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For example, do Ecuadorian or Venezuelan origin people in Colombia generally just become or get eventually perceived as Colombian and have kids whose identity is just Colombian? Or do they remain perceived as a "minority" community of Ecuadorian-Colombians or Venezuelan-Colombians over generations?

An Ecuadorian living in (example) the UK stands out due to his language, appearance, and culture. But in Colombia, he would speak the same language with another accent, have a similar name as Colombians, look similar to many native Colombians, and have a relatively similar culture. I assume if he spoke in a Colombian accent he wouldn't even appear to most people as having recent origins in another Spanish speaking South American country. So wouldn't it be easy to assimilate and become Colombian?

Kind of an unserious/silly question maybe. A few times, I have walked into an AH To Go at a train station, for example, picked up some tissues next to the self scans, and left. Never stopped by a shop employee. However, I know that I wouldn't go to a billing/payment counter with a person handling it, take tissues in front of the person, and leave without buying anything.

So... Does anyone know if this is *technically* not allowed?

I have roots in Palakkad as both parents are from different villages in Palakkad district. I grew up in other states, lived in Palakkad for couple of years, then moved abroad.

Currently 31 years old and working abroad. I am wondering what jobs do young people (21-35 years old) living in Palakkad do. Could also be remote jobs. Is anyone able to build decent savings (10 lakh+)?

Almost every vegan cheese I see on the market is just starch and oil. No calcium, no vitamins, no protein. It's been *years* and almost no company has bothered to make vegan cheese that's even remotely as nutritious as dairy cheese? I know a couple of vegan cheeses made with a base of almonds or cashews, and those are the only ones with any nutritional value more than 20% fat and 40% starch (but are not found as widely as the junk vegan cheeses). Dairy cheese is a traditionally important source of nutrition in lunch and breakfast sandwiches as well as snacks, so I'm sure there would be some demand for vegan cheese that would replace the vitamins, calcium, and proteins provided by dairy cheese.

There are many valid reasons to return to India voluntarily. Burnt out abroad, culture not suiting you, better opportunities in India, personally want to be close to parents, etc. If you have children, it's still completely valid to move back if things really aren't working out for you abroad.

But I don't understand the reasoning that one's children "need" to be in India. That they need to be surrounded by extended family and be in their roots, or they'll miss out and be isolated. Firstly, unless you live in a joint family with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents all in the same neighbourhood or at least city/village, that's not happening in India anyway. People live in different cities, they all have busy schedules (so will you), and work life balance is nonexistent in India anyway. So maybe instead of once a year, you'll see relatives twice a year. This image of your children coming home to their grandparents from school, then going out to play with their cousins, and then spending weekends at their uncle's, is a romanticised myth in most cases.

Secondly, children adapt to wherever they grow up. If you live in any western country, you're not living in a homogeneous and isolated society. Your children will meet other children from diverse backgrounds and white native/majority background children who are also used to foreigners. They will form their own social circles. It is entirely YOUR need as a parent that the children need to practice indian culture, grow up with relatives, and not be "too western".

If you decide anyway that you want your children to grow up in India, fair enough, but at least please execute this decision when they're under 6-7 years old. Getting a hit of nostalgia/patriotism/cultural awakening when your child is 10-13 years old and packing up the family to return to India is extremely selfish. Your child has formed their identity, social life, and roots in the other country by then.

Why do we say it this way? Taken literally, 24 hours, 365 days a year already covers every single second in a non leap year.

It's a comfortable 24°C outside today. On the 4 days last week when it was 35°C+, my indoor temperature went up to a max of 28 on Friday, though staying at 26 the days before after I actively took measures to keep it cool. After one whole day of moderate temperatures and keeping windows open for ample airflow, the house still feels like an oven. After briefly going to 25.5, it's at 27 again. Curtains are shut, windows open to allow cool air in from the outside, but it feels just like it was when it was 37°C outside.

It's a two floor, ground floor row apartment (tussenwoning) with another two floor apartment above. Anyone else facing this problem? Even two cool nights didn't cool the house down.

Edit: The bedroom on the other side is rented out to another person and he's not home, so not able to open windows on opposite sides.

What are the little things that become part of your life that wouldn't be there otherwise? Could be something related to language, systems, etc. Like you need to do things a certain way due to different laws around it in both places.

How are the practical aspects? Especially if you work in a country with a different currency from where you live, how does that work? I imagine something like this could easily happen in EU countries – Switzerland, Poland, Czechia and surrounding countries that use the euro. Taxes might also be another complication.

How come Protestants existed before Martin Luther King protested against racism and reformed Civil Rights?

I'm someone who gets hot easily and doesn't like temperatures over 30°C (86°F). If I complain about feeling hot, you're just met with "well yeah". It seems that I'm expected to put up with it and complaining/doing something about it like leaving the space annoys people or makes them think I'm overreacting. People also seem to be far less inclined to do anything about uncomfortable heat. If it's a hot indoor space, no one does or asks anyone to do something like turn the fan on or open a window.

