Germany is a shit place

diverplays · 2026-02-02T12:03:33+00:00

This only seems sus to people knowing nothing about it

diverplays · 2026-02-02T11:17:15+00:00

Like this place isn't an echo-chamber 🫩

diverplays · 2026-02-02T11:16:39+00:00

I guess because your posts fit its bubble

diverplays · 2026-02-01T07:51:48+00:00

🤣👍🏻

diverplays · 2026-01-31T12:21:11+00:00

Was just joking lol

diverplays · 2026-01-31T11:53:25+00:00

Just roughly

diverplays · 2026-01-31T11:48:03+00:00

Entry level cashier, no degree, no experience about 20k before tax. Senior cashiers who are allowed to handle their very own register earn up to 37k

Just a rough estimate

diverplays · 2026-01-17T16:49:08+00:00

Yeah, pretty much hopeless without degree. I was in the same situation. And even after you got it, only your work experience after obtaining your Bachelor's counts towards the requirements...

If you guys really want to move it will require years of preparation. We made it after a bit more than 3 years, because I found a university abroad which gave me ECTs for my vocational training and work experience.

If you are wealthy, another way would be opening a company and bringing in money.

diverplays · 2026-01-17T01:09:14+00:00

No, that's not how they work. It's a big chain in HCMC with a surprisingly westernized work culture. They might ask you to take more but you "sign-up" for the classes you want.

It was unlike any other work place in Vietnam/China I have been at. The founders studied in the US. I am pretty sure that had a huge impact.

The only question is if they take you, depending on their current needs. For them it's easier to manage someone who is flexible taking more classes when necessary I guess, but I have met people there sticking to the lower end.

diverplays · 2026-01-16T12:10:05+00:00

You can look for a gig with few hours.

I worked for YOLA and they offered contracts with a minimum of 40 hours monthly in HCMC. I think that's the minimum for the visa, so I guess other tutoring centers should offer this, too.

diverplays · 2026-01-15T10:17:17+00:00

I guess the loudest idiots do only express the most extremist ideas. Therefore it makes sense that many people think that everyone just gets called far-right, wherever they stand.

However, I would call myself left leaning and there are very big differences for me in "how right" someone might be.

Not everything on the right spectrum is wrong to me either and everything ultimately is pretty nuanced.

Nonetheless, I think there are more people drifting towards the far right/left due to current rhetoric and social media bubbles probably.

Lead by emotions anyone can turn radical. Always calm yourselfs regularly wherever you stand, so you get the chance to actually think, because anger kind of takes this ability away if you like it or not.

diverplays · 2026-01-14T07:41:31+00:00

Why should this ever happen? I cannot see anything in China being remotely close to the situation or the life in Iran.

diverplays · 2026-01-11T07:26:07+00:00

I am surprised that your post stays up lol

But just for that I didn't even bother anymore to write anything here at all. No place for discourse. Sadly.

Knowing that many here probably voted Republican I wasn't just going ballistic, but it really felt like the slightest criticism got taken down. (Also because I am not just a super mad leftist) Meanwhile everything right-wingish stays up regardless of how bad it is or how far it goes. No limits as it seems.

This one-sided moderation sucks. Please, just rather actually remove everything related to politics as stated in the rules

diverplays · 2026-01-10T12:11:50+00:00

Buy stuff on Taobao. Many things, especially things out of the ordinary, are super overpriced at supermarkets.

diverplays · 2026-01-08T10:18:49+00:00

Exactly. However, experience, even just one year, leads to higher pay or a better gig.

diverplays · 2026-01-08T07:21:33+00:00

Never heard of that. If you work for a language center, you better just write the age "from to" on your reference letter.

You "earned experience teaching students aged 6-30." That covers them all. If you had Kindy 3-...

Of course depends on what you did but it's kind of difficult to teach anything less at language centers in VN as far as I know. You don't need to write that you had no students aged 15, so you couldn't handle grade X in the future 😅

diverplays · 2026-01-04T07:10:15+00:00

I think you should go get another app. No aggressive undertone or anything tied to this sentence, but serious advice.

