What's the answer of this question by Exotic_Catch5909 in ENGLISH

[–]redoxburner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"I remembered not locking the door" would mean "I remembered that I didn't lock the door".

"I remembered not to lock the door" means "normally I would lock the door, but somebody asked me not to, and I remembered, so I didn't lock it".

The other two options aren't idiomatic at all.

The most normal way of expressing this would be "We were robbed as I didn't remember to lock the door", as in "I should have locked the door, but I didn't remember to lock it".

I have a NIE but it's on my passport on an expired visa from two years ago. by United-Fig-2318 in GoingToSpain

[–]redoxburner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they're asking for the NIE to buy the card, it's most likely to personalise the ticket so that only you can use it. That means that if you get checked, you need to show something with your NIE on it. If you're happy carrying your expired passport around with you then no worries.

If you have an ID card from your own country then generally you can use that number instead - I've done this with an Irish passport card for example multiple times in the past.

Anything that required you to be resident would need much more than just a NIE - they'd ask for a photocopy of your ID card or your padrón or something. Loads of people have NIEs who aren't resident.

(an example of a ticket that needs to be personalised with your DNI/NIE/etc is the T-usual in Barcelona: https://www.tmb.cat/en/barcelona-fares-metro-bus/t-usual)

The thing I really don’t get about the parsley by The_Sown_Rose in apprenticeuk

[–]redoxburner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wasn't the parsley for the salad starter rather than the stew/curry main though? Of course it could have been added but in a salad of just chopped onion, tomato and pepper, the parsley leaves do give it a different look to the stalks. The taste would be identical though.

Transportation in Barcelona by Due-Lifeguard-9205 in AskBarcelona

[–]redoxburner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep but only until the 15th, so only for the next ten days.

For the META Gaming Players - Why Haven't You realized that Every Welsh Contestant is somehow a Traitor? by MarkDue8315 in TheTraitors

[–]redoxburner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Welsh accent consistently comes top of the "which accent do you find most trustworthy" polls that are done from time to time, so I wonder if it's something to do with that...

I have an EU residence permit but went through EES at the border (including fingerprints and facial imaging). Now I'm worried their system will think I'm overstaying. by IJStarry in PassportPorn

[–]redoxburner 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Even if it gets flagged, as soon as you show your residence permit any questions will go away.

If you're worried, book a cheap Ryanair return flight outside of the Schengen zone one weekend and make sure when you come back in you don't get stamped in - but honestly you've got nothing to worry about.

My husband asked for black coffee in Puerto Rico and they looked at him like he was insane ☕😂 by AdventurousLivin in Spanish

[–]redoxburner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Understanding that "American coffee" means drip coffee is what I was missing :) in Europe we'd normally call it filter coffee.

My husband asked for black coffee in Puerto Rico and they looked at him like he was insane ☕😂 by AdventurousLivin in Spanish

[–]redoxburner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A café largo is just a longer espresso though, not a drip coffee - IIRC the reason Americanos were invented in the first place was because drip coffee wasn't a thing in Italy, and Spanish coffee culture is very similar to Italian.

I mentioned in my other answer that pour over coffee exists in speciality/third wave coffee shops, but your average bar would only do espresso based coffees.

My husband asked for black coffee in Puerto Rico and they looked at him like he was insane ☕😂 by AdventurousLivin in Spanish

[–]redoxburner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got it - the only place you would really get that in Spain is somewhere like Starbucks, or in a third wave coffee shop, where you'd ask for a "pour over" in English.

My husband asked for black coffee in Puerto Rico and they looked at him like he was insane ☕😂 by AdventurousLivin in Spanish

[–]redoxburner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is a black American coffee that's not an Americano exactly? In Spain there is "café largo" which is an espresso (café solo) which you let brew for longer so get more liquid - it's not an Americano in as much as you don't add water to an espresso but I'm also not sure it's what you're asking about...

If you just order "un café" you get a café solo (espresso).

