• But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
    2613·
    2 months ago

    Anyone else sick of these rich people shows about rich people restaurants? I would rather see a show about a lower middle class guy who works in a shitty diner. I don’t understand the appeal of all the rich people tv shows

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Drove me insane with my ex her choice of TV shows. It was always a bunch of rich people having rich people problems, that were only somewhat tangentially relatable to regular people.

      Gilmore Girls, Ginny and Georgia, huge peeves of mine. No one lives that life except a very very select few, and here they are on camera trying to make us pity them

      • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
        32·
        2 months ago

        My wife watches This is us, Us, and these other shows where everyone is always made up, wearing designer clothing. Everyone lives in a big house that is always clean, the neighborhood is picturesque.

        I tried to watch that show master of none but it annoyed me because even the dumb fat sidekick character was always dressed in expensive current fashion and all they did was rich people shit and complaining

    • mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      111·
      2 months ago

      I’m not sure that The Bear really fits what you’re complaining about here, but I love the complaint and agree with it in general, so upvoted your comment anyways. So much fiction nowadays is about rich people and “nepo babies”, And life scenarios that are generally completely unattainable for most people. As if it wasn’t already obvious enough that the majority of mass market fiction is created as some sort of escapist opioid for the peasants. The worst is the new “eat the rich” genre, that pretends to be criticizing, capitalism and wealth while simultaneously drooling over it the whole time.

        • mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          21·
          2 months ago

          Yeah that’s a fair point, it does have some of that wealth ogling going on. Although in that show since none of the characters are really that rich, it feels more like they’re in the shadow of wealth rather than partaking in it. I give that a pass because, how could you tell a realistic modern story without having people in the shadow of wealth?

    • Fleur_@aussie.zone
      14·
      2 months ago

      The bear is literally about a guy spurred to reconnect with his family and working class roots by the death of his brother after he has been made mentally sick by the demands of working for the rich and elite in the service industry.

      Also the barrier for entry for this show is unbelievably low. It probably has one of the all time best first episodes of any tv show. Watching it would also make you immediately understand how much of a fool you look like right now. The setting is a financially struggling family owned restaurant that caters exclusively to working class people.

    • TheRealKuni@piefed.socialEnglish
      31·
      2 months ago

      Have…have you watched The Bear?

      Don’t get me wrong, the Berzatto family had money, and some of their relations do. But…most of the characters are not wealthy, and the restaurant started as a local sandwich joint.

      It’s a really good show, I recommend it. It’s like Ted Lasso but dark and depressing.

  • jaschen306@sh.itjust.works
    20·
    2 months ago

    Honestly, all eastern European porn is sad. The girls are clearly hating what they are doing and they seem like they are doing it out of necessity.

  • Bobbysaurus@lemmy.world
    632·
    2 months ago

    FYI Czechia is not considered eastern Europe, but central Europe. Sorry for the smartassery, but I needed to mention that. 😅

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      my experience is that they get lumped in with either eastern europe or central europe depending on the context and whether on not it supports what someone says. for americans, they’re a lot like Virginia or Kentucky where “are they part of the south” will depend on who you ask, and the context you ask in

      • cmbabul@lemmy.world
        61·
        2 months ago

        To illustrate your point, I’m from Georgia, Kentucky is part of the south, Virginia ain’t. And while I’m at it neither is Texas. Texas is its own thing and Virginia is DC

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          as a virginian by birth i find this stance INSANE haha. i generally go by “suceded? south.”

          the thing to understand is that just as ther are multiple americas, there are multiple Virginias. NoVA being lumped in with DC? sure. anything south and west of Culpepper? what?

          virginia beach and reachmond is also its own thing distinct from DC, SWVA, and Southside.

          but Ketucky is SUPER different from much of the rest of the south by my experience in southen appalachia, georgia, alabama, and louisana.

          texas and florida are both interesting cases of both being Sutouthern and Their Own Thing

          • cmbabul@lemmy.world
            6·
            2 months ago

            Just to be clear I ain’t got a problem with Virginians in any way, but every one of yall I’ve met seems more “Atlantic” than southern. But I’m sure the closer you get to West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee the more that wanes.

            Kentucky gets in because both bluegrass, bourbon, the derby, and because Tennessee vouches for them

            You ain’t wrong about Florida either. The way I generally look at it is if you draw a line eastwards from the most southern part of the panhandle, everything north of that line is the south. The rest can be either corp or Caribbean.

            As for Texas… they have a lot of southern qualities I ain’t gonna front, but there are just so many ways they don’t fit. A Texan is always show offy compared to someone from say Alabama

            • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
              3·
              2 months ago

              nah for sure. didn’t think you had issue. was just super happy it got to help us demonstrate to outsiders what i was originally saying about VA and KY. it is also reflective of my experiences of how people discuss Czechia. according to Italians, they’re eastern. according to Poles they’re central. ultimately, these distinctions are only useful in certain contexts that matter for how you’re talking about the differences. ultimately, the conclusion is we, across the globe, are one people. our local cultures are also just that: local. i expect if you and i sat down to share spoonbread, our spoonbreads would taste different, but we’d understand the differences better than someone from Maryland or Delaware ever could

      • k0e3@lemmy.ca
        4·
        2 months ago

        Wait, I’m about to go there for a day trip in a week. Can I not use the Euro at all there?

        • Vikthor@piefed.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Some tourist oriented establishments allow to pay in euros, but usually they offer horrible exchange rate.

      • Valmond@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        Gotta Check that out!

        Joking aside, wonderful country! I went there on a whim 1999 for the new year (long story) coolest people on earth! Gotta go visit again some day.

        • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz
          91·
          2 months ago

          Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic connotations. Its eastern boundary is marked by the Ural Mountains, and its western boundary is defined in various ways.[1] Narrow definitions, in which Central and Southeast Europe are counted as separate regions, include Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.[2] In contrast, broader definitions include Moldova and Romania, but also some or all of the Balkans, the Baltic states, the Caucasus, and the Visegrád group.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Europe

            • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz
              5·
              2 months ago

              For a reminder, this was my point: Depends who you ask and what the context is

              And both articles say exactly that… Even your article starts with

              The region is variously defined

              • Bobbysaurus@lemmy.world
                1·
                2 months ago

                And if you read more than the beginning you’ll find out that the Czech Republic is almost universally defined as a part of Central Europe.

                • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz
                  21·
                  2 months ago

                  I feel like you’re a bit confused about what the discussion is

                  FYI Czechia is not considered eastern Europe, but central Europe

                  Depends who you ask and what the context is

                  That’s shown by both the article for Eastern Europe mentioning how it is sometimes included and how it’s sometimes not included in Central Europe from your article. The article you linked just says it’s often included but that’s again what I was saying, it’s only “often” because it depends.

    • Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      19·
      2 months ago

      To be honest I was more making a joke about the CzechHunter brand of gay porn. Pretty big staple to find a dude with that “haunted look” and then offer him money. Not specific to it that studio but the first that came to mind. But point well taken

    • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
      13·
      2 months ago

      I’ve always considered everything east of the Berlin Wall to be Eastern Europe and everything west to be Western Europe. I’d never even heard of Central Europe as a distinct idea.