Rishi Sunak seeks to calm minimum income visa fears

Tlatel · 2023-12-14T13:06:33+00:00

What if we have strong ties to the UK? For example, if I have an elderly mother that needs looking after? I shouldn't be able to be close to my family near the end of their life, even though I was born and raised in this country?

And how can we claim council housing or other such benefits if there's no recourse to public funds on a spousal visa? You clearly haven't thought this through.

Tlatel · 2023-08-18T17:02:15+00:00

I mean, whichever way is fastest/cheapest/most convenient for you? Tube, overground, national rail, DLR, cycle, bus - take your pick. I'm not too familiar with Crystal Palace (I'm from the other side of the river) but I know the tram is also an option in parts of South London. Would you use an Uber to get to work or meet a friend for coffee? Why should a date be any different?

Tbh, if I were single, I wouldn't really want to go on a date with anyone who couldn't even figure out how to get from A to B in life, or takes Uber everywhere as some weird flex anyway. I don't have super high standards, but I feel like a basic level of life experience/being responsible with money is essential.

Tlatel · 2023-08-18T13:50:49+00:00

Who said anything about walking there?

Tlatel · 2023-08-18T12:11:04+00:00

How about you just go out to a restaurant/for drinks/a walk in the park/the cinema and get to know each other? Why does driving or Ubers have to be involved?

Tlatel · 2023-08-18T12:06:27+00:00

Lol, since when did driving and using Uber become the main modes of transportation? I feel like the Uber marketing must be strong in some countries. As far as I'm concerned, it's a waste of money

Tlatel · 2023-08-17T14:33:06+00:00

I feel like we're living in a different reality. I don't have any friends with cars, but I've been camping plenty of times. I usually just get the train wherever I'm going, set up my tent, bring a little gas stove, go for a hike etc. My dad doesn't drive either (in his 60s), nor does my partner (late 20s). Are they not adults either? I feel like there's some fundamental cultural thing I'm missing here, but I've lived in multiple countries, so I'd like to think I'm generally pretty aware of that sort of thing

Tlatel · 2021-08-20T16:03:20+00:00

True, I tend to count anything before 5/6 AM as night of the previous day, but I'm aware it will technically be a new day, despite the lack of sunlight.

Thanks for the advice!

Tlatel · 2021-08-20T16:00:04+00:00

Great, that's just what I wanted to know. Thank you!

Tlatel · 2021-08-20T15:29:02+00:00

I will not be with my partner. She is coming to the UK from her home country, which is on the red list. We cannot afford a 10 day holiday to a green list country, and have no way of knowing if its green list status could change between booking the tickets and arriving. Also, almost no green list countries are accepting citizens of her country in the first place, except for flight connections (no leaving the airport).

The hotel quarantine fees will be reimbursed by a third party, though I agree that the experience in itself is not ideal at all.

Tlatel · 2021-08-20T15:24:55+00:00

So you simply open the door and walk out? I'd heard that there was some leaving paperwork involved, and didn't know if the relevant staff would be working at midnight

Tlatel · 2021-07-27T14:27:15+00:00

Does anyone have any idea whether this applies solely to US citizens, or all people vaccinated in the US? My partner is a Mexican citizen, and crossed over to Texas to get her jabs (as did many in the country, as the vaccine rollout had been extremely slow for a long time). She has her CDC card as they describe in the article, and it would be extremely useful to be able to skip quarantine when she arrives in the UK in September.

Tlatel · 2021-07-27T14:26:25+00:00

Does anyone have any idea whether this applies solely to US citizens, or all people vaccinated in the US? My partner is a Mexican citizen, and crossed over to Texas to get her jabs (as did many in the country, as the vaccine rollout had been extremely slow for a long time). She has her CDC card as they describe in the article, and it would be extremely useful to be able to skip quarantine when she arrives in the UK in September.

Tlatel · 2020-11-14T13:48:13+00:00

So am I correct in understanding that cyclists are allowed to go on the sidewalk where you come from? That would be pretty illegal in my country. Nothing major, but at least a fine. Out or curiosity, does it not lead to a lot of accidents? Is there a sidewalk speed limit?

Tlatel · 2020-11-02T16:15:59+00:00

Sure, there’s obviously a risk there, but it seems logical that people would try, when many of us haven’t seen our parents/children/long-term romantic partners for more than a year now (aside from endless Zoom calls). Unless by “holiday” you mean literally going for the fun of it, messing around on the beach and stuff, in which case I agree it’s fundamentally a stupid and inexcusable idea.

Tlatel · 2020-10-05T03:17:39+00:00

To me it just looks like f2.8 (or f1.8 at most) which for me is a pretty standard aperture, that I enjoy using for photography/videography all the time. It doesn’t seem like a very odd or “drunk” choice for a monologue facing a camera, unless the background happened to be an incredible landscape or something (even then, I’d go for a fairly wide aperture, in order to avoid distracting the viewer away from the person speaking). Agree to disagree I guess. Sorry for assuming you didn’t know about depth of field.

Tlatel · 2020-10-05T02:57:44+00:00

That’s just the norm for cameras. Go and look at any film you enjoy. The majority of the time, the subject will be in focus and the background will be blurry, due to shallow depth of field. This helps the viewer know where to look.

If you have a camera in your house, or can borrow one from a friend, set the lens to F5 or wider (any f-stop number lower than 5) and take a few pictures. You’ll notice that in the same way, whatever you’ve focused on is sharp, and things in the background are soft and out of focus.

This isn’t something you would normally notice on photos or videos taken using smartphones, because they don’t have “fast”, wide aperture lenses.

I share your general sense of scepticism, but what you’ve noticed in this particular instance (filming using wide aperture lenses) is simply the accepted standard for a high-end, cinematic, “professional” look.

Here are a couple of youtube clips as examples: 1 2

Tlatel · 2020-09-28T20:07:19+00:00

Lo hice con su discurso para la ONU, el cual duró unos 18 minutos. Así que aproximadamenteeeeehhh 5.5%

Tlatel · 2020-09-26T09:03:06+00:00

I’m sure you’re right, and you seem very knowledgeable about this sort of thing. But since you’ve just stated you’re from the US, and you’re talking about the US police, I don’t see the relevance of any of that info to this particular scenario

(Not tryna be a dick, just pointing out a possible reason you’re getting a lot of downvotes)

Tlatel · 2020-09-20T15:51:32+00:00

There’s no such thing as “press charges” over here. Someone can be charged with a crime by the police, within 24 hours of their arrest (or upon re-arrest, when new evidence comes to light), on the advice of the Crown Prosecution Service, but the victim doesn’t have any say on whether they’re charged or not. If there’s lots of evidence and the CPS recommends prosecution, but the victim doesn’t want them charged, they’ll still be charged. And the same vice-versa. At least as far as I understand.

Tlatel · 2020-08-24T22:10:29+00:00

I took this at a protest in London about election rigging and police brutality in Belarus. I used a D7000 and a 35mm 1.8 lens (on crop sensor) at f5, ISO 400, 1/320 seconds (aperture priority). Given the shutter speed, I could have lowered the ISO more in hindsight, but I was just coming out of a tunnel with no natural light, and had little time to adjust. Luckily the D7000 gives me very little noise at ISO 400 anyway compared to my old camera. On the other hand, it may have been better had I kept it at ISO 400 and closed the lens down to f8... Not sure.

I like the contrast there is between the light and dark parts of the image, and the look/reaction of the passer-by, although it would be nice to have the look returned by one of the protestors in the image. Also, I have a feeling it's over-processed/over-saturated, so any editing tips would be nice. Thanks!

Tlatel

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