• theparadox@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Are you gaslighting or fucking with me? The retention system for motorcycle helmets still gets referred to casually as chin straps. It goes under your chin, which also happens to be in front of the neck.

    I own and ride a motorcycle. I own and wear a helmet. I call them chin straps. Everyone I know calls them chin straps. Diagrams for helmets in English call them chins straps or, on occasion, the “helmet retention system”.

    I honestly don’t care what you call them - I’m just trying to be helpful and interpret what I thought you meant. I don’t understand why you are being argumentative? Is it a translation thing maybe?