Not my parents, but as a parent my wife and I have different native languages. I speak to my son in English, the only language I know. My wife talks to him in Indonesian unless it’s a conversation involving me then it’s English.

My son will answer her in English even though he can speak and understand Indonesian. Although his Indonesian accent is becoming more influenced by English as he gets older, probably due to the lack of using the language. Calls with his grandmother help as she doesn’t speak English but she’s partially deaf which doesn’t help.

I will be impressed if I learn this was made by the owner and not commissioned. I’ll be further impressed if he/she holds a humble job and this is their passion.

I visited a Swedish family a long time ago and they introduced me to one of their favourite snacks, layered bread with mayo in-between each slice, like a cake. They seemed very proud of it.

Depends on rainfall but usually it’s green throughout the year. Somebody told me that’s why need is good here - don’t know if that’s true.

It would certainly shift focus from all the plastic bags blowing around it in the wind

Totally agree. I was talking about eating out. But you’re bang on. We hardly go out to eat anymore. Pre-covid it was normal we’d go out one a week. Not it’s only time when we’re away from home and want to treat ourselves.

Totally agree. And when we’re feeling lazy we get some frozen, shove in the oven, type food. I know it’s not great but really it’s no different to fast food but cheaper.

I had a McDonalds in Jakarta a few years back. It’s a very different experience. They seem to price themselves in the way StarBucks does, which is opposite to what I’m used to. I prefer the local food still though.

I didn’t try it but I also saw Burger King there has a rendang burger. I liked the idea of it.

Everything did. I don’t know about where you are, but here the cost of going for food in a pub or restaurant is so expensive that McDonalds is still the cheapest option.

I had this on the Mega drive but the artwork was different in the UK. Either that or I’ve lost my memory.

Fade to Black was awesome for its time.

As was Another World. I watched a YouTube video about it. It explained what the Amiga was good at and the limitations, and how that game worked so well. Real time poly animations. It works so well.

I have one. Good shit.

Or buy cloned devices from China which all have the same MAC

My sister in law in Indonesia has (had? Not sure) stage four cancer and is only alive over the last 4 years because the family are having to pay for the expensive drug. I can’t remember the name, but it was the on the UKs NHS refused to use because of the cost.

The medication matches the household income. That’s two fully grown adults and one working child.

I know the NHS here is always talked about as being in trouble, but in still glad we have it.

This is typical for Bournemouth and Poole in hot weather. People travel down to there for the long beaches. Places like London are less than 2 hour drive away.

Sadly a lot of dick heads are included in those crowds.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yezyz4x7ko

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp8q72pyqo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62xxpkylv0o

Edit: the crowds are typical but not this early in the year as you said.

Yeah I love GLaDOS too. How many bad guys get plugged into a potato.

Perhaps they’re after the resources which aren’t so common elsewhere, like oxygen. Maybe they would turn Earth into an oxygen farm.

I saw a lifted oversized pickup in my town in the UK. It was hilarious. Like this one it was long, way bigger than those big Fords which are becoming more common here. And lifted. It also made a big brrr noise.

Also worth noting that we have a prescription charge for each prescribed item. I think it’s currently £9-something at the moment. This makes all medicine the same price for all. Some people are exempt if they are under 18, pregnant, etc.

Caffeine reduces anxiety. Anxiety is the reason I don’t drink caffeine drinks.