CuriousByNature

Maybe I misunderstood, but I assumed the SW in the title stood for s#$ work, rather than the part of Asia he'll be travelling through... 🤷‍♂️

Is there a chance it could be an STD in the throat? Not wanting to worry you or anything, but did the doctor do a swab? I'm not familiar with this stuff, so I hope it isn't a completely ignorant question to ask...

Do you happen to know what the medical system is like there? Is it all public, or is some of it private? I'm Canadian and so I'm used to universal health care with all of its benefits and drawbacks, but I wouldn't mind spending when necessary for faster and more efficient services.

I assumed that when @xquire mentioned that ClassicColt was 'really attentive and sweet' about the anxiety, that this helped him overcome the anxiety in a constructive way, but maybe I'm wrong. If he felt pressured to continue in any way that would be troublesome for sure.

What a charmer! I bet there's a line around the block to see him.

I'm confused about what you mean... he cancelled because you wouldn't want to have a large family?

From what I've read in various posts here, it sounds like you've had a lot to deal with in the past while. It's good to see you are continuing to move forward and not letting the negativity become an impediment. All the best to you for 2025! 🙏

I'm just happy with cleanliness and safety. Convenient location is more important to me than luxury. I'd rather spend the money on other experiences like nice restaurants, tours, exhibits, etc. I understand that there are many people who can do that and also stay in luxury accommodations - I'm just not one of them! I would rather do two $5000 trips than one $10,000 trip. That said, I would splurge for something like a safari or a trip to the Maldives. But my needs tend to be pretty simple, overall. No camping or hostels though. I would rather stay home than line up to use a washroom.

Sorry, I can't comment because I've never heard you on the phone But seriously, prominent Adam's apples kinda give me the heebie jeebies. I have no idea why - perhaps I think a bulge should be somewhere further down?

First of all, I would never be doing as well as 2nd place unless it was a two-person race.

Future Nobel Prize in literature? Perchance.

I don't know if anything can ever beat the Crayola 64-pack from the 70s and 80s, with the built-in crayon sharpener....

Sometimes I forget I've commented on a thread, and then comment on the same thread a page or two later with the same groaner of a joke.... it's like the forum version of Groundhog Day I guess.

I'm 15 years younger than you and I can barely figure out how to turn on my computer. I probably should have been born in the 19th century... lol.

Euler's number and the golden ratio are also very high on my list - lol.

I'm really turned off by the square root of two.

I'm thinking that impaired reason might be too generous a descriptor for the people in this story - lol.

Every one of those things - and all within the 24 hours before they were devoured by the monster bird and square-pooped marsupial.

I should have mentioned that all my Australian relatives made it to their 60s at least, before they were inevitably eaten by emus and wombats.

Hello everyone - I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for historical novels? I'm more interested in those set pre-19th century. I've read several of the Follett books including The Pillars of the Earth, and I appreciate that level of historical detail mixed with fictitious characters and storylines.... thanks in advance!

I would probably choose Ireland over England. While it can be rainy and windy, it's also very mild due to the Gulf Stream. And they are part of the EU and I believe they have a better standard of living than the UK.

Australia would be great, except that 98% of the wildlife there can kill you... lol. I think I would choose New Zealand, given the diversity of landscapes and climates in a relatively small area, and it's high standard of living. And the fact that you can survive most animal interactions there... hahaha

Aww, this Canuck is blushing now. I have no doubt you'd be welcomed up here with open legs, I mean... arms.

I have to respectfully disagree with your assessment here. Nobody else was in the room with them, so none of us can say what motivated the provider to keep asking about health matters. Whether or not he genuinely cared, or was instead overly curious and unable to mind his own business, the main point is that it caused the client unnecessary pain. And with respect to the client revealing private information about the provider on this forum - information that you are 'sure was painful (for the provide) to share' - I have to wonder how concerned the provider was about his private information if he was willing to share it so freely with someone he just met. It doesn't sound like this information was shared with the expectation of complete confidentiality. But regardless, there is nothing wrong with a client not wanting to spend their time with a provider engaging in idle chit-chat. Given the circumstances the client finds himself in, and his reasons for engaging a provider, I would hope more grace could be extended to him. I would like to extend that same grace to you, and believe you are only trying to be helpful by suggesting how his post could have been written instead. I think we also have to remember that the poster is relatively new to the forum, and that every person who posts here does so differently. Peace 🙏

What would the donation for YOUR time be to reciprocate? LOL