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Back in Palermo,it feels really warm here! About 14° and sunny at 9am.
This evening I’m going to have dinner with someone I ‘met’ here on Reddit (not on this sub).
Have you ever met anyone you ‘knew’ from Reddit in real life?
I saw some cool rainforests in northern Iran and used Google earth street view to look at it the other day. I saw some cool waterfalls, but there were also photos of some unveiled women having a picnic in mixed company with men. Seems kind of dangerous to do that, no? You might get a fine back when those photos were taken, but recently, they expanded the penalty to include lengthy prision sentences, flogging, and if you’re promoting indecency to foreign organizations, there’s even a death penalty.
Tourists visiting the northernmost parts of Finland are running into a somewhat rare problem: diesel fuel available in the southern part of the country can’t handle the extra low temperatures up north. Some expert said that you need to apply tactics in order to get it right: you need to drive to the midway point of the country in such a way that you don’t have a ton of diesel in your tanks, and then fill up with the type that stays useable even at -40C.
I’m in my room since the day before yesterday, with a flu. I feel lucky for going out three times before my flu. I tried studying yesterday for the upcoming exams, but my nose wouldn’t let me.
Aw man, MTV is dead. I mean, it had been dying for a while and had as much music videos as the History Channel had any actual factual history, but it still stings. It was a huge pop culture icon and part of a big chunk of my teenaged memories.
As Sting once said, “I want my MTV”… :'(
It’s snowing! A lot, actually. We did some forest walk and it’s very pretty.
I was reading a bit about the tragic fire in Switzerland. It seems like no matter what the country, people start playing hot potato with the responsibility after every disaster. It’s so sad.
So the madness continues. Is this the so called rules based world order seen in practice and does it make a precedent for others to follow suit?
Folks who post in AskEurope should clarify what they’re asking, and give some context. Just because something is common or well-known in your country, does not mean it’s understood by people from another country. T-V distinction? Class qualifications?
Or maybe I’m stupid. Which is a real possibility, I admit.
Today’s recycling centre trip netted me a silk and wool scarf for 7€ and a wool-cashmere blend blazer for 5€. The scarf is super chic, but very thin. There’s only a faint layer on wool on the backside, so I won’t get much of use it now when it’s really cold. But come spring it’ll be nice. The blazer I can use now though. It’s really cozy, black twill weave with a bit of gold sown in, it’s pretty nice and fits me well without alterations.
Now I need to take a brake from touring 2nd hand shops and flea markets, I’ve bought way too many things this winter. It’s so easy to get caught in it when they’re cheap…
Btw I’m at a point in life where a good hanger excites me. Those plastic flimsy hangers are so trash. Wood is where it’s at, they’re nice.
Can someone tell me how tf Americans can just kidnap a foreign president and charge him in America? What is happening? Am I missing something? Is Maduro an American citizen? What.