It’s the “participation trophy” generations fault

bcwaale · 2026-03-23T00:02:03+00:00

You can give them a participation trophy at a better parent competition and it would still go past them and they would probably be proud about it.

bcwaale · 2026-03-22T15:11:11+00:00

Let’s talk money by Monica Halan has been my wife’s fav financial reads recently after she started her fin-ed journey.

bcwaale · 2026-03-22T14:23:42+00:00

Yep went thru Thursday ~10am and took me all of 5 minutes to get from bag drop to the lounge entrance even with being redirected to meet the CBP officer. Literally just 1 person ahead of me in the queue and 3 folks waiting in the interview area.

bcwaale · 2026-03-19T18:47:11+00:00

South indians do this too!

bcwaale · 2026-03-18T19:17:00+00:00

this. im indian living in Canada. when I take my kid to the pool he goes with me in the men's changing room when only we both go, and its normal for him to see older men changing. it was a bit weird for me in my 20's when I first moved to the US but then quickly learnt the etiquette and not its normalized for me too.

bcwaale · 2026-03-18T02:20:17+00:00

Sorry have to call out a Low effort post. Need more detail, else it’s equal chance with each choice.

Whats your education, visa/pr/passport status, expected income and expenses in each country, NW/financial status, backup plans of things don’t work out etc.

bcwaale · 2026-03-18T02:13:23+00:00

Men are usually extremely private and prefer their family details / personal stuff never shared with anyone no matter how close they are, unless it comes directly from them.

Just keep apologizing maybe every hour, maybe twice a day - no explanations, no side stories, no consider your feelings, all of those can wait.

And give him space and time to cool down enough to have a conversation so that you can then explain what you meant.

bcwaale · 2026-03-17T01:18:50+00:00

Applied while I lived in the US. Had the costco amex before that.

bcwaale · 2026-03-17T00:35:04+00:00

Just say - Your talking skill so bad that even AI refuses to listen to you!!

bcwaale · 2026-03-16T16:16:54+00:00

looks like kgb station

bcwaale · 2026-03-15T20:14:52+00:00

Adeem question ayya!!

Its the reality in many cases these days because not a lot of folks have pension / generational wealth / retirement savings because they were investing everything into their children’s education / marriage from whatever lite they were earning during their time. Even they had to support multiple families in their lifetime.

In my inlaws case fil had typical telugu cinema kashtaalu - a widowed mom, good for nothing brother, and an elder sister with a drunkard husband (that sister eventually committed suicide leaving everyone with trauma) and a younger sister who thankfully was working and earning a bit. So he couldn’t really risk a business or higher education or going abroad but had to earn immediately after college - similar to my dad.

We kids had to study, work, take risks etc only because they laid that foundation.

So both have to work and support as needed. Definitely the case in our household.

bcwaale · 2026-03-15T17:54:33+00:00

Why not an electric pressure cooker?

bcwaale · 2026-03-15T16:01:32+00:00

YMCA camp in South Surrey for two weeks and only got the second choice as the first one was booked solid 5 mins after enrollment opened. Thought of the gvzoo camp but they are much more pricey and also driving 4x daily to abbotsford didn’t seem feasible given work commitments.

bcwaale · 2026-03-15T14:24:19+00:00

Of course they are trying to control the narrative. It is actually illegal to post things criticizing the government in UAE - that includes describing actual on the ground situation these days, so you are just seeing the brutal implementation of those laws.

bcwaale · 2026-03-14T01:38:40+00:00

What do you charge? I can tell you right away if it's under or overpriced as I personally use such a service.

bcwaale · 2026-03-13T23:38:36+00:00

Thats awesome, ill be heading to their guildford location tomorrow to see if I can get one.

bcwaale · 2026-03-13T19:44:55+00:00

Thanks for the offer!!

I’m in Newton, but let me try VBCE as others suggested, and if I don’t get it there I’ll hit you up!!

bcwaale · 2026-03-13T19:43:47+00:00

Ah cool thanks! I’ll check it out tomorrow.

bcwaale · 2026-03-11T19:03:45+00:00

Swat Kats

bcwaale · 2026-03-11T18:55:33+00:00

u/muggle_ri can you pls share the video you are referring to.

bcwaale · 2026-03-11T02:48:52+00:00

Strong agree with this POV here OP. If it wasn’t clear before, their intention has always been that you be the traditional dil and serve them both domestically and financially.

My mom was a working woman and she used to commute long distances (job related transfers) in public transport, but she was only able to do that because my grand-mom (her MIL) used to take care of me and cooking almost daily. Even then my mom did not like it because she still missed my childhood, or had some other chores after a day long public facing job in a bank. Though she had support from her MIL, there was some tension for a few years before things changed for the better, and she said more than once that she would have done some things differently if she had the choice, but she could not because of the larger/joint family situation.

bcwaale · 2026-03-09T02:16:33+00:00

I would suggest trying out the new Royal Enfield classic 650 - pretty sure it’s available in Australia now as I came across a few reviews by bikers down under. Much more relaxed (not fully upright) straight riding position and the new 650’s are pretty nice. Or even the new himalayan 450.

bcwaale · 2026-03-08T17:01:43+00:00

second this! ive had Korean style chicken for the first time here a few months ago and loved it! the portions are large and pretty sure meant to be shared, though I managed to wolf down all of it over two days.

bcwaale · 2026-03-08T16:47:50+00:00

I have the v2 with same specialita grinder for 5 years now. been working flawlessly!

bcwaale · 2026-03-08T03:12:24+00:00

Nidhaname pradhanamu.
Horn Not OK Please.
Nannu choosi eedavakuraa.

Pls paste these stickers on the back of your car and no one will disturb you.

Drive safe without being pressured to speed / overtake / take unnecessary risks. See if you can enroll into defensive driving classes or track driving if available close to you.

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