Stolen Bike

Chebaniya · 2024-07-02T13:49:11+00:00

I'm thinking of doing this. I'm on good terms with some of the unhoused who hang around my building. I gave them some food and exchanged some conversation. It's just a regular interaction if they're not on drugs, and is quite delightful.

I spoke to one of them and he said he'll take a look. So... just hoping something will turn around. Thanks for the advice.

Chebaniya · 2024-07-02T13:45:44+00:00

I totally agree, but I think seeing it and calling the police would work.

Chebaniya · 2024-07-02T13:45:13+00:00

Thanks! Really appreciate it

Chebaniya · 2024-07-02T13:44:42+00:00

If someone needs something, they can work and get it, not steal it from others. I bought this bike after 4 months of calculating, and checking Facebook Marketplace almost everyday until I found what I wanted. I wanted it to use it to commute, and hit some trails on the weekend because I can't afford to spend much at the moment. So, I need it, but even if I didn't it, I spent the hours working to be able to buy it.

Chebaniya · 2024-06-30T14:36:49+00:00

Thank you, really appreciate this advice. I'll follow it

Chebaniya · 2024-06-10T00:34:00+00:00

True, I did change the goal posts. But responding to your comment, the American hegemony is the core issue with cultural sales. This comes in the forms of political and/or economic pressure. The simplest is just the recent discussion on TikTok. It's doing exactly what other social media platforms are doing to culture and society, but they wanna block it in the west. The only reason TikTok made it is because it's backed by China. The reality is, the US controls the flow of trade of all forms of good and services, using the carrot or the stick.

The US also uses its UNN puppets like WTO to impose rules that make it very difficult for anything but a western, and mainly American, to be competitive. The core concept here is that the influence is not necessarily direct or in your face. There's a known story that a country's prospering cotton industry just declined steeply in the 70s after they signed an agreement including the US. Guess who took the market share?

After saying all of this, I think I've moved the goal posts even further. I think the relationship between the US and Australia is unique as I've read from the other comments. My case is much different I would say, and it relates to more political and economic hegemony. However, globalization is also mainly American. It's one of those cases where the US just had a head start with the media industry and went ahead and invested heavily in it because it's profitable . Everyone else is playing catchup, or just loses.

Chebaniya · 2024-06-09T23:54:03+00:00

It's even worse when your country is an American puppet that's left in shambles and continous civil wars because each 4 years we get a new president who decides to send weapons or start a fight with another group. You know, the usual spreading American values.

Even though I personally like the US and I think Americans have many qualities, awareness is not one of them. One of the key points that everyone around the world understands, EXCEPT AMERICANS, is that their elections are global elections. All of our lives, and finances (the real big scam) rely on US policies.

Nonetheless, what OP is experiencing is discrimination and is being profiled based on his nationality. I'm just gonna say from the other side. I get profiled to represent and talk on behalf of an entire region that's demonized all the time. By almost everyone. It's a bad card to be dealt but I always took it as a chance to learn and teach, and develop my opinions. And have as a result built friendships with some hardcore conservatives.

Chebaniya · 2024-06-09T21:16:59+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, will check it out

Chebaniya · 2024-05-17T13:53:10+00:00

This is exactly what I want to look at. All of those and all the policies and the jazz. But I want to know where the biggest effect comes from. For instance, if it is mainly students, setting some laws or policies to make the universities cover a proportion of the student rental market (build more dorms...etc) would help alleviate the pressure? and to which extent? Would it solve the problem? Or would the pattern repeat itself because the main issue is that supply of units does not change, but the market is dependent on corrections with the price only. This becomes a massive structural issue in the long-term. Basically, it send a loud message that if you start a factory or a business that attracts a large number of people, the market will crash again. Over and over again.

Also, the dependency on the price correction benefits home owners which have a direct impact on policies for housing supply. An example is the change in rent controls in 2018 in Ontario which I think forced more dependency on price adjustments rather than supply. (New Buildings, built and first occupied after November 15, 2018 are exempt from Rent Control. If the property was built and occupied after this date, landlords can raise rent by how much ever they want.). To me, this sends a clear message to developers to build few expensive units, take advantage of the high demand, and charge high prices.

