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by VK538FY 7y ago
The ability to enter another country as a tourist without a visa (or with some electronic visa) is cool. Obviously problematic for a citizen of a country with few such agreements. What I find far more interesting personally is the ability t
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by VK538FY 7y ago
Absolutely painfull. And completely USA-centric. Not a reference to the rest of us. Reminded me of a USian article that was making the rounds a while ago. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/08/ma
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by VK538FY 8y ago
Some have mentioned Germany. I haven't noticed Canada. I know both university systems, though not for electrical engineering specifically. Germany is a solid choice. Far better conditions than in some neighbouring countries (cough coug
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by VK538FY 8y ago
I also have a soft spot for Tempelhof. The shape of the structure and the interior are magnificent. https://www.fotocommunity.de/photo/im-flughafen-tempelhof-ho... I know that it probably wouldn't work as a modern
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by VK538FY 8y ago
We agree: it depends on the willingness of people to learn. I'm just saying to myself that it's pretty stupid not to want to learn the language of one's immediate neighbours, especially when it can eliminate spells of unemplo
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by VK538FY 8y ago
If you're Greek, that _might_ be a dilemma, I suppose. :-)
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by VK538FY 8y ago
Not just a couple, but many European countries offer two or more foreign languages. (The level of success varies wildly of course.) The configuration is even more complicated in French schools where there is the optional immersion in the re
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by VK538FY 8y ago
Are you referring to the bulldozer effect of English against other major languages? If so, I'd say that English and Occitan (for example) are not in the same league, therefore not competitors. For example, no school pupil will choose t
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by VK538FY 8y ago
True, but I think of the French author who visited Québec in the 19th century long after the conquest and noted that the purity of the language was better than in much of France at the time. Or something like that, I can't find the ref
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by VK538FY 8y ago
I'd like to know more. In New France, the majority was from northwestern France (Normands, Poitevins, etc.) but somehow they managed to settle on a language that is surprisingly similar to Parisian French despite the accent and informa
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by VK538FY 8y ago
True, the 'French republic' was never a friend of regional identity and it continues today. Unfortunate that the policies have diminished the mosaic that is France and also for intergenerational links and the economic opportunitie
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by VK538FY 8y ago
This is an interesting question because there are significantly different national attitudes towards spending on food, I see it every day. For example, https://www.vox.com/2014/7/6/5874499/map-heres-how-m
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by VK538FY 8y ago
I'll check the book. I'm relatively interested in health insurance and the financing thereof because I haven't quite identified the system that works the best and even the most successful countries need to tighten their game
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by VK538FY 8y ago
Good explanation and I've read a number of articles about private health insurance under this angle. It's not an imaginary phenomenon. I'm curious to know if a study has been done about the similar effects of restaurant ticke
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by VK538FY 8y ago
I understand the parent's idea. An employer gives his employees Tickets Resto. It's a 'social advantage' that may cost the employer less than simply paying the employees more because exempt from certain social charges. A
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by VK538FY 8y ago
This thread 'triggered' me and I must say that you have identified what is in my opinion the problem: natural human greed and the increasing cost of rent in touristic cities flooded by low cost travel. I experienced something simi