Nuada-Argetlam t1_ixp93if wrote
Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] You live in a place that gets hurricanes on the regular. A hurricane is happening, but it's ok. Projected to only be a category one. Everything is all fine and good until you realize...the waffle house is...CLOSED! by ImpressiveVideo3823
what's a waffle house?
SauceMemer t1_ixpc4qt wrote
A waffle restaurant. Generally lower quality, obtained only on road trips where the options are thin. There's a common joke in the southeastern USA: a hurricane is only bad if the Waffle House is closed. Because Waffle Houses NEVER close if they can help it.
omghooker t1_ixpgeis wrote
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index
Not actually a joke. Like, yea people joke about it, but there's science
LadderChemical7937 t1_ixpti3d wrote
It's a restaurant chain across southern USA. FEMA uses a scale called "Waffle House Index" to know how much damage a hurricane has caused to an area.
Waffle House Index has 3 categories, Green(normal), Yellow (limited menu) and Red(closed).
animewhitewolf t1_ixpaf82 wrote
I don't mean this in a bad way, but do you live out of the United States?
Nuada-Argetlam t1_ixpaowz wrote
yes. like 95% of the human population, I am in a country other than the states.
animewhitewolf t1_ixqtdge wrote
Learning about Waffle House is kinda like being surprise attacked by American Culture. lol
Fullspectrum84 t1_ixpcmwi wrote
But the majority of Reddit users are in fact from the states. It’s like half of all Reddit users.
Nuada-Argetlam t1_ixpd1op wrote
where are you getting that statistic from?
Fullspectrum84 t1_ixpexmc wrote
Nuada-Argetlam t1_ixpfjse wrote
huh, who knew?
MinnieShoof t1_ixrst3o wrote
u/Fullspectrum84 did. And you doubted them.
Nuada-Argetlam t1_ixsjhl4 wrote
that's not normally what "who knew" means, but yes. you're correct.
MinnieShoof t1_ixsyv9b wrote
The question is usually asked when there is no answer. It's not rhetorical by design.
Nuada-Argetlam t1_ixsz3t1 wrote
we must have different dialects. to me it just means "huh. neat!"
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TheWordThat t1_ixrun57 wrote
I mean I live in the states and have never seen or heard another person talk about waffle house outside of the internet
Fullspectrum84 t1_ixwided wrote
You should come visit us in the south!
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