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When I was a teenager I was learning German and saving money to go. Disability put a stop to that, it’s not a realistic option now, but I wonder what life would have been like if I had been able to emigrate.
I’m aware that the living costs are also high in Europe. You don’t necessarily get an aged pension as an expat. Jobs could be competitive and social norms difficult. Nowhere is a utopia and it’s likely that wouldn’t have worked out for me.
But you know. Longer term leases and tenants rights. Building standards. Dental. Less of an overt meth problem. You wonder.
I know a bit of German in the hope that I would one day emigrate. Though my reasons for not doing so are different (stupid fat money-sucking ex lol), I still enjoy reading and writing German, and learning. I feel closer to my ancestry by doing so, and it sparked my obsessive fascination with linguists, etymology, and language in general (my current research is Proto-Finnish and other Uralic languages, specifically it's a bit more recent in that I am learning why they chose a Latin alphabet despite Finnish being entirely unrelated to any PIE language).
What I'm trying to say, sorry, is that we can still pursue the things we enjoy, even if the method of doing so is a bit different due to L I F E.
But yes, one can dream of long term leases and better renter rights, though I heard the AfD has been elected in some states, so I guess no where is safe from the stupid Far/Alt Right
Love this.
Funny, Finnish came up in dinner convo this evening because someone didn’t care for the sound, but I dig it. And the fact I survived a month on Hei and Kiitos is like a highlight. Hehe.
Finland isn’t doing too badly either. Their energy costs went below zero due to so much renewable.
…Damn it. I missed the opportunity to apply for the $250 energy rebate. I set a reminder but put it for August not June. /facepalm
Edit: or did I? It said 2023-2024 so was there another one or did it just close this late? I’m going to set a reminder for May or June next year to remind myself to check
I don't think there is another State Govt. rebate like the last ones, but there should be a Federal rebate issued through your power bills - $300, split into four $75 dollar rebates applied quarterly to your power bill.
https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/households/help-paying-your-energy-bills/energy-bill-relief-fund
Oh good, that looks like it should be automatic. Thanks. I’ve been having trouble staying on top of stuff like this but it adds up
I have thoughts like this sometimes, but from a different angle. I try not to dwell on them, otherwise I'd become wistful for a dream. There's nothing wrong with that really, but for me, it hurts.