# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=876 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 877 --- ## [How difficult would it be for an American to drive in the U.K. for vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-for-an-american-to-drive-in-the-u-k-for-vacation/492428)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-for-an-american-to-drive-in-the-u-k-for-vacation/492428 "2015-07-24T15:48:11Z")
I’m a good driver but I’ve always driven on the right side of the road. Have you gone on a driving vacation where you have to drive on the left? Is it really hard and dangerous, or would it be a reasonable thing to do? … --- ## [UK Resume advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-resume-advice/725269)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-resume-advice/725269 "2015-07-24T15:05:50Z")
My wife and I are making a big change and moving from Australia to the UK (probably London) for a few years. Not being independently wealthy I’ll need a job. I’ll be looking for something in Banking & Finance by the by. … --- ## [Cats and humans' gender: why does my cat prefer me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-humans-gender-why-does-my-cat-prefer-me/684454)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-humans-gender-why-does-my-cat-prefer-me/684454 "2015-07-24T13:32:17Z")
My female cat strongly prefers me over my wife and daughter. She sits on my lap, and likes to be petted by me, but doesn’t like the same things with the rest of the family. We initially thought it may be a gender issue … --- ## [Think back to the days of refillable wick pocket lighters. Did people just buy a quart of Naphtha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-back-to-the-days-of-refillable-wick-pocket-lighters-did-people-just-buy-a-quart-of-naphtha/725904)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-back-to-the-days-of-refillable-wick-pocket-lighters-did-people-just-buy-a-quart-of-naphtha/725904 "2015-07-24T12:50:37Z")
Naphtha and lighter fluid are basically the same thing. Did people go to the paint store for a quart of Naphtha? or did they keep buying the small cans of lighter fluid? Something I’ve wondered about. It would make sen… --- ## [Household Entropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/household-entropy/725793)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/household-entropy/725793 "2015-07-24T05:26:21Z")
By “household entropy” I mean the tendency for the house to get messy, dishes to pile up, newspapers/magazines/shoes/mail to cover every surface, clothes to wind up on the floor or draped over pieces of bedroom furniture… --- ## [Why do people in the dating scene play such pointless games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-in-the-dating-scene-play-such-pointless-games/726011)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-in-the-dating-scene-play-such-pointless-games/726011 "2015-07-24T03:16:20Z")
Stuff that I keep reading here, like Agent Foxtrot’s sad story, along with that website about “Future Fakers”, has made me wonder why people act in such seemingly pointless and self-denying ways. Is it fear of intimacy?… --- ## [Car financing: Will this work? Is it ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-financing-will-this-work-is-it-ethical/725902)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-financing-will-this-work-is-it-ethical/725902 "2015-07-24T01:30:01Z")
After 30 years I’m buying a new car. Because I’m picky, couldn’t find what I want in dealer inventory, and feel I deserve to do this at least once, I’m ordering it new from Ford. If I finance with the manufacturer, the… --- ## [How to handle the pain of uncaring relatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-the-pain-of-uncaring-relatives/725951)
**Author:** [@brklynbet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brklynbet)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-the-pain-of-uncaring-relatives/725951 "2015-07-24T00:39:45Z")
I always thought that we were a close and loving family, my husband, my daughter, son and myself. But in the past five years, it is evident that as much as I love them, that love is simply not reciprocated. When he met… --- ## [Putting in new floors on a home, any advice/opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-in-new-floors-on-a-home-any-advice-opinions/725746)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-in-new-floors-on-a-home-any-advice-opinions/725746 "2015-07-23T23:41:07Z")
I’m buying my first house, and I’m still in the option period, but I’m starting to think about what I want to do with the house. The house was built in the '80s, and has old dirty carpet and weird old tile in the guest … --- ## [The "allotment" (community garden?) in British shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-allotment-community-garden-in-british-shows/725452)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-allotment-community-garden-in-british-shows/725452 "2015-07-23T22:47:41Z")
Some of the British dramas and crime shows have people going off to their “allotment,” which seems to be a place outside of or on the outskirts of small towns where you can have a garden. Are there still a lot of these … --- ## [Seeking creative ideas for DIY reptile hideout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-creative-ideas-for-diy-reptile-hideout/725909)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-creative-ideas-for-diy-reptile-hideout/725909 "2015-07-23T22:37:46Z")
My ball python needs a new, larger hiding/snoozing spot. I’m looking for interesting, creative, good-looking, cheap and/or easy ideas for something I can make, or buy something inexpensive and re-purpose it. The pre-made… --- ## [US states and their image / stereotypes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-and-their-image-stereotypes/725681)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-and-their-image-stereotypes/725681 "2015-07-23T22:01:11Z")
I’m from Europe and trying to get a cursory knowledge about the US states. I can place most of them on a map, but I have problems with some of them. For some states I know more. Like Minnesota: Cold, settled by Scand… --- ## [How "Metric" Are Australians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-metric-are-australians/725917)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-metric-are-australians/725917 "2015-07-23T21:08:09Z")
Has the typical Aussie gone all the way metric? Or will he still refer in ordinary speech to miles and gallons and pounds? And if a typical Jack-Ozzie says it’s five kilometers to Euclid Street…does he say “kilometers”… --- ## [The "Trophy For Everyone" Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trophy-for-everyone-culture/725903)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trophy-for-everyone-culture/725903 "2015-07-23T20:57:15Z")
I saw a story on this last night on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. It was focused in California (naturally, I suppose) and I found out kids were getting trophies for participation, not just in sports, but academics and… --- ## [Is Adam from America's Test Kitchen getting chunky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adam-from-americas-test-kitchen-getting-chunky/725921)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adam-from-americas-test-kitchen-getting-chunky/725921 "2015-07-23T19:03:15Z")
