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Hmmm....What do Germans look like? - @fluffy2560Like the dudes in the picture? Read More

HU (Telex): WTF? This is the Orban government depicted (bizarrely) as North American Indians. It appears in the History of Fidesz, a book by Zsolt Bayer. And presumably, approved by the former cabinet. - @fluffy2560 They look German. Read More

War, anyone?https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/ukraine-to-be-able-to-buy-military-supplies-via-nato-agency-ft-reports?ref=latest-headlinesUkraine to be able to buy military supplies via NATO agency: ReportsIn yet another stunningly stupid ... Read More

The problem with echo box comments as seen above, is they tend to miss out essential details.Poland’s foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, suggested earlier this month that Nato should deploy troops around Kaliningrad that would force Putin to ... Read More

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/no-imminent-threat-nato-territory-russia-rutte-says-2026-09-30/BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte ​said on Wednesday there was no imminent threat to NATO ... Read More

@Fred Hi Fred, I'm new here so don't really know what you mean. - @BeDevine You gave contact information, thus suggesting you desire off-site communication. Read More

This is a mutual help platform. please share advice on the open forums rather than in private Read More

Bali, or at least the south, is easily the worst place I have visited in Indonesia.I'm told the North is far better,but I wouldn't return to the island unless someone gave me a lot of money, then I would have to think about it.To the ADHD - I know ... Read More

The UK's idiot of a PM is sending the RAF to protect Saudi.https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/uk-raf-typhoon-fighters-saudi-arabia-houthi-attacksQuite why a country as rich as Saudi needs help from a seriously depleated RAF is a guess, ... Read More

@jez burnecki Hi dear I am interested. - @Medo stone You're 8 years too late Read More

This used to do TV, but it looks like radio only now.https://tunein.com/radio/home/Looks like they have podcasts as wellhttps://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Ente … =582781741 - @FredDon't make things up!TuneIn has never operated a television ... Read More

After a few years of the US telling the world how horrible Russia is, we are now told cooperation is a good thing.https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-russia … wer-plantsRussia and the United States are discussing several joint projects, ... Read More

This used to do TV, but it looks like radio only now.https://tunein.com/radio/home/Looks like they have podcasts as wellhttps://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/The-West-Wing-Weekly-p844651/?topicId=582781741 Read More

I'll start off topic with UK radio as many people forget about it. It's easy and legal to listen using BBC (and others) streaming services.https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/live/bbc_radio_fourfm Read More

Fred said . . . The terrible Chinese dictatorship hasn't started any wars, *************************** He may not have started any but you might consider China a proxy in backing Russia & Iran. - @Enzyte Bob Russia started one war, and that was ... Read More

If you want dodgy deals, Google "Ursula von der Leyen corruption".Still, she isn't Chinese so its probably all above board. Read More

Don't care much right now about dodgy business with China. uffy2560 OMG - Hold the front page - Mercedes-Benz is doing dodgy deals with China.At least one HU billionaire is on bail right now for alleged dodgy dealingsThank God you have an unnamed ... Read More

In reply to US oil war price rises, many homes in Germany are reported to be installing solar systems from Enpal BV.These Chinese supplied sytems are giving Germans freedom from the oil hikes caused by the US manufacted war in Ukraine, and the US ... Read More

You have to look into details before you post examples. In all but one case, and they export to China and work with Chinese engineers, every example you gave is partnered with China at some level.Audi Hungaria Zrt. [One of the world's largest engine ... Read More

Recently I had apply for a job in cohen and they send me a grantee letter and they will send hard copy through sova express so they as me to deposit 117 USD$ what o suppose to do is it’s fake or real kindly guide me - @prakash chettri Of ... Read More

EVs are getting really quite popular in Indonesia, and that's hardly surprising when Chinese brands open factories here that supply very cheap cars whilst providing work for local people, thus a boost for local economies. Wuling's Air EV is very ... Read More

The EU is busy trying to stop Chinese solar systems entering Europe, but much of the rest of the world is clever enough to realise they are getting more and more affordable.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/ … ergy-costsManila, ... Read More

Just by way of a real laugh,  whilst the EU is suffering from very high oil prices but blocking the Chinese tech that would save them, other countries are building massive solar generating capacity.The thing that really makes the EU look ... Read More

PS - Always carry some wet wipes. Read More

I would go, but I'm as mad as a spoon. I once jumped on a motorbike and went to France without any plan, and got my temp passport on the way (You could get them from a post office back then).I also moved to Indonesia with the same stunning lack of ... Read More

