What's Bothering You? (The thread about what is bothering you.)

[Photekq]

My country....  Currency is literally collapsing was around R11 to $1 in 2015 now it's a hair under R17 to $1 which literally means almost everything is about 50% more expensive especially my beloved hobby    Pretty scary times..

Aren't there much more scary problems in South Africa than currency and economy? Which part of the country do you live in?

[dgneo]

I'm crazy anxious and I have no clue why

[demik]

I'm crazy anxious and I have no clue why

Welcome to my life

[atlas3686]

My country....  Currency is literally collapsing was around R11 to $1 in 2015 now it's a hair under R17 to $1 which literally means almost everything is about 50% more expensive especially my beloved hobby    Pretty scary times..

Aren't there much more scary problems in South Africa than currency and economy? Which part of the country do you live in?

I've lived all over, right now in Cape Town which is a really beautiful place and reasonably well run compared to the rest if you ever get the chance it's definitely worth a visit. There are many problems don't get me wrong (I literally don't know of someone who hasn't been the victim of some crime or other) but this is a serious devaluation in a short time and seems to be getting worse with analysts saying it might hit R20 to $1 pretty soon. The economy is a reflection of the country really, government is another level of bad there isn't much in the way of positive news, rampant corruption etc. I fear things will get a lot worse. It's a massive knock on as currency depreciates fuel goes up (we haven't felt this yet because of oil being at an all time low, thankfully but it's not going to stay there forever) which means food goes up, which means the many poor and unemployed land up in an even worse situation which means crime goes up and so on....   I'm normally the positive one about the country but I'm starting to feel like the frog in the pot that's slowly boiling. Sorry to be so serious but it is what's bothering me. Seriously contemplating immigration, anyone have any suggestions? It's a pity because I love living here and love the country but I need to think of the future.

  Hoping everything works out!

Me too

[ANightOnCloudNine]

My country....  Currency is literally collapsing was around R11 to $1 in 2015 now it's a hair under R17 to $1 which literally means almost everything is about 50% more expensive especially my beloved hobby    Pretty scary times..

jebus, of all places a keyboard enthusiast could live, africa. are there other things bothering you?

[HoffmanMyster]

Seriously contemplating immigration, anyone have any suggestions? It's a pity because I love living here and love the country but I need to think of the future.

I was just going to ask at what point is this the "only" option.  I have no idea how hard immigration can be, but I know I would welcome you to the US.    Are you able to get a green card / visa (whichever it would be) easily?  Or is that a process that can take a year?

[joey]

I sent something untracked, I wish I sent it tracked.

[atlas3686]

Seriously contemplating immigration, anyone have any suggestions? It's a pity because I love living here and love the country but I need to think of the future.

I was just going to ask at what point is this the "only" option.  I have no idea how hard immigration can be, but I know I would welcome you to the US.    Are you able to get a green card / visa (whichever it would be) easily?  Or is that a process that can take a year?

Haha, thanks Hoff  That is a great question, I don't really know at what point, the problem is as things get worse it gets harder and harder to leave because you effectively have less and less to move with. I have EU citizenship so UK is always an option but I have lived there before and I got quite depressed. I have no idea how hard it will be to get into the US or Canada (Canada seems quite welcoming to South Africans from what I have heard), main problem will probably be finding a good job, I think it's much easier to get a visa if you have a company willing to hire you.  I guess it's something I will have to start seriously looking into. Thanks for listening

[Photekq]

Seriously contemplating immigration, anyone have any suggestions? It's a pity because I love living here and love the country but I need to think of the future.

I would say Europe, but I and many others are already starting to feel like a frog in slowly boiling water. Too soon to say how things will go in the future.

Canada is very nice, but I wonder how long it will be before it takes a turn for the worse with Trudeau at the helm.

Switzerland and New Zealand are probably the best places to live at the moment, but are notoriously difficult to get into.

[FLFisherman]

Seriously contemplating immigration, anyone have any suggestions? It's a pity because I love living here and love the country but I need to think of the future.

I would say Europe, but I and many others are already starting to feel like a frog in slowly boiling water. Too soon to say how things will go in the future.

Canada is very nice, but I wonder how long it will be before it takes a turn for the worse with Trudeau at the helm.

