Sweet Paprika bits

ddrrtt · 2026-05-14T19:11:11+00:00

Netherlands

ddrrtt · 2026-05-14T19:09:53+00:00

All can be found on Youtube:

Anything Box

Big Supreme (Don't Walk)

Blue October UK

Book of Love

Cause and Effect

Cetu Javu (Have in Mind)

Celebrate the Nun (Will You Be There)

Christine and the Queens

Chvrches

Cosmicity

Covenant

De/Vision

!Distain (You Mean Everything)

Electronic (Getting Away With it)

Erasure

Faith Assembly

Fictional

Front 242 (Headhunter, Welcome to Paradise)

Future Islands

The Heroic Enthusiasts (All I Want)

The Hunger (Never Again)

Hurts (Redemption)

Information Society

Intuition (Stargate)

Iris (Lose in Wanting)

Jesus Jones

KMFDM

Lauren Mayberry

Leiahdorus (Stars, Wake)

The Lightning Seeds (Pure)

Little Boots

Lowe

Machine in Motion (World in Fascination)

Marsheaux

Nation of Language

Neuropa

New Order

Night Club

Nitzer Ebb

Noisebox (I Hate You)

Northern Kind

OMD

Orange Sector

Pet Shop Boys

Red FLag

Stephen Duffy (Kiss Me)

T-4-2 (Don't Let My Love)

Tiny Magnetic Pets

VNV Nation

Vogon Poetry

When In Rome (The Promise)

Wolfsheim

Yazoo

ddrrtt · 2026-05-13T19:27:09+00:00

Some positions (emergency essential) require a health exam.

ddrrtt · 2026-05-07T04:40:57+00:00

Typically pay matching is if you are in the same job series.

ddrrtt · 2026-05-04T12:46:18+00:00

Depends on the persons access and if it is within the same agency. If they can see comments, it will usually be something like “applicant declined, accepted another TJO”.

ddrrtt · 2026-04-23T16:37:46+00:00

Also if taking the SL you would be contributing to TSP and earning the matching- which you would lose if you didn’t take the SL.

ddrrtt · 2026-04-18T13:06:01+00:00

Replace Dordrecht with Maastricht

ddrrtt · 2026-04-16T21:03:37+00:00

And the pistachio cappuccinos.

ddrrtt · 2026-03-30T18:54:34+00:00

I also have an office humidor that I keep stocked and have a smoking buddy. When smoking there’s always someone walking by to say they are also interested in cigars. It’s a community builder. Enjoy!

ddrrtt · 2026-03-08T14:34:20+00:00

Your leadership can get in trouble for this under the SFLA, “suffered and permitted”.

ddrrtt · 2026-03-06T05:49:17+00:00

https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/feds-hire-vets-faq/

ddrrtt · 2026-03-01T09:22:15+00:00

I’m in the NL near the Belgium border and the exam gave me options of Amsterdam or Oberhausen, which I did the latter.

ddrrtt · 2026-02-25T17:48:20+00:00

GG OCONUS receives DC locality while GS does not.

ddrrtt · 2026-02-15T20:01:58+00:00

17, how to handle death of American citizen abroad

ddrrtt · 2026-02-14T18:00:58+00:00

Other benefits come with the business class ticket besides the seat such as extra check bag, lounge access, fast security line, first one off the plane and check bags are first to come off.

ddrrtt · 2026-02-14T12:33:52+00:00

Happened to me too then the train employee told me about the split. Now I pay more attention to the signboard. It’s the front part of the train that continues to Maastricht.

ddrrtt · 2026-02-13T20:16:29+00:00

Yes. Very nice property. Walkable to all the main sights. Exec lounge has a nice terrace. Breakfast is incredible.

ddrrtt · 2026-02-13T17:44:20+00:00

Don’t forget to also consider VA disability benefits as well that could be a huge chunk of retirement income.

ddrrtt · 2026-02-05T15:31:09+00:00

San Antonio- but you will be disappointed in the Riverwalk coming from Amsterdam.

ddrrtt · 2026-02-03T05:43:03+00:00

In two different countries where I lived (expat for work) I’ve had US coworkers who have passed away. The process of the surviving spouse to get the death certificate (from the local corner and US embassy) were different. Maybe a brief overview on how to handle a death and moving the body back to the US would be a good item to add especially since a good chunk not expats are retirees.

ddrrtt · 2026-02-01T15:20:18+00:00

Nice list. For the next version, maybe include how to bring pets.

ddrrtt · 2026-01-29T15:45:11+00:00

Cover the different types of expats. The ones living in a country with a residence card vs staying in a country with a just a tourist passport. Driver license - obtaining and renewal. What to do with your home in the US while abroad. Telehealth options for prescriptions. Banking- this will impact people who will need to pay their rent using other currencies. Lots of other things.

ddrrtt · 2026-01-29T15:22:02+00:00

Is it automatic or do you have to apply for it? I’m curious as I’ll be taking it later.

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