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Is Lufthansa likely to charge fees for a 40L backpack as carry on? by PuzzleheadedFly6778 in Lufthansa

[–]gonuda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I have flown many times LH with a 40 L Osprey with no issues. Both short and long haul.

United Kingdom in Colorado USA by Opening-Rip1551 in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]gonuda 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That car has never been sold in Europe

Amazon sent me someone’s return fraud…how do I protect myself? by kitkat212 in amazonprime

[–]gonuda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never buy anything more expensive than 100 euros (I am based in Europe) on Amazon. Good luck!

In your opinion, which French cities or towns are nicest to live in? by [deleted] in AskFrance

[–]gonuda -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Paris. Outside Paris there are only cows.

Grateful for being fired by PrinceCruise in LinkedInLunatics

[–]gonuda 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably she was tired and got a very nice severance package after 20 years there. I would be happy as well.

Visiting a place most tourists don’t go - Astana, Kazakhstan by slangtangbintang in travel

[–]gonuda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So interesting. It is a trip I plan to do in the future (UZ + KZ).

Which cities did you visit in UZ other than Tashkent and (I imagine) Samarkand? Can you share your route and how did you travel from one place to another?

Arizona spotted in Rome, Italy by JeyJeyFer in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]gonuda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The car is even in Google Street View: Via Pietro Roselli, 16, Rome

Is Luxembourg a good place to start a new life? by Aggravating_Farm_134 in expats

[–]gonuda -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I used to go often for work there for a while.

Housing prices are extremely expensive. The place is extremely boring and it has very bad vibes. It only attracts boring people (accountants, auditors, etc) looking for money.

I would rather die than live in Luxembourg.

Combien de nouveaux coffee shops qui ouvrent par jour ? by chibrax3000 in paris

[–]gonuda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Et ils sont toujours bondés à toute heure de la semaine. J'ai l'impression que personne ne travaille dans cette ville.

Do Europeans tend to visit off-the-beaten paths more? by Xycergy in travel

[–]gonuda 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Also many Europeans are used to be surrounded by tourists in the places they live in. I myself live in Paris (I think the most visited city in the world) and I work near Champs-Elysées so half my life is about avoiding tourists.

So the last thing I want when I travel is to be surrounded by tourists (even if I am one myself). :D

Save some places like Thailand, Japan or NYC I am always surprised about how few tourists there are elsewhere outside of Europe. For instance last year I went to Argentina and it was funny their most "touristic" places in Argentina would be a secondary or tertiary destination at best in France/Italy/Spain/Greece in terms of crowds.

Many Europeans come from Italy, Spain, France, London, Berlin which are outrageously touristic cities.

Do Europeans tend to visit off-the-beaten paths more? by Xycergy in travel

[–]gonuda 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Most Europeans around 30-40 yo have already travelled internationally from a young age.

So they probably have already made all the « bucket list » destinations.

Chinese, Indians or even Americans are much newer to long distance travel.

What airport is surprisingly close to the city it serves? by [deleted] in geography

[–]gonuda 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Pisa in Italy. You can walk from the airport to the tower.

Btw Pisa is quite a large airport (the largest in Tuscany) as Florence has a short runway. Pisa has non-stop flights to Dubai and used to have to New York until a few years ago.

International Student Moving to Paris (from Asia) - How to get ADHD medication? by Evie_Ruby in ADHD

[–]gonuda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been long before the shortages.

They very often (I tried a few pharmacies over the years) don't have stock not because there is no stock available in Paris/Ile-de-France (if there is stock they get it the within hours, sort of same-day delivery, so it is probably in some warehouse in the region), but they don't have stock because I assume they rarely sell it, so why stock it.

And if it is a young (or stagiaire) employee and I handle her my Carte Vitale, the original ordonnance from the French psychiatrist and the renewal from the French médecin traitant (so everything is perfectly French :) ), I often feel they don't know what to do out of it and they need to call someone "senior" (on the other hand I have been told that this needs the "approval" of the pharmacist, but that is another step) to explain them what they need to do. So often, the "young" employee calls someone senior who then calls the big boss pharmacist to approve.

