philipgarrett.bsky.social
Premodern Japanese historian, Newcastle University. At least I got to this site in time to claim my own name....
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Did they directly say it was because of The Situation?
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Well that’s bleak
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I’m seeing a lot of Canadians and Australians enjoying calling it CommonwealthTok and being able to spell words properly without receiving abuse… but also plenty missing the Americans’ energy.
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Now I have to comment "good grief" on the second post of yours running...
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Good grief...
I wonder if they're aware of conditions in their own country such as food deserts? Is that swept under the carpet in 'greatest nation' hyperbole, or are they all too aware of it through personal experiences?
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Hello social media team! Thanks for putting this together
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Aw, the original was deleted, so here's the Korean history meme again:
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When we finally got it to work the viva itself was totally fine (and so quick that we were done before partner and baby had even left house to pick me up) but the tech definitely did not make the experience smoother.
Good luck with the whole thing!
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Defending your thesis? Hope it goes smoothly - my viva was done on an old-fashioned conference call phone: two of us in the room and the external trying to connect by mobile internet from Tokyo.
It took a week to get it to work.
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I’m not sure that it’s ever any *other* brand in the UK: they seem to have stitched up the whole market (and I eat a lot of scones…)
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Crikey, didn't realise Rodda's clotted cream had conquered the rest of the world too...
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Congratulations!
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A couple of months ago I found a torii in Northumberland, only to find that you'd already got it on your list - the coverage is impressive!