Switzerland and New Zealand are probably the best places to live at the moment, but are notoriously difficult to get into.

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

[atlas3686]

Seriously contemplating immigration, anyone have any suggestions? It's a pity because I love living here and love the country but I need to think of the future.

I would say Europe, but I and many others are already starting to feel like a frog in slowly boiling water. Too soon to say how things will go in the future.

Canada is very nice, but I wonder how long it will be before it takes a turn for the worse with Trudeau at the helm.

Switzerland and New Zealand are probably the best places to live at the moment, but are notoriously difficult to get into.

Many things appeal to me about Canada but I don't really have any contacts there so it could be quite tough, hopefully Trudeau won't do too much damage I've heard Switzerland is amazing but as you say very hard to get into not to mention I would have to have a job there instantly or wouldn't be able to afford to stay more then 5 mins  )

[Photekq]

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Although personally, it is not somewhere I would want to live. While I love the American people and the quality of life there is high, I hate the American government.

[atlas3686]

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Yes would definitely consider the US but as far as I know not so easy to get into these days unless you have some in.

[FLFisherman]

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Yes would definitely consider the US but as far as I know not so easy to get into these days unless you have some in.

It never hurts to try (if you're interested in living here, of course).

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Although personally, it is not somewhere I would want to live. While I love the American people and the quality of life there is high, I hate the American government.

No nation is perfect. XD

[atlas3686]

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Yes would definitely consider the US but as far as I know not so easy to get into these days unless you have some in.

It never hurts to try (if you're interested in living here, of course).

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Although personally, it is not somewhere I would want to live. While I love the American people and the quality of life there is high, I hate the American government.

No nation is perfect. XD

That's for sure, no where is perfect. Canada edges out the US for me too because of the US gov. Not that SA has any right to speak about bad gov

[jerue]

People who are holding loud conversations outside of my cubicle. GO AWAY. I cannot hear customers whine

Also, people who mysteriously disappear for 20 minutes and show up again as if nothing happened 

[demik]

Also, people who mysteriously disappear for 20 minutes and show up again as if nothing happened 

This. My ****ing coworker just did this. This **** was literally gone for an hour when we sent him to go get something. He comes back without it and as if nothing happened.

[tp4tissue]

People who are holding loud conversations outside of my cubicle. GO AWAY. I cannot hear customers whine

Also, people who mysteriously disappear for 20 minutes and show up again as if nothing happened 

There was this classmate that did this when I was in college..   Turns out, he went to do heroin, then came back,  but heck, he seemed totally normal..

[apolotary]

Turns out getting a 68-key layout keyboard with tightly spaced keys a la smart68 with a thin case is nearly impossible. All cases I find for sale have this huge nasty bezel that I just don't like.

[Photekq]

Turns out getting a 68-key layout keyboard with tightly spaced keys a la smart68 with a thin case is nearly impossible. All cases I find for sale have this huge nasty bezel that I just don't like.

Whitefox?

[apolotary]

Turns out getting a 68-key layout keyboard with tightly spaced keys a la smart68 with a thin case is nearly impossible. All cases I find for sale have this huge nasty bezel that I just don't like.

Whitefox?

Too fat too

[Coreda]

Had a dream I searched Flickr and noticed they had reverted to their previous design but with some nice updates.

Alas, it's sadly still the awful endless scroll design

[Steezus]

My Calculus professor is unwilling to correct the grading errors she made on my exam resulting in me having to retake the class for my major.

[SpAmRaY]

My Calculus professor is unwilling to correct the grading errors she made on my exam resulting in me having to retake the class for my major.

Does she have a boss you can talk to?

[Steezus]

My Calculus professor is unwilling to correct the grading errors she made on my exam resulting in me having to retake the class for my major.

Does she have a boss you can talk to?

Yeah I've already sent him an email, this university doesn't give two ****s about the students and only cares about the money(hence why I'm switching). All of last semester I left numerous emails and voicemails to my adviser and he never once got back to me.

Edit: As a side note, one of the reasons that she gave me as to why she won't change it is that I took so long to notify her about it. I emailed her a month ago and she just got back to me today...

