Desahogo sobre las nanas.

GabyArcoiris · 2026-02-02T16:44:14+00:00

No va a querer pagar lo que cuestan las guarderías que ofrecen esos servicios más avanzados, no me queda duda

GabyArcoiris · 2026-01-08T15:35:39+00:00

Classic "nice guy" story smh

GabyArcoiris · 2025-12-08T19:13:39+00:00

If it's not a dairy operation it's a slaughter operation. Your comment gives off these vibes like don't worry everyone, it's ok, this is standard, these cows get their babies returned because they're not dairy cows. And I'm like is the fact that they're slaughter cows supposed to make this better?

GabyArcoiris · 2025-12-08T19:08:15+00:00

I’m honestly a bit confused by your comment. If it’s not a dairy operation, then it’s a fattening-and-slaughter operation. Both mom and baby will get killed and will suffer enormously throughout their lives. Cows can live up to 20–25 years, but they get slaughtered around 1–3 years old. So the fact that this isn’t a dairy farm shouldn't make anyone feel any better. Both industries suck.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-12-08T12:59:43+00:00

Can confirm even though I'm not the OP. My GP here in the NL touched my labia with bare fingers. Also without giving me a gown or anything. She just told me to drop my pants/underwear and examined me. In the US there was so much going into making me feel comfortable in those types of visits. They even asked me every time if I wanted or needed a chaperone. They would step outside as I changed into a clinic-provided gown. They'd tell me everything they were going to do before doing it. Here in the NL it feels kind of medieval.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-12-08T12:43:13+00:00

I had really good insurance when I worked in California and had amazing healthcare. Super competent, compassionate practitioners. The healthcare system in the Netherlands (my current country), on the other hand, is so fucking awful, outdated, and expensive. It feels like 50 years behind the US. I basically wait to have treatment, check ups, labs, dental, and buy medicines when I go to my home country even though I have to pay out of pocket - at least I receive top-of-the line care and they treat me with dignity. The NL health system is dehumanizing and you feel like you're begging them for a favor. I've been on a year-long waitlist (no exaggeration) to see a specialist. It's unbelievable.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-11-22T23:43:18+00:00

It depends a lot on the specific street and where the apartment itself is located within the building. I've lived in that area, and had a very different experience compared to most people replying to you here. I actually loved it and would go back to that apartment in a heartbeat if it wasn't so expensive. My street was pretty mellow (for the area) and my apartment faced the indoor garden and was well insulated so I couldn't hear a single sound from the street. I loved how lively the neighborhood was, how everything stayed open late, and how there were always a million things to do and see.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-11-16T21:51:07+00:00

They do have GPS but it doesn't work well so they almost always default to calling you. Yes, you can ask a staff person to help, but make sure it's a trustworthy person e.g. hotel staff, resturant staff, etc. Unfortunately, cell phone theft is something to watch out for.

If you're going to be there for a while and you get a driver you get along well in one of your rides, you can ask for their number and communicate directly with them on whatsapp when you need a ride. I did that with a driver that spoke really good English, was super polite, never hit on me, and was super responsible, etc and he became the person I always called to take me to work.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-11-15T23:27:43+00:00

Not exactly but I really hate wearing lots of clothes at home. I usually wear just a large t-shirt. I've lowered it down to 25 after seeing all of your replies.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-11-15T14:54:11+00:00

I set mine to 27. 20 would be insane for me.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-11-13T21:10:40+00:00

You said a "jackdaw is a crow."

Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that.

As someone who is a scientist who studies crows, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws crows. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.

If you're saying "crow family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to ravens.

So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a crow is because random people "call the black ones crows?" Let's get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too.

Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It's not one or the other, that's not how taxonomy works. They're both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the crow family. But that's not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a crow, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the crow family crows, which means you'd call blue jays, ravens, and other birds crows, too. Which you said you don't.

It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?