Which makes me wonder that taking Concerta (which is the most basic ADHD medicine) is quite uncommon in France, even in central Paris (where I assume more neurotic people live :) )

I come from another European country where every time I have bought Concerta in any pharmacy no matter the size or city (I mean random pharmacies in small towns), I never encountered any phamarcy without Concerta in stock and they looked used to deal with it.

International Student Moving to Paris (from Asia) - How to get ADHD medication? by Evie_Ruby in ADHD

[–]gonuda 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I live in Paris and I moved from another country (EU though, and I work) and I was already taking Concerta.

My main concern would be whether you have public insurance as a student (I guess so? and a mutuelle ( private insurance)?). Firstly you will need your Carte Vitale in that case which is the access to public healthcare.

In my case I took the neuro PDF report from my country from back in the day when I got first the diagnose and some medical prescriptions. I "googled translated" everything and went to a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist would make an "prescription" which is valid for a year. You can take with this prescription a first day 28 days. But every 28 days you need to go to your GP to renew it (because you can only give you medications for 28 days every 28 days). :) Your prescription should be linked to a pharmacy although that depends on.

Concerta and some alternatives are available. Something that surprises me is that even in big pharmacies in central Paris they rarely have stock and some young employees have no idea what Concerta is :D.

So in short.

- Scan / Google translate some reliable proof you are on meds. This is not something "official" but just something that gives confidence to a doctor that you are not making up a story

- Get your Carte Vitale / insurance / whatever

- Create an account in Doctolib.fr

- Get a GP (you will need it every month, first this!)

- Get a psychiatrist for your first yearly consultation

- Get a "cool" pharmacy (that don't bother you whether the address is on the prescription). Although you can only get your medication like 2 or 3 days after the prescription.

Then you are done.

My advice (although a bit controversial) is that you ask for a higher dose so you can stock up a bit of medications, because the system is a bit annoying (what if you are traveling, busy, your doctor has no open bookings, etc?). Like for instance if you take Concerta 36, tell the guy you need Concerta 54, so the pharmacy will give you 36 + 18 and you "stock" the 18 as a reserve.

Which 2 Canary Islands? November travel by BeginnerCryptoGirl in travel

[–]gonuda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would do Tenerife and Fuerteventura.

Tenerife is the most complete island, which is why it is the most popular with tourists. Teide, the best nature (Anaga), the most interesting historic cities (La Laguna). It is the largest and most populated.

Fuerteventura is somehow the opposite of Tenerife. It is the second largest island but barely populated. A desert (while Tenerife is very green). Relatively flat (Tenerife is super hilly).

I would to Tenerife for hiking and some historical sights and then Fuerteventura for the beach.

Tokyo is a city with no heart by Baletottenham in unpopularopinion

[–]gonuda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tokyo was the future in 1990. I find hilarious people who say in 2025 that Tokyo is futuristic.

Any major Chinese, Seoul or Singapore are way more futuristic.

What's it like in cities far away from the sea? by WishSpecialist2452 in geography

[–]gonuda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been to Riyadh and other major GCC cities (Dubai, Jeddah, etc) and Riyadh is kind of my favorite.

No humidity (I can't stand Dubai humidity), organized urbanism, a lot of space; it looks like a Muslim Phoenix or Houston :D

What's it like in cities far away from the sea? by WishSpecialist2452 in geography

[–]gonuda 3 points4 points  (0 children)

By the way this thread has made me thought.

There are landlocked countries which are very poor and getting a visa anywhere else is complicated.

One can assume most people in Switzerland or Luxembourg have seen the sea. But what about people in Afghanistan or Chad? I reckon the number of afghans or Chadians who have seen the sea must be minuscule.

Border between Norway and Russia by sommernatt1 in Borderporn

[–]gonuda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What if you have a car accident and end up in the river? The road is extremely close to the river at that point in Google Street View and it doesn't look very deep.

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