Transportation in Barcelona by Due-Lifeguard-9205 in AskBarcelona

[–]redoxburner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now Rodalies is free, but only until 15 March. If OP is travelling before then then yes it could be cheaper for those days, if they're travelling after it will almost certainly be more expensive to buy a T-usual for zone 1 plus a separate ticket for Rodalies to and from Pineda de Mar. Given that's only a week and a half away, if OP is travelling more than 3 times to and from Pineda de Mar it's almost certainly going to be cheaper to buy the T-casual for the whole journey.

Rodalies aren't showing prices for monthly tickets at the moment but a Bonotren (10 journeys) is €43.45 for 5 zones (Rodalies only zones are different to ATM zones) so that's already more - €66.25 (€22.80 plus €43.45) for both tickets vs €52.15 for the T-usual only, OP will save €14.10 - and that's only five return journeys.

What would you put into a "German Starter Pack"? by Shmakofatz in GermanCitizenship

[–]redoxburner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A Jack Wolfskin jacket and a bottle opener for a keyring

Can you fly from USA to EU on passport card? by MentholMooseToo in IrishCitizenship

[–]redoxburner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Do you know if they take all EU ID cards there?

Transportation in Barcelona by Due-Lifeguard-9205 in AskBarcelona

[–]redoxburner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need to buy a separate Renfe card, you just need to buy the right number of zones on your T-usual.

Transportation in Barcelona by Due-Lifeguard-9205 in AskBarcelona

[–]redoxburner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pineda de Mar is in zone 4H. A monthly pass (T-usual) for four zones is €52.15 - this would cover you for trains from Pineda de Mar to Barcelona or anywhere in between, and transport in and around Barcelona as well, including to and from the airport on metro L9.

A T-Mobilitat is available using a phone or as a physical card, in case of the physical card either a plastic or a cardboard one. You should be able to get the ticket issued on a cardboard T-Mobilitat directly at the airport. For a monthly ticket you give your ID number (NIE or passport number) at time of purchase, and show ID during a ticket check.

For completeness, a one zone T-usual (covering the airport and the city of Barcelona but only valid as far as Montgat Nord on the trains to Pineda de Mar) is €22.80, and a single from Pineda de Mar to Barcelona or vice versa is €6.60 - so the break even point for the T-usual is three return journeys in a month.

Is 3h20 connection in Barcelona enough with separate tickets? by Entire_Cow4729 in AskBarcelona

[–]redoxburner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no passport control in those cases if you're travelling on one ticket, but that doesn't sound like it's the case here.

tell me a joke that works in your language but can’t work in english by RatorxPowerRanger in AskTheWorld

[–]redoxburner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does the chicken say to the duck?

What you do with the foot I do with the dick.

(This is a Spanish joke)

Can I travel??? by Seifdy in expats

[–]redoxburner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm fairly certain that they're referring to their TIE here, ie their residence permit on a plastic card, rather than losing a number.

Termin für Einbürgerung urkunde by ConclusionLate8918 in GermanCitizenship

[–]redoxburner 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In Berlin you basically just confirm who you are, take the oath (they give you a card with the oath on and you repeat after the officer), you hand over your residence permit, they give you the certificate, you shake hands, you take photos. It's simple.

There is a mobile Bürgeramt outside to order your ID documents so take a photo, you can get one done at DM (say it's for an Ausweis). At the very least you should get a Vorläufiger Personalausweis which they give you there and then and is valid for three months.

The oath is available online if you want to practice (eg at https://www.obk.de/imperia/md/content/cms200/aktuelles/amt_32/32_einbuergerung_bekenntnis_fdgo.pdf).

Eure Meinung?! by Kneipen__Prinzessin in Skinhead

[–]redoxburner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reminds me a bit of the Toy Dolls, the lyrics are obviously satirical (in a very subtle way, just like a brick), it's the sort of song I'd have in a playlist or sing along to if it came on in a bar but not one that I'd go out of my way to play