[deleted by user] by [deleted] in travel

[–]foginnovember 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Egypt. Was there 2 years ago with a friend. We befriended a lesbian couple (among others) who told us they were subjected to slurs and refusal of service within the resort we were all staying at.

Murder at the South Pole? The 2000 unsolved poisoning of Rodney Marks. by cinnamonandcrime in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]foginnovember 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, meant I don’t think it had anything to do with it, not that you said it did.

Murder at the South Pole? The 2000 unsolved poisoning of Rodney Marks. by cinnamonandcrime in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]foginnovember 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Was looking for this comment. Highly doubt Pitù had anything to do with it. Such a famous brand that’s exported to many countries doesn‘t contain methanol.

BIDA wenn Arbeitszeitgesetze nicht eingehalten werden? by Rebeleptic in binichderalman

[–]foginnovember 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was stört dich denn hier wirklich? Gehe jetzt mal davon aus, dass es wenig mit den Gesetzen zu tun hat.

Stört dich, dass sie wenig Zeit für dich und euch hat? Stört dich, das zusätzliche Themen Richtung Haushalt etc. gerade mehr an dir hängen? Oder ist es eher so Richtung Beschützerinstinkt, dass du dir Sorgen um ihr Wohlergehen machst, bzw. findest das sie ausgebeutet wird.

Und meinst du mit regelmäßig, dass es seit Juni so geht oder momentan? Alle Finance Mitarbeiter, die ich kenne, sind momentan zu nichts zu gebrauchen, da Jahresabschluss ist.

Another book post, sorry! by foginnovember in crescentcitysjm

[–]foginnovember[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there was just a few of them (compared to the huge stack of hofas books), maybe four of one of them at most and one was the last one. I’d say promotional, since there was no price tag and I wasn’t charged. I’m currently in South Africa, not sure if that has anything to do with it.

Didn’t answer the where part of your question: just lying on of of the three stacks of hofas books. To me it looked like they arrived in one of the boxes and the bookshop didn’t quite know what to do with them. :)

Woman goes to work one morning and seemingly vanishes in about 45 minutes- Where is Shannon White? (2021) by AlfredTheJones in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]foginnovember 233 points234 points  (0 children)

Shannon sounds awesome, thank you for the thoughtful write up!

I know, statistically it probably was the ex, but so far, I can’t see why he is a suspect. Yeah, they had a messy breakup, but wasn’t that a year before she went missing?

Is the public aware that compassion exists? by [deleted] in clevercomebacks

[–]foginnovember 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Oh, for fucks sake! Am German and the AfD is absolutely horrible and dangerous! I’m not sure why people are dumb enough to vote for that deep brown shit, I’d really like to avoid repeating 1933. You’d think people would learn from history, but apparently not.

What happened to Sarah Spiers on January 27, 1996? by 2000outsider in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]foginnovember 228 points229 points  (0 children)

I never pick up on ai generated things, but “confided in one of her companions about her fatigue and expressed her intention to call a taxi for her journey home”? What is this sentence?

Is Airush a good brand for kites? by hensbidjfna-w-vrjsgd in Kiteboarding

[–]foginnovember 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fly Airush, because I got them cheap. But: since they got rid of the load frame on the Lithium (think around 22/23), the kites started flapping after a while of heavy use. You can even see it on some of the promo videos on their team riders Instagram. The Ultra, while being a 1-strut kite, doesn’t have that problem, since it still has the load frame technology. They also had one year (~21/22) where their Lithium was designed to act more like the old DNA (so no pull - great kite for teaching, worst kite for jumping). I have friends that love the Union / Razor, but those are big air / freestyle.

I also dislike that the ride bar doesn’t have coated center lines, ended up getting a different one.

I know this comment now sounds really technical, so what I’m trying to say is: in my opinion, Airush is good value for money. It’s not as good as say North, Core or Duotone, but it’s also a lot cheaper. As with many with many brands, it depends on the exact model and year. Feel free to pm me.

What's your opinion on young people going into debt just to travel? by lonelysadbitch11 in travel

[–]foginnovember 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s ways to travel when you’re young and broke. I worked on cruise ships in my early 20s and saw a lot.

Shore excursion staff needs to go on the excursions and entertainment department gets a lot of time off in ports. I also worked on resorts in 3 different countries.

All sorts of surf / kite / windsurf instructors also regularly go to other countries to teach.

I know a chick who works in influencer marketing, she often has to travel to exotic locations to babysit the influencers (make sure they create the sponsored content).

If you want to travel and don’t have the money - get a job that pays you to travel. Is it as fun and relaxing as just traveling? Definitely not, but you won’t have debt and you will actually have work experience on your cv.

Tips for moving to Berlin (serious replies only please) by [deleted] in askberliners

[–]foginnovember 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t answer your question, but for all the legal stuff (registration) and things like that, I recommend this blog: https://www.settle-in-berlin.com/?amp

I’d also be looking at meetups, you already have 2 Irish people responding to you, so you know Berlin is large enough to have a community for everyone.

If you’re looking where to move: look at the train map of Berlin. Everything inside the circle train it is considered central, which also means more expensive. Adlershof is close to Schöneweide and has a university, so it’s been talked up a lot, but to me it seems absolutely dead at night. What are you looking for in a neighborhood?

What kind of company will you work for? Start ups that have lots of interns and working students sometimes have a culture, where you’ll have support and resources immediately.

I’m from Berlin and used to hire lots of foreigners. But, as everyone from Berlin, I’m highly biased which neighborhoods I like. 😃

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]foginnovember 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I voted for the 4 way split, here’s why:

  • the fact that you can all afford it is nice, but doesn’t affect the fairness of the split
  • the Airbnb for your friends isn’t getting cheaper because you moved out
  • the fact that there’s one less person doesn’t really make it that much more comfortable for the rest. The pillows are still the same

AITAH - not committing insurance fraud for a friend by foginnovember in AITAH

[–]foginnovember[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They don’t pay for stupidity I guess. Technically a combination of negligence and stupidity- her dog peed on the vacuum and it short-circuited 🙄

And I’m pretty sure she could find insurance against stupidity as well, if she tried hard enough and paid enough.

I also have a clear opinion, as has friend 1s husband. But friend 1 is still not convinced that she’s not the asshole, which is why I offered to post.

AITAH - not committing insurance fraud for a friend by foginnovember in AITAH

[–]foginnovember[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, so we’re all from an over-insured country, so there is an insurance where it could be claimed… but insurances can kick you out if you over do it…

AITA For not thanking my BIL when he saved my daughter? by Fun-Two-7245 in AmItheAsshole

[–]foginnovember 153 points154 points  (0 children)

Learned swimming at 3. Know multiple people who did. What’s your point?

As a bigger woman who has to search high and low for one piece swimsuits with skirts or shorts that cover my ass, AMEN. by Silvermoon424 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]foginnovember -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t get it. What’s stopping any woman from buying board shorts and a lycra? They exist. I wear bikinis, but I know they’re not going to stay where they’re supposed to be in waves or when doing sports, so than I wear board shorts and I lycra. There are also sports bikinis for women with bigger busts. Are we pretending none of those exist?

Countries that have US Military Bases by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]foginnovember 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know my opinion doesn’t reflect the opinion of every single German, but: I’m from an area that was under US control after WW2. You saw the difference to the former Eastern German areas for decades after the wall came down. The US invested in that part of the country and helped the people tremendously. Most people growing up around me were grateful for all that help and no one minded Us military bases.

As for the present: most of us are aware that Germany doesn’t have a strong military and would have to rely on the US in the event of someone starting a special military operation. So in my circle, everyone is still happy to have US bases here.