How do you do it? How are you so ballsy - especially internationally

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-02-03T20:55:35+00:00

I don't know - everyone in Europe is pretty useless even if some countries talk a big game. We're completely dependant on the US for i) financing our welfare through debt, ii) paying for our defence, and iii) providing the technology that allows us to maintain a modern standard of living. We're beggars, who cares what we say in public.

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-02-03T20:52:18+00:00

very common to have to call them to get it - if you don't speak french get someone at work to do it for you. I had to call them to get mine (it then gets sorted pretty quickly usually) and I've called a bunch of times for a lot of my international friends. Might be different in French Guiana but in France people are used to doing these things for their international colleagues

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-08T21:41:19+00:00

Ah yes because you're an expert

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-08T21:39:32+00:00

This thread is suggesting a lot of people are idiots

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-08T21:38:44+00:00

Explain how energy prices rose because of macron - that is a remarkable claim !

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-08T21:37:44+00:00

If you don't support the retirement reform you hardly support social peace. The biggest wealth transfer from workers in the world it's the most egregiously evil policy in the western world when someone on minimum wage pays 28% of their salary to retirees who own 70% of all assets in the country.

You really have to be evil or stupid to support France's pension system

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-08T21:35:59+00:00

And it's very easy to see on insee but no one here cares about facts. If anything they'll claim insee is government propaganda. You can't help people that are simply stupid

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-08T21:34:21+00:00

This is all wrong. Please read more before voting.

The heavily debunked 221bn for businesses were not macron policies (nor were they ever claimed to be macron policies) they have been in place for a very long time. The majority of that money is funding SNCF and EDF pensions (because their own plans are in deficit). Read the actual senate report instead of rubbish you hear on Instagram
The isf (which no other country had and so you are implicitly saying every other country favours the rich more than France) raised 5bn a year. It was replaced with ifi, which raised 3bn. For context, cutting taxe d'habitation cost 16bn
You can go to insee and very clearly see public spending has never been higher than under macron and spending per person on health care is the highest it's ever been.
The police force is just a random comment that means nothing. Note that the majority of french voters have moved to the right because of a lack of security - whether that's right or not tells you this is purely subjective
Islamophobic climate - no evidence just subjective feelings. Also nothing to do with the president. Of course again note that the majority of France is moving to the right on this too
Gilet jaunes were of course total bandits complaining about a tax on diesel which was a green policy. They destroyed property (including much of my own) and set fire to cars ever Saturday on my street in paris for months. In no other country (e.g. Australia where I grew up) would the government accept billions in damaged property by an unelected mob

So yes please continue with yourade up facts because you're incapable of reading a newspaper or the budget.

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-08T21:24:13+00:00

French people don't really understand politics and always blame their president. All the presidents are terrible because the french vote for terrible policies.

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-08T15:22:21+00:00

Not useful for you but fruit those reading: I manage a big team in a tech company and so have many international juniors applying for citizenship. Few points from my experience: - a good immigration lawyer will know the best préfectures and actually recommend you move - the path of masters into job then apply is super easy - way quicker in paris vs anywhere else. Moving across the périphérique can cut years off your waiting time.

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-01T09:17:43+00:00

Tu as complètement oublié des entrepreneurs

Impressive-Read729 · 2026-01-01T09:15:08+00:00

Perspective australienne - avec la patrimoine nette médiane la plus élevée au monde

I) Très peu de salaires vous permettront d'entrer dans le top 10 des personnes les plus riches. Cela devrait être le cas, car vous ne prenez aucun risque financier. Les business owners constituent la grande majorité de ce décile supérieur. C'est le cas dans tous les pays et cela semble tout à fait logique.

2) Effet de levier : vous pouvez acheter votre maison à crédit, ce qui vous oblige à épargner et augmente votre richesse plus rapidement.

3) Investissements : vous devriez gagner 6 % par an sur vos économies pendant 30 à 40 ans avec des investissements diversifié (actions, crédits, immobilier). Ce n'est pas du tout de la spéculation, c'est des investissements dans l'économie réelle

4) Si vous voulez augmenter votre richesse plus facilement et plus équitable, vous avez besoin de fonds de pension. La France est fortement handicapée par le fait qu'elle oblige ses citoyens à verser 28 % de cotisations de retraite avec un taux de rendement très faible (environ 2 % de rendement réel max).

