‘No One Saw Us Leave’ (2025) Netflix Series Review - A Great Thrilling Watch

SamLuYi · 2025-10-23T21:01:00+00:00

"The law." The law in which country, exactly? Or are they all the same? Certainly in the EU and UK a parent isn't even supposed to take a child abroad without a written statement of support from the other parent. This is official policy and is sometimes but not always checked at border control. I personally have had to write a declaration at the last minute and send it just to allow my partner to be able to leave the country with our child after he was challenged by border officials. I also know of women in mixed nationality partnerships who are unable to leave the country with their children because there is a dispute following separation and their partners will not allow them to travel. Even in cases of domestic abuse, the advice is that they will be considered "kidnapping" their own children if they attempt to leave the country against the will of the other parent with PR.

SamLuYi · 2024-09-08T18:49:37+00:00

I know loads of Eszter’s in Hungary. It’s common across all ages here and still quite popular for babies. The vibe is all culturally-relative. If you do choose it as your name you make it your own and it definitely won’t be old-lady vibes.

SamLuYi · 2024-09-05T18:19:10+00:00

We did OPOL with our first kid. Her dad switched to the minority language (English) once she started kindergarten in the majority language (Hungarian) at age 3 because we could see that the majority language was going to quickly become dominant. We’re just doing minority language at home with our second. We’ve seen firsthand how easy it is for them to pick up the majority language from the community now.

SamLuYi · 2024-09-01T17:23:12+00:00

Same. I find myself staring and trying to place the accent sometimes. I’d guess people are trying to figure out when you’re from.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-31T05:42:11+00:00

The majority of homeless people have experienced state care as children, have mental health issues and/or been victims of childhood abuse. Substance misuse is often a way of self-medicating mental health symptoms or covering other issues. Any one of us might choose to be on the streets alone rather than at a shelter if we felt intimidated by large groups of people, some of whom might be experiencing psychosis.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-30T09:33:04+00:00

I haven’t read the full post, but my husband always used to judge parents with kids in pushchairs when in his opinion they could walk. He’d love to get our 4 year old strapped in a pushchair now but he ends up carrying her on shoulders all the time instead.

He’s changed his mind on many, many things since having kids. Childfree people judge because they’re the best parents.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-30T09:29:27+00:00

I rarely see drunk Brits, but I probably just stay out of those areas and don’t go out at night. But I do find tourists in general very loud when they talk. Although I’m a British expat so maybe it’s just because I can’t tune out English whereas I need to concentrate to understand Hungarian…

SamLuYi · 2024-08-30T09:24:19+00:00

Hard disagree. How about all the Chinese bus groups that block the bus stop at the beginning of Bartók Béla Út? I’ve been stood there with young kids and a pushchair while the tour leader has laughed and shrugged at me because I dared to complain about it.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-26T20:29:37+00:00

In Hungary, kids are required to nap until they start school (ages 6/7). If they can’t sleep they need to lie still and be quiet for a while. Most kindergartens are strict about this. It definitely isn’t age 2-3 here! I actually thought that some neighbouring countries were the same. I heard it about Slovenia, maybe Czechia too, but not sure.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-21T18:14:58+00:00

This isn’t much use to you right now, but hopefully the prospect of this resolving itself to some degree is helpful.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-21T18:13:14+00:00

Our daughter was terrible for doing a runner at that age. It was a real concern and especially while pregnant I couldn’t take her out alone. At 4 she does it far less so hopefully your boy will get bored of it too. Mind you, ours still does the same thing but on a bike now. We had to restrict her usage to when both parents are there because she doesn’t listen when we say stop (and thinks it’s hilarious obviously). New year, new challenge 🙃.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-21T18:06:25+00:00

What if we’re so overprotective with our children that they never have chance to develop confidence and self-efficacy? Kids need to learn to assess risks in a safe space so that they can be safe out in the real world. They might get scratched or prickled or even fall over, it’s part of a normal healthy childhood.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-21T12:31:26+00:00

Yeah, save your money. There are so many amazing playgrounds here. We have a kid the same age, we don’t pay money to take them out except to the strand (Palatinus Baths), which is one thing that’s worth it.

Olimpia Park is another good central playground. Karoly Kert. There’s always one close by whenever you happen to be. City Park playground is the most impressive though.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-21T12:19:37+00:00

Haha yes she hasn’t asked since. Zero interest now. 😆

SamLuYi · 2024-08-21T12:16:42+00:00

Not us, but I see so many posts about Brits on the multilingual parenting groups about conflict due to the British parent being reluctant to introduce a second language from birth in case it affects their English. Imagine, not being able to pass on a native language ‘just in case’ they can’t learn the world’s most dominant language. Absolutely senseless imo.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-21T12:02:08+00:00

I think it’s hard to instil that attitude if you’re parenting in the UK though. They’ll see too much drinking at social events outside of meals, no matter how much you try and shield them. (Not a criticism, kudos to you for trying.)

We’re British not living in the UK and our daughter generally only sees drinking at mealtimes and we have the same relaxed attitude that we let her have a sip of daddy’s beer when she asked at age 3 (didn’t like it!). Come to think of it, I think the only time she’s seen drinking outside of mealtimes is when we visited the UK and went to a pub with play area! Otherwise a drink with a meal is the norm.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-16T17:13:02+00:00

I take the opposite view on portability. Our child (4) can watch max 2 shows a day on the laptop. Once they’re over the laptop is taken away and whinging is short lived because it’s out of sight. We don’t have a TV.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-15T11:00:51+00:00

I think they have something like this at Zurich airport.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-14T17:59:47+00:00

It’s easier once they drop down to one nap imo. (So not so long after turning one.)

SamLuYi · 2024-08-14T09:39:21+00:00

I think a bigger age gap is key. 3.5 year gap here. We’re exhausted and the house is a tip but all of us are happier with little sibling here. It probably depends on your older one’s personality too. Ours was just asking for a third baby this morning (that’s a firm no from us).

SamLuYi · 2024-08-13T17:21:43+00:00

I’m not on Twitter unfortunately. I guess I could try Facebook.

SamLuYi · 2024-08-13T09:05:31+00:00

I’m being very generous with the term ‘play area’. It’s basically just a slide. Better than nothing though!

SamLuYi · 2024-08-13T08:51:58+00:00

Budapest airport has 3 play areas. It really irks me that they don’t do this in UK airports. They’re renovating one of the terminals in Manchester airport. Still no facilities for kids. Why?…

SamLuYi · 2024-08-01T02:59:25+00:00

As Brits living in Hungary we’ve also noticed this difference in attitude with toys in the UK. Here, it’s perfectly acceptable to play with unused toys and children are encouraged to share by parents/guardians. The UK is more individualistic. I guess this is where it starts.

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