The new season is apon us. Is Adam getting chunky?Please help! (The horror. The horror.) --- ## [What would be your preferred form of afterlife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-preferred-form-of-afterlife/725740)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-preferred-form-of-afterlife/725740 "2015-07-23T18:26:23Z")
Note we are voting NOT on what kind of afterlife there is (IIRC there have been several polls on that), but which one you would prefer. I realize that there are some overlap between the above-if you choose either of the… --- ## [Dumb questions, yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-questions-yea-or-nay/725768)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-questions-yea-or-nay/725768 "2015-07-23T18:02:58Z")
“Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt” said some smart person once, in those words or similar. Unfortunately, those who could benefit most from this advice are us… --- ## [iPhone and other technology: buy here, use in China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-and-other-technology-buy-here-use-in-china/725968)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-and-other-technology-buy-here-use-in-china/725968 "2015-07-23T17:22:04Z")
In an odd juxtaposition of my thread on a stolen iPhone (possibly on its way to China), and the fact that we’re hosting a student from China right now… Our student is considering purchasing an iPhone 6 while he’s here. … --- ## [At what age is death most tragic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-is-death-most-tragic/725813)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-is-death-most-tragic/725813 "2015-07-23T15:14:55Z")
We are expected to feel varying degrees of devastation based solely on the age at which someone shuffles off this mortal coil, regardless of whether we know anyone involved. What age sounds the saddest when you hear of a… --- ## [How do you shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-shower/725233)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-shower/725233 "2015-07-23T15:08:57Z")
I grew up in a family of 7 with one bathroom, so showers were quick, to the point, and done. That has stuck with me ever since - lather up, rinse, vacate the bathroom. Lingering under running water does nothing for me,… --- ## [Do you have a "BABY ON BOARD" sign on your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-baby-on-board-sign-on-your-car/725800)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-baby-on-board-sign-on-your-car/725800 "2015-07-23T14:34:52Z")
I occasionally see a car with a “BABY ON BOARD” sign affixed to it, and I wonder what the driver hopes to accomplish by displaying that sign. It seems to me that if a baby is properly restrained in one of those carriers… --- ## [Diagnose My Computer Problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-computer-problems/725926)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-computer-problems/725926 "2015-07-23T13:19:47Z")
Ok, my 3-year old Dell has pretty much stopped working. The problems had been getting worse and worse for over a year. The computer would not turn off. Occasionally the screen would freeze. Some days it would be sluggish… --- ## [Is this rape? (\*Don't Need Answer Fast\*)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rape-dont-need-answer-fast/720239)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rape-dont-need-answer-fast/720239 "2015-07-23T11:17:16Z")
This is something that happened to friends of friends. Although I know them by reputation, I only met one of them once, and only for a second. So, I can’t verify, and I don’t know all the details. Some background: my fr… --- ## [Are there things that (wo)men Just Aren't Interested In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-things-that-wo-men-just-arent-interested-in/725670)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-things-that-wo-men-just-arent-interested-in/725670 "2015-07-23T08:42:25Z")
It’s struck me that a lot of the debate over feminism these days, especially on the Internet, comes from the idea that women Just Aren’t Interested in various things: “Women don’t like or really care about comic books, … --- ## [Aetna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aetna/725486)
**Author:** [@jjjthird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjjthird)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aetna/725486 "2015-07-23T06:17:37Z")
Has anyone else had a bad experience with Aetna insurance --- ## [New partners still being friends with their ex(es)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-partners-still-being-friends-with-their-ex-es/725506)
**Author:** [@Hugosvoice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugosvoice)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-partners-still-being-friends-with-their-ex-es/725506 "2015-07-23T06:05:50Z")
One of my girlfriends has just started dating a guy who she says things are wonderful with except for one thing - he’s friends with a lot of his ex girlfriends and ex ‘hook ups’. At least 4 that she knows of. While she … --- ## [Have search engines changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-search-engines-changed/725870)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-search-engines-changed/725870 "2015-07-23T04:21:00Z")
It seem like over the last 4 or 5 years searching topics has become a lot more difficult. I try every approach and key word I can think of and still end up going to the same commercial sites. One example is every now an… --- ## [Life with MS (Multiple Sclerosis)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-with-ms-multiple-sclerosis/725513)
**Author:** [@Subtlety\_Wrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subtlety_Wrecks)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-with-ms-multiple-sclerosis/725513 "2015-07-23T03:17:36Z")
I’d just like to hear any experiences from those who have MS or know someone who does. My sister was recently diagnosed with MS and she’s 31, healthy otherwise. What challenges should she expect? I’m pretty new to post… --- ## [Medically, why are panic attacks and heart attacks so similar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medically-why-are-panic-attacks-and-heart-attacks-so-similar/725599)
**Author:** [@JVDaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JVDaly)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medically-why-are-panic-attacks-and-heart-attacks-so-similar/725599 "2015-07-23T02:00:06Z")
I suffer from frequent severe panic attacks and I’m constantly having to talk myself out of the notion that I’m having a heart attack. It may sound silly but they share a lot of symptoms, such as: Palpitations and a ra… --- ## [Diabetic cat fighting vacation house sitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetic-cat-fighting-vacation-house-sitter/725621)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetic-cat-fighting-vacation-house-sitter/725621 "2015-07-23T01:56:32Z")
My cat is diabetic and normally gets 2 shots per day. We are on vacation and now, on day 2, he’s fighting our house sitter. She’s trained to give shots, has had diabetic cats and dogs herself, and was recommended by our … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=875) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=877)