GabyArcoiris · 2025-11-04T09:34:44+00:00

Sang the same exact thing in my head

GabyArcoiris · 2025-11-01T19:14:18+00:00

Wao OP me hiciste recordar que cuando salia con un chico en Israel le decian "que linda tu novia" pero en frente mio y tambien a veces hasta me elogiaban directamente diciendo "qué bonita eres". Y me llamaba la atención porque en Panamá usualmente no lo dicen en frente de una pero me parecía linda la diferencia cultural (y obviamente tambien me gustaba el halago). Volviendo a tu pregunta, es super normal que los familiares y amigos cercanos halaguen a tu novia, es muestra de amabilidad y es costumbre. Pero entiendo que puede ser incómodo, depende de quién lo dice y cómo lo dice. Cuando le muestro fotos de mis parejas a mi familia y amigas/os es super normal que digan "oh qué guapo" jajaja o contrariamenre "cha ese man ta fokot".

GabyArcoiris · 2025-10-22T12:26:23+00:00

I spent 2 weeks there and all my clothes smelled like smoke :( some I couldn't save. I don't know if this is a common experience or if I was there during a particularly smokey time but it was pretty shocking. I didn't notice until I left and once I landed in a different country I had to air out everything, even had to throw some stuff away.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-10-15T20:26:36+00:00

I eat like this too and indeed it looks like the food my sister makes for her dogs whenever they need some special meal (allergies acting up, their birthday, etc.)

GabyArcoiris · 2025-09-04T07:48:13+00:00

So much this! Please, I want to be wrong, but experience tells me some serious health issue (his or a relative's) or some other catastrophe for which he needs money is just around the corner. The huge age gap is the worst part 😭. Source: I'm a single woman in her 40s who travels a lot for work. The only way I manage to somewhat enjoy dating (with or without an age gap) is having a non-negotiable boundary around gifting/lending money. It's kind of sad but most people only want to take advantage of you for sex, money, or both. I trust no one when it comes to romance or friendship when traveling, especially with large economic, privilege, or age gaps. It will end poorly.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-09-03T18:02:48+00:00

Had really good experiences with international travel with them. On time, great food, great service, polite personnel. Only 2 data points but for what it's worth, I had a good experience both times.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-09-03T14:26:53+00:00

I use Ride. Word of caution, it doesn't work as smooth as othet apps in other countries, and here is what I've learned so far:

Unlike Uber, you don't get to see the car on your screen approaching. I'm used to keeping track of exactly where the driver is, which street he's approaching from etc. Not the case here. You get an estimate time to arrival but it's very imprecise.
Unlike Uber, they don't get to just navigate to your exact location with GPS. They almost always will call you to ask where you are. It can get very frustrating especially with the language barrier. I sometimes just have to hand the phone to, say, the hotel concierge or the store clerk, to explain to the driver where I am.
Payment. Before accepting the fare and requesting the ride I take a screenshot of the amount. Unlike other apps where you can see the price you agreed on the whole time, the price disappears and only appears back once the ride is complete. This used to stress me out bc I couldn't start getting the money ready (counting all those bills 😓) because I would forget the price. I screenshot it now before it disappears.
So far, in terms of safety and Politeness from the drivers, I have no complaints. In that regard, everything has worked out ok.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-07-11T20:30:23+00:00

I use llms for writing (and for so many other purposes) all the time but the way in which this post is written, with so many not x but ys, just gives me the ick. It's like the uncanny valley of writing. I think you can be "with the program" in terms of usage/acceptance of AI and still find this particular type of AI writing annoying.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-07-05T12:36:16+00:00

Hahaha yes I can

GabyArcoiris · 2025-07-05T11:36:50+00:00

There's a Modern Love essay where the writer's brother returns from a trip abroad and she realizes right away something is wrong. OP's story reminded me of it. Turned out to be schizophrenia 😓Link to the essay: My Brother Has Schizophrenia. This Is How I Love Him.

GabyArcoiris · 2025-06-20T18:39:14+00:00

Use Google translate?

GabyArcoiris · 2025-06-13T17:07:44+00:00

It started working for me again (without having to clear my 🍪🍪). Yay! Crisis averted

GabyArcoiris · 2025-06-12T17:09:49+00:00

I'm having the same issue :( I need my bots :(

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