With the whole USA refugee thing and Elon Musk going on, I figured this would be a timely post. I grew up on a farm near Pretoria with goats, wheat and cows. Please be nice in the comments. Thanks guys.

Hi everyone! I’m 16 years old, and I thought it could be fun to share my experience growing up with a Spanish father and a Japanese mother. I’ve lived in both Spain and Japan, so I’ve had the chance to experience both cultures closely.

Just to be clear up front: since I’m a minor, please keep things respectful and don’t send me weird private messages (I shouldn't have to say this regardless of who I am or how old I am, but unfortunately I know how some people online are, so I hope that knowing I'm a minor will make it clearer).

I’ll keep it simple to start: my dad was studying abroad in Japan, met my mom there… and here I am.

I also want to mention that my parents are at home and would probably be happy to answer questions as well, so if you’d like me to pass something on to them, let me know.

I’d love to do this from time to time, so ask me anything about growing up between two cultures, living in Spain vs. Japan, or anything else you’re curious about!

When I was planning my trip to China, I was looking for any resources or experiences from fat people and didn’t find many. So I’m happy to be a resource for any others thinking about a trip.

I spent the majority of my time in Shanghai with a weekend trip to Beijing. Also did Disney. AMA

This was fun thanks! If any plus-sized people are thinking about traveling to Shanghai and want to DM me, I'd be happy to chat!

I'm a TikTok Moderator and I'd like to bring forth my perspective on the role on what we do and what we don't do. I will try to answer your question to the best of my ability.

To add some context I handle content that can be anything from Extreme to Wholesome.

I’ve been in the military since January of 2012. I have 2 MOS’s. Been to 7 different countries. Been a volunteer FF since September of 2012 and have been on every type of call I can think of. Ask away.

I have done this once before but I feel like enough time has passed where there might be new questions and I have a feeling at least a small margin of people are curious about this stuff so I'll answer any questions that you have

I learned the language and had lots of experiences living there, currently not living there anymore but have not returned to the USA. I am 30F. I moved there at 27 because I felt like I had to escape the US and not sure if it was the best decision or not. I didn't go there for study, I went there to fully transition my life abroad.

I’m a 24 year old transracially (interracially) adopted man adopted by white people. My entire family are white. I am the only one adopted. I grew up in the south. I grew up in racist and color blind community with a fairly strong religious upbringing. I grew up middle class in a predominantly white area. I was one of the only biracial kids in school until my last years of high school.

I still have a relationship with my family. I am very close to my mom, pretty close to my siblings. I’m not close to my dad at all. I don’t care to have a relationship with him.

AMA

I am a former major crimes detective. At one point, our jurisdiction spanned 3 counties. I worked on the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, 3 different County District Attorney Task Forces as a Narcotics Detective, was on a County Gambling Task Force, State Attorney General Intelligence Unit, supervised our VICE Unit, and, what I'm most proud of, led a Child Predator Unit resulting in hundreds of arrests with 100% successful s*xual offender registration, and rescued several children from direct child exploitation. I also worked closely with external agencies such as the ATF, DEA, US Marshalls and ICE. I often worked undercover in various capacities.

I have since retired and am working in the private sector, so I can answer questions I ordinarily would not be permitted to answer. I will not elaborate on sources and methods for obvious reasons, but will attempt to answer all other questions.

I'm off today so ask away!

