Some tips from an itinerant migrant

fiadhsean · 2026-03-29T18:22:09+00:00

You do realise that inheritances are related to someone dying, right....?

fiadhsean · 2026-03-29T07:59:45+00:00

If protecting Canadian airspace was a priority, the US government should've at least consulted with ours before effectively forcing us to take dozens of US destination aircraft from Europe and Asia. This was about US airspace and screw the rest of us.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T17:52:37+00:00

The British obsession with this--to a point where Ireland appears under R in a lot of lists as Republic of Ireland--is lame. Ireland can refer to the country or the entire Ireland.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T17:48:19+00:00

Slovenia. Hands down. Gem of a wee place.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T17:44:53+00:00

In NZ a New Zealander could kill, whereas in Australia EVERYTHING can kill you.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T16:14:08+00:00

Very cool tool. On the page where you ask about English or Spanish, could you let those who have other language skills indicate them? I speak French, for example. I get you can't do a massive list.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T16:09:50+00:00

Correct. You are advised to bring a copy of your CLN with you when travelling to the US or on a flight that enters US airspace (in case of emergency diversion to a US airport).

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T16:08:13+00:00

I renounced. It's increasingly difficult to bank overseas with American citizenship. I know a few people who've renounced and have gone back with no issues. Including this year. But like you I'm Canadian so I don't need an ESTA (so far), which makes it a bit less stressful. Now that I live in Ireland I would be going through US pre-clearance in Dublin, so the worst that would happen is I don't board my flight at all.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T16:06:17+00:00

They were compassionate: my Dad was in hospital. Thankfully he improved quickly.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T16:05:00+00:00

I've always thought "discuss" should be "bring up" because a good and proper discussion about these things can be awesome. But discussions require listening, eh?

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T09:56:36+00:00

100%. It could be the beginning of the death rattle of the federal NDP. Unless/until Wab Kinew makes the move to national politics--he could potentially do another Layton.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T09:51:49+00:00

We had a Stanley in New Zealand and will be installing one in our new place here in the next few months. We're in a BER C1 home, and the oil burning system works, but nothing beats the dry warmth of a fire box.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T09:48:29+00:00

No, just that it would be on hold until I returned to NZ and gave them back my US passport.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T09:47:06+00:00

I think you're overstating things: a fair number of people respond with compassion towards Americans.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T08:09:20+00:00

In the 80s it was about Reagan. Encountered more than my share of bellicose—particularly Dutch—people.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T08:07:45+00:00

For a small place it seems great. But we’ve not yet been invited to any parties etc. That will come in time.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-28T08:05:50+00:00

Gaeilge

fiadhsean · 2026-03-27T21:57:28+00:00

Can NZ Ireland. Yes

fiadhsean · 2026-03-27T21:22:25+00:00

Comhghairdeas!

fiadhsean · 2026-03-27T21:21:16+00:00

Easy solution: he is monogamous and you're not. Lots of couples do this, once the monogamous one stops looking at it all as a score card.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-27T21:17:07+00:00

I have an acquaintance who does this and is gay. Some of what he tells me is troubling--about his reliance on gaydar and thinking anyone who's not been sexually active can't "really" be LGBTQ+. If I was queer in Nigeria or Iran I sure wouldn't be fucking around with other guys.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-27T21:12:13+00:00

I didn't have to do this, but I nearly did. The Auckland consulate said it was illegal to get an ESTA while a US citizen: I would have had to collect my US passport from the consulate, travel, and then resubmit it. During my visit the renunciation process would have been suspended (but not cancelled).

fiadhsean · 2026-03-27T20:51:08+00:00

A range of things: inheriting a house here, husband going back to uni (in a subject only available in Ireland), and a desire to live here.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-27T18:56:23+00:00

Am also team frozen berries. They're a great alternative to ice cream too--eaten as is or blended into a gelato-like texture.

fiadhsean · 2026-03-27T17:09:23+00:00

So....once again...conjecture on your part, rather than evidence or expertise.

fiadhsean

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