That robot bar looks super cool. I will definitely go there. Yeah, we were going to visit some temples. But doing it at night is a really neat idea.
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Yoska…Now that's a name i havent heard in a long time.
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Anybody got any must-see/must-do suggestions for these cities? I'll be there for one day per city and will have a car, so transportation isn't an issue:
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Will be off to Denmark and Norway in August, but having difficulties finding things to do.Friends and I are mainly interested in hiking and fruit farms in general, especially in the Oslo, Geilo and Bergen areas.Any recommendations? Google isn't doing much for us.
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Will be off to Denmark and Norway in August, but having difficulties finding things to do.Friends and I are mainly interested in hiking and fruit farms in general, especially in the Oslo, Geilo and Bergen areas.Any recommendations? Google isn't doing much for us.
When I went to Denmark a few years ago I was in a small town called Kerteminde. It's quite small and not a whole lot to see, but you could get a nice day there of hiking around the town, the coast, and a forest area. It is a bit out of the way, having to get on two different trains and take a bus to get there from Copenhagen, but it's a nice little place so if it's not out of your way I would suggest some time there. Not a place tourists normally go to. No fruit farms from what I recall though.
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Hi I'm going to live Malaysia for 3 months can someone guide me how to live there
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Hi I'm going to live Malaysia for 3 months can someone guide me how to live there
Lucky you, there's a couple Malaysians and Singaporians here.Send a message to Le Crystal, she's Malaysian.
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Lucky you, there's a couple Malaysians and Singaporians here.Send a message to Le Crystal, she's Malaysian.
I really miss my family and friends. I can't go back because when I come back they catch me as soldier everyone in Iran become soldier after 18 they can delay it by studying but if Iran is attacked everyone from 18 to 60 have to join the army
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Hi I'm going to live Malaysia for 3 months can someone guide me how to live there
You can PM me for some help if you want, and I will try my best to answer your questions.
However I am assuming that you are going to live in West Malaysia. I am currently staying in the West for educational purposes, but I spent nearly my whole life in the East, and am rather unfamiliar with the Peninsula (West M'sia), so I might not be able to help you as much as I would like to.
The other Malaysians off the top of my head are Bond en Avant and SunnyBlue. I am not sure which side they live but you can ask them too, they are most likely from the West and may be able to give better guidance.
Which state are you planning to live at?
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You can PM me for some help if you want, and I will try my best to answer your questions.However I am assuming that you are going to live in West Malaysia. I am currently staying in the West for educational purposes, but I spent nearly my whole life in the East, and am rather unfamiliar with the Peninsula (West M'sia), so I might not be able to help you as much as I would like to.The other Malaysians off the top of my head are Bond en Avant and SunnyBlue. I am not sure which side they live but you can ask them too, they are most likely from the West and may be able to give better guidance. Which state are you planning to live at?
thanks im gonna stay at kuala lumpur for about 3 months for studying English
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thanks im gonna stay at kuala lumpur for about 3 months for studying English
Welp, I don't think I'll be able to help much there. KL still confuses me with it's layout. I don't go there very often. Though, I do have friends over there that might be able to help so just drop me a message if you need any.
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Welp, I don't think I'll be able to help much there. KL still confuses me with it's layout. I don't go there very often. Though, I do have friends over there that might be able to help so just drop me a message if you need any.
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Traveling to malaysia is changing my mind about manythings
One of them is my thoughts about arabs are getting lot better back then i was kinda racism and i didnt like it myself at all–- Update From New Post Merge ---
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That's good to hear. It's probably the durian.
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Well I just got home from my trip to the US, Australia, and New Zealand.
I'll rank the cities from best experience to least, but I'm definitely open to visiting all of them again because I had positive and fun moments in each city.1. Auckland
My Aussie friends told me that "there's nothing there" and they visited once and would never go back, but I can't begin to understand why they feel that way. The country is gorgeous. The weather is beautiful. There's freaking millions of sheep over rolling grassy hills for miles and miles. I loved it. Also still giddy off of visiting the Hobbiton set.2. San Francisco
Woah man, I had no idea about SF. Diverse, tolerant, kind people. Drive 30 mins in different directions and you'll experience all types of weather (Daly City was the most fascinating to me, personally). All my favourite foods, just everything I love in one place.3. Sydney
I'm taking points off because in all the places I went, of the two rude encounters I experienced on this trip, both happened here. Secondly I was first enamoured by the availability of halal restaurants in one area in particular called Bankstown, and also was pleasantly surprised to feel like I was walking the streets of Hong Kong when we toured Chinatown, but then I realized I didn't really like the enclave situation, especially since I was experiencing a lot of bad mannered people in malls in Bankstown that reminded me of malls in Saudi Arabia :/. If I visit again I think we'll rent a car and go explore the nature a bit more. Loved petting kangaroos and wallabies at Featherdale Wildlife Park, though.3. Los Angeles
Too touristy. That's kinda obvious but when I travel I enjoy the "local experience" more than just seeing famous sites, and that seemed to be the only thing to do, really. I had some deeeelicious Mexican food though, one was a vegetarian place, the other a halal one!
