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I'm horrified. Trump and Vance were absolutely disgusting at the meeting. Zelensky could hardly get a word in.

So sorry, emkay. Beautiful photo.

I'm extremely worried that the AfD will get enough extra votes next time round to win the next elections.

They (European politicians) were all kissing Trump's bum when he won the elections - obviously the must diplomatic thing to do (made my skin crawl). Then this overall letdown. And American Nazis advising Germans to vote for the AfD is the last straw.

I've been really happy since October, when I moved to an apartment in a managed apartments complex in the town centre after Robby, my daughter's dog, died in August. It's small but comfortable and I feel really, really better off here than in the one I lived in before with all that hassle with the h...

I would like to add that with puberty certain psychological problems can emerge. My granddaughter for example had depression and at 18 was diagnosed with borderline syndrome, which is what made her a difficult person to deal with - also her with herself. But once it was diagnosed she began to unders...

Can't advise which school to choose, but I have found over the years that come puberty most of my Nachhilfeschüler (English) developed this "kein Bock" attitude, regardless of which school and regardless of which subject. It's heartbreaking because the 4 pupils (14 - 15 years) I currently ...

Here' a link to a table especially for Landkreis Munich, depending on the area of Munich: https://www.landkreis-muenchen.de/themen/arbeit-gewerbe-jobcenter/jobcenter/mietobergrenzen-fuer-empfaenger-von-buergergeld-und-leistungen-nach-dem-sgb-xii/ The table shows the respective Kaltmiete. Ancillary a...

May I ask what the maximum warm rent is that you can pay? I'm asking because I am currently helping a friend search for a flat who is relocating here and I can also keep my eyes open for you. Thank you very much for your answer on the forum. You asked me what hot price I am willing to pay for an ap...

That sounds horrendous and I do hope you get to move somewhere lovely much sooner than the 2 years... I hope so too. I'm on the waiting list for a flat in the Service-Wohnung compound (managed apartment for the elderly) right next door to the old peoples home, which is only a few minutes from where...

I wish liability insurance was legally compulsory. It doesn't cost all that much and saves a lot of hassle. My neigbour upstairs caused a water damage in my flat, which amounted to ca. 1300 Euros, and lied that he was insured and also lied that he had reported the incidence to his insurance company....

The local key smiths wouldn't do it, but I found an online service, which kopied the original key and sent it back with the spares pretty quick. It's legal. Of course, it's pretty tricky for you if you've only got the one key, with which you would have to part with for a couple of days. Here's a fi...

I would like to get a spare set of keys made as a precaution to losing the originals. I live in a block of flats so there are 2 keys. One for the communal door and one for my own door. I got my own door key cut without any problem, but the communal key is proving more difficult. The mann said somet...

Yesterday evening my daughter's dog went over the rainbow bridge at 13 1/2 years old after suffering with stomach ulcers the past couple of months. He is now united with his best friend Joker (my dog), who passed away 2 years ago. I had daycared him for all that time. He will be sorely missed. RIP R...

Public transport? That's what I rely on. I wouldn't feel safe driving or riding anything with failing eyesight.

No garden here, just a large patio with a fair amount of potted plants and I'm having the same problem with snails this year. Probably because of all the rain the past months. I've even found some in the bird house when I check it in the mornings. Snails eat anything and everything - even shit. We'v...

We have the problem at the opposite end of the spectrum. My wife, same as many other Japanese, is very small by Caucasian standard. She buys clothes and shoes only when she visits Japan, not often, she keeps saying her sizes cannot be found here. I still don't get it, after all she's not smaller th...

Lots of smiles.

I wonder what future historians are going to make of all this - depending on whether freedom of speech is then still allowed. I won't be around (10-15 years from now) to witness any of it at my age (I'm 77, born 1947, 2 years after WW2 finished). Maybe that's a good thing (for me) considering all th...

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