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| Topic | man the amount of hated spewed on this board... |
| grimhilde00 04/19/23 4:09:15 AM #44 | Ozmose posted... That's funny, I just saw a story from the BBC not long ago about the drop boxes they placed all over London for knives. Apparently they're supposed to stop all the stabbings somehow. Genius. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/americas-knife-crime-figures-worse-27435503 https://www.euronews.com/2018/05/05/trump-s-knife-crime-claim-how-do-the-us-and-uk-compare- https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/18/world/london-us-cities-homicide-rates-comparison-intl-gbr/index.html oh look still worse in the states with knives too --- kriem |
| Topic | When flying would you rather have the aisle seat or window seat? |
| grimhilde00 04/09/23 1:00:47 PM #32 | pedro45 posted... Logically the aisle, but I'd like the window seat. My bladder don't care thoughdis longer flights aisle cause bladder but window is fun --- kriem |
| Topic | do you own an energy efficient EV? |
| grimhilde00 04/02/23 9:45:20 AM #24 | no I don't own any vehicle --- kriem |
| Topic | Better couple |
| grimhilde00 04/01/23 8:02:22 PM #22 | Gomez and Morticia Zo and Wash --- kriem |
| Topic | EV cars are unsustainable. |
| grimhilde00 04/01/23 7:59:55 PM #8 | I mean yeah ideally we should be creating dense living conditions with public transit and walkability and high speed trains in between now that happening anytime soon in certain places though.. --- kriem |
| Topic | What is your ideal vacation? |
| grimhilde00 04/01/23 7:58:05 PM #20 | depends tropical/beach is fun, ideally near a city as well cities in general. history/culture and just exploring the place mountain/lake getaways can be beautiful and romantic --- kriem |
| Topic | When did Bo Burnham stop being funny |
| grimhilde00 03/28/23 8:16:38 PM #14 | Metalsonic66 posted... He never stopped being funny --- kriem |
| Topic | What song is currently stuck in your head? |
| grimhilde00 03/28/23 1:49:58 PM #80 | White Woman's Instagram I really want a goat cheese salad --- kriem |
| Topic | What time is sunset? |
| grimhilde00 03/25/23 7:17:44 AM #13 | 6.36pm today was like 3-4pm this winter which was not great --- kriem |
| Topic | Credit card owners: any debt? |
| grimhilde00 03/22/23 6:36:24 AM #22 | I had $10k in debt that I just paid off most of my assets are in stock, and a lot of from an IPO that I couldn't sell until after the stock market crashed last year bringing it down to 30% the original price (which I paid taxes on..) moving cost between $30k-40k all in all (flights, Airbnb for two months finding a flat, shipping stuff over, shipping cat over, furnishing an apartment from scratch, 11k cash upfront for 6 months rent and deposit since no UK credit or guarantor) so yeah put a decent amount on my card and I wanted to rebuild my cash savings since I'm paranoid about having that available. So while maybe it would have been wiser to pay off more (I mean I did some just could have done more) cause interest but mentally I feel better with a good chunk of cash. ah well last week, or week before, my IPO stock got back to the original IPO price so I sold some of that to reinvest and pay off the credit debt it had been rising a lot and the quarterly reports were good so I expected that to go up soon. otherwise I'd start just paying off cash after hitting the amount of cash savings I wanted the amount of interest I've paid the past couple months is much less than what the stock price difference would have been if I sold earlier so eh think it worked out back to no debt now --- kriem |
| Topic | Anyone been to Thailand? |
| grimhilde00 03/09/23 10:10:43 AM #30 | but yeah had some friends taught English there and loved it there had a friend live in Vietnam and also really liked it there but idk what the retirement visa is like when I left the country I chose somewhere I'd fit in socially more, most Americans I know who left for Eastern Asia stick to groups of friends that are Western still, so there's that but if you're retiring there and don't care, idk try to be a good resident at least --- kriem |
