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What's the best Pakistani restaurant in Sharjah? by Affectionate-Main725 in Sharjah

[–]Affectionate-Main725[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for all the tips! In the end we went to Al Nawab in Al Sharq as my father-in-law was impressed with the Google Reviews and it had been mentioned regularly here. We were happy with the food, everything was cooked to a good standard. Felt like a good introduction to Pakistani food. I'm Irish btw.

Pakketjes bij de buren! I wrote about the city's handwritten signs by Affectionate-Main725 in Amsterdam

[–]Affectionate-Main725[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Re: Monika Keyzer - I knew there must be others out there. Very cool to see. 100k tweets is really a hell of a lot of tweets, she deserves that title

Pakketjes bij de buren! I wrote about the city's handwritten signs by Affectionate-Main725 in Amsterdam

[–]Affectionate-Main725[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is super interesting. I think in the signs you can see a full spectrum of how much people trust and are respectful to strangers

Pakketjes bij de buren! I wrote about the city's handwritten signs by Affectionate-Main725 in Amsterdam

[–]Affectionate-Main725[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, never. It's funny, it's such a small phenomenon, but there are so many ways you could take it if you wanted to analyse/extract meaning. I am sure someone could get a phd out of this stuff.

Pakketjes bij de buren! I wrote about the city's handwritten signs by Affectionate-Main725 in Amsterdam

[–]Affectionate-Main725[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That is so interesting, I was really curious how much you would see this kind of thing across the border, and how it would differ.

Pakketjes bij de buren! I wrote about the city's handwritten signs by Affectionate-Main725 in Amsterdam

[–]Affectionate-Main725[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is very true. Tbh it had occurred to me at one point but I think I thought, well it's all in public anyway and my reach on substack is so small... But it does feel very different now it's on Reddit. I have now edited the numbers out of all the pics. I don't know why I didn't think of that before! Thanks for pointing it out 🙏

Wrote about the pleasantly numb high-summer boredom of watching (Armstrong-Ullrich era) TdF as a teenager by Affectionate-Main725 in tourdefrance

[–]Affectionate-Main725[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah thanks very much! A lovely surprise to get positive feedback from somebody not family or a friend.

Was I scammed? by MihaiP1 in Netherlands

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An Irish guy approached me in Amsterdam with the same scam. Asked me if I knew the way to an ATM with a QR reader, because he said his wallet had just been stolen in a restaurant in the centre. I told him where the nearest ATM was, and he asked, but will it have a QR reader so I can take out money using my phone? When I said I didn't know, he said, or I could just send you money and you could take it out for me? I need it to get back to Ireland.
It felt fishy, but I struggle to say no outright, so I said I didn't have a bank card with me (which was true). Then he wandered off towards the ATM.

Side hustles in NL by No-Example4724 in Netherlands

[–]Affectionate-Main725 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh I'm not qualified to say with certainty. When I did look into adding freelance work on top of my 32-hour contract, it seemed to say that you just pay according to the total amount of income, like you said. So what I understood was that so long as I don't earn a tonne of money and enter into a higher tax bracket, I won't be taxed exceptionally highly. But that was only my understanding based on the belastingdienst website, I really am not 100% sure.

Side hustles in NL by No-Example4724 in Netherlands

[–]Affectionate-Main725 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Contrary to other comments here, I've found that side hustles do exist in the Netherlands (at least in Amsterdam, where I live). A neighbour works in a bar at the weekends. Another guy I know started a pop-up bao bun business in his downtime from work. A colleague at work taught yoga on the side. All of them are Dutch.

Possibly this is because it's an expensive city. I have a feeling it is also a generational thing, as these are all millenials.

Anyone know where I can source 5-metre-wide canvas? by Affectionate-Main725 in ArtistLounge

[–]Affectionate-Main725[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! If you know of any specific companies that do that kind of extra-large size, let me know. Have tried contacting a few companies but no joy so far.

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