4. Dallas
So hot D: and then when it rained it came down like Niagra falls and there was accidents on the highway like every few kms. I can't handle intense heat for long so we didn't do much except drive around. I had some freakin awesome fried chicken and southern style food here though. Aww yeah.
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4. Dallas
So hot D: and then when it rained it came down like Niagra falls and there was accidents on the highway like every few kms. I can't handle intense heat for long so we didn't do much except drive around. I had some freakin awesome fried chicken and southern style food here though. Aww yeah.
Just curious, what made you pick Dallas?
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But now i feel i have better sight about the world
Glad you're enjoying Malaysia!
Wish i saw your post a month earlier, I might have been able to help you.
Admitedly, I don't like going to KL because it's just too busy. It's too hectic for me.
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That's good to hear. It's probably the durian.
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Well I just got home from my trip to the US, Australia, and New Zealand.
I'll rank the cities from best experience to least, but I'm definitely open to visiting all of them again because I had positive and fun moments in each city.1. Auckland
My Aussie friends told me that "there's nothing there" and they visited once and would never go back, but I can't begin to understand why they feel that way. The country is gorgeous. The weather is beautiful. There's freaking millions of sheep over rolling grassy hills for miles and miles. I loved it. Also still giddy off of visiting the Hobbiton set.2. San Francisco
Woah man, I had no idea about SF. Diverse, tolerant, kind people. Drive 30 mins in different directions and you'll experience all types of weather (Daly City was the most fascinating to me, personally). All my favourite foods, just everything I love in one place.3. Sydney
I'm taking points off because in all the places I went, of the two rude encounters I experienced on this trip, both happened here. Secondly I was first enamoured by the availability of halal restaurants in one area in particular called Bankstown, and also was pleasantly surprised to feel like I was walking the streets of Hong Kong when we toured Chinatown, but then I realized I didn't really like the enclave situation, especially since I was experiencing a lot of bad mannered people in malls in Bankstown that reminded me of malls in Saudi Arabia :/. If I visit again I think we'll rent a car and go explore the nature a bit more. Loved petting kangaroos and wallabies at Featherdale Wildlife Park, though.3. Los Angeles
Too touristy. That's kinda obvious but when I travel I enjoy the "local experience" more than just seeing famous sites, and that seemed to be the only thing to do, really. I had some deeeelicious Mexican food though, one was a vegetarian place, the other a halal one!
4. Dallas
So hot D: and then when it rained it came down like Niagra falls and there was accidents on the highway like every few kms. I can't handle intense heat for long so we didn't do much except drive around. I had some freakin awesome fried chicken and southern style food here though. Aww yeah.
gj australia providing 2/2 racist incidents in a three country tour that included texas
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Just curious, what made you pick Dallas?
Truth be told we didn't specifically pick Dallas, it was a mandatory layover on the way to San Francisco, but since we had to go there anyway we chose a 12 hour layover so we could look around. Texas is famous, after all :P I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
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gj australia providing 2/2 racist incidents in a three country tour that included texas
Yeah that was really surprising to me o.o like in Dallas I did get a lot of looks, but no one went out of their way to be rude. Heck even our uber driver was all chatty and pleasant until she learned she was driving us to a halal fried chicken spot XD but even then she wasn't unkind.
In Sydney its diverse everywhere, but we still had those two rude encounters :/ but that doesn't detract from all the other lovely people I met, including this dude who worked at a Daiso Japan and went on about how he's obsessed with every Degrassi series when he learned we were Canadian XD.
