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IIRC the only thing we needed was a physical done within 90 (30?) days of traveling to your country of choice for immigration (this applies only to the EU, because that’s where we emigrated to) and honestly don’t think they took blood work.

Is it part of your visa requirements?

Also, just so you know, you can go ahead and get any tests done because the country only accepts the paperwork you give them.

Relax (as much as possible), the only one that thinks you’re being awkward is you.

I’m assuming you’re in college or college age, which is a time when most young people are on their own for the first time. You’re going to fuck up, and that ok, because this is the time to do it.

When you’re in a social situation, you can try and replace it with a scene in your head, and you’re playing a part. It works for me when I’m trying to speak a second language… I use my ‘radio voice’.

Try not to work yourself up too much, you got delt a shit card growing up and just being there is a huge step.

Tech Bro

Worth it to move. People are always surprised at the ‘low pay’ when you you move overseas but don’t ever take into account how much of your paycheck goes to everyone else but you first (in the US), and relative cost of living.

IMHO money/pay outside the US has more value, in the US it’s just a revolving door of debt.

Old advice I heard but never had to use, when handing over your wallet/purse, throw it away from you/robber and then book it the other way… they’re after the goods, not you.

So here’s a picture of a potato that escaped to the back of our cabinet and lived it’s best life.

I’m thinking it went on it’s merry way during our vacation in the cold months, and by the time we got back the stink had dissipated (plus, we live in a loft so the smell would not be trapped in a room). Either way, we didn’t find it until months later and dried out.

…looks like a little pirate ship, lol

Beehaw.org is very pleasant

Estoy valenciano, pero si!

37 years in the industry, I knew when I was a young cook I wouldn’t make jack shit for pay, so I always looked at places where I could enjoy life: N. Florida, Buenos Aires, Bermuda, Bonaire, Seattle, Los Angeles (ok, that was for straight up pay…never again!) now Spain. Hard work, a good partner, and dumb luck.

Sold our house at the right time (Trump presidency #1), funded a year & a half in the EU with ‘no income’ (you need to show income plus have enough funds to show independence -and family send letters of assurance & their bank statements for support, plus private insurance, etc. & patience.

Found an amazing town in 3.months and have been here for 7 years, restaurant opened 4 months before COVID lockdown, the landlord was amazing throughout the whole ordeal, didn’t charge the 3 months closure, we paid half rent for the 1st year and were able to repay it within a year). Neighbors were amazing (again) very supportive through the whole deal.

This is when we found out we can do it just by ourselves…the kids then some casual employees PT during the high season. This year we had 2 neighbors kids work with us for their first ‘real job’.

Great community, we work very hard but have some awesome quality of life (Mediterranean is 500m away) and more than anything got lucky.

I wish others the same!

There is no debate anymore, it’s just obtuse mouth hole noises

oh absolutely, had to leave the US to live the American Dream, and can’t say it was a bad decision!

Yeah detaching your cheffiness in your personal life is a job in itself, I had OJT all throughout my children’s lives until they moved out, THEN my wife and I opened a BBQ joint and it’s just her and I and HOOOOO BOY the shoe is on the other foot!!! lol…we have fun.

Well there is a reason the top American addiction specialist companies (cigarette industry PM, etc.) bought up all the processed food companies…they had the method but needed to diversity the market because of the backlash & lawsuits for cigarettes.

Now who would sue a company for producing a daily necessity? At the end of the day all they’d be required to do is soap a label on it saying ‘part of a balanced diet’ or some such bullshit.

America is driven by addiction.

onions, potatoes, spinach, egg, done

oh absolutely…there probably won’t be an event…there hasn’t been one yet and he’s already deployed the troops

There won’t be a long term. The mid term would see enough people out of work or without resources for food/shelter etc that they will resort to alternative means of acquiring resources which will then give the administration the excuse it needs to enact martial law

…and that will be that

Absolutely. Got it for Xmas one year, played until there was a god awful fuck scene that was…really something, and unexpected. Like, ok, I get that there are people that this is their only sexual outlet but can you fucking warn a guy?

It really reminded me of an updated Perfect Dark (360 version), which was…just stupid.

Late 80s early 90s I got into the database for our menus & recipes and changed ‘hot dog’ to ‘tibe steak smothered in underwear’ and then promptly forgot about it until one day months later with the storeroom clerk he was printing the monthly menus and inventory, lol and behold I laughed my ass off. He never even noticed because we just printed and filed the paperwork.

I also point around in areas that were ‘resteicted’ I found the ‘star wars’ game, and I would play it for hours on the midnight shift. Nothing like the old green screen games.

Insert Willem Dafoe meme Im something of a hacker myself