[–] 29 points 2 years ago (10 children)

As a mixed third generation immigrant, I get this a lot. In my experience, most people want to know my ethnicity, but for some reason they never ask me that directly.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    No way. Imagine being stuck in complete darkness unable to move your body for that amount of time. I'd lose my mind and probably have a panic attack thinking to myself what if they don't dig me up?. The money isn't worth the mental trauma that would cause me.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not sure if that would be considered well travelled from a European perspective. For example if you live in the Netherlands, you could drive to Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France all within 3-5 hours. A quick Google says the average European visits 8 countries within their lifetime. Geographical proximity and culturally dissimilarity definitely need to be considered.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Ah I misread that, If I were you, I'd just make your GitHub look as professional as possible. So that in the extremely rare chance that someone does Google you, it's obvious that the the accounts aren't linked.

    That being said, your career is not over and the anxiety you have is all in your head.

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    Has anyone used Italki or a similar platform to aid in their studies?

    I'm considering taking weekly lessons with a tutor, the main goal in specifically improving my speaking.

    I've lived in Japan for a few years and work in a Japanese company and while my comprehension is okay, my output is terrible and I always hesitate to speak.

    I'm hoping a tutor would give me some real-time feedback on my speaking and help build my confidence.

    I don't need a professional teacher / structured lessons and I guess my budget would be around ¥2000 for the hour (is it reasonable?)

    Please let me know your experiences.

    [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If it was a private secure carpark, I wonder if you could set up a tent there? Take showers at a nearby gym and use a pocket WiFi to stay online. But I guess cooking and electricity would be an issue though.

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