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#3370·Dennis HackethalOP revised about 2 hours ago·Original #3369·Criticism

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#3369·Dennis HackethalOP, about 4 hours ago·CriticismCriticized1

This might be a difference in dialect. In New Zealand (and I assume other places, like maybe Australia, UK and Ireland) it is common to use ‘must not’ to mean:

a) ‘ Is forbidden to’ (the meaning you are familiar with),

or

b) ‘necessarily cannot’, usually in a deductive way.

Example: “His shoes aren’t here. I guess he must not be home then.”

This is much more natural to me than “His shoes aren’t here. I guess he cannot be home then.”

#3367·Benjamin Davies revised about 22 hours ago·Original #3348·Criticism

This might be a difference in dialect. In New Zealand (and I assume other places, like maybe Australia, UK and Ireland) it is common to use ‘must not’ to mean:

a) ‘ Is forbidden to’ (the meaning you are familiar with),

or

b) ‘necessarily cannot’, usually in a deductive way.

Example sentence: “His shoes aren’t here. I guess he must not be home then.”

This sentence is much more natural to me than “His shoes aren’t here. I guess he cannot be home then.”

#3365·Benjamin Davies revised about 23 hours ago·Original #3348·CriticismCriticized1

This might be a difference in dialect. In New Zealand (and I assume other places, like maybe Australia, UK and Ireland) it is common to use ‘must not’ to mean:

a) ‘ Is forbidden to’ (the meaning you are familiar with),

and

b) ‘necessarily cannot’, often in a deductive way.

Example sentence: “His shoes aren’t here. I guess he must not be home then.”

This sentence is much more natural to me than “His shoes aren’t here. I guess he cannot be home then.”

#3363·Benjamin Davies revised about 23 hours ago·Original #3348·CriticismCriticized1

From what I recall, it’s a scam in Germany, too. From skimming the article, ~all of its criticisms apply there as well. For example, “Organic food has a larger impact on climate because of the greater area of land required to farm it.” I don’t see why that would be different in other countries.

#3362·Dennis Hackethal, 3 days ago·Criticism

In the US, correct. Not in other countries.

#3361·Zelalem Mekonnen, 3 days ago·Criticized1

I disagree. In case of mass starvation, GMOs and the like make sense. But besides that, I am for eating food that grows without human intervention.

#3360·Zelalem Mekonnen, 3 days ago

Food quality [in the US] is worse than third world countries.

That seems like a wild claim to make, seeing as you can safely drink tap water in the US but not in third-word countries. That tells us something about the concern for the safety of consumables in the US. I cannot imagine that food safety in the US would be anywhere near as bad as it is in third-world countries. I mean… India? Nah.

#3359·Dennis Hackethal, 3 days ago·Criticism

Organic food is a scam. Participants in double-blind experiments can’t tell what’s organic and what isn’t. Organic food hasn’t been found to be healthier than non-organic food. The ‘organic’ label was never even meant as a health endorsement. It’s just a way for stores to charge you more. Don’t be a sucker.

https://news.immunologic.org/p/organic-foods-are-not-healthieror

#3358·Dennis Hackethal, 3 days ago·Criticism

Yeah. Kidding aside, although California is gorgeous, taxes are a serious issue. Politicians have floated the idea of a future exit tax. Retroactive, I believe (!). It’s made me think twice about moving back there.

#3357·Dennis Hackethal, 3 days ago

I mean ‘mustn’t’ as in ‘must not’.

I realize that. The linked Wiktionary page covers the contraction. The contraction isn’t the issue.

#3356·Dennis HackethalOP, 3 days ago·Criticism

In terms of climate, California might be the best place on the planet to live in. But the downside is that you live in California 😂

#3354·Benjamin DaviesOP revised 3 days ago·Original #3352·Criticism

No. If living in the best place on Earth requires me to learn a new language I will happily do so. Thankfully I have an interest in languages so it wouldn’t be a problem for long.

#3353·Benjamin DaviesOP, 3 days ago

California might be the best place on the planet to live in, in terms of climate, but the downside is that you live in California 😂

#3352·Benjamin DaviesOP, 3 days ago·CriticismCriticized1

The current industrialisation of food is problematic, but these are parochial problems. There is nothing about industrialised food production that is fundamentally and irredeemably flawed. Problems are soluble!

#3351·Benjamin DaviesOP, 3 days ago·Criticism

I’ve found that if I stick to Whole Foods type places the quality of food is quite good, including some options that aren’t available in NZ.

But yes, the mainstream food options are crap, including the majority of restaurants.

#3350·Benjamin DaviesOP, 3 days ago·Criticism

Thankfully the US has reverse-osmosis water filtration options pretty much everywhere.

#3349·Benjamin DaviesOP, 3 days ago

This might be a difference in dialect. I mean ‘mustn’t’ as in ‘must not’.

Example sentence: “His shoes aren’t here. I guess he must not be home then.” —> “I guess he mustn’t be home then.”

This sentence is much more natural than “His shoes aren’t here. I guess he cannot be home then.”

#3348·Benjamin Davies, 3 days ago·CriticismCriticized2

Do you care to be around people that speak your native tongue?

#3347·Zelalem Mekonnen, 3 days ago

I second that about Las Vegas. If you don't mind the provocative posters, southern Nevada, southern Utah, Northern Arizona is a great place to be.

#3346·Zelalem Mekonnen, 3 days ago

In the US, California!

#3345·Zelalem Mekonnen, 3 days ago·Criticized1

Avoid the US for this. Food quality is worse than third world countries. The food is no where near as organic. Unpopular opinion, but I don't think food should be industrialized.

#3344·Zelalem Mekonnen, 3 days ago·Criticized4

All the areas in the US I have lived in have terrible water quality.

#3343·Zelalem Mekonnen, 3 days ago

mustn’t

Maybe this is the non-native speaker in me, but do you mean ‘can’t’? I thought ‘mustn’t’ means ‘may not’: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/must_not

#3342·Dennis HackethalOP, 5 days ago·CriticismCriticized1