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People outside the US, how do you feel US expats or exiles would do in your country or region?

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  • Of course. But learning a language as an adult is a huge challenge. I take lessons but it's slow progress, people aren't always understanding when you stumble or don't know words and I'm juggling full time professional work on top of it so time and mental energy are limited.

    Even after years of practice I will never not sound like a foreigner, which is distancing.

    • People outside the US, how do you feel US expats or exiles would do in your country or region?

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  • Work is how I got in. The IT sector gives you a fair bit of mobility as a worker, an EU blue card can be obtained without a degree (but with relevant experience) if you have a company sponsor you over.

    • World of Warcraft's next major patch will let you drift in a car '4 to 5 times faster' than a normal ground mount, all while learning 'more about goblin culture than ever before'

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  • I came back recently too and honestly it feels great. Having so much fun. They don't have the frustrating gimmicks that defined previous expansions, the new talent trees are really well made, the gear drops are fun and interesting.

    It's a bit worrying for me to be getting pulled into wow again, I thought I was safe...

    • People outside the US, how do you feel US expats or exiles would do in your country or region?

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  • I'm an American living and working in Europe for years now. It's pretty great, although language barriers can leave you feeling a little isolated sometimes. That said, the thought of going back to the US turns my stomach. European working culture is much more... Human. More understanding about things like sick days, better vacation packages and, better worker protections.

    I wish the US could be better, but it no longer looks like that will happen in my lifetime so I'll do my best to find happiness here instead.

    • Sea of Thieves temporarily yanks nearly all its big new stealth features following "significant issues"

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  • Yeah, but most games can't handle that many explosions so they just crash unfortunately.

    • Meta fires staffers for using $25 meal credits on household goods

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  • No, they pretended to get mad so they had an excuse to cut their workforce without having it labeled a layoff.

    • Both Parties Are Getting Men Wrong

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  • What would those solutions actually look like?

    • Assassin's Creed Shadows :10 Amazing New Details You Should Know

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  • Man it's sad how much distrust they've built up now

    • The Future Rule

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  • The true windows experience

    • U.K. forces Google to remove websites selling gender-affirming medications

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  • It's a relief valve though. As someone who has suffered from unavailable care, black market drugs probably saved my life. I'm not terribly against adults being able to make such decisions on their own judgment.

    • Do you like olives?

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  • I eat green olives straight out of the can for lunch sometimes.

    • Using Ubuntu may give off hipster vibes to the average PC user, but within the Linux community its has the opposite effect.

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  • Oh snap

    • Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling

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  • The same story of publicly traded companies again and again.

    Your steady growth isn't good enough.

    Your growth has to grow - and if it's not growing fast enough then you're not doing your duty to the shareholders.

    Add in the fact that we've let businesses get so large they empty all the air from the room and we've managed to enshittify our entire society.

    • Recounting Dreams: A Riveting Discussion

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  • It's wild that we have these weird videos that play out when we sleep and people aren't more interested in them honestly.

    I like hearing about people's dreams!

    • evangelism

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  • These are the people we've let run our society

    • Special school pupils ‘tortured’ in calming rooms, BBC investigation finds

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  • They really could work on their branding a bit

    • Miami-Dade County Schools officer arrested, 3-year-old son shot himself with her gun: Police

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  • "I'm from a third world country"

    Trump literally in the username.

    Yep checks out lol

    • Who's Next?

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  • Google Search is dead. It just doesn't know it yet.

    • Mastering Game Mechanics: The Definitive Guide for Beginners

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  • What is this weird AI generated unbuttered noodle of an article?

    • It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.

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  • I had to explain to a friend recently why

    "I'm at Steve's house"

    Was fine but

    "I'm in Steve's house"

    Was weird. Like, get out of there before you get arrested.