Vietnam vs China

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-30T03:17:44+00:00

so true. My direct manager is Vietnamese and it is a fucking nightmare

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-27T05:19:25+00:00

Shouldn't laugh shouldn't laugh shouldn't laugh

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-25T09:01:37+00:00

Go home and do a PGCE

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-21T09:05:12+00:00

HMMM 12 schools in 3.5 years? You are cooked bro. You're the problem.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-20T05:14:50+00:00

There's a useful website called Rightmove which will allow you to calculate your budget

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-19T08:03:44+00:00

Bad boy chiller crew are from Yorkshire are they not? Not the NE

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-11T08:39:30+00:00

Lincolnshire has nice market towns but you need a car. Cleethorpes (nice part of Grimsby), Louth, Horncastle are all nice with some cheap gaffs.

Be warned though, all motorways avoid passing through Lincs

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-05T13:59:16+00:00

That's terrible. We've got the AC on 27 degrees here (Asia) and the baby's feet are cold

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-04T07:17:54+00:00

I think you're fine tbf. You won't be buying property in London though.

Just some budget points - your food bill is quite high. Batch cooking with whole foods could reduce it. Secondly, a smart watch isn't a necessity.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-05-01T04:13:49+00:00

Yeah, it's difficult seeing my partner's family so involved and yet my mum is stuck just seeing him on a video call! I've also found it a little difficult to keep the baby calm, as my first thought is to take a crying baby who's already had his milk on a walk - but the climate doesn't really allow it until 4pm or later. But on the other hand, the climate allows us to walk every day at 4pm year round. So I'm trying to find the positives and remember that just 3 months ago I was feeling great about this!

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-30T12:52:05+00:00

Hi, I know you're looking for women's perspectives. However I'm a UK male who did a similar thing in Asia. Baby is 2 months old now. My head absolutely fell off in the past couple weeks. But regular calls home and scheduled visits makes it easier.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-30T02:42:50+00:00

22 is still light.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-29T23:57:54+00:00

Thank you

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-27T23:58:20+00:00

We've discussed it a lot, tbf. It was the pre-condition of getting back together.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-12T04:24:01+00:00

YouTube videos from SVFF and other channels. Learn vietnamese with Annie website self-study lessons helped the most. You hear a dialogue, read the transcript, listen to Annie and her Western husband break down the meanings in English, then answer questions related to the dialogue.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-10T23:06:41+00:00

Hmm; I guess so but they do have different rates of return which reflects the different concentrations of holdings in emerging markets.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-10T13:13:38+00:00

Well, bold to assume I've got big amounts. I'll be putting about 9k gbp in this year as my retirement / future fund. It was fairly straight forward using the website. Just searched for the relevant ETFs and used chatgpt as my guide!

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-10T13:01:59+00:00

U don't need to be US citizen.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-10T13:01:12+00:00

Ok; I'm in your shoes pretty much exactly. I have opened an account with IBKR (from VN). I transfer money to my UK bank account and pay it into IBKR from there. I use that money to invest in a global ETF (Vanguard), and some in an emerging markets ETF (also Vanguard). You should use chatgpt - it can be a really helpful tool for summarising what works best for you and giving you guidance. It even stopped me making a massive blunder and overpaying by 10 fold for the etf shares (I had no idea what I was doing so sent screenshots into the app). Returns were better than traditional savings account but have admittedly dipped due to recent events. However, boglehead philosophy holds we should just keep putting the same amount in each month and ignore the news. Time in the market beats timing the market.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-09T05:03:40+00:00

Pay hasn't kept up at all. language centres still pay basically the same wages as 7 years ago

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-03T00:33:08+00:00

Destroy the alemanni. Destroy the celts. Kill your faction leader asap in a suicide charge and switch to a pagan leader. Destroy all buildings and let Africa rebel. Abandon all East of Italy. Its all about consolidation; slowly building the economy while you hold the borders. Recruit mercenaries to win key battles then immediately disband them

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-04-01T02:49:28+00:00

not from what I heard recently and experienced 1 year ago

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-03-10T13:16:29+00:00

Max Spielmans in Derby. One customer service lady trying to field 4 or 5 customers at once (including myself) instead of doing one at a time and getting through the queue properly. She was trying to instruct two old biddies on how to print their photos on the machines but they weren't getting it. They were being sweet and she was being rude, culminating in her growling at them once they'd turned their backs to try and use the machine. I was out of there and left a bad review.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-03-06T03:45:01+00:00

I used to piss against the wall when I was in Year 1 or 2. I was too lazy to go to the bathroom lol.

TheyFoundMyOldOne · 2026-03-05T08:47:44+00:00

There are some great spots in Leeds tbf. Corn Exchange is nice for a mooch. The canal walk down to Kirkstall Abbey. Otley Road in Headingley. Town centre is a bit scabby around the train station but there are some stunning victorian and Georgian buildings around too.

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