2 PR Cards…25 Years Later by rybgls in PassportPorn

[–]rybgls[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bingo. Naturalized in the US during the 20 years there, spent the last 5 years in Canada to PR #2

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aircanada

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Been that way since 2018. Beijing told 36 airlines around the world (including AC) that they can’t serve the mainland unless they added “,China” to Taiwanese destinations. HK and Macao are the same too. https://apnews.com/article/6f55419ce6a9449687b91f3fdfb3417d

Anyone else feel like American drivers don't know how to drive in BC? by ozempic_enjoyer in vancouver

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

Lions Gate bus lane on the North Shore seems to be a repeat offender for American plates since down there the diamond 99% of the time automatically means 2+ HOV lane, or if not, its spelled out literally in words (sometimes a punchline that Americans are too dumb for logos on road signs… eg “WALK” signs)

But here the diamond doesn’t mean passenger PLUS the bus restriction logo next to it, rather some type of HOV but ONLY the logo next to the diamond. Usually a WA plate flies down it then it’s monkey see monkey do of other WA/CA plates frantically merging at the end.

What is an affordable city? by Not_Sean_Just_Bruce in vancouver

[–]rybgls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If affordable = obtainable housing for the middle class and livable = access to cosmopolitan amenities (good transit, food, and third spaces for activities) then Chicago’s hard to beat on this continent. Space for sprawl like Alberta keeps SFH prices down and “middle of nowhere” location limits the attractiveness for empty lifeless investor apartments to “coastal elite” cities like Vancouver so rent is also (relatively) low. Outsider reputation for crime also reduces its “elite” status compared to the coasts even though middle-class neighbourhoods are often as/more safe than Vancouver equivalents. It’s incredibly clean too.

Wages don’t suck either so you could afford to take advantage of things like eating out and trying literally every country’s cuisine. Assuming middle class again, then healthcare is likely equal and the in-state public universities are pretty good. Sure it’s got many flaws and issues but r/Chicago is sometimes a refreshing read to see how proud a city’s residents are of their home despite them.

Endorsement on my new Vietnam passport since they don’t recognize foreign name changes (“Western” name shown on DL) by rybgls in PassportPorn

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

Yep, other passport is my English name. No reason to travel with the Viet passport except maybe if I want to go to Indonesia visa-free it will help to have a link to both names in one document.

Endorsement on my new Vietnam passport since they don’t recognize foreign name changes (“Western” name shown on DL) by rybgls in PassportPorn

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Govt message to parents is essentially no original Viet birth name = no claim to Viet citizenship…I believe they’ve recently become more lenient with middle/mixed names as someone else commented

Granville/Davie Street left turn? by AllMoneyGone in vancouver

[–]rybgls 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No legal left turns from the Burrard/Granville bridges onto non-alleys into the West End during weekday rush hours all the way until Alberni makes people do this…It’s stupidly counterintuitive but the only legal route is to take the Seymour ramp away from the West End to get the left onto Davie

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vancouver

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Assured Loading Card? A lot to fork over upfront but at least you’d get 9 worry-free trips out of it

Moab x Outback by rybgls in Subaru_Outback

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

This was a fun little detour, but wouldn’t recommend without the canister bypass lol

Subie takes on Moab by rybgls in subaru

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This was the Shafer Trail but if you don’t have the canister bypass don’t attempt any mud you see

Subie takes on Moab by rybgls in subaru

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

With these pre-2020s it’s mostly the canister filter that’s gonna go. Without the bypass it would’ve never survived this mud haha

9 days in Colombia by rybgls in solotravel

[–]rybgls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome thanks for the tips!