And of course Zelenskyy is the internationally recognised President of Ukraine. - @fluffy2560 True, but show me the free and fair election that put him there. There hasn't been one, as I demonstrated in my post above.The Shah of Iran was also ... Read More

And of course Zelenskyy is the internationally recognised President of Ukraine. All the alternate facts in the hysterical histrionics does nothing to progress any debate, i.e. it's just a broken record. - @fluffy2560 Alternative facts from a ... Read More

The University of Manchester https://manchesterhistorian.com/2024/us-intervention-in-the-orange-revolution-in-ukraine-and-how-technology-influences-democracy-by-leah-morris/. When evaluating American democracy assistance programmes, it is widely ... Read More

As a note, the coup was foreign backed. If you look past the political slant, they openly admit to supporting the revolution. Of course, the funding is never mentioned now as it ruins the 'Evil Russia' narrative. ... Read More

https://electionjudgments.org/api/files/159544520338028t2xs6hm6b.pdfIn addition to legal shortcomings, a number of outstanding issues pertaining to the administration of the presidential election surfaced in domestic and international observer ... Read More

You also ignore the little detail of Serhii Kuznietsov of Ukrainian special forces destroying Nordstrom, thus forcing European gas bills higher.Ukraine, the non-democratic, arms exporting country the EU gives free weapons to, is using the EU as ... Read More

They all ignore martial law in Ukraine as does Trump - @fluffy2560 As you ignore two facts:Ukraine's free and fairly elected government was overthrown by a coupUkraine has not held a free and fair election since that coup. Read More

The EU has some high speed rail, but the UK and US only have jokes in that area.China has so many super high speed services, over 50,000 km, it's just normal over there.https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-econ … ange-hints Read More

Ref: my abovehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261015-france-and-germany-agree-to-ease-eu-car-emissions-rules-in-new-dealThe idiots are relaxing rules that sensible countries are making obsolete by scrapping dirty engines. This is why the EU ... Read More

Ref: my abovehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261015-france-and-germany-agree-to-ease-eu-car-emissions-rules-in-new-dealThe idiots are relaxing rules that sensible countries are making obsolete by scrapping dirty engines. This is why the EU ... Read More

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3371061/chinese-chemicals-and-machinery-eu-crosshairs-leaders-back-more-trade-curbsEU open to creating ‘kill switch’ weapon to kick Chinese firms out of ... Read More

She is an Angel compared to the language Trump uses. - @SimCityAT So, as I understand your point, it's fine to be a disgusting fool as long as there's a bigger fool that's more disgusting. Congrats on the worse argument on this page, and your ... Read More

It is all a game show. I only care about the average US citizens who pay their taxes yet get screwed over. One thing I dislike about Omar is her swearing on interviews, she is so arrogant it hurts to hear her. A reporter asked her some questions and ... Read More

@Fred How do you feel about the security of the GoPay app? Apparently it does not require any login (code), only a validation of the payment or transfer (via pin code or fingerprint or facial recognition). I still do not feel very comfortable ... Read More

NEVER believe AI slop - It's commonly rubbish.Check the sites website history, then see how many times it comes up in searches. Then Google the company name with words like 'complaints' and 'scam'. Read More

Ukraine, a corrupt country that has never held a free and fair election since the revolution, is actively destroying the very thing that the EU needs to bring fuel prices down.However, the EU is stupid so they give free weapons to a country the ... Read More

Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Indonesia a score of 34. When ranked by score, Indonesia ranked 109th among the 182 countries in the Index, - ... Read More

RU (Euronews): Did Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres cause Russian bot activity to plummet? - @fluffy2560 Ukraine says attacks on civilian infrastructure is a war crime.It seems they are admitting guilt. Read More

UKR (Euronews): Ukraine passes minority rights law, paving way for breakthrough in EU accession talks - @fluffy2560 The EU's rules state that potential new members have stable institutions guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights and ... Read More

Ukrainian arms sales to China.Yes, your Euros and Pounds are being used to arm China.https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294319/ukraine-arms-exports-by-country/?srsltid=AU7gw4XA09LAzTszcADuftRYCiKH4fLSZhJzRtemAUzmvlSD6jG4LU4zOh dear, oh dear, oh ... Read More

There was a film called, "Dumb and dumber". It's lead characters were as thick as pudding, and accepted everything at face value.Thinking skills weren't part of their ... Read More

Last figures I saw were 40K Russian dead and injured per month. That's WW1 levels of unsustainable losses. . - @fluffy2560 Posters might like to note that this poster's numbers come from CSIS (US) and kyivindependent.com. That isn't to say they ... Read More

