral services. Found this out when my white father died and used a black funeral home. His family from rural VA was surprised, to say the least.

Unless they are Catholic. There are parishes that are historically majority AA, but we’re much more integrated than other denominations. Even during the Jim Crow era, my mom’s parish had Irish priests and nuns. DH’s parents’ rural Deep Southern parish was completely integrated, though the large number of mixed race people was partially responsible..

Somebody mentioned the funeral home thing to me and I was genuinely shocked.