How do some of these teams manage to stay so clean on a twenty pound daily budget?

I am watching them run through train stations in Uzbekistan and sleep on overnight buses in the absolute freezing cold and somehow they still look relatively put together. If I had to travel across eight countries with just a single rucksack and twenty three quid a day I would look like an absolute swamp monster by week two

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 7 days ago
▲ 6 r/Greggs

Is the vegan sausage roll actually good or is it only good relative to other vegan fast food?

I keep seeing people say it's surprisingly decent but I can never tell if that's an honest assessment or just the low expectations of someone who wasn't expecting much

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 7 days ago
▲ 31 r/UK_Pets

If your pet could talk for one minute what is the first thing you think they would complain about?

If my cat could talk he would definitely complain about the absolute disrespect of being picked up for a cuddle when he is clearly in the middle of a very important third nap of the day

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 10 days ago
▲ 30 r/AskHRUK

What's the most common misconception employees have about HR?

A lot of people seem to think HR is either their friend in management conflicts or that they're completely against the worker, depending on the situation. Wondering what you lot in HR actually see as the biggest misunderstanding from the employee side? Is it about what HR can actually do, what their role is, or something else entirely?

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 10 days ago

What's your favourite meal to cook when wild camping?

I used to rely entirely on those expensive freeze-dried pouches but they get a bit boring after a while and nothing beats actual fresh food when you are pitched up on the fells. What is your go-to recipe when you want something proper to eat that does not weigh down your pack?

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 12 days ago

Looking for honest feedback on the current value of doing a coding bootcamp

I am thinking about changing careers from retail management and looking into a few of the major UK coding bootcamps. They all claim to have ninety percent employment rates within six months but given how tight the junior market seems right now I am highly skeptical. Are employers still willing to hire bootcamp grads or is the market so flooded with computer science graduates that certificates are useless?

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 12 days ago

Do you reckon they book the acts in a particular order on purpose?

Like it feels like they always do a few good ones then throw in some absolute shockers to get the crowd's energy up. Just seems too convenient that you get a run of genuinely talented people then boom someone completely out of their depth. Is that just editing or are they actually scheduling it that way?

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 14 days ago

Who is your favorite winning duo in the history of the show and why?

From Tony and Elaine in the very first series all the way to Jo and Kush winning on the ice in Mongolia we have had some unbelievable winners. Who do you think played the absolute best strategic and social game?

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 14 days ago

What do we think the main focus of the next season is going to be?

With the pub fully operational, the new farm office sorted, and the high-tech autonomous kit finally arriving, it feels like the scope of the show keeps expanding. Do you think they will focus more on the hospitality side with the crowds at The Farmer's Dog, or will Jeremy try to find another bizarre livestock project like the goats and the deer?

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 14 days ago

If production brings back face to face nominations for the first few weeks I will be absolutely thrilled

It is the quickest and most effective way to completely shatter the fake alliances and superficial friendships that form within the first forty eight hours of entering the house. Watching someone give a glowing speech about how much they love a housemate, only to have to look them dead in the eye and give two reasons why they want them out of the building creates the absolute best kind of organic psychological tension that carries through the entire week

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 18 days ago

Best friendship in the show's history

For me it will always be the early seasons friendship group with Jamie Laing, Francis Boulle, and Oliver Proudlock. The lost boys era felt so genuine because they were clearly actual mates outside of filming and their banter was unmatched

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 18 days ago

Jo and Kush proving that 19 year olds can actually manage a budget better than adults

Everyone assumes the younger contestants will panick and waste their cash, but those two boys from Liverpool were so disciplined. They worked when they needed to, took the cheapest local options, and still had enough left for the final push

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 19 days ago

How do most people actually decide how much to contribute beyond the minimum?

I'm currently just doing the minimum to get the full employer match which feels sensible but also like I might be undershooting. I don't have a specific retirement age in mind and I'm not sure how to even start working out what's enough. Is there a rule of thumb people actually use or is it all just guesswork?

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 20 days ago

Which former contestant had the biggest post-show personality swap?

If you look at the cast on Instagram six months after the final vows, who looks like a completely different person compared to how they were edited on television?

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u/Illustrious-Look7669 — 21 days ago