The Off Topic Topic

[Savonarola]

Happy Dominion Day, Canadians
Bonne Fête du Dominion, Habitants

[Razgovory]

There had been, for sure.  Most of it had died down in the decade or two preceding WWI, though.

WWI definitely gave it a big shot in the arm!

There was a great deal of resentment and wringing of hands over German being the language spoken in so many towns and used in so many books and newspapers in the 19th century. It was used as evidence that the Germans were not going to assimilate.

By WWI I think they were starting to zero in on the Germans as the evil producers of demon alcohol that was making men violent and corrupting the poor though. But that might have been something prohibition latched on to during the war. I am not sure.

Jefferson City had a German language newspaper back in 1916.  It didn't in 1918.  I do remember reading that the major groups that opposed US entry into WW1 were German-Americans, Jewish-Americans, and Irish-Americans.  Jews and the Irish really weren't so keen on allying with Russia and Britain.

[Valmy]

I always found it rather interesting that support for the Allied War effort in Ireland itself was rather strong, at least in the first couple years since they got caught up in defending the rights of small nations (Serbia and Belgium in this case). While the Irish-Americans were far more anti-British.

[Saladin]

It kind of sucks when your dream job turns out to be
kind of crappy.

[crazy canuck]

I always found it rather interesting that support for the Allied War effort in Ireland itself was rather strong, at least in the first couple years since they got caught up in defending the rights of small nations (Serbia and Belgium in this case). While the Irish-Americans were far more anti-British.

It makes a nice story and it is certainly one you will find trumpeted from official sources.  But other historians are more inclined to think it had to do with getting three squares a day.

[The Brain]

It kind of sucks when your dream job turns out to be
kind of crappy.

are you callgirl inspector general

[Barrister]

It kind of sucks when your dream job turns out to be
kind of crappy.

That's the thing about a dream job - it's still a job.

[Habbaku]

It kind of sucks when your dream job turns out to be
kind of crappy.

Do you mind elaborating? What was it that turned out to be crappy?

[Legbiter]

Even by Russian standards that's pretty wild....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Et1o7sjXOw

[The Brain]

Oh those Russians...

[derspiess]

They're a bunch of sweethearts once you get past that rough surface

[Valmy]

They're a bunch of sweethearts once you get past that rough surface

Does that mean waiting for them to get drunk or waiting for them to sober up?

[Saladin]

It kind of sucks when your dream job turns out to be
kind of crappy.

That's the thing about a dream job - it's still a job.

I hear ya.

[Saladin]

It kind of sucks when your dream job turns out to be
kind of crappy.

Do you mind elaborating? What was it that turned out to be crappy?

Well, to cut the story shortish.

They hired me because I have a particular set of skills and that they wanted somone based in the south of Sweden. The plan was for me to relocate to their head office a couple of months and then move back home and work very independently.

But now I'm only performing tasks I'm ill equipped for with minimal backing, the thing they hired me for is not even on the backburner, the move back home has been pushed back to "maybe" in late 2020 and a micromanaging boss.

So, I'm really homesick and don't really see a future where I'm allowed to work independently with the things I'm good at.

[Admiral Yi]

No offense homey, but as far as sucky ass jobs go that sounds pretty lame.