| Topic | Anyone been to Thailand? |
| grimhilde00 03/09/23 10:04:44 AM #29 | was planning on going July 2020 for my 30th something else happened that kinda got in the way of that --- kriem |
| Topic | Old school game consoles |
| grimhilde00 03/09/23 10:02:12 AM #29 | the oldest I grew up with was an intellivision --- kriem |
| Topic | Question for non metal heads |
| grimhilde00 03/03/23 7:46:01 AM #27 | a lot cause I've dated a metal head --- kriem |
| Topic | You should quit your job |
| grimhilde00 02/28/23 6:01:00 PM #23 | I have to or they kick me out of the country (edit: my bf did say he'd marry me before letting them deport me but that's not really how I want that to go down lol..) --- kriem |
| Topic | Credit score |
| grimhilde00 02/26/23 12:51:09 PM #14 | American: 780 last I checked UK: 564 woo. just got my first credit card and it should go up once my voter registration (I can vote in Scottish elections) is processed too --- kriem |
| Topic | How do you pronounce Ouroboros? |
| grimhilde00 02/23/23 5:34:37 PM #31 | oh god I've been spelling it correctly this whole time somehow my mind has been really weird with reading it aurora-boros HOW? I mean i guess it's not far removed from aurora borealis. that must be why --- kriem |
| Topic | How old are we all? |
| grimhilde00 02/22/23 7:20:21 AM #15 | 32 looks like my original account was created when I was 17 --- kriem |
| Topic | Annual Covid vaccine |
| grimhilde00 02/22/23 7:18:34 AM #16 | yup if I could, though I don't think that's happening here, only vulnerable people could get the second booster I went ahead and got my second booster shot over the holidays when I was in the states I've gotten the annual flu shot forever pretty much since my mom is immunocompromised I also don't get any side effects from any of these vaccines so yay for me --- kriem |
| Topic | How walkable is your local area? |
| grimhilde00 02/21/23 6:26:25 PM #26 | Edinburgh, Scotland it's walkable. don't have a car. 99/100 walkscore, pretty sure most European major cities will be up there --- kriem |
| Topic | The poll options should be just Yes or No |
| grimhilde00 02/19/23 2:13:04 PM #27 | G. Other --- kriem |
| Topic | Subnautica makes me scared |
| grimhilde00 02/14/23 7:26:42 AM #11 | lol I remember playing that and right off I was like "imma swim to the sunken spaceship cause why not" and my ex was watching and recoiling but trying not to say anything when I got attacked by the thing just swimming around then when I got a bigger sea ship I was like imma swim as far out as I can and again he was watching in horror like WHY DO YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO DO THIS and I had a ton of things attack me but then you got past that and there was nothing and I was kinda disappointed there wasn't some giant leviathan that just ate you entirely at some point idk the scary depths are the point yeah? --- kriem |
| Topic | European Union allowing crickets in food |
| grimhilde00 02/14/23 7:23:42 AM #20 | Nichtcrawler-X posted... Insects as protein source has been up and coming for a long while now.this plus there's many cultures that eat insects fried grasshoppers in Mexico are great --- kriem |
| Topic | Why is the divorce rate so high? |
| grimhilde00 02/12/23 2:54:30 PM #86 | also as far as divorce rates go, it's made worse by "repeat offenders" (and people with abusive histories are often drawn to that psychologically so that can make it complicated, though not sure how much of a percentage that really matters with rates) women who wait for marriage after a college education and age 25 have lower divorce rates there are many factors --- kriem |
| Topic | Why is the divorce rate so high? |
| grimhilde00 02/12/23 2:53:05 PM #85 | a successful marriage is a healthy marriage an abusive marriage is already a failure (not the fault of the victim) leaving is the correct choice --- kriem |
| Topic | Attention: Proponents of Gender Reassignment Surgery |
