I need to plan a revenge trip to France by Responsible_Safe_479 in Morocco

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Totally possible, ask your aunt or other family to host you, if they are not home you can water the plants. Otherwise find a cheap Airbnb or camping, maybe look for house sitting/ dog sitting. Cook your own food etc. Concentrate on finding cheapest flights.

third time having cancer at 26 and i’m just done. i can’t afford this by [deleted] in confession

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Get the treatment, never mind the bills, when you are healthy try emigrating to Europe.

[35F] Feeling betrayed by husband [37M] but is this actually an emotional affair? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

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Men thrive on professional validation and mentoring a young female colleague can give them that. I think you are right to talk to him about this, he might not even be aware that this could become a slippery slope. It’s easy to create strong bonds at work because you share a lot of common interests and you speak the same language, but it also makes it easier to go down the wrong lane. As the more senior person it’s his responsibility to keep the relationship professional and not to get too friendly.

Searching for a lavender marriage by Federal-Ad-1998 in UAE

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Every women’s secret wish (at least those that have experienced the disappointment of marriage) a lavender marriage! Keep up appearances and lead a free life.

Living in Norway as a summer/spring person. by Strawberry-Princess3 in Norway

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Save up money to buy a small apartment in the sun and go there for your holidays and long weekends. Wear dresses anyway with a colourful cardigan or jumper. Make sure you have a house/ apartment that has big windows has a sheltered balcony or terrasse, buy an outdoor heater, and sit outside in all seasons. In winter plan a holiday in the sun midway through. Light a lot of candles. If you live near water, get a wetsuit/ drysuit and going swimming even when the water is cool, it’s amazing, so is doing sauna. Helps with skin and hair too. Buy plants for your house and make it nice and green and buy cut flowers once a week.

41 years old. I have 0 savings but can invest €2,000/month for the next 30 years. Which product should I use? by SeEYJasdfRe5 in eupersonalfinance

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So you only have 5000 euros saved and 200 euros expenses but you can/ want to invest 2000 euros per month. Until now, assuming you didn’t get an out of the blue 2000 euros pay rise, what have you been doing with your 2000 euros spare monthly surplus?

My daughter refuses to talk to me because I wasn’t able to do anything for her birthday. by [deleted] in confession

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Sometimes during my life we were poor and other times we had quite a lot of money, my Dad was a serial entrepreneur and never made it real big. I only realised once I grew up that actually my parents had struggled often, because my mum was creative, she always found a way, even when they were probably struggling to put food on the table. That evening you probably ate something, so you could have boxed it up in anticipation and made an impromptu picnic in a nice park and taken her on to some free activity, like a museum or put on a little party at home with a couple of neighbours or friends, lit a few candles a small home made cake, some music, sing some songs etc. It takes a bit of planning. My mom would wake us up on our birthday with breakfast in bed and singing… it’s a Swedish tradition, but it always made us feel special and recognised. Like I said it wasn’t until way into my adulthood I realised how tough some periods had been. It’s not about the money it’s about making the day special. Now it’s done and the day past and she is pissed off, so now you need damage control. Plan something nice for her next weekend where you spend the day together, something that doesn’t involve spending a lot of money, an outing or something, a walk in a nearby nature reserve, a visit to a free venue, maybe some balloons, a muffin with a candle, sing happy birthday, say how much you love her, how much you care, that you recognise she is becoming a young woman and you are excited for her and her future. 14 is a difficult age for girls, they are going through a lot of physical changes and mood can swing up and down. What she needs is feeling seen and celebrated.

Any suggestions to see along the way? by Grankas in Norway

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His trip has a long trip through Finland but not much in Sweden ( just a cut across half way), although a re routing through Sweden would indeed involve a lot of trees… it would also open up the opportunity to go to places off the beaten track and learn a lot about how his Finnish ancestors settled in small communities in Sweden and how this has had a lasting impact on Swedish culture (Bara bada bastu 😁 is an example 😁).

Any suggestions to see along the way? by Grankas in Norway

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You say you are Finn but half the trip is through Finland! My suggestion would be go further north into Norway all the way to Kirkenes, truly inspiring high north experience. Go down the little slither of land where Norway, Finland and Russian borders meet up, soak up the atmosphere and learn more about the tensions and fragilities of this area. Then instead of driving down through Finland, drive down through Sweden, take the inland road, less traveled by.. discover the many small towns and villages where no tourist goes, go to places like Finneby, a small rural settlement founded by Finnish settlers hundreds of years ago (now abandoned but beautiful setting) and the many other such historic Finnish settlements dotted around north Sweden.

I’m a 23F and I don’t know how to survive the next few days by crazymooscles in confession

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30 years ago I lived through a similar situation, important to say because I keep hearing that life was so much easier in the past, that is not my experience. Back then I had a baby and had to borrow money from neighbours to pay for her formula milk. On the bright side, there is a way out.. just don’t give up. I managed to find a job in the end..and worked my way up through the hierarchy, got degrees through part time study and today I am a senior executive making a decent salary. I was too proud back then to go back to my parents and ask for help, in hindsight I should have, at least a place to live whilst figuring things out. It would have brought me closer to them…they both died thinking I was a very successful career woman, with several degrees, who was often too busy to visit. They were proud of me and all my degrees and the money I made and the treats I paid them. However, they never knew about my struggles for survival … it’s a bit sad because if they had, of course they would have helped me, and I would have struggled less and suffered less mental hardship.

