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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • That’s assuming you know that Germans use eggs to mean testicles. I only learned this trying to joke with a German colleague that the red headed guy in our office was ‘ingver-klerten’ Without realising that they don’t use ginger to mean a colour, or nuts to mean balls/testicles. In English ‘licking eggs’ is just a slow way to have breakfast.


  • waz@feddit.uktome_irl@lemmy.worldme_irl
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    9 days ago

    Better then, for us to get an employer contribution, at least a visible one as they pay tax on employment as well, you go to a private scheme in addition to the state one, but then that’s where some people may not have that, and be reliant on state only.


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    9 days ago

    For once the UK system looks ok in the world; our ’forced savings’ of ‘national insurance’ paid as a tax style deduction on wages can’t be touched till state retirement age, so you’ll get it when you retire and it’s paid monthly not a block. It used to be set at 65, now it’s on a rising rate for people retiring in the next years. I’m in a group that will need to be 67. It’ll be really basic, and a private pension is expected in addition if you want to have a nice retirement rather than just managing.


  • waz@feddit.uktomemes@lemmy.worldMe right now
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    17 days ago

    In the UK, if the 1st May isn’t the Monday, then the next Monday becomes a ‘bank holiday’ Traditionally means the banks don’t open, so no other businesses could get anything done - therefore National holiday. Now it means any big business with full time employment doesn’t open (9-5 M-F types) all the other stuff opens slightly reduced hours. The local corner shop, still full on as if nothing happened. So May 4th is no work this year.







  • waz@feddit.uktomemes@lemmy.worldAnd that would early
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    4 months ago

    So what’s wrong with kg for weighing things, st & lb for people, miles for driving distance, metres for building things, C for temperature and feet for ascent of hills and stuff? That’s what a 70’s born UK kid thinks like. So 16:15 is said out loud, quarter past four, maybe rarely 1615, but never 16 o’clock and? No. O’clock is only on the hour. If it’s got bits on the end you say everything except the ‘o’clock’ But I love what you’ve done with ‘half-four’ to mean 3.30. I really enjoy doing that with my German colleagues.






  • waz@feddit.uktomemes@lemmy.worldgo happy or go home
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    5 months ago

    I met my wife at a roller disco, just skating around messing about, shared joy at an activity. We were 15 and dated for a few years subsequently. Didn’t work out then, but years later, went back due to younger sibs and relived a bit of youth, there we were again. Rest is history.