I'm interested where this 38% are? I've lived mostly in cities and there's always some sort of green space within 15 minutes. Obviously rural people are sorted. Is this small modern towns?
When I was younger and went out all night often me and my flatmates used to wake up and watch that until we felt better. Like 4 hours of it every saturday and sunday morning.
I think it really varies per person, I know people who genuinely shower twice a week and are fine, but I have one person in my mind now who showers daily and I can tell when I see him in the evening if his shower was in the morning.
And yeah, I can absolutely smell hair grease, it's quite a lot once you identify the smell.
I had a workmate who was quite eco consious and used to rinse his clothes in cold water and then put them on the line. He was fine mostly, I never noticed a smell, but we had to have a chat when his 14 year old son got a meeting at school about how badly he smelled.
I do sort of agree, but also there's a lot of people who don't think they need to shower but really do. I know people who will argue that they only need to shower 2 or 3 times a week but they stink.
Lemm.ee that you're on has 25,718 users but only 2232 are active, that's a really small number. Lemmy.world that you're posting into is number 9 with 11,500 active users, that's still super small tbf.
Education for fun is valid. Like even if you don't need them and just want tp do it then why not?
As you say, maths and english are essentials if you don't have them, then do that. But otherwise, do what you fancy, what you'll enjoy, and if it looks nice on your CV then that's a bonus.
I feel like Wilko had the odd bit, but if I was like, I need a lightening to audio wire, or a USB to USBC adapter then I'd struggle. You have to order those. I guess I notice because I'm in a ridiculous job where sometimes you need those things immediately and it's a nightmare.
In my experience cats always do better in multiples, with two adults though you need a really nice gradual introduction, I've got it down to an art so I've never failed. Start with the cats completely seperate for a week or two, you need the new cat to get really comfortable with you and the house, this can take a while. Once they're relaxed and comfortable you can start taking things that smell like the other cat into the other location, a blanket or something works well. If the cats his at the new object initially then it's ok but if it really upsets them take a step back and go back to just getting comfy and then introduce things that are only lightly scented like food bowls.
Once you are swapping stuff consistently and both cats are relaxed then you can actually swap the cats. Do not let them see each other at this point, put one cat away somewhere, let the other into the first cats area, then switch the first cat to the second cats area. Again, if they're really upset then swap back and slow down, but a little unsure is ok. Swap them back and forth regularly for a while until everyone is calm and comfy.
Then you can start introductions through a barrier. The ideal situation is a glass door, but a door held slightly ajar can work too. Do not encourage the cats to come up to the barrier or anything, just let them come in their own time, and as with every stage, if they're stressed go back a step.
Only once everyone is happy with being swapped about, seeing each other through the barrier, using the same stuff, then you can try putting them together, and again, step back if needed.
Sometimes I can do all this in a few weeks, sometimes it takes months, but it works every time.
16 is even better. It's difficult because you really want them to start socialisation by that point and breeders individually socialising a litter can be a challenge, but for those who can it's a much more stable dog the owner is starting with.
I do dog rescue and a lot of people got their first ever dog over covid and people who had no idea how to raise a pup raised some really messed up dogs. Starting with an older dog that is a bit more stable just makes all the difference.
Most pups are taken away too young for this to happen. You want pups with their littermates at least up to 12 weeks and they start with pretty good bite inhibition. It's so different meeting pups treated properly rather than the byb pups taken at 8 weeks or sometimes even younger.
In the 18th and 19th centuries big fancy estates in the countryside would import 'exotic' animals to have on their land to show off their wealth. It's where a few of our deer species come from, pheasants, partridge, the little owl, and the squirrels.
Some others were popular but didn't naturalise, like peacocks, it's interesting to think how life would be if peacocks were as prolific as pigeons.
Did you know both are invasive? I read a study once that our native species of squirrels are extinct and went extinct some time ago.
At roughly the same time rich landowners imported both the Eurasian reds and the American greys. We have decided to conserve the reds as they’re closest to our native reds but it’s very subjective.
I'm interested where this 38% are? I've lived mostly in cities and there's always some sort of green space within 15 minutes. Obviously rural people are sorted. Is this small modern towns?