To me it's the opposite, my boss (and owner of the company) is frustrated that we cannot install linux due to some technical requirements. It is possible to change that, but this will require reshaping of the entire work process
In my eyes, it's not a matter of league, but type.
I can speak personally, I like the bimbo look. I would like the women I'm sleeping with to look like bimbos. The problem is that women who look like bimbos are not guys like me. To be fair, I'd probably won't be attracted to them beyond the kink of the bimbo look. On my side, when I speak with such women typically I don't have the confidence I would have when speaking to women "of my type".
This is where I get full of myself: And I know that it's not a matter of "out of my league". I'm aware of multiple women who hit on me. Some are substantially younger than me. I know ther are more women I wasn't even aware at the time. I have a set of skills that are attractive to intelligent women. I know of multiple women who like my looks. Like, in the most sexual way.
I wonder why you say "countries in the west" and not just "countries". It's not like, I don't know, Banín is shouting about North Korea every day and nobody listens.
Practice.
And then practice more
And more
And even more.
Unlike all the shame people give it, I still think that Duolingo is a good tool. But, Duolingo on its own is not enough. Without using the language you won't get it.
I used Duolingo for Italian French czehc and Greek. It is enough for me to allow me know what an article is about in these language. If you want to get to conversation level, be ready to embrasse yourself. Without willing to make these mistakes, no matter what you do, you won't manage the language.
For context, my experience:
Italian: started with Duolingo, eventually hired a teacher to improve my speaking level. I'm not perfect, but I manage to joke with the casual Italians I meet.
French: used almost only Duolingo. There are however plenty of books and films and shows in french. I was in Paris a year ago, communicated almost solely in french and managed to do everything I need (including taking a friend to a clinic after he hit his head)
Greek: started with Duolingo and hired a teacher for a while. It is hard to find communication partners and material so my level is not as high as I would like. To manage reading an article I need to concentrate very hard.
Czech: still basic. I'm only half way through the Duolingo tree. I'm searching for other rmaterials, but I'm mostly lacking the time to dedicate myself to the task.
Not really. I have a Google drive, but I gradually reduce my use of it. I don't upload personal stuff there.
I have two hard drive at home that I use to sync all my information from my phone/computer to for backup (using syncthing). One day I'll pay for a fixed IP/VPN service for remote access to these drives. The two drives are in two different locations in the house.
I would like to have a drive in an additional location for backup. But I don't want it online.
Example: if we are willing to walk around with smartphones that are 5mm thicker and 50g heavier, and a bit less slick in design, we can fix them instead of buying new ones. This kind of things. And we are not even willing to give that up.
This guy speaks about this (I'm not sure if this is the right video)
Crocheting granny squares. My daughter got into crochet and I wanted to knit for a while so I asked her to teach me. After learning the basics I picked up what I need so I can make myself a blanket while commuting to work.
When smart watches were begining to be a thing, a friend of mine bought a smartwatch for like 5$ in Ali express. When I asked him how the watch is he said "I am surprised that even for this low price, they still managed to disappoint me"
Considering October 7th, and the war since then, do you think that this is a possible solution?
I note that a lot of the the population are quite strong in the religion believes. And I note that both religions list revenge as part of their values.
Do you think that enough trust can be built anytime soon?
And also, about colonialism, there is no dispute that Jewish people lived in this land for generations. The comparison to e.g., France in Algier, is not a fair one here.
To me it's the opposite, my boss (and owner of the company) is frustrated that we cannot install linux due to some technical requirements. It is possible to change that, but this will require reshaping of the entire work process