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>>299569
People with Down Syndrome can have normal intelligence. It's a misconception that they are all retarded.

>>299579
I had no idea.

>>299579
I've never seen a downie with an average IQ but downies in general have a high IQ when it comes to emotional intelligence and subtle social cues. Has anyone else noticed that? I don't know how to put this right, but it seems like they're good at picking up on complex emotional bids that average adults don't pick up on.

>>299723
I never actually considered this before but looking back on the downies I’ve interacted with, you’re right. They struggle intellectually, but they’re often the first to pick up on someone being upset and quick to try and cheer that person up.

Moved to >>>/hb/21008.

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>>299053
TAFE is used for certs and diplomas, lower levels of education. You can study things related to what you might get a bachelors degree in Uni for, or lower entry jobs in similar fields (i.e., animal studies in TAFE, veterinary science in uni). TAFE is also used for trades and makeup artistry and stuff like that which you can't really get at uni. TAFE is way cheaper, a few grand for a diploma or cert compared to (at least) 10s of thousands at uni. TAFE also has pretty well no entry requirements (besides speaking english maybe).

>>299140
Nope there is genuinely nothing. We don't have any interesting history, nothing that makes us unique. Not even a historical piece of clothing. (ignoring Indigenous culture because everyone who lives here is white now). We had a gold rush once and we had prisons. We used to celebrate Australia day which would've maybe been modern culture but most people don't celebrate it anymore.

Have Australians ever felt that they are living in a land that does not belong to them?

>>299426
I mean we don't really feel out of place, but we don't have traditions or cuisine that a group of people that were always living here would, if that makes sense.

Don't let them fool you with the false image they're trying to present of themselves as wild free tanned cowboys and surfer chicks living with kangaroos in the Outback

>Australia is really southern UK. John Curtain who was prime minister of the country was of the opinion that Australia should be the southern outpost of the British race.
>Stolen generation. Attempting to breed Aboriginals out of existence. Take their kids at a young age educate them and show them how to act in British society. Get the women to marry white men who have mixed babies. Within 3 generations you could breed out almost all physical aboriginal traces.
>We had a white (anglo only) Australia only immigration policy up until the 70s
>If someone tells you that Australia has an identity, they are lyring. We are about as rootless cosmopolitan as you can get
>Aussies have no manufacturing base, no tech sector, essentially produce nothing as a country. Everyone laughed at them during COVID.
>The old "melting pot" idea was to erase all traces of different cultures and have one bland "American culture." to create a melting pot slave system of compliance lol
>Australia is an economic zone based solely on the worship of money and absolutely nothing else. They don't have any real identity or culture.
>Australia is the most americanized country in the world after Canada. You're americanized enough to annex tomorrow without much of a difference to anyone. You're actually more americanized than Hawaii which is an actual state
>ABC here in Aus did a vox pop segment where they walked around the University of Technology campus which happens to be right next to their studio and asked students about their opinion on Trump, because we're obsessed with being American
> Whitlam dismissal. Whitlam annihilated manufacturing forever and Australia is permanently dependent on USA and China
>Got rid of most the manufacturing capabilities in the 80's, outsourcing it to elsewhere
>Pauline Hanson said Aussie women having kids only do it for the government handouts because she Pauline says was a single mother andPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Tbh it's roundabouts that keep me from driving. They're everywhere here so I can't really avoid them.

I love driving, I used to transport car parts across multiple states for retail as a job before COVID fucked everything up. Nothing better than the open roads and some tunes, especially during the summer. I'd get back into the industry if I wasn't riding solo as a woman this time around. Fucking hate most of the people on the roads though, Honda and Nissan drivers need to seek God.

I don't know how to drive and I don't plan on learning. I walk if I need to go somewhere. If I ever die from getting ran over then I guess it was my time to go.

>>299450
I don't hate roundabouts, I hate other people who don't know how to use them. They're way better and safer than crossroads if used correctly.
Indicate reeeeeeee

>>299425
I'd rather not drive. Thankfully my city has decentish public transport, and my job pays for it.

>>298921
idk I don't mind wedding websites, it's a useful way to collect rsvps/ share gift registries and a lot of websites where you can do it for free.

What do s think about the correlation between expensive weddings and divorce? I go back and forth on wanting a wedding or marriage at all, but I was thinking of a beach side micro wedding for around a few thousand.

>>298925
Oh same here. My moid’s family are extremely rude and trashy and his mom is overprotective.

>>299137
Best bet option. Just have it casual with beach games set up ideally it’s not a windy day. If not tent rentals aren’t too bad. I was thinking of booking the largest cabin in a state park near me as my venue.

I have no friends too. My guy had two friend coworkers show up and we took a video in a nice park. We later had a reception cause my mom paid for it and really pushed for it.

>>208544
I moved out of Poland together with my parents when I was 14. I lived in an unremarkable town and I always hated the atmosphere and how depressing it was. Maybe if I was from a bigger city like Kraków I would have liked it, I only visited it once in summer and it was nice. I'm not sure if I'll ever go back to Poland but I want to visit again at least.

anyone from silesia here?

do you visit polish imageboards?

>>221649
don't really know all that many

>>221649
Not at all.

I passed N2, now I want to pass N1.

every day:
business japanese study
kanji study
bunpo (just review ok)
read something (novel, news, manga)
vocab anki (at least 5 cards)

multiplication anki (at least 5 cards)
game anki (at least 5 cards)

>>269221
updated my routine a bit:

textbook
bunpo app
akebi kanji practice
anki sets
read news or novel

>>271662
I haven't been using my textbook. I finished the bunpo jlpt n1 course but I still do reviews. I've been slacking on news articles, too.

new daily routine:
anki kanji and grammar decks
read 1 news article
read novel or manga
write at least 3 sentences and have them corrected

>>297161
Changed my routine, I can feel a lot of improvement lately:

business Japanese anki
jlpt all levels grammar anki
kanji radicals anki
grammar app n1 review
nihongo no mori n1 grammar videos
read manga

Exercise 3 days a week M W F
Ride bike 3 days a week at minimum T T S
IPL 3 days a week T T S
Memrise and Anki every day
>>299166
You’re doing amazing and it’s so heartening to see your updates. I’m rooting for you!

>>149385
Only if I'm backed into a corner and don't feel comfortable admitting I'm female, I would casually say I'm a guy, but I don't try to play it up or pretend. I've done this numerous times online just to feel secure and sometimes even put "male" on profiles to not get bombarded with direct messages from moids. It's really effective.

I pretended to be a boy on a forum for girls back in the day because I wanted to woo them.

>>149572
I dont know why everyone is doubting you. I do the same and depending on the angle I use it tends to work pretty well in making them feel ashamed of themselves for a few seconds at least

>>298346
I'm employed. Just your average citizen, nothing to see here o society

How old are you, anon? I'm employed and also a college student and it's pretty miserable. I didn't feel any sort of guilt when I was a neet and I wish I could go back to it every day

>>298346
Unironically I'm too unwell to work

Just have rich parents that buy you a house. 2ez

Yeah, full time employment and college. But my job is super easy, and I love it. I can knit at work.