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Truth be told we didn't specifically pick Dallas, it was a mandatory layover on the way to San Francisco, but since we had to go there anyway we chose a 12 hour layover so we could look around. Texas is famous, after all :P I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
Ah, yep… Dallas is a major airline and ISP hub. If it flies or is an Internet packet it probably goes through there at some point. If you ever decide to return there's certainly more of the state to see. :happy:
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Ah, yep… Dallas is a major airline and ISP hub. If it flies or is an Internet packet it probably goes through there at some point. If you ever decide to return there's certainly more of the state to see. :happy:
Oh absolutely! I would definitely return! I have some sorta weird desire to see stereotypes come true in the form of tumbleweeds, cacti, horses, and cowboy hats, but other than that I wouldn't mind seeing more of Texas, it's a giant state after all, just probably in the winter ;) I just don't understand how Dallas-ers were just casually walking down the street and biking in 100 degree weather when my eyeballs were scorching through my sunglasses and I sprinted inside buildings whenever we got out of the car.
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I'm currently studying abroad in the Osaka area for a semester. I think I've gotten used to the time zone difference by now, but my god Kansai is miserable in August. Doesn't help that air conditioning is only a thing in half of the buildings, and even then on a room-by-room basis.
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I'm currently studying abroad in the Osaka area for a semester. I think I've gotten used to the time zone difference by now, but my god Kansai is miserable in August. Doesn't help that air conditioning is only a thing in half of the buildings, and even then on a room-by-room basis.
Wow that sounds like a great adventure! I'd love to travel Japan one day.
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next week i might end up in belarus
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Why on earth would anyone go to Belarus?
I wish i knew .i just have to be outside of iran for sometime
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Belarus is like a time warp to Soviet controlled Eastern Europe, so if this is your first time in Europe you chose quite a strange entry point. Also a dictatorship. And not even in that sneaky Russia way, pretty nakedly so.
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Belarus is like a time warp to Soviet controlled Eastern Europe, so if this is your first time in Europe you chose quite a strange entry point. Also a dictatorship. And not even in that sneaky Russia way, pretty nakedly so.
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Belarus is like a time warp to Soviet controlled Eastern Europe, so if this is your first time in Europe you chose quite a strange entry point. Also a dictatorship. And not even in that sneaky Russia way, pretty nakedly so.
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I kinda miss this placeWhen you were in Belarus did you get any sense that things were kind of weird?
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When you were in Belarus did you get any sense that things were kind of weird?
i didn't go it got canceled
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It seems we are going to live in Bulgaria instead of Australia(i was told some immigration rules changed so it was gonna take another year and it was too long)
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It seems we are going to live in Bulgaria instead of Australia(i was told some immigration rules changed so it was gonna take another year and it was too long)
My only concern is that is it safe to live and are people friendly towards immigrantsI'm guessing living standards and safety is roughly similar to Iran.
As to immigrants, might not be so friendly, but then again Bulgaria is in the part of Europe where local or neighboring people can pass sometimes for Middle Eastern, so you might not stand out as much as "NOT FROM AROUND HERE" just walking down the street. Like you might in Finland or Poland or somewhere more north. Or hell, Australia lol.Possibly just out and saying you're Iranian might not go so bad. Might even come off better than saying you're Greek.
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Has anyone ever been to, or transited through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia? I'm looking for general travel advice for spending a day there, and personal experiences.
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Has anyone ever been to, or transited through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia? I'm looking for general travel advice for spending a day there, and personal experiences.
What's your experience in terms of third world travel, because Ethiopia is pretty down there.
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What's your experience in terms of third world travel, because Ethiopia is pretty down there.
I've been to Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, so I generally know what to expect. We're forced to go there for like 10 hours on the way to South Africa, so I'm trying to puzzle out what to do and how to get around. Uber doesn't seem to be a thing there, and the other taxis seem to overcharge tourists. Otherwise the city seems pretty boring so I dunno if there's anything else I'm missing.
Apparently the airport is a nightmare too. The weird thing is that if you have a long layover apparently they'll give you a voucher to stay at a hotel, but only if you're taking the next available flight out. Our next available flight is literally 1 hour from the time we land, which is a huge risk, so we decided to book the one after that, not knowing it'd disqualify us from the voucher :/
Buuuuut I read around that if you just like wait until the next flight leaves and Then ask for the voucher, they may just hand it over lol.
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I've been to Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, so I generally know what to expect.
Saudi? Third world? 0_o
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Saudi? Third world? 0_o
Socially maybe, but that's a rich place!As for the Philippines, Ethiopia is magnitudes below that.
Though it is true Addis Ababa would be the highest development level in the country so maybe it wouldn't matter so much as if you were out in the countryside.Experience-wise, yeah, Saudi was third world :P although I will admit my experiences for hajj and umrah were definitely leagues above groups from poorer countries.