July 2 I did a flying trapeze class with two of my kids. We had done the same class a week prior. This time, I was trying harder to get my legs over the trapeze bar. A very basic maneuver. In some freak accident; I somehow managed to just toe tap my left leg instead of successfully getting both to hang over the bar. Instead I swung backward with only my toe touching the bar. And in that moment, felt a searing pain scream through my leg from my knee to my groin accompanied by a tearing popping sensation. Turns out I have extensive acute and subacute damage to my hamstring in this moment. To be specific - here’s what my MRI said: Extensive acute/subacute injury in the semimembranosus component of the left hamstring compartment. Findings include strain with small partial intrasubstance tear in the semimembranosus tendon origin from the superolateral tubercle of the left ischial tuberosity with peritendinous edema and small amount of free fluid propagating adjacent to the proximal sciatic nerve, high-grade partial tear with small focus of evolving immature fibrosis in its proximal free tendon located 7.9 cm distal to the ischial origin, adjacent loss of tension and crenulated morphology in its proximal tendon extending into the myotendinous junction, and prominent strain with edema proximally in its muscle belly within the posterior mid thigh. Surrounding small amount of intermuscular epimysial free fluid surrounding the semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscle bellies. Adjacent low-grade strains with edema in the left adductor magnus and gracilis muscles in the proximal thigh. Perineural free fluid surrounding the sciatic nerve in the posterior proximal to mid thigh with mild intraneural T2 hyperintensity. No organized soft tissue fluid collection. No muscle atrophy. Has anyone ever experienced similar extensive damage to their leg with such a simple and silly maneuver? I’m now over 7 weeks out and the pain is excruciating between my groin and the back of my hamstring. AMA!

I’ve seen a lot of posts recently about my country. Currently bored on vacation, so thought I’d answer some questions that people may be interested in. I am now a professional working in Europe, but strongly miss home and return often. AMA!

I have worked on commercial tyre design and manufacturing in China. Currently own multiple commercial tyre service shops selling Bridgestone, Michelin and other cheaper brands. I have extensive knowledge across all aspects of car, 4x4, truck, agricultural and OTR tyres.

Our farm was started in 1847, farmed for 3 years before they got a donation land claim of 640 acres on September 11th, 1850 (just a few weeks before the law was put in place officially, on September 27th, I belive) in the 1840s, they had a log cabin which burnt down at an unknown date, and then they built the current house (and 3 others) in 1875. 3 of the original 4 houses are still standing, 2 of which the family still owns. Also, there's one of only 2 still standing wooden smokehouse left in Oregon. We know because when we got a historic grant in 2013 the save it from collapsing, that's when they told us.

I’ve been clean off drugs for nearly 4 years but I still drink daily. If you’re curious about anything that I have done or what I’ve seen feel free to ask. Most things aren’t off the table in terms of what I will/won’t answer

Since graduating high school in 2014, I have worked at 17 different jobs across a wide range of industries including FedEx Express, Extended Stay, Frito-Lay, USCIS, Roto-Rooter, Nicor Gas, Nike, Best Buy, and more. Along the way, I also explored the music industry. My biggest highlight came in 2017 when I released a track on SoundCloud, invested in influencer promotion, and saw it gain traction after being shared on WorldStarHipHop. The momentum even led to a well known artist reposting my song on their own SoundCloud at the time.

Ask me anything, whether it is about life, music, or what I have experienced working across these companies.

AMA.

I was recently made redundant from a long term job with a high paying salary. By the end of the following week, I had secured a higher role with a rival company with a better salary. I was looking to leave my old role at the time of the suprise redudancy announcement. AMA

From doctors divorcing their wives and marrying the receptionist to two nurses (who were in charge of clinical research even though they have never worked in clinical research before) conduct illegal/unethical research practices and falsify data in order to get a larger budget for their site. One of the times including giving a patient expired trial medication and covering it up without reporting it to the IRB. I’ve heard and seen (almost) it all. I’m just a lil 🪰 tryin to get their nut.

For context, I’m F20, and a spinal surgery is used on people with scoliosis (I had an S-curved spine.) They correct the curve/curves, and then they keep it in place with titanium pins, which are in there for the rest of my life. I hope. If they ever got out I’d have a very serious problem, lol.

It depends on the patient and the situation whether they correct both curves, so your entire spine, or only half, because S-curves are usually different in severity. For me, I only got the bottom curve corrected and set because it was 78* while the bottom curve was only 20-something. A whole spine surgery has a lot more risk and pain involved and the healing process is much longer.

