Every time a newcomer posts an introduction and somebody tells them they shouldn’t have joined Mastodon.social and need to move to a different server, an angel loses their wings.
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@NatureMC The Mastodon Police are quite a force
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."
Bertrand Russell
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@CiaraNi The Irish half of my ancestors lived in Cork, so I'm doubly skonning.
@DavidBridger Well that explains it, that's where you have it from so. They just have to be different down there in Cork, they can't get over not being the capital
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@jbenjamint @CiaraNi @Wifiwits I believe they pronounce it skon.
@DavidBridger @jbenjamint @Wifiwits I believe they pronounce it scone
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@CiaraNi @bleistifterin @Primavera <kettle sold separately>
@rgarner @bleistifterin @Primavera Now it sounds like the enshittificaton of tea. Here's your can of tea, but you have to buy the boiling water separately
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@Primavera @bleistifterin @rgarner Such a time to be alive!
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@Primavera @bleistifterin @rgarner Such a time to be alive!
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@DavidBridger @jbenjamint @CiaraNi @Wifiwits I don't know how they pronounce scone in Scone, but I do know they pronounce Scone skoon
@timpootle That entire sentence makes sense to me, which it probably shouldn't.
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@hitsuyonai @NatureMC Yes indeed
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@CiaraNi @Wifiwits @DavidBridger often wondered if they pronounce it scone or scone in Scone.
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@CiaraNi @bleistifterin @rgarner
Tea made in the cup = milk in last
Tea poured from the pot = milk in first.@Sarahw @CiaraNi @bleistifterin @rgarner
I prefer milk in first because it dilutes the strong tannin taste.
Each to their own
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@Primavera @CiaraNi @rgarner
Here is an explainer:
https://medium.com/@satoshiashkanemura/a-travelers-guide-to-japan-s-hot-vending-drinks-from-corn-soup-to-matcha-latte-3ef21216b388When I was there, 20 years ago, I converted 100y¥=1 € in my head
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@monkeyben I had to look that up. I didn't know Devonshire had its own way of doing scones. I shall remember that next time I'm in Cornwall, which seems to be the rival for this.
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@mdreid Skwon! Well maybe if you're in the process of eating one, then with your mouth full that's what Scone sounds like
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Every time a newcomer posts an introduction and somebody tells them they shouldn’t have joined Mastodon.social and need to move to a different server, an angel loses their wings.
@CiaraNi @PapyrusBrigade Agreed. When people are ready, they will move.
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Gen X Australian here, this thread and your post in particular resonated with me.
Arrived in Jan 2023 and encountered the "You're On The Big Bad Server" anti-welcome committee.
I get the arguments but it seemed to me there are better ways of mitigating than *checks notes* insulting new arrivals for choosing the default server.
It was enough to drive most fellow refugees to Bsky, but I dug my heels in instead.
️PS Am on Bsky too, but mostly here.
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@monkeyben I had to look that up. I didn't know Devonshire had its own way of doing scones. I shall remember that next time I'm in Cornwall, which seems to be the rival for this.
@CiaraNi @monkeyben @kcpoole @psneeze oh crikey yes, don’t get it the wrong way around 🫣
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@timpootle That entire sentence makes sense to me, which it probably shouldn't.
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Ditto:
'Why are you still on Bluesky too?'
'But did you *delete* your Twitter account?'
’You said you switched to Proton mail too, oh that’s bad, once someone at Proton said something’
It’s nice to see new neighbours move into the Fediverse. It feels unwelcoming to see people immediately interview them about the purity of their intentions. Or telling them You’re Doing It Wrong. They've just arrived on a journey away from Big Tech. Maybe they'd prefer to be offered a seat and a cup of tea.
The fact that the thread under this Serious Toot has ascended into a pleasant war about the correct way to pronounce Scone is why I love the Fediverse