| grimhilde00 02/12/23 2:33:24 PM #30 | Jen0125 posted... For him "PMS" is a synonym for "period." He has literally no understanding about the words he using or what the acronyms actually mean. And he has a child. It's just astonishing.it's funny cause it's the opposite lmao how do these people have children --- kriem |
| Topic | Attention: Proponents of Gender Reassignment Surgery |
| grimhilde00 02/12/23 2:30:19 PM #28 | Jen0125 posted... Kriem, it's even worse. He thought that women needs pads for PMS because he thinks PMS is period blood. That's how uninformed he is about the female reproductive system.yikes --- kriem |
| Topic | Attention: Proponents of Gender Reassignment Surgery |
| grimhilde00 02/12/23 2:04:47 PM #23 | HornedLion posted... I mean Im hoping you buy pads. Thats maintenance. Unless youve gone full blown hippie flower child which isnt exactly a stretch for you. you don't need pads. tampons, diva cups, and absorbent menstruation underwear are all a thing. hell I'm very light with birth control so I don't really need anything other than a tampon a day if I'm leaving the house only. that's not to say that's the norm at all but everyone is different. not sure the relevance of this concern here anyway. but your saying "sure hope you buy pads!" really shows your ignorance on the matter. even when I was heavy, more frequent tampons were way better than pads. Pads were only used when I was a teenager unfamiliar with tampons. Again, everyone is different, but implying everyone needs pads is just ignorant. faramir77 posted... I honestly don't care what other people do with their own body. --- kriem |
| Topic | Incredible food festivals in your area? |
| grimhilde00 02/04/23 4:08:56 PM #23 | keyblader1985 posted... Haven't really paid attention to any. But I do know that every year Blue Bell I've cream does a little Taste of Summer event, with games, entertainment, and as much free ice cream as you want. I've done a blue bell fun run! --- kriem |
| Topic | A/D: Food should be hot, drinks should be cold |
| grimhilde00 01/30/23 6:26:46 AM #19 | lolno --- kriem |
| Topic | Have you ever left your home continent |
| grimhilde00 01/30/23 6:25:45 AM #49 | moved from North America to Europe (also traveled throughout Europe in general) want to travel to Asia sometime in the next couple years --- kriem |
| Topic | Anyone else always forget that Wales is a thing? |
| grimhilde00 01/26/23 6:32:46 PM #17 | ParanoidObsessive posted... I talk about Prussians all the time, because I am one./r/shitamericanssay right there >.> --- kriem |
| Topic | Guy says bi-weekly paychecks should be illegal |
| grimhilde00 01/26/23 6:27:23 PM #35 | I get paid once a month in the UK and that's pretty common outside the US --- kriem |
| Topic | Do you like cats? |
| grimhilde00 01/23/23 8:53:41 AM #36 | mine cuddles and plays fetch, what's not to like? --- kriem |
| Topic | Whats for DinDin tonight? |
| grimhilde00 01/07/23 3:36:09 AM #12 | https://ottolenghi.co.uk/recipes/black-pepper-tofu-a my favourite tofu dish! bf hasn't had tofu before and I'm doing veganuary (will use vegan butter) so making this https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/8/8/AAe6yIAAEETM.jpg --- kriem |
| Topic | Pork belly |
| grimhilde00 01/05/23 12:54:22 PM #7 | yeah I've bought pork belly but not for making bacon though maybe I will...I need to try this "streaky bacon" here in the UK to see how similar it is to stuff home. but even if it is, I'm not going to find thick cut. maybe I can make my own thick cut maple bourbon bacon... --- kriem |
| Topic | What was your favorite movie of the year 2022? |
| grimhilde00 01/02/23 1:17:10 PM #22 | Everything Everywhere All At Once --- kriem |
| Topic | What was your 2022 highlight? |
| grimhilde00 01/02/23 4:23:12 AM #31 | moving to Scotland new boyfriend and we just finished the year on an "I love you" note --- kriem |
| Topic | They're trying to diagnose me with IBS |
| grimhilde00 12/29/22 7:09:42 PM #6 | fun fact, it's a common consequence of eating disorders since you fuck up your gut bacteria --- kriem |