In Philippines I've stayed in developed areas of Manila, but as you go to your daily destinations you're forced to drive through very very poor neighbourhoods. It's a bit of a shock, honestly. I'd be on the way to some nice restaurant and see a mom sleeping on the side of on alley with a baby. I'd be all seriously heartbroken to compare my day to day life to theirs but everyone who lives there with wealth is just used to it.
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A fair amount of the rich Swedes i book travel for on a daily basis travel to or via the ADD airport so it's probably not all that scary.
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When I was less than 7 my parents took me to haj with them They treat Iranians awfully I still got some bad memories from then
I also remember we wore Arabian clothes to be able to go to some places so they won't recognize that we were Iranians
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When I was less than 7 my parents took me to haj with them They treat Iranians awfully I still got some bad memories from then
I also remember we wore Arabian clothes to be able to go to some places so they won't recognize that we were Iranians
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Ever been to Azerbaijan?i have been to Saudi Arabia, turkey , Malaysia and Armenia
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It's official: I'm heading to Marrakesh next month for a work team meeting. I haven't been to Morocco before, any advice.
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I'd hazard a guess that your stereotype won't even register as an insult to the people in question lol.
The smile acceptance gap is probably one of my favorite cases of culture shock betwenn cultures.
But is Austria the only European country on your current tour?
Austria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and well, "England".
Dunno how you behave in your natural habitat but the Americans and Canadians you meet out in the wild tend to be quite sociable. Atleast that's been my experience. Not big on the comfortable silence
Well over here in Toronto we suffer from the hustle and bustle city-syndrome of course, but the times where I've had to speak to strangers recently have been really quite pleasant. People tend to be really polite to each other and courteous most of the time.
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Austria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and well, "England".
Well well, seems our little Femme has a thing for central Europe eh.
Well who can blame ya, they have alot of good stuff.
Well over here in Toronto we suffer from the hustle and bustle city-syndrome of course, but the times where I've had to speak to strangers recently have been really quite pleasant. People tend to be really polite to each other and courteous most of the time.
Well i mean even the reserved nations are perfectly pleasant and polite when they do interact with each other.
It's only that they avoid doing so unless it's clear that both parties are interested in the interaction.
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Well well, seems our little Femme has a thing for central Europe eh.
Well who can blame ya, they have alot of good stuff.
Indeed :D well, that and they were the most convenient stops on the way to England for my sister’s wedding.
I’m in Cairo now! We just had a private layover tour and saw the pyramids and Sphinx in Giza, the Museum of Egypt which was INCREDIBLE and then Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque, then the bazaar.
Highlight is our egyptologist’s photography skills lol. He took these jump shots of us at the pyramids, my husband is like peeeerfectly jumping over them while mine looks like I’m falling into the sky XD
It’s awesome here. Leaving in a couple hours to Addis Ababa next. Praying we’ll get the free hotel vouchers despite not flying out on the next available flight :ninja:
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I don't know where to spend my erasmus semester next year. I have many choices but it's possible that I'll spend it in Bergen, Norway.
Which brings me to a few questions for Norwegians (and Scandinavians I guess). How is the weather there ? Is it hard to live in Norway if I don't speak Norwegian (the class will be in english though) ? Is it expensive to live in Norway ? And if it costs a lot, can I find a job without speaking Norwegian ?
I'm doing my own research and also looking at the other countries I can go, but I'd like to know what people on Arlongparkf think.
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I don't know where to spend my erasmus semester next year. I have many choices but it's possible that I'll spend it in Bergen, Norway.
Which brings me to a few questions for Norwegians (and Scandinavians I guess). How is the weather there ? Is it hard to live in Norway if I don't speak Norwegian (the class will be in english though) ? Is it expensive to live in Norway ? And if it costs a lot, can I find a job without speaking Norwegian ?
I'm doing my own research and also looking at the other countries I can go, but I'd like to know what people on Arlongparkf think.
The weather is alright by Norweigan standards. Probably alot milder than you as a southerner would expect out of the north. It's also perfectly fine to get by in the urban parts of Norway with only English, it might impair your chances to get close with the natives but for all practical purposes it's perfectly workable. It is however expensive as hell, and i say that as someone who lives in a pretty pricey nation myself. As for work, well unless you have any particular skillset that's in demand the odds of getting a job would probably be somewhat impaired if you don't speak a lick of the language. But overall Bergen seems like a chill place, beautiful nature if nothing else. Lotsa pretty girls too.
