I'm sorry but that is not, not making it weird.

I think there is a cultural thing around nods. I would definitely not recommend, in this situation, doing a nod that does not feel natural to you, so either do whatever nod you can actually pull off casually, or skip the nod.

There is also a locale specificity... Where I live, people don't usually nod or otherwise acknowledge strangers on the street. Some places you might be expected to smile and nod or even say hi.

I don't think "approach" in that context means "happen to get closer to because you are walking on the same sidewalk in opposite directions. "

A thing that should be emphasized, is that humans learn how to behave in different situations by practice. If a given passing-a-woman instance suggests that you made her nervous, while regrettable, isn't the end of the world. Try different things. With practice, you can find what works for you, and will gradually get better at "acting normal" or presenting in the manner that seems to produce the desired result.

If you are nervous enough that you telegraph it, that can actually solve the problem and make you non threatening.

Now you need some softball sized falafel.

Well, if at income X you qualify for some particular assistance, and at income X+1, you no longer qualify for that assistance, something like that can be true. Some assistance programs in some countries can work that way.

Here's a demonstration of what in taking about: https://youtu.be/o8WeXem5YMQ?t=551

He does say this is in American English specifically tho.

Uniball jetstream is by far my favorite ballpoint. Buttery smooth, never skips, dries fast. Comes in .38, .5, .7, and 1, different colors, and cap or clicky versions.

You can get a box of 12 for $20.

CERTAINLY NOT, FELLOW HUMAN.

Sorry, I brain farted reading Rand Paul as Rick Scott. Nevermind...

I am sure Henson is a perfectly fine razor, but I think it is overhyped and made out to be revolutionary when it is just a safety razor that leans into a design that gives you a very narrow usable angle, and makes it easy to hold it at that angle, at the expensive of giving you the ability to use the angle to control the closeness of your shave.

It requires less skill to use, but other safety razors don't require a whole lot of skill either, especially "mild" ones. However if you are willing to develop just a little skill I think you can get a slightly better shave with another razor.

This guy's Champlain Sourdough, and variations where I increase the percentage of whole grain flour, is my go to for a crusty sourdough loaf. I've also reconstructed a mostly wholegrain sourdough sandwich loaf (in loaf pan) from one of his blog posts, and it has become another go to loaf for me.

I really like his dough handling techniques and think he explains then in a way that no one else seems to, while always emphasizing that this is a way to do it that achieves such and such effect, but you can do it differently for a different effect. His YouTube videos are well worth watching to get a feel for that.

It's romantic because you must really love the person if it did not end in bloodshed.

Most native speakers do not really pronounce the "ths". Typically you hear "mons".

Fingerprinting.

I'm not up on the latest, but my impression is that the fingerprinting techniques are really hard to combat.

I'm seeing the black .7 Jetstream RT (clicky) for that price.

I think they are more or less sold as a disposable pen (that is, a pen you will likely lose before it runs out of ink), but you can buy refills, and I see a package with 3 pens and 2 refills sold for $13.

This is true, but It's not just that. There is friction built into everything, designed to squeeze as much as possible out of us.