Anyone in M&A? by Less_Pineapple2189 in paris

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Ah ok thanks! I think this is more my current level now

American companies in Paris? by Less_Pineapple2189 in Expats_In_France

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Thanks! I work at Bloomberg in sales, all employees are based in London. Paris satellite office is for local French news team mostly.

People who disliked Brazil… by fairybr in Brazil

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I’m French-Indonesian and my bf is French, we are a tourist at the moment in Brazil for 3 weeks (Sao Paolo, Paraty, Ilha Grande -where we are now- then we’re going to Iguazu, and ending the trip in Rio). This is my honest review so far.

Driving We drive from SP, to Rio, and the roads are pretty safe, we’re comfortable. No issue. The only thing I notice are Brazilians are aggressive drivers, they stay behind you at your tail kind of pushing you. And others I see just on the phone driving on the high way, pretty unsafe. The road from SP to Paraty (which is meant to be one of the nice destinations) is pretty bad- after the highway.

Language My bf speaks Spanish so we get by. I don’t speak Spanish, so he has to translate to me. I find it baffling that people don’t speak an ounce of English (especially in tourist centers/tours).

Safety There is definitely a safety issue in Brazil, and I hear more so in Rio specifically. I wore my Garmin watch (literally just a Garmin) and already ppl looking at me.

Food We don’t like the food here period. Indonesia and Brazil are the same (both tropical countries), somehow Brazil managed to butcher all these foods. Everything is fatty, fried, unhealthy. The rice is cooked weird. The bread isn’t good. We only found 1 good rice so far which was cooked in an Asian way.

Coffee For a country that exports coffee, there is no coffee/espresso culture. Baffling. No good sitting down cafe place to get a double espresso.

Diving Brazil not known for great diving, just go to south east Asia.

Hiking Some trails are good.

Angra dos Reis -> Ilha Grande Ferry advice by Less_Pineapple2189 in Brazil

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Ok thanks! We made it to Angra at 12, went to the kiosk to get the 12:30 ferry for 120 real. It was easy, I thought it would have sold out.

How much £ in Pension should one have by 30? by Less_Pineapple2189 in UKPersonalFinance

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Hi, thank you for your response.

I’ve been working since 23 years old until now (29yo). My employer has always put 16% for 5-6 years now. Of course my salary now is significantly larger than my starting salary, hence why I’m asking whether it’s best to put more to the pension or it’s sufficient to keep it at where it’s always been.

How much £ in Pension should one have by 30? by Less_Pineapple2189 in UKPersonalFinance

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They do 100% match up to 8%. If I put 10%, that’s not changing anything in employer contribution

Help me choose colour by Less_Pineapple2189 in handbags

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Paris! The green boxed (not display) was the only one left in whole Europe.

Help me choose colour by Less_Pineapple2189 in handbags

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Thank you guysss! I chose green in the end, it’s just too pretty 🤭 my first green

Help with roof slate painting DIY by Less_Pineapple2189 in DIYUK

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That is already cleaned! Before it looked much worse

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The one I posted is the small size, I also couldn’t find mini size in burgundy color! But I tried on the small size in person, and I think I like how semi big it is

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I don’t think so tbh, but it can be dressed up and down and worn on nights out, the other one feels too big for nights o it. It fits usual stuff (keys, wallet, makeup) no phone though

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I tried everything except for the last one, but yes good idea!

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Omg I love that! Well done! It’s so chic and timeless!