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▲ 1 r/neurodiversity

Does anyone else find themselves mimicking the people around them?

I can't necessarily say it's an accent or even like mocking, but my entire life I've happened to speak like other people around me. Like I legitimately started saying "y'all" because of a teacher I had who said y'all a lot. And I've also found myself occasionally using AAVE not in an offensive manner but like because I have AA friends that speak in that manner. I've also been told that I have a weird accent and I'm pretty sure it's just autism 🤔.

But does anyone else find themselves doing this? Have you been told you have a weird accent? Or speak in weird ways? Have you picked up on words that you wouldn't normally say from other people? I'm curious if this is autism, ADHD, AuDHD, or just a neuro thing. Comment below your disorders and if you've experienced anything like this.

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u/impishkoala — 7 days ago
▲ 8 r/SubstituteTeachers

What do you do with gifts from students?

Do you

A) try to pawn it off back to them (like oh that's so great, put it in your backpack so you can show it to your mom)

B) Take it, and throw it away when they're not around

C) Take it and keep it

D) Take it and leave it on the teacher's desk

Comment below. This is like for drawings, art projects, or whatever they might make for you.

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u/impishkoala — 12 days ago
▲ 1 r/neurodiversity

Growing up, I didn't realize I went to preschool. I don't know why but I thought what I was going to was daycare and I didn't realize that preschool was the same thing. I thought preschool was like a private school thing.

But I grew up as a Kindercare kid which for those that don't know is daycare and preschool and summer program.

Anyways when people would ask if I went to preschool, I would answer no because I thought preschool was something completely different.

Comment below if you had any misunderstandings or misbeliefs like this. And comment if you were also a Kindercare kid and any interesting experiences you had.

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u/impishkoala — 16 days ago
▲ 0 r/tierlists

- Based on Redditor input in the comments

- Authentic cuisine only

- Average dishes

- if you think a country should be higher or lower comment below

- keep in mind Americanized/UK foreign dishes are usually less spicy than authentic cuisine to accommodate the lower spice tolerance

- this is from the perspective of someone with a decent, tolerable spice level not a never eats spice a day in my life.

- most of this is my personal experience but redditors have commented so some adjustments have been made.

u/impishkoala — 18 days ago
▲ 0 r/tierlists

This is from my personal experience so the ones in the not sure category is things where I haven't had enough of their food or at least the spicy versions of their foods to know.

This ranking is based on authentic cuisine, not Americanized. Those that don't know often Americanized dishes are purposefully created without most of the spices in order to ensure that Americans and Brits and such can eat the food.

Also this is based on a person with a decent spice tolerance as I'm pretty good with spices. Comment below your opinions especially for the cuisines in the not sure pile. And be respectful as well. If you think a cuisine should be higher or lower do comment.

I know some may push back on the Mexican spice but honestly unless you're going out of your way for habanero or something Mexican food at least to me is usually within the range of tolerable.

But if you disagree let me know. This is also based on the average dish not necessarily the purposefully spicy ones or the purposefully mild ones.

Tbf I've also probably mostly consumed Americanized versions of the cuisines so if you think that the authentic cuisine is higher or lower feel free to comment.

u/impishkoala — 18 days ago
▲ 2 r/bluecollar

I was researching paths of blue collar trades like Electrician, Welder, and HVAC and I saw listings from the Navy/Marine/Air Force in regards to ships/submarines/aircraft related jobs and I had a few questions regarding that:

- Do you have to enlist or are you persuaded to enlist?

- When it says physical requirements do they mean military physique or do they have different more lenient standards?

- Who hires you if you are a civilian is it the actual branches or is it more of a contract that happens to work with the agencies?

- Does being a civilian worker get you any military benefits or just standard government?

- Are you considered a federal worker if you work for such companies?

Any other information or similar information is welcomed :)

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u/impishkoala — 22 days ago
▲ 6 r/whereidlive

This is what I truly believe is the South line. Draw a line through Richmond through Kentucky stop at the border. That is The South. Culturally, geographically, linguistically. You're not hearing a southern accent above that line. West Virginia is not the south. If you think West Virginia is the South then you have to accept that Missouri is then south by that logic too.

Kentucky can be kicked out of the South and put with West Virginia and Virginia. But Richmond is the line of South vs North. The modern politics does not change what is South vs North.

u/impishkoala — 22 days ago
▲ 1 r/visitedmaps

Visiting all 50 States is on my bucket list

I've already visited/lived in (not in any particular order):

  1. Virginia

  2. Maryland

  3. North Carolina

  4. South Carolina

  5. Georgia

  6. Florida

  7. Tennessee

  8. Kentucky

  9. West Virginia

  10. Pennsylvania

  11. Delaware

  12. New York

  13. Massachusetts

  14. New Hampshire

  15. Connecticut

  16. Ohio

  17. Indiana

  18. Illinois

  19. Missouri

  20. Oklahoma

  21. Hawaii

  22. New Jersey

  23. Texas

Bonus: Washington DC

States I plan to visit this year or beginning of next year:

  1. Kansas

  2. Nebraska

  3. North Dakota

  4. South Dakota

(Debating about whether I want to just drive to Minnesota (29) or if I want to do it separately on a fly in trip. I could also do Minnesota and Iowa (30) on the same trip potentially)

Spring Break/Summer of 2027:

  1. Louisiana

  2. Arkansas

(Same trip no matter when it happens)

Then four corners:

  1. Colorado

  2. Utah

  3. Arizona

  4. New Mexico

Same trip probably 2028

The others are loosely planned definitely want to finish eastern states before hitting the Western states

This is probably the plan:

  1. Mississippi

  2. Alabama

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  1. Wisconsin

  2. Michigan

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(Probably not together)

  1. Rhode Island

  2. Vermont

  3. Maine

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  1. Montana

  2. Wyoming

  3. Washington

  4. Oregon (pretty much just for "Arcadia Bay" which yes I know isn't real but Garibaldi and Tillamook County)

  5. Idaho (pretty much just Boise)

  6. Nevada (probably just a brief moment in Vegas and then the rest in Reno)

  7. Alaska

Alaska is last for sure for a couple different reasons 1) distance from the other states 2) want to visit when I have more saved up.

I might move the four corner states back a year to try and save more for a grand canyon/mountain ride but I mainly want to visit Utah for the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and Colorado for Colorado Springs.

If you have suggestions either for saving while traveling or perhaps an idea that I hadn't thought of feel free to leave them below.

I'm a solo person by the way so it's easy for me to save. And if you have ways for a solo person to save (feel free to let me know)

But the idea is to get all 50 states by 2035. I might travel back to a couple just because I didn't really see much of them or want to see other parts of the state. Like I might want to take a trip in Northern New York away.

u/impishkoala — 23 days ago