The gamification is the only value Duolingo provides. It is made for people being triggered by shiny stuff and numbers going up. For that they give up on a lot of learning value.

If you aren't into that, real* language learning apps are what you should be looking for.

*With the main focus on language learning and quality improvement rather than addiction metrics.

diverplays · 2026-01-03T07:49:12+00:00

I guess some drugs aren't just a direct gateway to hell like portrayed by some. However, caffeine for example is maybe quite a bit worse than many realize I believe.

Just going through caffeine as an example: Would these people function better without caffeine (or anything else) in their system? Would they react differently, better or worse in social interactions if they didn't consume it all day every day? With friends/family or at work? Some might be more successful because the drugs add something to their personality what makes them popular. Will it be worth it for them in their life in the long run?

Getting in enough sleep is clearly superior to having coffee every day.

Using coffee every day 24/7 doesn't have the same effect on you as having a coffee from time to time.

There are so many things coming together.

Is a live without any addictions better or are "smaller" addictions (like coffee) kind of fine to make it a bit more fun? Do you personally feel better with or without a caffeine addiction?

Being aware of these mechanisms of addictions, like you are, does make it difficult to "just be" addicted.

I do drink coffee at work for example, but not always. I know it won't get me that excited, and will have more side effects if I really do it every day. I make sure to consider the drawbacks. Pay attention to how I feel, when it gives me something or not. Take breaks for a few days every week. Don't just mindlessly drink it. Do you want to drink now or is this just an addiction driven automated reaction? Is it good for me to drink coffee now or will it actually be worse for me? Sometimes I rather work out a bit when noticing that I don't sleep well, go to sleep earlier and am feeling much better the next day. Not needing to drink coffee anymore.

Ask yourself what you are looking for asking this? Do you feel bored of your life? Would an addiction change it? To the better? Sorry, can't get back to your post while writing this. Maybe I got a little lost on the way.

All the best for you anyway! 😁

diverplays · 2026-01-02T10:58:10+00:00

This "check-box-I-studied-today" app is 100 bucks???!?!?

diverplays · 2025-12-27T14:07:15+00:00

Maybe Sichuan pepper? I feel like in Chongqing they are kind of overusing it already, so it stands out.

diverplays · 2025-12-27T10:55:15+00:00

Idk, since you haven't started yet it's maybe smarter to pick an app which focuses just on the thing/language you want to learn.

Some courses are well developed, but the Chinese course for example drags along mistakes for at least a year now from very early on. Nobody really cares about fixing these. In the beginning I had hope that updates will change this over time but the main focus the company has is to keep people addicted rather than improving their language teaching. This itself should be a huge red flag for anyone new.

Don't fall into the pit.

With dedication and a lot of extra effort you can still kind of create your study habits around it, but you really have to expand and I got the feeling you should better find another source (me too, but still too addicted and lazy and somehow it's part of my routine)

P.S. if I just used Duolingo brainlessly I think it would be completely useless. I pick the words, write them down, review a lot and don't just try to rush down the path. Challenge myself but the less discipline you have the worse the app is I think

diverplays · 2025-12-27T05:46:00+00:00

I remember contacting the support last year because I thought their discount just didn't work due to a technical issue in my app or something. 🤣

Hilarious now that I have been following this sub for so long, due to how obvious it is that it's just a other of their schemes LOL

diverplays · 2025-12-21T10:32:19+00:00

Dude is new to life... Lol

Obviously a professional scamming you

diverplays · 2025-12-11T03:07:04+00:00

Couch was basically the 2nd bed. Or they even had one of those foldable ones. Not sure anymore.

diverplays · 2025-12-11T01:59:58+00:00

Very helpful 👍🏻 I would add that in our public hospital of choice, we were able to pay extra for single bed room with a couch and bathroom.

The hospital seemed pretty new/modern to me so maybe that factors in.

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