[romevi]

My Calculus professor is unwilling to correct the grading errors she made on my exam resulting in me having to retake the class for my major.

Inexcusable. Contact the chair.

[baldgye]

...listening to Tiga's first album (and it's amazing), one of the top tracks off it is Louder Than a Bomb, only you can't pm your mates the youtube link on facebook and if you try and post the link it removes the thumbnail

hahahaahaha

[trizkut]

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Yes would definitely consider the US but as far as I know not so easy to get into these days unless you have some in.

I hear Hoff is single  )

[atlas3686]

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Yes would definitely consider the US but as far as I know not so easy to get into these days unless you have some in.

I hear Hoff is single  )

Sounds like a plan do you like to be the little spoon or the big spoon Hoff?

[nubbinator]

Forgot my wallet at home.  Also, I did not bring a lunch today.

[Lurch]

Forgot my wallet at home.  Also, I did not bring a lunch today.

been there lol

got a cool co-worker to spot you?

[HoffmanMyster]

Why not the US? It's a very good country to emigrate to.

And the US of course

Yes would definitely consider the US but as far as I know not so easy to get into these days unless you have some in.

I hear Hoff is single  )

Sounds like a plan do you like to be the little spoon or the big spoon Hoff?

I'm whichever spoon you need, bby. 

[Jokrik]

couldn't get into deep sleep , kept waking up and it's 4AM now

[dgneo]

Just started snowing, and my commute home from work is usually 30 minutes on a good day with no traffic.

****.

[katushkin]

My body decided that three and a half hours sleep this morning was enough. I got to play some Dota though, so it's not all bad.

[Jokrik]

My body decided that three and a half hours sleep this morning was enough. I got to play some Dota though, so it's not all bad.

I've to go to work in 4 hours and only had a few hours of sleep

I tend to turn into a **** at work when I don't have enough sleep, so yeah >.<

[nubbinator]

Forgot my wallet at home.  Also, I did not bring a lunch today.

been there lol

got a cool co-worker to spot you?

All out somewhere.

I guess infant sized pack of goldfish it is.

[demik]

Cut my fingers with a single blade ;-;

[inanis]

Cut my fingers with a single blade ;-;

WTF did I say! Sharp things are dangerous!

Your digits are okay tho, right?

[demik]

Cut my fingers with a single blade ;-;

WTF did I say! Sharp things are dangerous!

Your digits are okay tho, right?

Yeah. Just a little bit of bleeding. But these ****ers are sharp and they sting.

[clacktalk]

ALL AROUND ME ARE FAMILIAR FACES

[azhdar]

ALL AROUND ME ARE FAMILIAR FACES

WORN OUT PLACES

watchu wearing

[OfTheWild]

I'm annoyed because the wife told me today that she and her business partner spent $1100 on "decorations" for their start-up business and had a 10% off coupon that they were too tired of dealing with the incompetent employees to use.

She didn't understand why I was so infuriated after working 9 frustrating hours today to make basically what she would have saved if one of the two of them just had the manager figure it out.

[tp4tissue]

edited for bad remark

[clacktalk]

ALL AROUND ME ARE FAMILIAR FACES

WORN OUT PLACES

watchu wearing

short shorts

[tp4tissue]

I'm annoyed because the wife told me today that she and her business partner spent $1100 on "decorations" for their start-up business and had a 10% off coupon that they were too tired of dealing with the incompetent employees to use.

She didn't understand why I was so infuriated after working 9 frustrating hours today to make basically what she would have saved if one of the two of them just had the manager figure it out.

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don't be angry..

Just... sigh.. um... hrrmmmm.. next time, you go with them.. 

[fohat.digs]

short shorts

What? Good on girls, bad on dudes.

[Vadisi]

The heat is bothering me. Australia is too hot (42ºC last week, so that's 107ºF)

On the topic of looking like movie stars. Apparently I look like a young Bill Murray. At first this bothered me but then I started quoting him all the time and its funny now. I don't look like him though

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You don't look like him at all

[xondat]

I got my first Cherry profile set today - why the **** is OEM/DCS so high; Cherry > everything. 

[HoffmanMyster]

short shorts

What? Good on girls, bad on dudes.

C'mon, you lived through the 70s/80s, right?