Can’t say I have ever heard that expression.

Not yet.

I hear it’s been a stressful time. I’m in Seattle. Practically everyone knows someone or other who works at AWS.

That was my experience after the Tohoku Earthquake, yep.

I can see how that would be very useful for them to see! I would try not to feel awkward about these things. Easier said than done, I know, but especially with those who have been practicing a while, seeing or hearing something “gross” or personal becomes very mundane to most medical professionals.

And that’s okay! Someday you may be asked again and be more comfortable with it in that situation.

It’s used pretty widely throughout the country in my experience.

I’m one as well, but tend to very literal and don’t always know which interpretation of something will hit and immediately get stuck in my brain.

I would choose something that at least has some resemblance to your real name. I’ve always found it awkward when somebody tells me that their name is, for example, “Liang but call me Peter”. I’d rather call you Liang. Or Larry? Something related to your name somehow.

To me, it’s not really any different than anyone else choosing a nickname and it would be kind of weird if my name was Sean and I decided that everybody should call me Vladimir.

But maybe Cliff does have some resemblance to yours, and I may have had more interaction with Chinese people than your average westerner has.

It definitely seems unusual in the US. I’ve never met a Cliff and was actually myself kind of guessing that it might be more common in the UK.

I’m an American and that’s what I think of it as well. And when I first hear it, I think of a physical cliff, not a person.

Don’t many or most office workers in India rely on takeout for lunch?

Or nurses, or physical therapists, etc, who now are considered “non-professional” degrees and thus won’t be able to take out as much in student loans.

It amazes me that there are still people who are not white, native English-speakers coming to this country (or trying to). Just don’t.

That’s crazy. I never had any of these issues living in Japan. Why does the EU make it so much harder than Japan does?

The books were never finished.

Can marine drones not take out sea mines?

Pool balls? Like beach balls?

Edit: Billiards balls. Took me way too long.

I make a point to make eye contact with the driver in those sorts of situations. Which is a big part of why darkened front windows should be illegal. You need to be able to see where a driver is looking.

Must not live in the US because those medical bills won’t help.