On the other hand, if it's too cold, it seems acceptable to leave the place, ask or do something to make it warmer, etc. If I say it's too cold, people seem very likely to offer sympathy or help.

I lived in a hot region and now live in a relatively cold part of Europe, and the attitudes are the same. Both very hot and very cold are uncomfortable and bad for you, so why does cold get more attention?

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, all share many common cultural and historical ties. Either the exact same or sister ethnic/cultural/linguistic groups live in all the countries. And yet, after 80 years of being independent, we only have friendly relations, people moving back and forth, and trust with Nepal and Bhutan, and to some extent Sri Lanka. We can barely travel to our two biggest neighbours. China is hostile at worst and grudgingly neutral at best (and still claims Indian territory). People who speak the same language and have essentially the same culture cannot even exist as a family just because they come from the other side of the border.

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In this period, Europe has built the EU. You might argue that they're rich and got American money after WW2. But there's also West Africa where they have built the ECOWAS (travel, live, work in each other's countries); South America has Mercosur (also free movement to a major extent); SE Asia has ASEAN (often visa free travel). We have a failed SAARC and scattered connections with neighbours. A Bangladeshi, Indian, or Pakistani can't even marry and live with their spouse from another country in one of these countries, without scrutiny.

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We have wasted a major opportunity for regional integration.

I quite like Greek food for the simple flavours while being hearty and comforting. There are a lot of Greek restaurants around the Randstad but it's hard to tell which ones are at least somewhat authentic, and plant based options are not everywhere. I would really like some gigantes and stuffed peppers/tomatoes. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

"People in my city/country are blunt and tell like it is" maybe it's just how city people are, because every city says this?

"In my culture/country we love food" yeah in other cultures they actually hate food and prefer to starve.

"Our grandma force feeds us" that's what grandmas do everywhere.

"We love discounts and bargain hunting is ingrained in us" well in other cultures we just insist on handing our entire bank account over to the seller.

my_qualifications: MSc business economics.

I did my masters (after 1 year pre master) in the Netherlands from 2020-2022. There were requirements like GMAT, IELTS, and a motivation letter. I applied to 4 unis, completed the process with 3, got 2 offers, one of which I took up.

After accepting the offer, the University asked for documents and handled the rest of the process with respect to enrolment and residence permit. I transferred them the fees and the standard 1 year's worth of living expenses. All the required information was either available on their website or in the correspondence they sent to me. Covid caused quite some confusion and anxiety regarding if/when I would be able to travel, but everything was handled very transparently and clearly by the university.

During the whole process, I did not see any need to pay an agency or consultancy for anything. I did my research on what programme to pursue and then the university's instructions on how to proceed. My parents are middle class folks who have zero idea how any of this works, none of us had ever been to the west before, so it's not like my family held my hand through anything with their knowledge.

I do understand that many top US universities are very selective and you need some help to point you in the right direction regarding essays, CV prep and such. But why are people otherwise going to these extortionist study abroad "consultants" or agents? Especially to get into no name colleges in Canada or to do whatever degree in an obscure university in Germany or eastern Europe? This money can be put to much better use.

Also what did they even use oil for at the time they wrote the Rig Veda?

I have worked in IT support/service for a couple of years now. This is something I encounter now and then. Someone opens a ticket, you work through it and ask them for more info or ask them to see if your solution has worked. And then they never respond. You ask again. No response. Two weeks pass, and you assume they don't have an issue anymore and mark the request as resolved.

And then they appear all of a sudden telling you "my issue isn't solved yet. Why is this closed???" Maybe you could have not waited until I closed it to let me know?

Misschien heb ik het mis maar het lijkt me dat het eiwitgehalte in vleesvervangers van veel merken in de afgelopen paar jaren is afgenomen. 2-3 jaren geleden kocht ik regelmatig vleesvervangers van merken zoals Vivera en De Vegetarische Slager, enzo, die allemaal 15-20 gram eiwit per 100 gram bevatten.

Tegenwoordig zijn er nog maar weinig producten met meer dan 15 gram eiwit. De prijzen blijven maar stijgen.

(sorry het Nederlands is niet mijn moedertaal)

I can pull myself up, I can raise my legs all the way to the bar, but I can't raise them over the bar and hold them. Is it core strength that's missing?

At some point I suppose we all have encountered grammar snobs who pointed out that it's not "me and James went to the cinema" but "James and I went...". And then they all proceed to say something like "he gave the box to James and I".

If you're so stuck up about grammar, at least learn the difference between the nominative and accusative cases.

I honestly just want to get an idea of how a language is spoken in everyday life when I look up "x language spoken" on YouTube.

Instead it's

1. a bunch of words or phrases

2. Learn to speak X language (basic tutorial that doesn't show how it is spoken in a conversation).

3. AMERICAN/FAMOUS PERSON SPEAKS LANGUAGE OMG!!!!!(and it's just something like "I love X language" with poor pronunciation or worse, a hello).