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megg_inc Posted Fri 29 Apr, 2011 7:40 PM |
Thanks guys. Well, I don't intend to leave now, I'm not homesick at all and I really didn't expect to feel like it's my home only months after moving here. I lived in Denmark for a year before, moved there without knowing a single soul and loved it (only there new friends came with the house).
As of leaving/staying - I really want to finish my internship (it's meant to last until August but they said they would prefer me to stay until September), the only issue here is that I might not be able to find a second part-time job and couldn't afford it, we'll see how it works out.
I am not dissapointed with London, it's just I can't really picture myself here in, let's say 5 years. I guess I will see what my feelings/ideas will be like in a few months. Warsaw crossed my mind as I have good friends there but they will graduate in a few months (they're one year behind thanks to laziness, 1 year break and finishing other studies, respectively) so they may actually move somewhere too. People never stay places anymore! Or I might try some other place in a far-far-away-land....
I feel like the issue of meeting new people would be the same in every other city/town in the world. People here are really nice but you can't really ask a nice person in the tube to become your new friend, can you? So I need to figure this part out anyway. What I'm sure of, is that I need a place with more sociable flatmates...
Oh, and I don't know if it's the same with other nations, but it's never a good idea to become a part of the 'Polish community' abroad...
Anyway, I'm in Poland now for a dear friend's wedding so YAY! |
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mili Posted Fri 29 Apr, 2011 9:51 PM |
megg_inc wrote:
Oh, and I don't know if it's the same with other nations, but it's never a good idea to become a part of the 'Polish community' abroad...
Anyway, I'm in Poland now for a dear friend's wedding so YAY!
Have fun!!
As for expats, I've rarely been as mortified as when after living in Munich for some months I got spotted by another Finn while reading a Finnish magazine on a local train. He actually spoke to me in Finnish… so I understand you very well. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Sat 30 Apr, 2011 6:29 AM |
mili wrote: megg_inc wrote:
Oh, and I don't know if it's the same with other nations, but it's never a good idea to become a part of the 'Polish community' abroad...
Anyway, I'm in Poland now for a dear friend's wedding so YAY!
Have fun!!
As for expats, I've rarely been as mortified as when after living in Munich for some months I got spotted by another Finn while reading a Finnish magazine on a local train. He actually spoke to me in Finnish… so I understand you very well.
Yup, I've had to deal with an arsehole for ages up until Xmas when I eventually had enough. Funnily enough someone mentioned to me last night "Just because you're both Scottish doesn't automatically make you mates". Seemingly he's gonna kill me if he sees me...
I'm going out to play on the buses today, my bus ticket I get from work has an extra day on it as Monday was a holiday, gonna head for Bray first and might even climb (well walk up) Bray Head. Might stop off in Dun Laoghaire on the way back into town and then head out to Howth, that would be the whole of Dublin Bay covered.
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Sat 30 Apr, 2011 12:37 PM |
Pictures of today's walk can be found Here
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thewishlist Posted Sat 30 Apr, 2011 5:13 PM |
megg_inc wrote:
Oh, and I don't know if it's the same with other nations, but it's never a good idea to become a part of the 'Polish community' abroad...
When I was working in Madrid, I was SO glad everyone thought I was Spanish (I don't look German. At all) so I could avoid the German community even when I had to go to a German school for work. (Of course this only worked as long as I didn't say anything. When I did, the Spanish were beyond confused *lol*) |
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monkey Posted Sun 01 May, 2011 1:29 AM |
| Not long home from a 24 hour shift and needing a sleep! |
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Turtleneck Posted Tue 03 May, 2011 2:38 PM |
| I think it has rained every day for the past 2 weeks. I had to turn the furnace back on today. I think the gloom is starting to affect me, as I have spent this morning making a mental list of all my faults and flaws. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Tue 03 May, 2011 3:42 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: I think it has rained every day for the past 2 weeks. I had to turn the furnace back on today. I think the gloom is starting to affect me, as I have spent this morning making a mental list of all my faults and flaws.
That's not good, hope it passes soon. And anyway I think you don't have any faults or flaws, you're awesome.
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monkey Posted Tue 03 May, 2011 5:06 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: Turtleneck wrote: I think it has rained every day for the past 2 weeks. I had to turn the furnace back on today. I think the gloom is starting to affect me, as I have spent this morning making a mental list of all my faults and flaws.
That's not good, hope it passes soon. And anyway I think you don't have any faults or flaws, you're awesome.
Dubz
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weirdmom Posted Tue 03 May, 2011 6:11 PM |
Kayte, go sit under a bright light and play some music that makes you happy. You're great and definitely don't need to make a mental list of all your faults!
P.S. This list, in my opinion, would be quite short. I think your main fault is not understanding the awesomeness that is Steve Perry's voice. And the pillow issue.
P.P.S. Not trying to beat you while you're down though. |
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Turtleneck Posted Tue 03 May, 2011 8:21 PM |
Aww, thanks, you're all peaches.
It's funny though, Anne, that Steve Perry thing wasn't on my list. |
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ricv64 Posted Wed 04 May, 2011 1:22 AM |
weirdmom wrote: Kayte, go sit under a bright light and play some music that makes you happy. You're great and definitely don't need to make a mental list of all your faults!
P.S. This list, in my opinion, would be quite short. I think your main fault is not understanding the awesomeness that is Steve Perry's voice. And the pillow issue.
P.P.S. Not trying to beat you while you're down though.
It is not a fault to not like Steve Perry .PS
better wash those whites tomorrow |
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hennypenny Posted Wed 04 May, 2011 4:18 AM |
Turtleneck wrote: I think it has rained every day for the past 2 weeks. I had to turn the furnace back on today. I think the gloom is starting to affect me, as I have spent this morning making a mental list of all my faults and flaws.
You are awesome Kayte! However, I'm not sure you'd do well if you had to live in the Northwest :P We've only had 3 days that the temperature has been over 60 degrees so far this year. |
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weirdmom Posted Wed 04 May, 2011 12:29 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: Aww, thanks, you're all peaches.
It's funny though, Anne, that Steve Perry thing wasn't on my list.
But the pillow thing was? Wow, you are making progress. Admitting your problem is the first step. |
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ricv64 Posted Wed 04 May, 2011 1:16 PM |
| did Kayte scribble in her notes , Hollies > Turtles ? |
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