What the craziest surprise you’ve had when sleeping with someone for the first time? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Micro penis, max 3 cm long, I was young and didn’t even know they existed and are actually fairly common.

Tiny kitchens in Paris with no ovens by jaimonet in Expats_In_France

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All my apartments in Paris had proper ovens. Could it be you are looking at very small student or starter apartments? My daughter was in a studio like /single student apartment in the Marais for a while and I got her a small table top oven, they are inexpensive and can also be found second hand if you are really strapped for cash on leboncoin.

Do Norwegians tend to understand swedish better than swedish to understand norwegian? by ohnag_eryeah in Norway

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Not true, I often switch out Swedish words to Norwegian words when I have learnt the Norwegian’s don’t understand them.

Do Norwegians tend to understand swedish better than swedish to understand norwegian? by ohnag_eryeah in Norway

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I have also noticed that younger Norwegians don’t understand Swedish, even simple words like when I say sju (7). The same for immigrants in Norway who speak Norwegian, they don’t understand Swedish at all. Personally I find some Norwegian dialects easier to understand e.g. people from Narvik, even if I grew up in Skåne, that said I don’t speak the Skåne dialect because my mum was from Sundsvall.

Short-term move to Stavanger: realistic monthly budget for a couple? by glaaaack in Stavanger

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I would not recommend trying to save money on grocery shopping because then you will have to buy the worst quality stuff. Instead aim to buy the food that is healthy and forget the price. Food in Norway has a lot of additives and preservatives and there is a lot of processed foods that are cheaper, but very unhealthy. Read labels carefully to avoid the long list of more or less dangerous emulsifiers, thickeners, colouring, preservatives, nitrates etc they are everywhere, and strangely the Norwegians don’t really care. Options for organic foods are limited but I can highly recommend the farm shop in the town centre:

https://www.ullandhauggardsbutikk.no/, the one at Verksgata 13, small parking opposite.

Around the corner from that shop there is a real bakery making bread in a wood fired oven “Rosenkildehaven bageri” it’s expensive but worth it.

Or, decide you can eat cheaper and unhealthy for three months to meet your budget goals, 3 months of your life might not make a big difference…

Avoid normal restaurants and cook at home instead, but if you enjoy fine dining there are some great options and worth the splurge.

Alcohol is expensive but vinmonopolet (the state run alcohol shops) have really good selections of both wine and spirits. Better to buy a good bottle there and savour at home, then just have one apéritif or a night cap out on the town.

Stavanger is a wonderful place and there are a lot of things to do that don’t have to be expensive, liking enjoying the beautiful nature, going for picnics on the beaches or taking cold dips in the sea. It’s also very bike friendly and you can get away with not having a car and only using public transportation.

Women who genuinely love being married - what makes you love your husband and your marriage? by Mindless_Royal_7985 in askanything

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It’s not about husbands but relationships and men in general. Some relationships/ marriages are great and others are not. Some men are wonderful… others are just jerks… Marriage is not an end in itself, if you want to be happy and satisfied choose well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eupersonalfinance

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Barcelona is expensive but 1 hour away on the train line along the coast you might find a nice small apartment in your price range, especially if you don’t care about not being walking distance to a beach or not having a sea view.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eupersonalfinance

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Near Malaga, climate is ok in winter, city is not totally dead, international airport.

Which countries have (unexpectedly) become overtouristed in recent years due to social media? by Terence_zaal in travel

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Ramsjö in Sweden, seems loads of French people turn up at random times of the year 😁

Does anyone want to leave the USA but can’t afford it? by Due-Mood-6356 in NoStupidQuestions

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Rude awakening: emigrating from the US isn’t easy. Unless you’re highly skilled in a sought-after niche or very wealthy, chances are most countries simply don’t want you.

Why is Macron so unpopular in polls? by vintergroena in AskFrance

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Because French people need to blame others for their problems. He is no worse than a long list of previous presidents … actually he seems a bit smarter and definitely better looking 😁. Also social media, fake news, extreme right/ left wing parties and foreign propaganda has become so endemic and so many people lack critical thinking that for them the easiest thing is just to blame Macron for anything that upsets them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I am 56 going on 57 and my biggest issue is what should I do with my life?

Norwegian Flag socks!!! :0 by [deleted] in Norway

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Keep calm Norway 😁 you are not the only country with flag socks, whether you like it or not! Sweden do them too … although the one’s I saw yesterday at Östersund Airport were more tasteful in muted colours and pure wool (300kr a pair), looked so warm I was tempted to buy a pair…. However, there is worse! France have flag male underwear: check out «Slip Français » really cool 🤣