I guess that my country had brief periods of that when there were drafts. Not quite what you're asking, but close enough.

I'm not fighting any wars that aren't mine, and shame on people who would do that willfully.

I'd look into border hopping if there were drafts again, although someone my age would probably be too old.

Going to strangers doors for candy sounds weird as hell, I almost can't believe I used to do it. Times were simpler at one time, I guess.

But if that tradition were still much of a thing and if I lived in a house instead of an apartment where it could actually take place, I wouldn't give candy to random adults for free. Unless I'm allowed to tamper with it.

Whole Foods is nice.

You don't even get to touch them? I'm not paying too much for whatever greasy food they've got over how the waitresses are dressed.

Even if that kid was bad by destroying something of the parents or someone else's, at least they could sell the kid's toys or make them earn it back.

Destroying the kid's stuff to make a point is pure idiocy, maybe its ok to hit the parents when they're older.

You can.

One time I dreamed about this place. I accidentally leaked my personal info, through an image somehow, posted as a comment on one of your answers I think. Deleted it within 15-20 minutes, keeping my fingers crossed. I checked back later, that image was going around this site somehow. My full name and photo were on it.

I hope that's not too much information! lol

Yeah, but I hear that our (USA's) Amtraks / trains in general are kind of a joke comparing to those in (some) other developed nations.

18 seems to be the cut off age for getting presents from relatives for birthday or Christmas, so my guess is that it wouldn't be done here.

If they're so proud to win to go public with it, I wouldn't mind if they got kidnapped as a result.

They're not bad. Whenever there is a get together involving relatives though, I skip it.

No. I'd hate to have it secretly recording my face while I'm doing that, to be humiliated later on.

Even if having them "done" is purely for cosmetic reasons I'm sure enough that it wouldn't count as 'plastic surgery'. But, it's certainly kind of like it.

In the USA I can picture it getting to that too.

If the life expectancy goes up, as a result of aging getting slowed down, then it only makes sense. But, only then basically.

So, probably not very good as it is.

It depends on what counts as petty. Many years ago I kept embarrassing myself over and over again with the conversations I would start with people, none of which would get me fired or written up. It hit me kind of hard one night when I was there that I was better off not showing my face around there anymore.

Here's a good example. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3453113348122425 The 'why' part is one I can't answer at this time.