Let's Talk About The Big Questions

@fmf said
Which is better, cheese and onion or salt and vinegar?

plain

@badradger said
plain

Of course, then use what ever dip you want. 🙂

-VR

@fmf said
Why do English-speaking people still call the Inuits "Eskimos"?

Because there are more kinds of Eskimo than the Inuit. Most Eskimo are indeed Inuit, but there are also a few others. Insisting that they, too, are Inuit is like insisting that the Scots are English - except that you're less likely to get nutted by a nutter in a kilt.

@rookie54 said
side note, boring, but necessary -
the umlaut normally placed above the (e)
en guard!

Even more boring pedantry: that's not an umlaut.

é is an e with an accent aigu (or acute).

ë is either an e with a umlaut, which is rare and does not, for example, ever occur in German; or an e with a trema (which occurs in Dutch, for example, but unlike an umlaut, does not change the sound but merely indicates where the syllable ends in a vowel cluster); or an e with a diæresis, which occurs in English to indicate that yes, this e is to be pronounced and not muted.
Yes, there is a difference. Yes, umlaut is a very specific Germanic kind of vowel change. Yes, this is pedantic.

Also, it's spelled "en garde". Prends garde à toi!

@very-rusty said
Oh I have the cards if I need to use them too! 🙂 Do you know there are places will not accept cash which is legal tender? I don't know how they get away with it.

-VR

They don't, if the authorities find out. Nor should they.

@torunn said
The same applies in shops here too. They don't want to handle cash because of risk of robbery.

No, that's just the excuse they give.

The real reason is that people spend more when they don't have cash in hand. If it's just a number on a display and a bleep when they swipe the card, it's much easier to ignore than when it's your last tenner.

@shallow-blue said
They don't, if the authorities find out. Nor should they.

Visit Canada some time and find out for yourself!

I was shocked that cash wasn't acceptable when renting a vehicle on time.

-VR

@shallow-blue said
No, that's just the excuse they give.

The real reason is that people spend more when they don't have cash in hand. If it's just a number on a display and a bleep when they swipe the card, it's much easier to ignore than when it's your last tenner.

That's true. I remember a programme with Dr Phil about people unable to manage their economy. He stated that when purchasing items, if they had used what was available on their bank account, they may have abstained or hesitated at least. It's so easy to buy when when we don't have to pay - at least not then.

@very-rusty said
Visit Canada some time and find out for yourself!

I was shocked that cash wasn't acceptable when renting a vehicle on time.

-VR

Thats been standard for quite a few years now.
Its an extra security measure for the rental company.
Also if there is any damage to the car when you bring it back they charge your card.

@the-gravedigger said
Thats been standard for quite a few years now.
Its an extra security measure for the rental company.
Also if there is any damage to the car when you bring it back they charge your card.

That sounds very logical reason as to the "why". Also they know who you are where with cash you could disappear with the vehicle.

Now at the Grocery stores entirely different story, I would say.

-VR

@shallow-blue said
that's not an umlaut

you complete me

@rookie54 said
you complete me

Le rookie complet.

@moonbus said
Can the mind win over hormones?

Yes, if the father has a loaded shot gun. 🙂

-VR