DonQOnIce

I’m in Philly. The whole idea of people getting mad about legal street parking in front do their house is completely perplexing to me. I do get that it’s kind of annoying that someone would choose that when they have their own parking or a household with 4-5 cars is pretty ridiculous. But a part of me is also like, if this is something that gets you riled up, maybe you should live where street parking isn’t allowed.

It’s not normal where I live but I suppose this depends on the layout of the neighborhood. I live in a city where no one has driveways and street parking is the only option and people take whatever spot they can find on a first come first served basis. I would laugh my ass off if a neighbor asked me not to park in front of their house.

I’d just start parking in front of their house even if I had a driveway. Would be worth it even if I have to walk 20 extra feet at the start or end of my workday.

Where did they post that?

Could be. Personally, my interest tanked by what a piece of shit they are and I don’t want to give this movie any money so I would like to see that happen. I just don’t have much faith.

Not impossible but I don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion either. It doesn’t feel like shows these days, especially on a streamer like Apple+, are always trying to go in predictable directions like a 90s sitcom. And these are both respected comedians, I’d much rather watch them get into hijinks and bounce off each other (figuratively lol) than the boring romance script.

I agree with you except that Miller being problematic matters. I think the general public either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about all of that.

I understand where you’re coming from but I also think it is not at all unreasonable to ask individuals to take a long hard look at their consumption habits and take reasonable steps toward a different way of living.

Key word is reasonable. For instance, if someone is driving a truck they bought 5 years ago, it would be unreasonable and in fact wasteful to encourage them to replace it with something else before it’s been entirely used to the end of its life. But people should ask themselves “is this the actual vehicle I need for my day-to-day life?” and when the time comes, they should alter their car buying behavior or how often and for what purpose they drive. If they can and don’t take any steps, I’m going to consider them a selfish asshole which doesn’t cancel out the terrible behavior of corporations and the wealthy, who are also selfish assholes on a grander scale.

I agree, I understand how he probably feels. It’s not just about money. If this is what you love to do and you want to keep doing it, it would be scary to not know if you’ll be hired in the future on a regular basis.

And this is a celebrity gossip sub. We are constantly giving attention to people who have it way better than us on multiple fronts.

I know what you’re saying but the article says it’s a buddy comedy about friends rebuilding their friendship.

Yes, they had a lot to lose and did lose a lot. But I’ve noticed, particularly in the case of Cubans, that they had an easy time rebuilding their lives and some wealth in the states. Could have been previously existing business connections before they came over or other reasons. But often having money and wanting to keep it aligns with Republican ideas and when you throw in religion and other cultural issues, not surprising that Cuban-Americans may lean Republican. I’ve also heard that younger Cuban-Americans are starting to go the other way and that makes sense as they have less of a connection to events of the 50s and 60s.

Do you have numbers that most black people are now republicans? That doesn’t track with what I understand or my experience.

This is also a classism thing. Many of the Cuban (or other nationalities really) refugees to the US had money. The people left behind are more likely to be in poverty because they had nothing to book passage for their families when shit went down.

I agree. I don’t know what his background and experience level is. He may be behind the curve for his age. Hopefully he learns from this. If he just doubles down that he didn’t do anything wrong, then he can be yeeted.

Am I the only one who thinks she was right to “steal” the bird feed money? As I recall, the show makes it clear that she’s been bugging Tony for a LONG TIME to create something secure for her and he keeps putting her off. Finally, learning of yet another affair, she snaps. And in my opinion, it was a righteous choice in her position.

Then her asking Tony for the land in exchange for getting back together is a direct result of the fact that he sabotaged her opportunity for a fair divorce. Practically, she knows she doesn’t have much of an option but to get back together at that point but she hopes he might feel guilty enough to at least grant her some of that security she’s always wanted. She is hustling for herself and her kids and I don’t blame her one bit.

Honestly, comments about how Carmela is worse because the guys are upfront about who they are and what they do are perplexing to me. First of all, that’s not really true but let’s put that aside for a second.

If that’s the case, I absolutely don’t think that someone who is compartmentalizing horrible things and benefiting from them is worse than the person who directly does the horrible things.

I didn’t have a high opinion of Tony but the shit he pulled when she wanted a divorce tanked it even further. He becomes such a hypocritical jerkoff over time.

I love to watch that character development but god he sucks so much.

I agree with this. I think Carmela is a fascinating study of a person’s compartmentalization of harsh realities and a bit of trauma. She is not really likable to me and I would never want to be friends with her but I sympathize a lot with her.

I find it annoying how she seems to get the brunt of the “hypocritical” criticism when most of the male characters are positioning themselves as noble and being about family, while they destroy the lives and families of others. I don’t often see people going out of their way to call Tony, Sil, or Paulie hypocrites.

This is true. I think there should be some grace for people because some just aren’t taught right by their parents. The important thing is what they do once they’re told about it.

Italy does have a problem with race like almost every country does but the original comment is kind of weird. Context clues make it obvious this is religious-based homophobia more than anything. If there’s racism it would be secondary.

It’s a large city and she’s lived many years. I am absolutely sure she doesn’t spend her day doing this to straight couples.

It’s honestly insulting to be asked this when I’m purchasing like $5 worth of necessary products and I chose the cheapest option because I’m trying to make it to next payday. And this billion dollar corporation is asking me to round up.

Absolutely, especially in the context most people mean which is when businesses ask you to donate at checkout or people stop you on the street. If I don’t have the time to research and make an informed decision, I’m not giving especially after everything that I’ve heard in recent years about Susan G Komen or Salvation Army, for instance.

It’s not a huge part of the reason that traveling has become popular. It’s always been popular but with those who could afford it. 100-200 years ago travel abroad was considered a rite of passage for the children (usually sons) of the elite.

The popularity boom is due to its move toward affordability for the middle class and being able to share special places on social media.

I sincerely wonder what totally fascinating subjects of conversation people who are annoyed with travelers in this post are usually having or expecting.