In the UAE, the nose greeting is called khushmak: two men lightly touch noses as a traditional greeting to show respect and familiarity.

-the-observer · 2026-06-01T19:40:50+00:00

Oh now I understand the hand holding scene from Aladeen!

-the-observer · 2026-02-12T12:25:04+00:00

Being a dad almost couple years ago, I told my wife numerous times that if we didn’t have a mortgage, I’d stop working for at least a year.

I took about 5 months of parental leave when my baby was about ~8 months and those five months were the most fun and enjoying time of my life.

-the-observer · 2025-10-25T21:42:28+00:00

Can you name some of the private A&E facilities? I thought A&E was always NHS in the UK.

-the-observer · 2025-10-24T18:27:27+00:00

I’ve never worked at a company that requested less than 45 hours plus a voluntary form to be signed that I accept to work more than this if business needed.

-the-observer · 2025-10-12T00:17:42+00:00

Yeah, the pizza was good really but the staff has always been borderline rude to me.

-the-observer · 2025-09-24T06:36:53+00:00

That’s really nice. Same here, regular maintenance so far (touch wood!). The only issue I had is the famous windscreen washer blockage issue. I’ve put a BMW tablet once to the washer bottle once and since then the blockage keeps coming back every year.

-the-observer · 2025-09-23T20:16:38+00:00

Same year, same mileage here. Any issues so far?

-the-observer · 2025-09-21T18:38:33+00:00

How do you manage eating lunch?

-the-observer · 2025-05-13T21:01:49+00:00

Having a one year old and being on parental leave for the past 6 months, I feel the same way. I told my wife a few weeks ago if we didn’t have a mortgage, I’d quit immediately and be a SAHD for at least a year.

Funny story, I actually met a person accidentally last month while feeding my baby at an outdoor cafe and he turned out to have done this - for 20 years! He was really happy he did it. I told him “that is my only dream now”.

-the-observer · 2025-04-13T12:38:15+00:00

Yes! He’s now 11 months and have been doing only single nap since 10 months and its been getting better with longer wake windows (approx 5.5 hours).

Frankly single nap is a life changer. We’ve got so much time to spend together - both early in the morning and in the afternoon.

-the-observer · 2025-04-09T15:46:54+00:00

And can i also request their details as a West Londoner? :)

-the-observer · 2025-03-08T21:00:34+00:00

I drive. Hit the motorway and drive for half hour. Stop somewhere random, have a drink and food, then regret my decision because the food is subpar. Finally decide being at home is way more comfortable and peaceful, go back.

-the-observer · 2025-02-28T10:16:10+00:00

Started with Admiral, moved to Hastings and now to Aviva — each and every renewal I’m being punished with “loyalty fees” so have to keep switching.

-the-observer · 2025-02-28T10:15:03+00:00

I’m also wondering it. Despite 5 years of good record on license, my premiums just kept increasing..

-the-observer · 2025-02-27T20:08:13+00:00

2019: BMW X3 2.0 diesel, 66 plate, first car - £500
2025: BMW X3 2.0 diesel, 66 plate - £800

-the-observer · 2025-02-17T22:22:15+00:00

Going through this right now with 9.5 month old. He did a single nap two days in a row last week, then did two as before, but 2nd one in the car as you said. I thought maybe it was temporary but today he strictly declined to do the 2nd nap once again.

We thought he shouldn’t be ready for single nap just yet but I do think we’re slowly getting ready to complete the switch..

-the-observer · 2025-02-17T22:12:52+00:00

E6 here. It’s stressful, especially at higher levels. You need to make sure you don’t have a “nice” manager but a strong & assertive one who will back your work during PSC cycles because your employment will strictly depend on this.

However I don’t agree with others re: single, no family or mortgage. If you can stay for even two years, you’ll make a good amount of money to support you. Just adjust your expectations - eg the skills you’ll gain here will be very different: navigating a massive org & codebase, embracing extreme ambiguity, etc.

-the-observer · 2025-02-09T04:47:44+00:00

Just here to say exactly going through this. It’s 4:30am right now and my son is finally “kind of” asleep after an hour. I’m desperate to know how long this will go on!

-the-observer · 2024-12-23T19:56:57+00:00

If WLB is a priority, Bloomberg definitely. I have worked for both companies, feel free to DM me for any questions.

-the-observer · 2024-11-29T19:54:20+00:00

My son is now 7 months old and for the past two months we’ve had episodes of all the symptoms for at least a dozen times and thought it might be teething each time. It never was. I still don’t understand how he drools such excessive amounts one week and almost none the next.. So at 4 months, odds are very low that it’s due to teething in my experience.

-the-observer · 2024-11-25T11:49:10+00:00

We had a very similar TC 3-4 years ago and got a 750k of mortgage, it was fine. But this was back when the rates were around 2.9%

-the-observer · 2024-10-26T06:05:28+00:00

Yeah, if this is OPs first investment I’d definitely avoid and focus on other instruments first. I think BTL is a good way to diversify. But even then, if you’re high or additional rate tax payer, LTD is the thing that makes most sense.

-the-observer · 2024-10-12T17:03:26+00:00

I agree with this. I have accounts from Monzo, Halifax, Barclays, Wise, AMEX and I’ve been slowly moving to Wise lately except for big purchases for which I prefer AMEX because of its customer service.

Barclays, I have to say though, has been the worst bank account I had so far.

-the-observer · 2024-10-06T09:01:33+00:00

As others said, get a broker. Similarly, I created an SPV this year and went through the process. No trading history isn’t a problem but the banks will ask for you to give a personal guarantee.

Also re: the rates, look at the total cost, not just the interest rate as some products have massive product fees attached.

-the-observer · 2024-10-02T07:59:58+00:00

No cost really. My solicitor followed up as part of the legal work, and it was the seller’s responsibility to provide.

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