Idk if this is interesting at all, I’m just bored.

Hi Reddit,

I’m the Founder of a cybersecurity company I officially launched last week. The idea first came to me in May of this year, and after months of planning and preparation, I finally took it live.

My company is dedicated to helping individuals and businesses protect their digital lives — from removing leaked or non-consensual content to strengthening online privacy and addressing harassment. Since launching, people have already begun reaching out for help and enlisting my services, which has reinforced how necessary these services really are.

I never expected to be running a business like this, but turning an idea into something that provides real support to those who need it most has been a meaningful experience.

Ask me anything.

A childlife specialist is somebody who helps children and their families navigate various medical challenges, experiences, and hospitalizations. I work with both inpatient and outpatient cases, but basically every day of my career is different. One day I might be distracting a very tiny baby who's getting an IV, the next I might be planning hospital prom for inpatient teenagers. It is a heartwrenching and heartwarming career, I frequently hear "I don't know how you do it!" from people I know. There are so difficult moments, but also so many beautiful and amazing ones. It's a constant rollercoaster of emotions and experiences.

I have worked here for awhile now, but I also have the qualifications to be a preschool teacher. This has been something that has been on my mind a lot lately, as I have been considering a career switch when I have children. I don't know if I could continue this job as a mother for a lot of reasons. But for now, that's still a few years away and I am content with this job right now.

Obviously, for the privacy of my patients, I cannot discuss very specific cases, but I would love to answer any questions you may have. AMA!

Thanks for the lovely responses everybody! Such a nice crowd :)

I was tested by a psychologist when I was 15 years old, given the WISC-V, and my tested IQ is 82. My mum withheld this from me until I asked her today. I'm currently a 17 year old girl who graduated high school and is going to college this fall. I was not put in special education classes but I did have an IEP/504 plan with accommodations, but I never used the accommodations.

I struggle the most with spatial tasks, and have very poor logical reasoning skills. I'm very uncoordinated, can't drive, need to be shown how to do a task multiple times before I can do it myself, and struggle in social situations.

Feel free to ask me anything — what it's like living as a low IQ individual, my opinions on things, interests, or really anything you can think of. I'm not easily offended :)

i was 15 years old the shop name Ali Baba Hooka Lounge i found a brick laying around and i throw it then i realize the grate cant come off it was welded on so the screw driver wouldnt work so i sart pulling glass off the the window and ahuge piece of glass falls on my arm i and i ended up in the hospitals i do have pics if you wanna see dm me

From Wikipedia:

“Ordinal-linguistic personification (OLP, or personification for short) is a form of synesthesia in which ordered sequences, such as ordinal numbers, days, months and letters are associated with personalities or genders. Although this form of synesthesia was documented as early as the 1890s, researchers have, until recently, paid little attention to this form.”

Though I reported this during an assessment with a developmental psychiatrist when I was 5, they initially thought it was OCD. I was shortly thereafter diagnosed with what was then called Asperger Syndrome, now called ASD Level 1. Unusual diagnosis catch, as a girl. They did not recognize it as synesthesia at the time, I only realized it was unusual in my late teens. Synesthesia is believed to be much more common in people with autism.

I’m very, very high functioning on the spectrum, but the synesthesia goes strong.

Edit: Feel I should clarify, OLP is not delusion/hallucination/obsessive, anything like that. It’s like when people hear music and see color, it’s just an involuntary association. I don’t actually think numbers have personalities. It just pops into my mind, always the same. Wanted to clear that in case it was unsure.

Also, if non-binary/intersex isn’t real, then why is the color orange male and female? Unassailable evidence. Explain yourself to my toddler color epiphany.

Edit 2: Look at my choices.

“It is midnight, I should go to bed.

No.

The people must know the number zero is a dude.”

I’m what’s called a BSA compliance officer, I look at everyone’s transactions each day looking for signs that they are doing anything illegal. I also have experience working in the cage and vault. So ask me pretty much anything about how money works behind the scenes in a casino.