Back in the day, I was a big fan of tropical fruits and, as you probably guessed, durian was at the top of my list of desires. I’d read a lot about its incredible taste and even more incredible smell. And so, after several years of dreaming, in 2018 I went to China and there, … Read more

Ah, we love the smell of absurdity in the morning! Absurd memes are an integral part of going online. In fact, we’d go as far as to say that internet culture as we know it wouldn’t actually exist without them. It’d be a far more boring world that’s for sure. Fortunately for us, life in … Read more

The beauty about humor is that there’s a niche for any kind of it on this planet. Men’s humor—like, the guys being dudes kind—is a whole different ecosystem in and of itself. It’s hard to put a finger on it, it’s just that specific, but one thing’s for certain: it’s funny as hell. Incidentally, there’s … Read more

It is common for the host to encourage their guests to “feel at home”, yet welcoming a guest puts trust in the guest’s overall reasonableness to not infringe on another person’s private space without permission. For this reason, visitors lacking such understanding might be reminded later that despite feeling at home, one shouldn’t forget “being … Read more

Some might argue that the universe is merely a random accident of the cosmos. Most folks, however, hope that it is possible to make sense of the world and everything in it—that things aren’t just a mere coincidence and that forces like karma will make things right. Or at least teach folks that making poor … Read more

Similar to stumbling upon a mystery like in a Nancy Drew book, finding frightening anonymous letters is downright unsettling. The startling revelation that someone has been watching you can send shivers down your spine, whether it’s in the form of a note left in your locker, tucked into your shopping cart, or hidden under your … Read more

Having a stay-at-home parent can be a great blessing for a family. No need to pay for daycare, the child gets more time to bond with Mom and Dad, and the parent who stays home will likely have time to clean and prepare meals for the family. But this arrangement only works if both parents … Read more

For all the “magical thinking” that we as humans do on a daily basis, it’s actually possible to trace many, many major life events to the most random happenstance. Sometimes, the course of one’s entire life can be shifted by the tiniest decisions. So one internet user wanted to hear from others what little, unplanned … Read more

Unpaid overtime is far from anyone’s ideal scenario. But every once in a while people might have to add an hour or two to their workday, often to help a fellow employee. But a couple of hours here and there are far from working overtime for months on end. That’s what redditor u/Content_Plate1802 was asked … Read more

Few things are more annoying than someone shaking your chair when traveling. Be it a bus, a plane, or any other means of transportation, it can really test one’s patience. Redditor u/IndependentClub1117 recently had his patience tested on a flight from Germany to Macedonia. The passenger behind him was repeatedly grabbing the back of his … Read more