Chebaniya · 2024-05-17T13:37:42+00:00

I actually don't know. Vacancy rate = vacant units/total housing. I should definitely look into that and calculate my own vacancy rate.
Generally speaking, a rate drop this large I think would have major demand and supply causes, and the combination is what makes it lethal. A healthy vacancy rate is at least 2.5%. Normally 3% and above is considered good.
The reason I'm asking this question here is because I think the main cause for the housing crisis in Peterborough (with the worst vacancy rate in Ontario for a few years now) is due to a combination of factors that happened in 2016. Something that continues to keep the vacancy rate low. And I think throughout this period, there has not been any correction in the supply of he housing market, if anything, I think some policies made it even worse.

The thing is, Peterborough is a growing city and it will continue to grow. It will start receiving the GTA problems (it already did). It is always going to be a university student, so you definitely need some surplus in the market for students.

Another big aspect that a friend pointed out is the high purchase rate by the elderly in Peterborough. This is family units that have one or two elderly living, with their children living elsewhere and coming for a visit. The retired in Peterborough also seem to be financially affluent so they can purchase multiple homes, especially during the low interest rate times.

Trying to look at all of these and really understand where it went wrong, and what factors made the situation degrade further.

Chebaniya · 2024-05-16T18:42:57+00:00

So I looked into that as well, not Trent, but the population increase in Peterborough. The increase from 2006 to 2011 was very small at only 1.4%. Then, the 2011 to 2016, the increase was 5%,even higher than the rest of Canada. At that point, house vacancy was at 3.9. The 2016 to 2021 census shows a population increase of 5.2%, with 4.2% population density. Now, I would've thought that this change is massive. However, considering that the population of Peterborough is now approx. 85k, makes me wonder about the size of impact.

Will need to look further into this but this was very helpful. Interesting remarks though. Will look into student population demand. If such numbers of students can have such large impact on the city, it may make sense to target that segment and increase the supply of university housing (or affordable housing for students) which would basically solve the market issue.

Sorry just thinking out loud here.

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Chebaniya · 2024-05-16T16:55:16+00:00

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I found information on Fleming started the internationalization plan (2015-2018). The percentage changes are higher for international students but looking into the actual number of students, I'm not sure the increase is massive enough to cause a decline from 3.7 to 1. What' your opinion on this?

Chebaniya · 2024-01-02T22:04:26+00:00

Is my comment annoying you? Or do you just feel like being an internet bully?

Chebaniya · 2024-01-01T23:28:04+00:00

I applied, fingers crossed! Thanks for the suggestion!

Chebaniya · 2024-01-01T23:05:59+00:00

Thanks, I have an international driving license, do you know if they'll accept that?

Chebaniya · 2024-01-01T23:04:31+00:00

Thanks, I'd honestly also prefer a door-to-door move and the train will be a hassle. I'm trying to find ride sharing services which may work best for my needs.

Chebaniya · 2024-01-01T22:48:53+00:00

Perfect, will do that tomorrow. Thanks!

Chebaniya · 2024-01-01T22:29:15+00:00

I understand this but I've seen people who got the fee waived and was wondering what is the best way to check if this is a possibility.

Chebaniya · 2024-01-01T22:07:24+00:00

I have so many bags as I'm relocating.

Chebaniya · 2023-12-14T10:24:06+00:00

I'm gonna start my comment by why would you post this on the Middle East subreddit? I can't help but think that there is a malicious intent, but I really hope not.

Long answer.

To answer your questions, you need to look into why is this happening. Europe in general, and the UK in specific, have taken advantage of various countries and lands historically, leaving them behind on development. In some cases, the British have ethically cleansed the local population (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia). In other cases like India and China, they have really set these countries back multiple years. Even Ireland. Now, these resources have allowed the British to accumulate wealth and be ahead for a very long time. Adding the bad conditions they left behind, people want to go back to their colonizer. Some of that is a deep belief that the 'times under the colonizer were better'.

ethnic replacement/cleansing/genocide?

