Here in Germany we call it “Frühschoppen“. Instead of coffee we have beer!
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American in the Netherlands: Woke up at 9 without my alarm, had coffee and a joint. No work today because I got put on burnout leave.
12: Had lunch, scheduled some appointments.
2pm: rode to supermarket and then the beach to have some champagne, joints, and make some music on my portable groovebox. I'll be here till sunset.
Might stop at my local pub for a beer and dinner afterwards.
No friends because NL is lonely as hell((
But yes, life is much better in Europe, even in the Netherlands ( I just personally don't really care for it)
I'm also American living in the Netherlands although I study here instead. How have you found the experience so far? Have you learned any Dutch?
Jo, is there a Chance to join(t)? Just a guy from your neighbourhood asking.
American here wtf is burnout leave? How long can you take the leave?
Look up "Kur" in Gemany. A stressed out worker may utilize it every 4 years. The US labor laws and fucking medieval.
You go to the doctor, they say you are suffering burnout and prescribe you working less, potentially also therapy, and you get sick leave for the time you can't work. How long depends on what the doctor says, but potentially quite long. You can't be fired during that time except after a very long time (i.e. that you should be on permanent disability benefit instead) and the company making all possible efforts at other suitable arrangements.
LOL fellow American also bamboozled by this concept. "Burnout leave" to us is when you finally snap and quit, cutting off your healthcare and income all in one go.
Hope you have multiple "streams of income" and "side hustles" if nothing else is "lined up"!
For the majority of us burnout isn't a pathology, it's the most American state of being. 😂
It exist here too. Just its when you get pipped and didn't line up a new job.
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Up to 2 years, apparently. It was a huge shock to me too; I'm still coming to grips with it? Honestly, I didn't want to take it but my boss strongly urged me to talk to the company doc and here we are.
I'm still working, just reduced hours.
It's a good thing that you take it, as long as you don't make the classic mistake of forgetting why you're on leave (and risk ending up in a "don't do anything productive" depression).
Wishing you a good recovery!
Take care of yourself bro. I've been there. A few months off helped tremendously. And it seems we share similar interests. No reason to be lonely. Hit me up with a message if you'd be keen to hang out over some joints.
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My day so far in Germany: wake up without alarm at 3:30, have coffee and smoke a joint with my husband (it’s his day off), eat cold vegetable Maultaschen (my beloved) for breakfast, walk to my job at the bakery for my 5:00 shift, run around sweating all day until my shift ends at 13:00, walk home, decompress, and eat the rest of the Maultaschen.
In an hour or two, my husband and I will go sit on the riverbank a couple blocks away, smoke a few joints, and he'll play the banjo (very uncommon here) while I read until we want to have dinner. Then we’ll make open faced sandwiches for dinner (very common here), and try to get to bed by 20-21.
a life without children...how I miss thee 😭
Give them away
Children are our most valuable resource! Sell them, /s
I live in the US. too many pedophiles for that to be safe.
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Does maultaschen mean mouth pockets?
Allegedly they were invented by some catholic monks who had some juicy meat on hand which they weren't allowed to eat on that day (friday I think) so they hid the meat from gods eyes by wrapping it in dough. Foolproof plan me thinks
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Yes, literally translated it does. Maul is a bit on the vulgar side these days, you'd say Mund instead. For animals often Maul is still used. And if you tell someone to shut up you tell them Halt's Maul (hold your mouth)
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What is an open faced sandwich? Like a slice of bread with toppings?
Exactly, just a sandwich with only one piece of bread. It’s probably the most common dinner here, because people traditionally had big meals at lunch, but that’s slowly changing
I like how basically every culture has dumplings & they're all delicious. if there are grain and egg to make pasta cooking stuff in a little pasta pocket is obviously the next step.
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We call this "sitcomming" here in the states
Do we?
I do, now
Haha, i probably will now too 🤣🤣
Am an immigrant in Spain
- Woke up with alarm
- Went to office
- No beer at lunch T_T
- At least went to get a massage in the evening
- Will play Baldur's Gate 3 with friends online now
That’s being a tourist.
Otherwise, who is making and serving the drinks and lunch?
Foreign students working parttime
Hello Canada my old friend.
The comment above yours probably
This hits hard...
I woke up early today (without an alarm) because I had to bring my dog to a chiropractor at noon.
So I had a cup of coffee and a pipe, watching the morning dew dry up
It's one of 3 days off this week, and that's only because I sacrificed one additional day off to fake an extra shift on Friday. It pays double though, because of union regulations, even though I'd have taken it for regular pay anyway.
The only difference is, that I don't have friends to meet up with, mostly because I don't want to, and that I'm not in a drinking mode yet, but sounds like I could pick that up at some point
I had to bring my dog to a chiropractor
?
Just a small adjustment to his stiff neck issue that he picked up a few months ago
Today I reached 5/5 already at 13h
That's my exact plan for Saturday.
Same, except that I think I'll make a cake for said friends to eat after drinks. Saturdays are the best.
this is Southern Europe maxxing
ITT: peaceful cottages in the woods with bread walls, cake roofs, and sugar windows
Mads is so fucking hot.
I would like this
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