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President of the Philippines says to hell with North America.

I'm worried about offending others. We probably agree that Duterte is dangerous and unstable, and also that the Philippines has the right to chart its own course.

I don't expect a fight in this case, but I wouldn't necessarily avoid one in any case. I just try to keep it where it won't bother others and everyone has consented to the possibility of a fight.

Racheypie666, your username reminds me of my Pokemon OC, her name is Rachel.

If one wants to know why my current country admin is doing that, I might able to translate the context for you. (Note that I didn't vote and my opinion is neutral)
Sigh... When people forget to take account of someone's context to another.




Politics and laughing aside... Here's something that may offend someone:


IN MY OPINION, If you are diagnosed as autistic, and no longer became anxious and awkward, there are two possible things:
Either you're just an NT who happens to be a eccentric clumsy sociophobic anxious wreck all along. Your 'sensitivity' is just low tolerance and low threshold, NOT the lack of filter. Your 'skills' are just some coping mechanism and self-accommodating actions that compensates -- your anxiety makes one overworked and mistaken for ASD. Your oddity is just your personality. Your lack of social skills had anything to do with lack of practice or lack of natural 'flow'. (Unnatural flow is acting. NTs do this a lot, too)
So YAY! You're just a really needy NT. And that's not a bad thing or something to be ashamed of.
OR
You're actually autistic and you can't deny them no matter how high functioning you are, no matter how you doubt the diagnosis, no matter how many times you get rid of the label officially and/or unofficially. You will notice other shortcomings of being autistic that had been overshadowed by anxiety and social issues. You WILL realize that autism isn't some social disorder that people kept assuming. You'll understand your cognition better, and it can change anyday. Your oddity is your inclination, not your personality. Your social skills IS a wreck no matter how much practice, how much mind-hacking, and data gathering you did. The practice WILL still cause you this confusing culture shock feeling, and that feeling has nothing to do with trauma, anxiety, or strict moral codes no matter how you rationalize or ignore it.

When I was a denier, I thought it's the former. Turns out to be the latter. So... It IS a blessing AND curse.

All and all, that's just what I think if an (commonly high functioning) autistic overcomes anxiety. An opinion, a belief that could be FAR from the reality.
And regardless, a struggle is still a struggle... You know, Human…

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That I have a headache so I should probably take a pain killer.

Thank you... I have a lot more too!

That sounds fascinating, Racheypie. I imagine it's all conjecture, but interesting nonetheless. So, could you mention an interesting cross-cultural similarity and a major difference?

That I'm sort of "afraid" of going to bed. I think this stems from childhood. So I will wait untill I'm ready, or so exhausted that I fall asleep. There is no point laying awake for several hours tossing and turning anyway.

Oh, and I have a permanent smell off wallpaper stripper in my nose at the moment.