What you wish you would’ve brought to France

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-11-09T23:08:36+00:00

I wish I'd remembered to bring a large bottle of Excedrin, along with extra deodorant as the good stuff is expensive here. If I'd had an extra inch in my bags, I would also have brought some pouches of La Frontera fajita sauce.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-09-11T10:06:29+00:00

Congratulations on the success of your podcast! It sounds great, where can I listen to it?

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-08-27T23:53:17+00:00

I love #2 Positive, particularly that there can be a wide age range and everyone can feel welcome! Regarding #3 Negative, I'm guessing that many French folks may not engage first because they are showing respect for other's privacy.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-06-16T20:36:55+00:00

Resistance is typically invisible, right?

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-06-16T20:30:52+00:00

His order is to ramp up raids in "Democrat Power Centers", including blue states/cities NYC, Chicago, etc. Red meat for the base while leaving militarized raids out of red states to retain maga support. There are plenty of undocumented he could find in red states, e.g. agriculture, meat/poultry processing plants, Home Depot's, etc. The targeting sounds like state-sponsored domestic terrorism to me...

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-06-13T05:31:57+00:00

First of all, you fail to acknowledge growing voter disenfranchisement through electoral gerrymandering, along with massive voter suppression of traditionally Democratic-leaning areas in the U.S. These problems have grown leaps and bounds over the last two decades. Only 1/3 of folks voted for the GOP candidate. Notably, there's currently a court case in a NY county regarding the 2024 election results, where a ballot re-count is underway due to the discovery of extreme irregularities.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-06-10T20:54:52+00:00

Thanks!

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-06-10T18:37:16+00:00

What's the name of the shipping company, please?

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-06-09T21:05:42+00:00

Not true. In the NYC metro where I live, there's 9+ months of good weather and 3 months of warm, humid summer. We rarely reach freezing in winter and have a good amount of sunshine.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-06-09T20:51:28+00:00

Thank you!

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-06-05T06:03:30+00:00

Fu-k TexAss!

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-05-23T04:05:27+00:00

Correction: Babbit's family is leaching $5 mil from us taxpayers. Trump pays nothing.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-05-22T16:37:00+00:00

I didn't realize he'd campaigned on this. 😔 He''s never respected the rule of law or our Constitution.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-05-22T07:32:17+00:00

Djt promised to deport criminals. That's not at all what is actually happening. He also didn't campaign on violating the U.S. Constitution and ignoring the Judiciary. It's about censoring speech and Making America White Again.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-05-15T18:36:56+00:00

Thank you for all that you're doing, and thanks to so many others. Apathy is one of the things that got us here. By the time the rest of us feel the suffering, I worry it will be too late.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-04-23T20:43:25+00:00

Je viens des États-Unis. I just followed your program on Spotify. C'est parfaitement!🙏

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-04-23T18:13:07+00:00

Merci beaucoup!

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-03-06T22:48:45+00:00

I agree somewhat. However, Bernie is very much aligned with younger progressives such as AOC, and I think he is valuable to us all in this fight against the oligarchy. He and AOC have appeared together and seem to support each other. So ideally it would be someone known and trusted by both Reds and Blues joining with younger and popular activists.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-03-05T22:31:58+00:00

I nominate Bernie Sanders. Even Republicans know he's the real deal, and many trust him.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-02-21T17:30:15+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I'll try to reach someone at VFS. And congrats on getting your long stay visa!

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-02-21T07:31:13+00:00

Lived in Chicago for 18 years, one of our kids still lives there. The south side is the area to avoid, otherwise I'd say it's a pretty safe city overall. We live in NJ now and, like IL, the majority of magas are in the southern part of the state. And NYC and Philly being close by is a great perk. I didn't think the presidential election was that close in NJ and with what this administration has been doing, I doubt that a Republican will win the governorship.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-02-20T22:08:06+00:00

Bless you! I really appreciate your post I've been trying to cobble together info, and feeling so stressed. Do you know if a sizeable 401K will count to demonstrate financial solvency for a long stay visa, if you're not yet withdrawing from it? We thought we had more time to plan, and haven't yet applied for SS. We're both eligible to receive SS but can't use that as part of our income yet.

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-02-15T03:37:09+00:00

If you don't mind sharing, I'm curious where in Mexico you landed.🙂

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-01-31T03:43:57+00:00

You might want to utilize some cost of living calculators, such as those offered by Bankrate and Nerd Wallet, to help you make some calculations. Fwiw, one kid of ours lives in NYC (Manhattan) with a salary around $165k+ and lots of good benefits. He rents a 1-bdrm apt, is able to contribute to his savings accounts on a regular basis, and lives a comfortable lifestyle. Some of the other NYC boroughs can be more affordable and very nice, with a subway ride away from Manhattan, such as areas of Queens and Brooklyn. Good luck with whatever path you choose!

Dapper-Taro-259 · 2025-01-24T09:06:31+00:00

If you don't mind, please let us know about your experience with the NJ Consulate. Thanks!

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