| Topic | What comes to mind first when you see HP |
| grimhilde00 12/27/22 5:05:31 PM #24 | brown sauce and Harry potter I like Lovecraft but I don't really think of it as hp Lovecraft in my head --- kriem |
| Topic | Finances |
| grimhilde00 12/27/22 5:02:36 PM #8 | I'm just as comfortable as before day to day but I took a massive paycut which means I'm not saving nearly as much but I can buy a place in cash here if I wanted whatever I'm good --- kriem |
| Topic | Did you have a Merry Federal Christmas?? |
| grimhilde00 12/27/22 10:28:32 AM #7 | Christmas and boxing day were bank holidays Monday and Tuesday --- kriem |
| Topic | What's for Christmas dinner? |
| grimhilde00 12/25/22 8:23:29 PM #9 | honey baked ham, candied yams, rolls, baked beans, green bean casserole, pecan pie. fairly simple, Thanksgiving is bigger Christmas Eve was tamales, guacamole, queso wwinterj25 posted... Chicken, potatoes (roast and not), sage & onion stuffing, Yorkshire puddings, carrots, garden peas and gravy. Basically a traditional Sunday dinner over here.I'm planning a roast to invite my bf's mum to soon. need to figure out Yorkshire pudding --- kriem |
| Topic | How was your Christmas haul this year? |
| grimhilde00 12/25/22 8:21:05 PM #10 | family - Aran (Scottish bakery cookbook) - Dishoom (UK Indian restaurant cookbook) - money bf - otter tea towel - sweater - Tunnocks caramel wafer Christmas ornament - map of the world scratch off thing - nice scarf - some Edinburgh paintings - vitamin d --- kriem |
| Topic | What if you don't put rice on your tacos/burritos? |
| grimhilde00 12/24/22 9:17:13 AM #13 | hypnox posted... Who the hell puts rice on tacos? --- kriem |
| Topic | Retirement |
| grimhilde00 12/23/22 6:53:35 PM #13 | yeah, the UK has some agreement with pensions and the US, so I'll have a 401k in the US and a UK pension. There's some complications where I can't really set up a Roth IRA, or make use of tax advantaged UK savings (ISA). Need to talk with some accountant to do more. Otherwise I just have the 401k, pension, and taxable investments (which I think also have some complications with living abroad). --- kriem |
| Topic | Does your job give you a holiday bonus? |
| grimhilde00 12/18/22 6:52:45 AM #24 | no, annual bonuses at my past few companies have been at the end of the fiscal year holidays is just party, time off, swag, events, soft stuff like that --- kriem |
| Topic | thisisfine.gif |
| grimhilde00 12/15/22 6:00:48 AM #1 | https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/7/7/AAe6yIAAD_gx.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/7/8/AAe6yIAAD_gy.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/7/9/AAe6yIAAD_gz.jpg I'm supposed to be flying to Texas tomorrow through Heathrow. lol... can only reschedule for after the 20th with my airline. Otherwise if I want a new ticket to not go through Heathrow it's over 1k and 2 connections and there's still weather here. I also can't work in the states remotely so any time delayed is just less time at home since I don't have extra A/L and the weekend and flying Friday was supposed to help with days. I guess I'll... cross my fingers... --- kriem |
| Topic | I quit my job and I'm moving away |
| grimhilde00 12/14/22 8:02:34 AM #20 | MrMelodramatic posted... I start the next job pretty soon so we have a lot to do in not a lot of time.also relate I flew over here and started working but I was not at all moved in, just juggled life tasks (flat hunting, furnishing apartment, getting my cat over here) with work and it was difficult but made it through in the end what sort of things do you have to do before and after starting work? --- kriem |
| Topic | How would you rate your mental health 1-10 |
| grimhilde00 12/14/22 7:59:49 AM #10 | lmao oops I voted 3 because I was thinking in the inverse. 10/10 mental health somehow meant max distress to me because I associate mental health with negativity so much but I'm actually doing fine these days so I meant 7 --- kriem |
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