My father had the same experience. He started speaking to a German lawyer in passable German, only for the man to respond, “Mr. Fear, let us continue this discussion in English.” (View Post)

Andrew’s fundamental problem is he’s a sweaty nonce. (View Post)

It’s not even about the money, for these people - in the sense of enjoying their ill-gotten gains. The money is simply a way of keeping score. And, it’s timeless. The whole mentality of people who ca… (View Post)

I would advise no one to be a residential landlord. The cost and delay of getting rid of a defaulting tenant is horrendous. Of course, there are landlords who will go down the non-legal path. (View Post)

It did occur to me that these were just shifts within the three blocs of voters (radical right, centre right, and left), rather than anything more fundamental. (View Post)