Politcal Memes, etc

[Cousin Strawberry]

Italy is back on the table for Chef, the entire province of BC ain’t gonna age well. Vancouver is done. There ain’t nowwhere else in Canada I want to live and my American wife wants nothing to do with America anymore. Fuck Mexico. Italy it is, already know a few people who’ve bought in Italy. It seems to be in the cards.

Amalfi coast is amazing but you'll need to divest in your BC real estate to afford it

[Carl Yagro]

So many people are telling me, if you're deciding on Europe, think about Portugal instead.

Others who are more adventurous have also been looking into the former eastern bloc countries.

[Per]

So many people are telling me, if you're deciding on Europe, think about Portugal instead.

Others who are more adventurous have also been looking into the former eastern bloc countries.

It all depends on what you are looking for. Portugal is dirt cheap, very low taxes, no restrictions on personal use of drugs. Brilliant coast. Good food.
The whole Mediterranean has great climate, good food, laidback lifestyle, but things are not going to arrive on time. The air conditioning and the escalator may work. They may also not work. Someone may be able to fix it next week. If they show up.

If you prefer things to be on time and actually work, Switzerland, Germany, Scandinavia are better options, but not as laid back, not quite as good food and far more expensive. The Czechs have the best beer and Prague looks like the setting of a movie set in the 18th century.

If you want a country that is pretty much like Canada, Sweden is one of the better options. Europe's last wilderness up north. Great hunting and fishing, bears, moose, salmon, lynx, wolves, reindeer and wolverines, real winters if you enjoy skiing, dog-sledding or pond hockey. Decent hockey league. But if you want to escape Canada, this may not be what you're looking for.

As I said, it all depends on what you're looking for.

[Chef Boi RD]

Remember when we all used to drink like Steve Bannon drinks now?

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[Cousin Strawberry]

So many people are telling me, if you're deciding on Europe, think about Portugal instead.

Others who are more adventurous have also been looking into the former eastern bloc countries.

It all depends on what you are looking for. Portugal is dirt cheap, very low taxes, no restrictions on personal use of drugs. Brilliant coast. Good food.
The whole Mediterranean has great climate, good food, laidback lifestyle, but things are not going to arrive on time. The air conditioning and the escalator may work. They may also not work. Someone may be able to fix it next week. If they show up.

If you prefer things to be on time and actually work, Switzerland, Germany, Scandinavia are better options, but not as laid back, not quite as good food and far more expensive. The Czechs have the best beer and Prague looks like the setting of a movie set in the 18th century.

If you want a country that is pretty much like Canada, Sweden is one of the better options. Europe's last wilderness up north. Great hunting and fishing, bears, moose, salmon, lynx, wolves, reindeer and wolverines, real winters if you enjoy skiing, dog-sledding or pond hockey. Decent hockey league. But if you want to escape Canada, this may not be what you're looking for.

As I said, it all depends on what you're looking for.

And you can get to Portugal fairly affordably for holidays without flying.

I'm not getting in aircraft anymore.

[Cornuck]

“Despite fabricating the United States DOGE Service out of thin air, President Musk has already grown his unelected bureaucracy to lay claim to nearly $7 million of American taxpayer funding,”

[Per]

So many people are telling me, if you're deciding on Europe, think about Portugal instead.

Others who are more adventurous have also been looking into the former eastern bloc countries.

It all depends on what you are looking for. Portugal is dirt cheap, very low taxes, no restrictions on personal use of drugs. Brilliant coast. Good food.
The whole Mediterranean has great climate, good food, laidback lifestyle, but things are not going to arrive on time. The air conditioning and the escalator may work. They may also not work. Someone may be able to fix it next week. If they show up.

If you prefer things to be on time and actually work, Switzerland, Germany, Scandinavia are better options, but not as laid back, not quite as good food and far more expensive. The Czechs have the best beer and Prague looks like the setting of a movie set in the 18th century.

If you want a country that is pretty much like Canada, Sweden is one of the better options. Europe's last wilderness up north. Great hunting and fishing, bears, moose, salmon, lynx, wolves, reindeer and wolverines, real winters if you enjoy skiing, dog-sledding or pond hockey. Decent hockey league. But if you want to escape Canada, this may not be what you're looking for.

As I said, it all depends on what you're looking for.

And you can get to Portugal fairly affordably for holidays without flying.

I'm not getting in aircraft anymore.

So how do you get to Europe?
In a canoe? Or do you drive your car across the ice in winter?

[Topper]

Sails with Greta

[Chef Boi RD]

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[Cousin Strawberry]

Well by sea, of course! Cargo travel is still a thing as well as the QM2 does a bunch of runs NYC-Southampton UK. Then the Bergen Line ferries do multiple option routes from the UK to NorGAY...I'm headed to SW Sweden in the next few years so am planing this to be one of those "life's a journey, not a destination" kind of experiences

Anything to stay out of those gaddamn flying sardine tin death traps. The sheer ordeal of air travel has become so appalling to me that the 10-20 day voyages have become the best option

[Cousin Strawberry]

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He's morphing into Ciaran Hinds character from Munich

[Chef Boi RD]

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He's morphing into Ciaran Hinds character from Munich

Trump’s Mini Me

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[Strangelove]

“Despite fabricating the United States DOGE Service out of thin air, President Musk has already grown his unelected bureaucracy to lay claim to nearly $7 million of American taxpayer funding,”

United States DOGE Service = United States DIGITAL Service

... created by Obama with a budget in place.

[5thhorseman]

“Despite fabricating the United States DOGE Service out of thin air, President Musk has already grown his unelected bureaucracy to lay claim to nearly $7 million of American taxpayer funding,”

United States DOGE Service = United States DIGITAL Service

... created by Obama with a budget in place.

This is true. Also, no Senate confirmation required for whoever heads it.

However the purpose is technological improvement, whereas Musk is purportedly trying to root out waste and fraud, a completely different role, one normally fulfilled by the Inspector General's, a number of whom Trump fired upon taking office.

[Strangelove]

Yes, as I said in the Election thread, the Service has been repurposed...