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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you maintain a phone number in different countries on the long-run ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought it while I was there, but online, so I don’t see a reason it wouldn’t have worked elsewhere. E-sim don’t need to be shipped, you just get an email and you need a phone that can handle an e-sim.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you maintain a phone number in different countries on the long-run ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a prepaid e-sim that I use for my second country phone number. I had to put 5 euros on it and pay 5 euros extra or something, and after that I only pay when I use up the money. Only disadvantage is you have to use it once every two months or they deactivate it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Non-stick pans?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I lift heavy, but I don’t think my wrists will ever be strong enough to lift a castiron pan one-handed. I even did specific wrist training at some point. Tiny womens wrists want to stay tiny apparently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone feeling like doesn't belong anywhere?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know what makes me stand out, but there are some habits french people have that I keep being surprised by. Especially the kisses to greet people, even when you meet for the first time or among colleagues or distant friends. In the netherlands I only kiss family members as a greeting.

  Apparently eating on the go is a very non-french thing to do and my boyfriend is usually the only one on his commute that eats breakfast on the train.

  Then, we had to learn that you can never just poor water or wine for yourself when at a dinner. You must ask everyone if they want a refill. That one is easier to get used to though.

  We’re also the only ones that take out bike to the local “centre commercial” to do our weekly shopping. Although commuter bikes are becoming a more frequent sight, buying more than a few things by bike is very weird here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨good idea, no downsides⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why don’t they just have a basin that fills with water? Would be much easier for moving.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember in the moulin rouge, they translated “let’s make love” word for word. Laten we de liefde maken.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This Apple Lie at the grocery store⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the netherlands we have an award for the most misleading commercial/advertisement/packaging.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rough date⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bumble still has a userbase looking for different things than on Tinder. At least my friends experience is more relationships, less one-nighters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My therapist told me to start throwing a ball at the wall and catch it when I find myself in a downward thought spiral. It really works because apparently it’s hard to focus on a ball and have a mental breakdown at the same time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Depluralize⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fish of rock!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone feeling like doesn't belong anywhere?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m dutch and I’ve lived abroad (EU) for most of the last 8 years. I’m now trying to settle down permanently in France. It’s been only 1.5 years but I think I will always be a “dutch person in France”, just because of my accent, name and the fact that some habits here are just not going to become mine comfortably. However, in NL I feel like an outsider sometimes and I started getting comments about my dutch sounding foreign. Being with my family is nice, but with foreign experience, you just see habits and customs in a different way.

  That said, it doesn’t really bother me too much. I made the choice myself to emigrate knowing the consequences and being the goofy outsider fits me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Did you become desensitized to it or just never liked it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨please do not the fish⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Leave the damn squirrels alone!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the most confusing false friends from your language to another that are spelt exactly the same?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some examples from flemish (belgian dutch) to dutch:

  Word - flemish - dutch Lopen - to run - to walk Stappen - to walk - to go out (to a bar) Poepen - to have sex - to poop

  I remember the first time in a swimming pool in flanders I was so confused by all the signs saying I shouldn’t walk.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone knows hot air rises. So, do we gain or lose weight when we burp or fart?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess warm breath rises, you can see it in winter when your breath is visible.

  However, co2 is not present as a gas in your body, but bound to hemoglobin, so I think it only becomes a gas again in your lungs. Same as farts only forming “outside” your body in your intestines.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Art of the Deal⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They are not really getting paid, they are getting the money back they paid for windfarm permits and in exchange they have to invest the money in oil and gas in the US.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is giving only formula long term "healthy" for a baby?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Breastmilk is also made up of numerous chemicals. Chemicals are not bad, we are made of chemicals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If we cured all forms of cancer with the ease of taking a pill, what would be the next thing medicine would put the biggest focus on?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope neurodevelopmental disorders would also get more attention. Although less people suffer from it than from aging-related disorders, when a child is born with a severe disease it affects not only the child’s life, but also that of parents and siblings. (I don’t mean neurodivergence, I mean severe disorders that prevent a child from being able to walk, communicate, and/or live in health).

  In comparison with aging-disorders, so many good years of life are lost.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨With regards to cutlery, do you prefer a spoon or a fork for eating cake?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use a mini-fork (dessert fork?)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can to many hits to the head make a person the R word in animals? My bc loves to run around the house and hits his head constantly but shakes it off. He acts normal and everything exceept4 zoomies?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I heard of a dog in our local dog park who ran into a stone bench so hard he broke his skull and died, so please try to teach your dog not to do that. If you reward his head hitting behavior by taking him for a walk he will keep doing it. Try to teach him something else instead, easiest is that he has to stop hitting his head, give you a paw and only then do you take the leash. Eventually (hopefully) he will paw at you instead if running into stuff when he wants to go out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨(serious) What would we be losing in a world where most people didn't own a car? Please read the OP before posting.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The point is that if there weren’t a lot of cars around you would probably not be living the way you are living now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My boyfriend and I share a spotify account and when one of us notices the other one is listening we insert the song into the queue. Most of the time my boyfriend doesn’t even notice he is getting rickrolled.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are more reasons than just brain rot for not wanting to spend 20 minutes of your free time watching a video about popcorn settings on microwaves.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rural Dutch cycling route of Satan 🤘😖🤘⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Cycling anywhere in the netherlands and getting more than 1 meter of elevation per km classified as a hilly route in my book.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨100% tru btw⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Muscles are so attractive though, most gymbros just overdo it. I’m thinking more greek god/statue, less Arnold.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Under the most ideal circumstances, how 'clean' is drinkable tap water by the time it reaches our taps?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love those fountains when hiking or cycling in the alps. And I’ve never got sick from drinking that water even as a tourist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's literally science⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You can spice them up with alternating leg raises or do a superman or bird dog. There are also loads of other exercises that work. The best exercise isn’t the most effective one, it’s the one you actually do consistently

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨justgermanthigs⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Cooking laundry sounds like a fun way to say dishwashing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is the point I have reached⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I stopped going to the dentist 7 years ago because I moved to an area with a shortage. I used to have one or two cavities filled each yearly appointment, but I haven’t had any serious issues or pain since I stopped going. I’m a bit worried about future serious issues but I saved so much money, pain and discomfort in the meantime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some excuses are for you but not for them⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, you shouldn’t really need any other excuse then “sorry, not in the mood right now”. It’s also the weirdest excuse because sex often helps with a headache because it eases pain and tension (when done right).