Economist (behind paywall):Diesel wholesale $200 / barrelAviation fuel wholesale $215 / barrelSince the Houthi attacks yesterday, there's only one way these costs are going to go and that's up. - @fluffy2560 I gather some people pay to get past pay ... Read More

I wonder if the US is about to drop support for Ukraine.  Trump's attacks on Iran have messed up the world,  including the US, and midterm elections are close.Trump needs Russian oil, as the rest of the world does, and Trump knows he has ... Read More

https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/eu-paid-79bn-for-russian-arctic-lng-amid-record-importsThe EU spent 8 billion US on Russian gas.They have to because US gas is far more expensive, so the EU's politicians know they will get voted out if they buy ... Read More

Mr. Dunning and Mr. Kruger at work. Read More

UK and allies back International Criminal Court over US sanctionshttps://www.itv.com/news/2026-10-09/uk- … -sanctions - @SimCityAT In a joint statement, the remaining G7 nations – the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan – ... Read More

UK and allies back International Criminal Court over US sanctions https://www.itv.com/news/2026-10-09/uk- … -sanctions - @SimCityAT In a joint statement, the remaining G7 nations – the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan ... Read More

US etc: As expected Trump goes bananas and throws his toys out the pram US announces sanctions on the International Criminal Court Wasn't unexpected. - @fluffy2560 The bigger picture is far more important than the rather narrow, unthinking Trump ... Read More

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/09/trump-diesel-sanctions-lifted-russia-01114977Trump lifts sanctions on Russian diesel, suggests US may buy amid surging fuel pricesIt's pretty obvious that Trump's policies caused a worldwide mess, but many ... Read More

@james1963 3 wifes? So you are a three-time loser? Oh, by the way, the plural of wife is wives, not wifes. Perhaps if you learned simple singular/plural forms no fewer then THREE women would not have unceremoniously dumped you. - @Bill Shepherd ... Read More

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-and-Russia-Discuss-Reviving-Russian-Gas-Sales-to-Europe.htmlU.S. and Russia Discuss Reviving Russian Gas Sales to EuropeAll the propaganda about the nasty Russians, and it boils down to cash in ... Read More

Hi, I had a few questions, so I am interested in a place that works with my fixated income, I know David, El Carmen, Boquete any other places are outside Panama city that is walkable, public transportation, urban, island, mountains but also have ... Read More

I'm more into simple routines than fancy wellness places. Morning walks a decent massage once in a while and getting enough sleep make a big difference for me. Would definitely be interested to hear some local recommendations aroun Canggu and Berawa ... Read More

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I discovered Lombok many years ago, an island next door to Bali. A complete contrast. The locals as yet have not suffered from 'Bogan' overload or the criminal underworld where many in the OP's country come from. - @Lotus Eater Lombok is amazing, ... Read More

I used to surf at Canggu quite often back in the early 80's when there were no buildings, just rice fields and a few wooden shacks. It was paradise back then. Now it's full of posers from Eastern Europe and completely spoilt. Such a shame really...! ... Read More

@Dana Kaz Living in Canggu can get surprisingly intense between work, traffic, workouts, surfing and always having somewhere to go Yes life can be so intense. I wonder how our Ukranian friends manage.. - @Lotus Eater Your first sentence appears to ... Read More

The UK would do a lot better to work on a trading relationship with China.The UK, if it stopped investing in crap and went for Chinese assisted infrastructure, especially renewable energy systems, would have the EU begging to join the UK in a few ... Read More

I'm a child of the sixties, a time were wellness was not falling off your bike too often, and not caring about all the blood from your skinned knee when you did.Emotional health was telling the bloke who pissed you off to go $&^@ himself, and ... Read More

EU and UK inflation is directly caused by two things:US oil warsEU and UK politicians added to the ill effects of US oil wars.The US bullies, bashes, and destroys to get what it wants, but China persuades and builds in order to project influence and ... Read More

I saw on the DW site videos, European reserves are 300M barrels which is equivalent to just 10-11 days (!!!) worth of consumption. So this is just nothing much - about 3 days of consumption. It will do nothing to address the cause of the problems. ... Read More

DW: US pressures EU allies to release diesel stockpiles The United States on Thursday told its European allies, particularly Germany and France, to "immediately" release their strategic reserves of diesel to help lower the soaring price of the ... Read More

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3369347/chinese-researchers-say-missile-lidar-model-can-spot-us-f-35-615kmChinese researchers say missile lidar model can spot US F-35 at up to 61.5kmI'll believe this when I see a serious backup ... Read More

