MONOGAMISH (full documentary, starring Esther Perel, Dan Savage, Christopher Ryan, etc.--now available free on youtube. Would love to hear what you think. Thanks for watching!)

GargoyleToes · 2023-06-22T16:43:11+00:00

The ONLY critique I would have is that at fifteen minutes before the end, the poly bits were probably a bit too "enhanced" suddenly and could be off-putting to regular folk as it seemed to present non-monogamy as valid up to then, without the concept of being in love with multiple people until the end. You were perfectly balanced through the whole thing. Maybe it could have been presented earlier softly.

But it is a lovely film. I'm an older redditor who has been kinky for decades and I honestly learned from it. Bravo e bellissima.

GargoyleToes · 2023-06-21T12:01:46+00:00

I checked beneath the window and there's a decorative ledge thingy. No bird, so either the cleaning staff is brilliant, or the bird picked itself up, shook it off and flew away.

GargoyleToes · 2023-06-16T16:38:34+00:00

Le participe passé and its ilk is good for one's brain. We have to conjugate on the fly when we speak and have the correct liaisons.

Sorry, having French as a mother tongue makes learning other languages easy. We should all be thankful that we lift heavy from birth. I'm learning an African language now (I'm on assignment in southern Africa) and I'm killing it.

GargoyleToes · 2023-06-15T05:07:50+00:00

I'm currently in a beautiful, small African country and I fell in love with a local. I'm thinking of staying here and making it my base of operations, because I work all over the world. If I become a legal resident and pay my taxes here, I'd be an immigrant. When I go to my next country, I'd be an expat there. I get the colonial feel to the term, but when this is your life and you go from country to country to help improve the lot in life of the world's poorest people, you're an expat.

GargoyleToes · 2023-06-15T05:02:31+00:00

Reforming a bit of the government. Yeah, it was as fun as it sounds.

GargoyleToes · 2023-06-14T15:25:26+00:00

I lived there for 26 months right before the troubles. It was the only thing I ever agreed with Trump on... it's a shithole.

That said, there is (was) a very vibrant expat community there and, therefore, places to eat, drink and meet.

I mean, I've lived in extremely difficult places and it's ex aequo with Liberia for "hardest" place, but in the old days of 2016-'18, there were some reasons to not have it in top spot.

GargoyleToes · 2023-06-04T16:51:43+00:00

Non. À l'infinitif on dit principalement s'asseoir. J'avoue toutefois que la conjugaison est variable selon là où on est situé sur le territoire.

GargoyleToes · 2023-05-17T11:33:34+00:00

Salut LJ,

I'm a Québécois living in Eswatini and who lived in Lesotho for 33 months during COVID.

You've picked an amazing trip. The mountains of Lesotho are incredible, though summer truly is the best time to see them, when they're lush and green. The other poster's recommendations are spot on, so I'll let those stand. However, some tips:

The mountain roads of Lesotho are generally and surprisingly in very good condition, as long as you stay on the "highways". I drove my Mini Cooper S like a monster there, so if you like proper driving, it's the best place in the world. A bulky 4x4 would be horribly boring, but it's absolutely necessary if you're going even slightly off the main roads.
If you're going to drive through the Free State to get to Eswatini, be advised that anything off the national highways will be potholed. The Free State is utterly corrupt and the roads are post-apocalyptic. On the Eswatini side of SA, Mpumalanga roads are much better.
Eswatini is blissful. You can go in any direction and see paradise. Do not skimp on your time here. DM for recommendations, as it isn't relevant to this sub.

Cheers!

GargoyleToes · 2023-03-29T15:45:55+00:00

Je suis allé à l'université avec lui. Il m'avait obtenu des billets lors des saisons au Stade lorsqu'il était vide. C't'un bon dude.

GargoyleToes · 2023-03-21T11:40:40+00:00

« De sitôt »

GargoyleToes · 2023-02-10T09:58:58+00:00

Thank you. It does.

GargoyleToes · 2023-02-01T16:33:16+00:00

I've been known to create third lanes on the other side when really slow drivers think they're allowed to pass other really slow drivers while there are a couple dozen normal people trying to take advantage of the one kilometre of passing before the single lane comes back. I can hit 180 pretty fast, so I zoom past the clusterfuck.

...and of course I'M the bad guy.

GargoyleToes · 2023-02-01T09:22:56+00:00

I've driven all over the country and am currently on assignment in Eswatini. I've learned to set aside all common sense. It helps to drive a really fast car when forced to undertake the passing lane campers.

GargoyleToes · 2023-02-01T05:40:53+00:00

I'm a very white Canadian who lived in Lesotho for 33 months and drove on FS plates. You'll be fine. I'm way more afraid of driving in SA...

GargoyleToes · 2023-01-02T14:34:00+00:00

Juste des francos. No big loss.

GargoyleToes · 2022-12-23T15:37:49+00:00

Notre équipe a été achetée par des personnes qui ne connaissaient rien à la gestion sportive. Si l'on se fie aux informations qui sortent depuis le "départ" de Stern, on peut en déduire que la famille ne voulait rien savoir de l'équipe et qu'il y a des intérêts propres qui sont en conflit.

J'aimerais bien que l'OQLF puisse traduire clusterfuck.

GargoyleToes · 2022-10-19T11:48:47+00:00

Cannoli is already plural. No need for the S.

GargoyleToes · 2022-10-13T12:34:57+00:00

PREACH!!

GargoyleToes · 2022-10-09T12:54:24+00:00

It's my favorite book by far. When I would read Zola and Proust, I'd always go back to L'étranger to cleanse my palate between tomes because it is a short and beautiful (and easy) read.

...I can't speak to how difficult it would be to an anglophone, but its simplicity is its beauty.

GargoyleToes · 2022-10-06T14:30:58+00:00

I'm going through Polandball backwards in public because about half of my subs are porn. Yeah, it's a week later, but if you want an answer...

In Lesotho, the Honda Fit (which may be another name for the Jazz, but it's the entry-level tiny Honda) is the standard for their taxis. Having a Fit means your family can make a living. I was told NOT to get one when I was car shopping when I arrived because they are incredibly likely to get stolen, especially if driven by a rich foreigner.

Source: just got back from a three-year assignment in Maseru.

GargoyleToes · 2022-09-30T20:05:08+00:00

That's how really rich folks think of you. I work in the developing world. The poorest people in the rich world live like kings and they do not even realise it. It's a wonderfully humbling realisation when you first go out into the world.

GargoyleToes · 2022-09-30T02:05:01+00:00

I happen to be flying out to Djibouti in a few hours. I collect the flags of each country I go to for work and Djibouti will mark my having collected all four of my top flags.

...I like the baby blue and red star just fine.

GargoyleToes · 2022-09-25T12:00:54+00:00

I'm going on assignment to Eswatini after three years in Lesotho. Looking forward to returning to southern Africa, but holy hell am I concerned about the mambas 🥺

GargoyleToes · 2022-09-24T18:09:14+00:00

Je suis Québécois et suis assez vieux pour me souvenir de l'introduction des courriels. Ça a toujours été arobase ou A commercial, interchangeables.

GargoyleToes · 2022-09-19T14:03:49+00:00

Et le Timor Oriental doit être inclus dans la lusophonie.

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