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very_random_user t1_j491az1 wrote
Reply to comment by SmartSherbet in Who else is excited for the Market Basket on route 20 to open tomorrow?! by thedecentshepherd
It's mediocre stuff for cheap. So if you mostly care about the price it is good.
very_random_user t1_izh7mfw wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in [OC] Largest IPOs in history by giteam
Mattei worked at ENI (oil company). This is ENEL (electricity generation and distribution).
very_random_user t1_ixjc3uo wrote
Reply to comment by ImThatAnnoyingGuy in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
>His “rediscovery” of the Americas (because the Vikings “discovered” it for Europeans first) was a Spanish accomplishment, not an Italian one.
Columbus voyages moved the trade to the Atlantic away from the Mediterranean. In the long term Columbus damaged the Italian peninsula, if anything. Italy was crazy rich compared to a large part of the rwt.of Europe until yhe discovery age. Then became a secondary place and all of the countries in the peninsula suffered. (Granted I am not saying Columbus is the main cause of the Italian decline but he didn't help). PS my understanding is that it is not clear at all that Columbus genuinely believed he was going for the Indies or if that was sort of an excuse to get funded.
very_random_user t1_ixjafnb wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
>But who cares at this point.
>I strongly oppose any Europeans clinging to their 4th generation cultural heritage though
When I first moved to the US I met people telling me "oh I am Italian too" I would start speaking to them in Italian and they are like "oh no, I don't speak Italian. My grandpa was from Naples" and I was like "what does that mean?". Now I learned. True for any nationality BTW. Met Japanese people never been to Japan, Polish who barely know where Poland is and so on. It's odd frankly. Nationality is a cultural thing, doesn't come with genetics. Someone that grows up in Italy from Chinese parents is actually Italian. Someone that has a grandparent Italian is not. No offense intended, just a fact.
very_random_user t1_iuy4u4p wrote
Reply to comment by tugaim33 in Buck’s Burger Bar in Worcester to close by MARetro
During boom times it's normal to open too many stores, the not so good ones always end up dying.
very_random_user t1_itj1lxc wrote
Reply to comment by jp_jellyroll in Why are houses in Holden and the Wachusett area so cheap? by [deleted]
>Auburn's schools are directly on par with Holden's.
No.
very_random_user t1_is0uiur wrote
Reply to comment by Cheap_Coffee in What's your opinion on renaming Plantation Street because it's racist? by [deleted]
Completely different issue. In this case the old address disappears you aren't just moving around. Anyway, that was an experience I reported maybe he was unlucky. Different issue but, for instance, most curriers don't deliver at my parents main address because it's not correctly mapped on Gmaps. Small changes can make big differences.
very_random_user t1_irz18yf wrote
Reply to comment by SonuvaGunderson in What's your opinion on renaming Plantation Street because it's racist? by [deleted]
It is incredibly annoying for people and businesses with addresses on that street. A friend of mine lived through a change once and he had problems with mail, bills and packages for years.
very_random_user t1_jeakxh8 wrote
Reply to Population density in Massachusetts by bubbastars
This is a beautiful map. Thank you OP.