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[Aklyon]

I'm getting flashbacks to the tilde wars now.

How many total casualties were there?

At least 1~

[MagmaMcFry]

I'm getting flashbacks to the tilde wars now.

How many total casualties were there?

At least 1~

* McFry flinches~~

[Scoops Novel]

What was his name?

[Urist Imiknorris]

breadbocks, I believe.

[Aklyon]

I'm getting flashbacks to the tilde wars now.

How many total casualties were there?

At least 1~

* McFry flinches~~

What? its both an estimate and a punctuation there

[PanH]

What was his name?

It was ........

[Lectorog]

Hey, ......... makes great artistic contributions to this forum. I'll not let you besmirch the name.

[Furtuka]

I've been working on a project, I need advice on what to look into and think about when designing the countries. I've been having difficulty in keeping them distinct while still influencing each other.

[MagmaMcFry]

I've been working on a project, I need advice on what to look into and think about when designing the countries. I've been having difficulty in keeping them distinct while still influencing each other.

Is that a worldbuilding project? You could try making them all completely distinct, and then simulate a few hundred years of cultural exchange.

[ed boy]

A minor etiquette question:

When boarding a bus, train, or similar public transport, the generally accepted seating algorithm as I understand it is to if possible take a seat where the adjacent seats are empty, and if not sit next to someone else, standing if that is not a possibility.

However, suppose upon boarding such transportation you sit next to someone else, then later a lot of people disembark. Would it be considered best to stay where you are, or move to a seat with no neighbors?

[Descan]

If you are touching them, you would probably want to move.

If you aren't, I don't think you need to.

[Lectorog]

It may be seen as rude to move away from the person you were sitting next to - the reason could be assumed to be that you don't like that person.
And you can't just say that that's not the reason because they have no way of knowing you're being honest - if anything, it'll arouse more suspicion.

If you move to a lone seat and stretch out to a comic degree, then tensions will be resolved as your motive is clearly shown; and you and your previous neighbor have more room. This is clearly the best option.

[Sappho]

I face this situation almost every day. Sometimes I pretend not to be bothered by sitting next to someone when there are plenty of free seats, pointedly not looking in their direction or even closing my eyes. Sometimes I move and lean my head against the window or wall - as Lectorog says, showing that my motive is to get cozy rather than to move away from the person.

Are we overthinking this? Probably. If someone is sitting next to me and I'm on the inside seat (can't move), and space frees up and they move to an open seat, I'm usually pretty happy about it. Unless you have spoken to the person you're sitting next to or you know them, I don't imagine people would take it personally if you move away from them. Imagine a stranger is sitting next to you and then they move to an open seat - would you be offended that they (a total stranger) moved away from you, or just happy to have the extra space?

[Lectorog]

If they're paranoid they might very well worry. But that's more of a personal issue that others shouldn't have to deal with.

[Mr Space Cat]

When boarding a bus, train, or similar public transport, the generally accepted seating algorithm as I understand it is to if possible take a seat where the adjacent seats are empty

Woah, this is, like, "proper polite unspoken etiquette rules that everyone should be aware of"?

I just did that because I didn't want to sit next to people I don't know, cuz that'd be weird. I figured that was also why everyone else did that. In retrospect, it implies that, in my head at least, no one wants to try and meet new people. In other words, everyone's a jerk. Huh. Mental epiphanies of self discovery, ho!