Re: Diesel- Then value-added tax (VAT), ranging from 17% in Luxembourg to 27% in Hungary, is applied on top of everything, including the tax. It is a tax on a ... Read More

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PO13BOfPvwYThe US has finally left Iraq - That's the country they invaded by lying about WMDs.Camp victory, the amazingly stupidly named last US base over there, is now empty of US invasion/occupation forces.Lots dead ... Read More

But anyway, when it's £2 a litre, it's bound to become a more common problem.. - @fluffy2560The price is something to do with the Ukraine and Iran oil wars.I know a lot of people don't want to accept that because, in their tiny minds, the US ... Read More

The five terrible terrorists who, we were informed, were planning to do very naughty things, have been released.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6e9elmpvglnoThat means there no no explosives, weapons, or anything else.Wat is that smell coming out ... Read More

EU nations seek energy alternatives after spending over $113 billion extra since Iran war beganhttps://apnews.com/article/europe-ireland-energy-diesel-iran-war-2bba50d8a9f53a341f85629ba0960988Removing the Ukrainians democracy, thus creating the ... Read More

This is a mutual help forum, so it's a very good idea to keep threads public.Also, immigration and general expat matters are commonly (with exceptions) the same for all nationalities in any given country, so restricting who you want to talk to may ... Read More

The five terrible terrorists who, we were informed, were planning to do very naughty things, have been released.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6e9elmpvglnoThat means there no no explosives, weapons, or anything else.Wat is that smell coming out ... Read More

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aFX3bv99n … dHJlZXQ%3DI though readers might like to see some despot Iranian extremists forcing women to wear black letterbox cloths and smacking them in the teeth if they refuse.Of course, the propaganda and ... Read More

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c65y7nl29k0et5 men arrested on terror offences, but they were (if the story is to be believed) trying to attack a USAF base that is used to bomb Iran. Of course, bombing civilians with a B52 is war, but trying to bomb a ... Read More

@Fred Can I not use it on an esim? - @Lotus Eater I have no experience, but it should work on an Indonesian esim Read More

It's theft - Do as you feel, but it would very probably be a good idea to get rid Read More

I actually am in agreement with Fred, no I'm not drinking. - @Enzyte Bob OMG!!!!!!! 🤣 Read More

I very strongly recommend members not post contact details. Read More

I've been watching the news about this - Looks a little rough. Read More

The first question has to be, how do you know the woman?Online only has a nasty tendency to go sideways rapidly, or just be a scam job.Will your payments be avaliable to you overseas? Living a simple life in many countries can be cheap, but is your ... Read More

All the propaganda about Iran against a simple video.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RIQXOIqlJo0How stupid hate is, and how stupid people are who believe US government propaganda.The war is just one more oil war, but with some really smooth ... Read More

I would be interested in using the QRIS payment app ( I shall be in the country in November) but apparently it only uses Asian banks so my UK banks would be unable to link up with the system. If any member of this Forum has a work around I would ... Read More

A minefield that is designed to explode under foreigners buying to rent.Thank carefully before you spend any money as most such things are illegal, and a lot of land is being returned to Indonesian contriol with no compensation for the foreign ... Read More

Added.Some shoos are cash free, and many hardly use card payments. QRIS is expected. I bought an amplifier yesterday and used Bank transfer to pay for it. Some taxi drivers ask you to transfer to their personal accounts rather that the QRIS ... Read More

I can't understand most of what was said, but the quality of the phone video against the total lack of evidence, or even a picture of their office, limits my confidence. https://youtube.com/shorts/hzqOyZGX8Yw?si=daMdfQ11iDC-NL1Y Read More

Their business registration address is equally dodgy https://maps.app.goo.gl/9BgwGa8fYmb3Kjmb6?g_st=acEmployment agency or cleaners?Maybe they launder money from Indian job applicants., who knows? Read More

This will be interesting.This is their office, or grotty block of flats.https://maps.app.goo.gl/BeDiSGu1uBPiJimy9?g_st=acTheir very dodgy business address, along with the large number of complaints on this forum about scam job offers, doesn't fill ... Read More

The first move is to check if visas are available to you for your preferred work. Read More

Also, you are likely to find that local insurance policies are cheaper. In my experience, the big players in international policies know how to overcharge epically. Read More

@karibi Sorry, but am I talking chinese? 😉 Where did I ever say that it should be "restricted to Mauritius"? Just read my last post: "... if there is a good insurance covering more countries, that's okay too. No problem with that." - ... Read More