What do you propose as an alternate?

Be kind to service workers.

Patience, thank yous, and trying to understand how to make their job easier (e.g. not waiting to look at the fast food menu until you’re at the front).

Short, low stakes practice.

Not being repaid $20 is the cheapest way to prove someone isnt a friend

Don’t know why you got downvoted. I drank tap water in India and threw up 3 times before leaving the office. I’ve seen the data center water and it looked worse.

You just need someone to take the other side of a bet. Run a marketing campaign and set up fake websites: You’re the world record holder for never having farted in your life, doctors cant figure out how it works.

I hope you can enjoy this one!

As a bidet owner, let me tell you that only wiping water to dry yourself is the best way to wipe.

My guess is sympathetic response and adjacent fears (an axe murderer might not attack you, but a fear of a “strange” neighbor could be unnecessarily exacerbated)

Is there an Animal Farm joke I missed in AC?

Anecdotally, I know a few immigrants that learned English through TV at a later age. If you’re interested, don’t let your age hold you back!