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  1. just my 2 cents

     

     

    Do pedestrians have the right of way in Australia?
    In general, drivers are required by law to give way to pedestrians in the following situations: At pedestrian crossings and in shared zones. ... When the driver is turning left or right at an intersection the driver must give way to any pedestrian at or near the intersection who is crossing the road the driver is entering.
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  2. 8 minutes ago, Jip99 said:

     

    As far as I am aware Thais must apply in Thailand for a Schengen visa.

     

    I wanted to take my missus from the UK on a mini trip to Bruges But was told that she could not apply in the UK for a Schengen.

    My nephew has been in Australia for many years on a student visa and is not a resident of Australia

    he applied while he was in Australia with his aunt ( which was a PR at that time) an me being

    Australian citizen and had no problems granted the first time and we spend 4 weeks in Germany

     

  3. On 9/4/2019 at 9:58 AM, theoldgit said:

    Normally applicants for Schengen Visas have to apply from their normal country of residence, not where they're visiting.

     

    I think it's unlikey that your girlfriend will be able to apply for a visa whilst she's holiday in the UK, the website doesn't make it clear, if it does I can't find it.

     

    The online application doesn't allow you to enter a non UK address, maybe she might be able to use you address, I really don't know.

     

    Maybe give the Application Centre a call on 020 7605 6745 or the Swiss Consulate on 020 7616 6000

    I am not sure your quote is correct about applying from their country of residence 

    My nephew which studies in Australia and is not a resident of Australia got his

    Schengen visa in Australia when we visited Germany

  4. 2 hours ago, toenail said:

    I disagree with the  comment above! I am in my mid-60’s and find FB more of an asset than a burden ( true, I am not on it daily). Since I have taught at 5 international schools around the world, it has “reconnected” me with my former students who are now successful adults with various jobs. It is priceless to hear from them. Also FB has reconnected me with friends from my high school and university days. And with “Messager” it is private for communicating & I always have a good phone connection when calling (free).  True, I am not a big fan of seeing pet or baby photos posted by my FB “friends” but we all go through various stages/ interests during our lives. (I’ll put up with posted baby or pet photos if my FB friends can handle my travel photos to Bali, Vietnam, Cambodia or Thailand-555.)  Yes, my FB identity has been hacked a couple of times where a message was sent out to my FB friends stating that I needed “financial help” due to being stranded somewhere. But all my friends on FB are savvy enough not to believe this nonsense. 

    One must remember that FB is a bit of a facade... no one is going to post photos of their daily routine ( cleaning the toilet, taking out the garbage, or some other noneventful routine. ) -So FB can give one a feeling that everyone’s life is exciting and running smoothly... which is untrue for all of us. We all have personal challenges in our daily lives or weeks of boredom. Something to remember when looking at FB. 

    I agree I am 72 now and use FB to communicate with my friends all over the world

    and use Messenger as well and I can always tell who I am talking to because I use

    the camera

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  5. 8 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

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    Andrew Biraj / Reuters

    Walking Street is  the lap luxury compared to the seamy red light districts of India - like this waterside slum in Faridpur - where more than 650,000 women and many underage girls spent their lives selling their bodies to survive.

    yes that would never happen in Thailand wake up

     

    Klong Toey slum, Bangkok, Thailand
    It's home to about 100,000 people, all crammed together in a pile of ramshackle constructions near the city's main port. “I didn't really have any opportunities,” he tells me. ... I was pretty much limited to what could happen inside the slum.”
  6. 2 hours ago, zydeco said:

    I was recently caught in Tops on one of their bag free days. This policy is idiocy. Three quarters of the store is packaged in plastic or supplied with plastic bottles. And they want to attack plastic bags, which are reused most often as trash can liners?  Stupid. When I got to the check out line, Tops said no bags and offered me cardboard boxes. Cardboard boxes? How was I supposed to walk around the mall with cardboard boxes doing the rest of my shopping? A couple of plastic bags is easily manageable. But three or four unwieldy cardboard boxes is not, especially when one arm is already full of a large container of repaired shoes. I just left the food items on the Tops checkout counter and walked out. This is nothing but a virtue signalling feel good policy that has zero effect on a clean environment. If they meant it, they would be using glass bottles with return deposits. 

    whats so hard about that?

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  7. 8 million
     
    Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year. More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while around 1.2 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Around 80% of the world's 1.1 billion smokers live in low- and middle-income countries.
     

    1: Vaping Is Less Harmful Than Traditional Smoking.

  8. 4 hours ago, tingtongtourist said:

    Look like India lucked out. 

    Israel try and fail.

     

    Only NASA can do it perfect ..with 50 years ago old technology

    555

    On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after blasting off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, killing all seven astronauts on board — including New Hampshire educator Christa McAuliffe, a civilian who had been selected to fly via NASA's "Teacher in Space" program.

     

     

    yes perfect

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