783
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl -1 points 11 months ago

They're also assuming American houses because nowhere else exists.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I am? Is drywall a uniquely American thing and everywhere else has copper wires exposed? Because that's certainly not what I observed in my travels.

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 1 points 11 months ago

I've never seen drywall used anywhere in Europe, and of course Radio Shack and such are also only American.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Radio Shack doesn't exist, so it isn't American. And I've been in European houses that absolutely have gypsum on their walls, which is what drywall is made from.

Also, Radio Shack was an international company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadioShack#International_operations Just not in Europe.

Maybe you think only Europe matters.

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 0 points 11 months ago

No, I'm just pointing out that using drywall as an argument is a bit silly and that RadioShack is a primarily American thing.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Did you see my link? It absolutely was not primarily an American thing. It just wasn't a European thing. So it does, in fact, sound like you think only what is in Europe matters.

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'll repeat to you once again that this isn't an argument and especially not about what matters or not, as I've never stated no other country matters. I've even lived in a country where "RadioShack" operated, but once again RadioShack as a name is American which is shown in your own link.

I haven't called you wrong or have said that one country matters more than the other, all I've said is that drywall is a silly argument in a case like this especially since it didn't have anything to do with the wall in the first place.

I do agree my first reply is a bit foul, but I've just been kind of sad about comments and posts that don't specify country.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

all I’ve said is that drywall is a silly argument in a case like this especially since it didn’t have anything to do with the wall in the first place.

It's a silly argument... Unless copper wire is behind drywall.

By the way, drywall is used in Europe, it's just called plasterboard.

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I've never said it wasn't used in Europe, just that I haven't seen it. Where I'm from we quite literally just call it Gypsum, you need to read what I'm literally saying and not derive off of it.

Copper wire can be found in excess in a lot of access panels and such, like the other commenter said.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I see... so drywall is an American thing because they call it gypsum where you live and Radio Shack is an American thing because it wasn't in Europe. You're right, I was only talking about American things.

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 0 points 11 months ago

Drywall is an American thing because it is only popular there, in other countries it is reserved for certain cheaper constructions and quite rare.

Radio Shack as the name wasn't a thing in Europe, Tandy and others were.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Drywall is an American thing because it is only popular there, in other countries it is reserved for certain cheaper constructions and quite rare.

Is this based on "what you have seen?"

Radio Shack as the name wasn’t a thing in Europe, Tandy and others were.

Yes, we've already established that, according to you, "not a thing in Europe but a thing in other countries including America" makes something an "American thing."

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 0 points 11 months ago

You're missing a few keywords I used, like "primarily".

And no, it's not based on what I've seen.

this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2023
783 points (99.1% liked)

Lemmy Shitpost

26778 readers
1801 users here now

Welcome to Lemmy Shitpost. Here you can shitpost to your hearts content.

Anything and everything goes. Memes, Jokes, Vents and Banter. Though we still have to comply with lemmy.world instance rules. So behave!


Rules:

1. Be Respectful


Refrain from using harmful language pertaining to a protected characteristic: e.g. race, gender, sexuality, disability or religion.

Refrain from being argumentative when responding or commenting to posts/replies. Personal attacks are not welcome here.

...


2. No Illegal Content


Content that violates the law. Any post/comment found to be in breach of common law will be removed and given to the authorities if required.

That means:

-No promoting violence/threats against any individuals

-No CSA content or Revenge Porn

-No sharing private/personal information (Doxxing)

...


3. No Spam


Posting the same post, no matter the intent is against the rules.

-If you have posted content, please refrain from re-posting said content within this community.

-Do not spam posts with intent to harass, annoy, bully, advertise, scam or harm this community.

-No posting Scams/Advertisements/Phishing Links/IP Grabbers

-No Bots, Bots will be banned from the community.

...


4. No Porn/ExplicitContent


-Do not post explicit content. Lemmy.World is not the instance for NSFW content.

-Do not post Gore or Shock Content.

...


5. No Enciting Harassment,Brigading, Doxxing or Witch Hunts


-Do not Brigade other Communities

-No calls to action against other communities/users within Lemmy or outside of Lemmy.

-No Witch Hunts against users/communities.

-No content that harasses members within or outside of the community.

...


6. NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.


-Content that is NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.

-Content that might be distressing should be kept behind NSFW tags.

...

If you see content that is a breach of the rules, please flag and report the comment and a moderator will take action where they can.


Also check out:

Partnered Communities:

1.Memes

2.Lemmy Review

3.Mildly Infuriating

4.Lemmy Be Wholesome

5.No Stupid Questions

6.You Should Know

7.Comedy Heaven

8.Credible Defense

9.Ten Forward

10.LinuxMemes (Linux themed memes)


Reach out to

All communities included on the sidebar are to be made in compliance with the instance rules. Striker

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS