Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Does anybody have democrats as grandparents or great grandparents and what was that like?
I've got a whole slew of Minneapolis Liberal elders... Love them to death, but they're insufferable and always have been. Wildly stingy people who have always divided checks at restaurants with slide rules. Wouldn't give you a blanket if you're cold and they had two of them. Just the way they are.
Wildly socially liberal. All for immigration and always decrying the plight of "the minority" while superficially glorifying black culture from afar. Real Louis Armstrong's greatest hits CD type people who never interact with any real minorities or even poor folks. Awkward and uncomfortable outside their bubble. Pretty common stereotype.
The last three years there's been just a decimation of their health. Lots of cancers and vascular issues. No idea why! 🤷♂️
Like I said, I love them. I've always been the one to reach out to them, visit them, call them and send cards etc. Usually fairly unreciprocated and that's fine.
This year they all made sure to send me Christmas cards, which is unusual!
The Great Awakening. NCSWIC
I love your description of "wouldn't give you a blanket even if they had two". I know perfectly that type of people. They love Jazz and Nat King Cole but so awkward and feels different w/ people outside their bubble, and secretly think they're not as smart/rich. I always think "who's the racist now?"
I, the republican, have friends from all walks of life and of all color and comfortable enough w/ them to bust each other's balls and argue politics. Most of them New Yorkers from the African muslim communities (customers) now tell me "You're right, I should have listened to you. Biden sucks, Trump is the man! Trump 2024!" High 5!
Brother, spot on. Glad it was appreciated. They'd be insufferable if Christ wasn't in my life. 😅
Edit: the "Jazz and Nat King Cole" thing is so... Perfect.