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It's been a long time since the Judeans were kicked out of Judea, but there's still the 'Next Year in Jerusalem' part of the liturgy and rebuilding the temple gets mentioned. I know that some of this relates to previous exiles, like the Babylonian captivity and the Assyrian captivity. So my question is: to what extent do you, as a Jewish person (living outside the State of Israel), feel that you're part of an exiled people, expelled and living abroad in an adopted country?

And if your family has been expelled from or pushed to leave other countries too (Eastern Europe for example), do you also feel to some extent that you're in exile from Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Germany, etc?

NB: this truly isn't meant as a bad-faith question. I'm also interested in other groups too: Do Armenians forced out of Turkish Armenia feel like exiles? Do African Americans feel like exiles from Africa? Do Cherokee and Choctaw Indians in Oklahoma feel like they're a people in exile after the trail of tears? The 'story of a people' is passed down through generations and is a big part of cultural identity, and I find it really interesting.

A relative of mine rented a room in a flat for a 12-month tenancy, but one of the flatmates was dealing drugs and had people coming and going all night, slamming the front door and having arguments in the kitchen in the middle of the night, and it was making my relative's life a living hell. Landlord lived abroad, and rent was being paid on time. As soon as May 1 2026 came around and the law changed, my relative ended the tenancy 7 months early. He then became the 1 guy that would feel duty-bound to come to Keir Starmer's defence (not passionately, mind you) when people slagged him off.

Do you know anybody that was able to escape a tenancy when the law changed on 1 May 2026?

When you know you have a bag of 50 carrier bags at home but you find yourself having to pay 10p for a bag at the supermarket, that's SOBA. What's your worst example of the Shame Of Buying Again?

I have a job, I have a car, I go out and socialise, I exercise, I go to the cinema, go out for dinner. However, I wish I didn't have to do any of those things. If a lockdown came along and I had to just stay in and do nothing, I would be so pleased. In fact, the idea of being put in prison forever, or having a physical disability that kept me inside, feels pretty blissful.

I spend a lot of my life not really feeling in the mood to do things, and forcing myself to do things even though I have no natural motivation to do them. But I also don't want to miss out on life experiences, and have regrets that I didn't do more stuff in life. I wish I had a valid excuse to let myself do nothing and not regret it. I've spent so much of my life not really properly living, and waiting to feel like living is worth the effort.

But I don't want to be this kind of person. I want to be somebody that is keen and enthusiastic about things in life, and is annoyed when he can't do what he wants to do. I want to find the idea of a lockdown bad, because I enjoy the challenges and rewards of the world.

I am in therapy and have tried lots of antidepressants. But nothing seems to shift my feeling of "life is a chore". Is it possible to change it?

The village of Prosecco on the Adriatic has barely 1,000 residents, but gives its name to a sparkling wine popular around the world. Meanwhile, Sandwich in Kent has fewer than 5,000 people to be proud of the bread-and-filling product that's now a global staple. What are some other examples of a tiny place giving its name to a hugely popular culinary item?

There's a very clear cause-and-effect timeline that goes from the Napoleonic occupation, through the Carlist Wars and the civil war, all the way to the transition to democracy in 1982. Has this topic ever been tackled? It would probably take several series to cover.

I already know "bon di" and "tante grasie" and "par piaser" but are there any other everyday phrases that I could throw in while I am here (especially those that are clearly different from Italian)?

Quand jhabitais en France y'avait pas de trotinettes electriques. Mais dans ces jours quand je visite des villes français, je me amuse tellement avec les systemes de location de trotin-elecs. Mais je sais bien que selon une partie des citoyens elles posemt un grand problem de sécurité routière etc etc. , et qu'elles posent une menace. Quen pensez vous?