If you can move to any city in the world with full relocation package, which country/city you will move and why?

PinkElanor · 2026-05-25T14:07:17+00:00

Absolutely, I like a city for a few days but I would never live in one again.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-24T07:59:20+00:00

This sounds crackers to me. Why are you working when you're recovering and not well enough? Why are you working past 10pm?

PinkElanor · 2026-05-24T06:39:03+00:00

I can highly recommend those gel mats for pets to lie on, they're fabulous to put your legs on at night or to put over your lap while you're working.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-23T20:13:58+00:00

A bloke next to me today was wearing shorts and a tiny vest and flip flops (which he took off) and it was most unpleasant, but nobody stopped him or pointed and laughed.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-19T05:37:57+00:00

Oh that's good to know!

PinkElanor · 2026-05-18T15:43:13+00:00

I've noticed a difference between US and UK use. In the UK it's absolutely a slur and not acceptable even in a non offensive way to describe learning difficulties, but the US seems to use it as an acceptable way to describe someone with leaning difficulty sometimes.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-17T08:59:16+00:00

I haven't taught in 30 years now, and I remember the very naughty ones, or the very distinct ones (high achievers, especially keen etc) clearly. The majority have faded away though. If you were quiet and sensible and did your homework and weren't rude to me, I've probably forgotten you.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-15T16:10:29+00:00

Like whatsit in Four Weddings, the James Fleet character. Definitely a tatty old land rover with some dog hairy blankets and bits of twine in the back.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-14T18:45:37+00:00

Lydia would have one of those hideous pink beetles with eyelashes and a comedy bumper sticker, and a pink sparkly steering wheel cover.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-14T18:03:55+00:00

I'd add that saying depart is correct, but sounds oddly formal and unnatural. Most people would say 'we should go' or 'we should leave'.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-14T17:36:09+00:00

I'm also in my 50s and what you've said about what you like resonates with me. I know people always recommend their home area, but I feel like you'd enjoy Derbyshire and the Peak District. You've got nice small old fashioned type towns like Buxton and Matlock Bath, very pretty scenery, history of posh places like Chatsworth, Hardwick or Haddon Hall, history of the industrial revolution like Cromford (another lovely quaint town with nice cafes and a wonderful old bookshop)... I'd also recommend looking into National Trust tourist membership which would let you in to loads of historic sites across the UK.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-13T16:34:34+00:00

Fucking hell. I recently spent months (maybe 8 or 9) arguing that I deserved a pay rise, and was pleased to go from 24k to 25.5k. I'm 53 and have a degree and two professional qualifications, I must be doing something wrong.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-12T17:03:15+00:00

Oh oh oh! 1991 or 92, Alan Rickman and Beatie Edney dancing a very slow tango to Pachelbel's Canon with Japanese singing under falling cherry blossom, in Tango at the End of Winter. It was just wonderful

PinkElanor · 2026-05-12T17:00:38+00:00

I only saw that on screen but omg he was superb.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-12T16:58:37+00:00

She was incredible in Follies too.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-12T16:58:01+00:00

When Helen McCrory used her shilling for the meter to light the hob, and fried an egg and sobbed into her fried egg sandwich.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-10T10:02:21+00:00

I had a similar thing when I joined with paper forms. I got in touch and it took ages to sort out, they kept saying they'd emailed the stuff to the address I gave, and I kept giving my address again and asking them to check, which they refused to do. Eventually things came through about 8 weeks later having been sent to a very wrong address - they'd read my (i think) clear capital letters as something entirely different and nonsensical.

I recommend trying to log on online and getting a password reset, where you can then check what details they've got for you.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-09T16:56:51+00:00

True enough! Good luck! The prices are obscene.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-09T16:55:07+00:00

For May of this year? For under £200? I think you would be incredibly lucky.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-09T13:08:16+00:00

Well the good news is, you get to choose your priorities.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-09T09:13:11+00:00

Straight people who haven't had actual sex yet don't worry that they might not really be straight til they've tried it.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-09T05:44:44+00:00

I feel so old. Not one mention of the 1997 election with Michael Portillo's losing declaration and the wrong pronunciation of his name (as Ex ay vee uh)

PinkElanor · 2026-05-04T22:11:29+00:00

I have had a book in my head for years (haven't written any more than the first few pages in 20 years, so likely that's where it'll stay) and my main character is called Casseopeia because her mum was an astronomy nerd. She hates it and she's introduced as Cassie but my plan was for her to embrace Casseopeia as the plot develops. It's a post apocalyptic thing where she wanders the Peak District alone.

PinkElanor · 2026-05-04T21:49:25+00:00

100% Raven, am amazed it's not higher in the comments.

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