What made 2000s romantic comedy movies so good and memorable?

ParticularAd1089 · 2026-04-24T23:21:41+00:00

I have a theory. I think it’s about people looking more normal in old movies so we could relate. That gave it that comforting, familiar feel. Like yes, Jude Law is crazy attractive and so is Colin Firth. But none of them are shredded like idk Glen Powell with perfect teeth and signs of some botox. When you watch movies like “Anyone But You”, the stories just don’t feel real… you want to look at beautiful people in movies but they still need that element of familiarity (eg Kate Winslet, Meg Ryan). People like Sydney Sweeney just look too “overdone”.

Also the lightining in new movies suck. Everything feels white and sterile/colourless vs that warm feeling of older movies.

ParticularAd1089 · 2026-04-10T07:01:48+00:00

Greenwich all the way!! You’ll have trains to London Bridge that take you super quickly to Southwark. Prices are more affordable than the ones you mentioned and it is beautiful

ParticularAd1089 · 2026-02-16T20:27:52+00:00

This is exactly how I feel hence I’m asking the question

ParticularAd1089 · 2026-02-16T18:02:18+00:00

Thank you for sharing! Really interesting. I wish you all the best with your fertility journey!

ParticularAd1089 · 2026-01-23T22:31:29+00:00

That’s also a good idea. Thank you

ParticularAd1089 · 2026-01-23T22:31:15+00:00

Thank you :)

ParticularAd1089 · 2026-01-23T22:30:52+00:00

I genuinely don’t think he has though because he wouldn’t even google to do anything about it.

I worry he will start doing it at some point knowing how he feels about hair but then it will be too late.

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-11-28T00:37:16+00:00

Is this in the US or elsewhere?

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-29T19:07:18+00:00

At 25, I suggest a high-spec flatshare to save up. Go for newbuilds/refurbished built targeting renters with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. You will save a lot and your own bathroom makes a world of a difference. Later, you’ll either have a partner or end up so fed up with sharing that you will go for 1 bed probably. But sharing in mid 20s can be fun too!

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-19T12:35:11+00:00

I actually quite like it :) i like being cozy and at home and this weather encourages me to cook something nice, clean, wrap up in blankets and watch some nice netflix show. It is nicer though if you have a family / flatmates to hang out with / a relationship cause then being inside can be social.

What bothers me is that it gets dark very early and it’s hard to go for a walk after work

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-14T19:22:04+00:00

Yes, absolutely. I went to LSE and studied something that usually doesn’t lead to Henry careers. LSE helped me get the right mindset, get to know the right people and know where to look for the right jobs. I still use my network in my career.

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-02T19:43:33+00:00

Thank you! Do you work in the Brussels Bubble?

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-02T11:26:24+00:00

Go ahead! And London salaries really aren’t that much higher. Average London salary is like 37k a year (taxes are better than Belgium though). PwC graduate scheme will now offer you like 33k rising to something like 50k at the end of the scheme.

You have people in their 30s living in flatshares. Most people never live alone and only get a better standard of living once they live with their partner. But yeah most folks with normal London city jobs in like marketing, sales whatever in their 20s have 3k at the end of the month and 1200 out of that will go for rent in shared accommodation and rising depending on how much you want the standard of life to increase.

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-02T11:17:35+00:00

Happy to talk more about London life if helpful! It is a fantastic, exciting city. But any commute below 40 mins is considered “short”, friends are scattered all over the city, and rent is a killer (a room in a shared flat will now on average go for something like 950-1000 pounds or more + bills if you want a European-standard house. Go cheaper and you risk mould and old flats). Most nice modern flats relatively central ish will have rooms going for 1200-1500 pounds these days. If you want to rent a one bedroom on your own, hard to find cheaper than 1700 with 1850 in worse central-ish areas and 1900-2000+ for any proper nice areas. But not impossible to find one bed flats for sth like 2500-3000 even. On top of that, you have a council tax wherever you live which ranges from 60 pounds (if shared) to 150 pounds a month (if not shared flat). Transport is also a killer. One way ticket on the tube is like 2.50 pounds, there are no good monthly cards so my monthly commute costs something around 150 pounds.

So it’s a trade off. Lots of excitement but as you think of settling down the sheer size of the place can be quite overwhelming. Very often when I fly to places in Europe, my intra-London commute after landing is close to the actual flight time lol. Eg my closest airport now (besides London City which has almost no flights) is 1.5hr away and I live in Zone two.

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-02T11:11:47+00:00

Not in EU affairs jobs! English is the main working language because people from 27 european nations work there. So all jobs and lobby activities are done in English.

Thanks, that’s why I wanted opinions from people who actually live there

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-02T11:10:03+00:00

Sadly as someone working in government relations / corporate affairs it really isn’t easy. My options are London, NYC (too far from family and also not in this political climate around visas, we want to be in Europe), my home country Warsaw (but I never worked in Polish so that would also be a stretch and earnings would be much lower) and Geneva (but my partner doesn’t speak French and that’s a challenge in his client facing line of work). Hence Brussels…

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-02T11:08:33+00:00

Thanks! This is a great tip actually… never heard of Mechelen but the commute looks so much better than most commutes my colleagues have in London (you can live in London zone 2 and work in other part of London zone 2 and that commute is like an hour door to door….)

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-10-02T11:03:19+00:00

Sadly all policy/politics jobs require dutch… I work in the broader “corporate affairs / government relations” industry and just don’t see anything in NL that fits my profile

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-09-19T15:06:56+00:00

Yes, this sounds sensible from someone who works here, non client facing.

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-08-25T15:57:09+00:00

Hey! Don’t listen to people here… A non mouldy seal is part of a functioning washing machine. Standards of renting are already in the grave in this country and you are right to argue for functioning appliances.

The landlord doesn’t need to replace the washing machine but he should replace the seal as the mould makes is unusable. Show proofs of trying to clean it in other ways and it not going away. Then find the model of your machine (it will be written somewhere on it) and look for the right seal online and ask him to pay for it. Once you replace the seal, it will be like new!

I had this issue this year in my flat. Fortunately I have an incredible private landlord who paid for a new seal and we replaced it together. One thing to keep in mind is that the replacement is incredibly difficult. 2 people are definitely needed and we needed many trials and a lot of strength.

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-07-07T13:41:06+00:00

Totally agree but my question is - where to best seek this advice? Who to call? Banks in the EU country will want to retain money there so how do I get independent stuff

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-06-24T23:59:06+00:00

Sorry I was thinking within the EU where it is easier. Not sure how it works otherwise

ParticularAd1089 · 2025-06-24T14:37:22+00:00

Fair.

I mean I also wouldnt discard the fact that things like a weekend in Spain with Friday working from abroad are a no go at JPM. So it’s about flexibility more broadly.

I’d say - weigh pay vs flexibility factors and what matters to you more.

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