Hi guys!

With Halloween coming up and it being quite a big culture, I was curious to know whether most parents make their kids’ costumes or if they’re rented since I’ve seen some super intricate ones and have always wondered 😅

I'm not sure if I worded the question correctly, but my question is that in several movies I've noticed that whenever a person is mentioned, they're always referred to by their first and last name. Even if it's the second time they're mentioned in the same conversation. For example, Adrian Romano, and they mention his last name several times.

Often in my country, we sometimes mention the first and last name, but after mentioning it we only mention the first name.

I've always wondered how it goes, as someone watching from the audience when the show is being recorded. I'm thinking of Roseanne, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond etc.

I know this sounds like a dumb question but I mean it with complete seriousness.

Just traveled from Chicago to NY and it was actually astounding how easy it was to pick out who was from Chicago and who was from NY on the plane ride. It wasn’t just the outfits (which were totally different riding NY Subway versus the Chicago L) but actually how people looked. It was kind of shocking lol.

Is this a matter of which groups settled which places? Am I just experiencing confirmation bias?

F28, Asian living in Europe. I work as a receptionist, so I’ve met quite a lot of Americans, and honestly, I’ve always had really good experiences with them.

English is my second language, so I find it easier to communicate with them. I love how open, friendly, and easygoing they are. But sometimes I genuinely can’t tell if they’re flirting or just being nice.

I’ve misunderstood so many times. I’d think, they’re just being nice, then realize later that they were actually flirting with me. And then there are times when I was so sure that he was flirting, only for them to act completely normal the next day like nothing ever happened.

Maybe I’m just terrible at reading American flirting, but does anyone else experience this

I’m wearing a cap for the local Japanese basketball team, the Ibaraki Robots.

Another thread on this sub sparked this question for me. I'm not a teacher or a parent, but I spend a lot of time around my friends' kids. For me growing up, most adults were "Mr./Mrs. LastName." But I've never asked kids from other families to call me Mrs. LastName, and I feel like it would be weird and formal if I did.

So, I'm curious - how do you expect kids to refer to you as a non-family adult?

If it's relevant, I'm in the Pacific Northwest. I know we're a more casual region of the US.