snow_michael t1_iu4h4xy wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:13 PM

Reply to comment by clinkzs in TIL bicycle brakes in the UK are reversed from the US and Europe by UlisKromwell

You switched your two nationalities there, my good man/woman/person/thing/small furry creature from Alpha Centauri

clinkzs t1_iu4hdvt wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:14 PM

The problem with irony is that when other people dont get it, you're the stupid one.

snow_michael t1_iu4hup9 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:18 PM

The other problem with irony is it comes across poorly in a written medium, especially to those of us who can't spot non-verbal clues :)

tullystenders t1_iu6t7s3 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:06 AM

You realize that u/clinkzs is correct, right? (I'm not saying that america is splendid). A lot of things historically, especially when it comes to language, went precisely like this:

Step 1: Britain does something

Step 2: America, naturally cause of its English language connection or before america existed, does it too.

Step 3: Britain changes it

Step 4: America doesnt change it