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  • doctordevice@lemmy.catoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldMandela effect?
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    27 days ago

    You’re telling me you never encountered salsa verde before learning the French word “vert”? Even if true, I highly doubt that’s the norm.

    And I’m not sure why you think being on the East Coast matters. 13% of Americans speak Spanish at home, less than 0.4% speak French or Cajun at home. That’s a ridiculously huge region you’ve cited that includes NYC where you’re probably going to visit a bodega long before you learn “vert” and Florida which has major Spanish influence, just like the other two most populous states California and Texas. I live about 100 miles from the Canadian border in the west, so by your geographic argument I should encounter more French than Spanish, but Spanish exposure is way more common here.





  • This is probably just my layperson showing, but I honestly wouldn’t be all that afraid of a cheetah. If I were in that situation in any other big cat habitat I would be absolutely terrified. Smaller cats like lynx I wouldn’t really be afraid for my life but I would be fearful of attack and injury.

    Cheetah I wouldn’t really feel much fear, more just confusion about what I’m supposed to do. They really don’t have the same cat software that all the others have. Much more chill.




  • doctordevice@lemmy.catocats@lemmy.worldCat vs Dog
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    2 months ago

    Too bad you’ve never had a close bond with a cat. They’re a lot more cuddly and affectionate than non-cat folk give them credit for. Not to say they wouldn’t be dangerous, those claws and teeth are killing weapons. But they wouldn’t intentionally kill their person.