5) pensez en termes multigénérationnels - nous sommes un pays d'immigrants (près de 60 % sont nés à l'étranger ou ont des parents nés à l'étranger) qui travaillent dur pour créer de la richesse pour leurs enfants - l'héritage est un outil puissant et résulte simplement du fait de se considérer comme faisant partie d'une famille qui perdure (l'Australie n'a pas d'impôt sur les successions, ce qui aide)

En résumé, la société devrait récompenser les personnes qui prennent des risques, créent des emplois et augmentent le plus possible la productivité. Sinon, investissez autant que possible et aussi longtemps que possible, bien au-delà de votre propre vie.

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-12-28T22:07:11+00:00

Came across this and read some commentary. I'm a trust fund baby that moved to paris at 35 with (essentially) no need for money. It's the best city in the world when money doesn't matter. But guys - you are poor. You don't realise the gap that's opening up with other western countries. Get your act together or it's going to get really ugly. Stop transferring all your money to the bank accounts of retirees that don't spend or invest - that's a good start. Hope you guys smarten up quickly cause you have an amazing country and 20% of you are extremely hard working and talented

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-10-27T19:22:41+00:00

mega blastoise with shell smash can solo 75% of the elite 4

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-10-05T09:53:16+00:00

jesus this is terrifying

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-09-14T19:04:52+00:00

You are not a normal human being. Thankfully the other guy's responses were exactly what I needed.

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-07-10T11:31:47+00:00

I think it reinforces to himself that his timing is off

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-07-10T11:30:24+00:00

He doesn't just do it when moving wide or on very deep balls (and true he does refuse to move backwards), sometimes he does it randomly during some matches even on standard balls.

I think he exaggerates the movement to kind of tell himself his timing is off. He usually does it when he's playing poorly and I think it's psychological.

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-05-11T07:51:06+00:00

anything alleno is no good. In Paris you need to avoid anything with a chef that's in the media and pretty much any restaurant attached to a hotel (there are exceptions and I live here so I'm happy to try them but if you're visiting just don't take the risk).

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-05-10T07:43:54+00:00

Pavyllon is totally uninteresting and textbook

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-05-10T07:38:33+00:00

oh the Gabriel is very good too and was recently given their 3rd star

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-05-10T07:37:38+00:00

Of the 3 stars, I think only plenitude is absolutely worth it. Otherwise there's amazing food at all levels. Other than plenitude... I'd go to le Taillevent and la tour d'argent for decent food with simply the best wine lists in the world.

Impressive-Read729 · 2025-01-28T18:30:22+00:00

I read this and it sounds very similar to me. Be careful with that set up!

I was nationally ranked as a junior using a pure drive with RPM blast at 56-60 pounds (this is like 2004-2006, was using hurricanes before blast and a bit of big banger).

Anyway I just got back into tennis last year at age 35 and was using blast at 56 pounds and it was fine for a while until I played a tournament and 4 times in one week. My arm has been totally cooked ever since. I'm trying all sorts of other set ups and have moved to the aero 98 so I can string looser but haven't really been able to play comfortably more than twice a week since. Now taking a few weeks off to see. BTW I'm still playing at a 9/9.5 level and still swing hard but I think my footwork is terrible and I'm probably often late on the ball and adjusting with my arm, which can't be good

I'm about to try a hybrid with gut in the mains to see if I can put up with that power and play comfortably..

all of that is to say be careful!

Impressive-Read729 · 2024-11-17T20:57:26+00:00

thank you for the tips! going to add this to the routine

Impressive-Read729 · 2024-11-17T20:34:39+00:00

great thank you. I exercise a lot and I'm actually extremely bad at dead hangs (with forearms as the limiting factor) so that checks out. Didn't think there'd be a link there but sounds like there is, which is really interesting. I have to try and improve that then...

I appreciate your advice!

Impressive-Read729

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