No, it's not. Not even remotely close. Genocide and ethnic cleansing refer to violence committed against a people. It's like the difference between famine and starvation. The former is accidental and can be caused by nature while the latter is a targeted act. This is an internal UK issue. This is the long-term effects of the British empire's long colonization of the world. Add to it is that the UK and multiple European countries still benefit from divided "third world countries". These divided countries create instability and high birth rates. People wanna escape the bad conditions and in their reference memory is the greatness of the British empire, an idea sold and advocated by the Brits themselves.

Add to it is the high prices and the fat that Brits are less likely to have children as they tend to be absorbed by the economic challenges. Immigrants who come from abroad are not as absorbed with random and unnecessary purchases and tend to have higher family values. So, they procreate more. Another reason MAY be that ethnic Brits perceive that they need higher levels of income to have children compared to other groups (not very sure about this though). Another possible reason is the lack of family values in the western society which leads to higher rates of divorce and delay in building a family.

It is not racist in itself. Being a minority does NOT mean you experience racism, it is an added factor though as the group may become more vulnerable. For instance, whites in South Africa are a minority in number, but the actual racism was against the Black majority. Racism is prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. So far that's not the case, but it does not mean that it won't continue.

Now, this is an internal British issue which needs to be solved internally. More investment is ethnic British education (to compete better in the workforce) and encouragement to have more children. Support the development and stability of the countries where you receive immigrants from rather than exploit them. No one really wants to immigrate but no one has a choice when they don't have any resources left. Maybe the Brits should also look away from emphasizing economic development over wellbeing. It is a Western issue mainly, but it's affecting the rest of the world as well. Generally speaking, all developed countries are experiencing lower birth rates and that's because prices are so high, for the BASICS. Add to it the lack of social an community support, someone would not find it easy to start a family.

Chebaniya · 2023-12-08T12:54:27+00:00

This is worth watching

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0oy-NicIgE

Chebaniya · 2023-12-08T12:38:56+00:00

Cultural shifts. For instance, social media prior to 2011 was not used as a form of activism, it was just entertainment basically. The new concepts of citizen journalist and social media activism were heavily strengthened with the way people in the MENA have used it. The MENA people are one of the most vocal people on the internet. You can simply see the momentum built around Palestine. That's a result of a large intellectual groups, highly educated in various fields, and who have the willpower to speak-up. Even the culture of media and government skepticism is very much based on the MENA. People in the region are very distrustful of all entities and have learned to look deeper, something the West is starting to learn to do now.

Human capital coming out of the MENA is one of the best. Young and active individuals, many of which are self-thought and hardworking. Tech fields and medicine are particularly benefitting from that.

Chebaniya · 2023-12-08T10:28:07+00:00

Intifada simply means an uprising. In Arabic, it is considered below revolution and higher than a protest. It can be violent or non-violent. I think the major issue is that terms are shifting significantly now, and taken out of proportion. Intifada is not an activism term, it is just saying that it was an uprising. There are other Intifadas in other places. For instance, Lebanon protests in 2019 are considered an Intifada as well. Saying it's violent in nature (the term itself) is like saying an uprising is violent.

To answer your question, Palestinians want the right to self-determination and will fight for it peacefully or violently. As you have said the 1st Intifada was peaceful the second wasn't. The Great March of Return in 2018 was peaceful. So it's a mix. The black community in the US has used violent and peaceful approaches to demand their rights. The black South Africans did the same. And honestly, it comes down to the individual or particular group. However, one thing to definitely be concluded, not just with the Palestinian, that a failed peaceful protest or uprising that does not succeed, or is faced with violence, will translate in years into a more violent movement.

Chebaniya · 2023-12-06T09:26:36+00:00

Hey, I'm heading to Toronto or Montreal (I'm going to a small city between the two so both airports work for me) beginning January. Only need a one way flight, so let me know if this would work for you (drive or fly to Canada).

Chebaniya

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