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I'm OK with deaf drivers while using apps (have nothing to discuss with driver - everything is in app already). In some cases it is even big plus, when you don't want driver to hear your conversations, or you want to travel in calm and don't want any radio/music to hear.

It is not possible "cancel" thing which was never scheduled. They have agreement on place, but meeting wasn't and isn't scheduled. Yet. Right now Zelenskiy is so desperate, that he already agreed to let Russia to keep already taken territories, while just few months ago Zelenskiy spoke about "1991 year borders". Putin will boil him more - Russia has time, Zelenskiy has no time: Russian army takes 1-2-3 villages/towns daily... Russian conditions for peace are known for many months already: neutral status of Ukraine (membership in EU is OK, membership in NATO is not OK), the abolition of discriminatory language laws, the opening of Russian schools, newspapers, radio and TV, the lifting of the ban on the Orthodox Church and the return of confiscated churches to it, the lifting of the ban on left-wing and socialist parties. And main: first talk and sign agreement, then stop fire. Russia won't accept the "let's ceasefire and then negotiate" approach—European bureaucrats have already demonstrated that their words can't be trusted. And the foolish Kaya Callas let it slip when she combined "we need a ceasefire" and "we need Russia's strategic defeat" in the same paragraph of her speech. Therefore, Russia's approach to the ceasefire has remained unchanged for a long time: "First, we'll sign an agreement on the terms of the ceasefire and guarantees, and only then will Russia stop".

You're stubborn, my dear. Anyone can use Google, okay? You've screwed up by bringing lies and propaganda here. "About" 70% of "around" 60% is 40% +/- 2-3%. Did you study math? Doesn't look like the answer is "yes." https://aahoa.com/resources/oxford-study

Oh, and by the way: number 60% isn't true. Truth is: 60% of US hotels are owned by members of Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA). AAHOA, a trade association representing over 20,000 hotel owners, reports that its members collectively own approximately 60% of the hotels in the U.S. And within AAHOA "Indians or those of Indian ancestry" owning about 70% of hotels. So real number is about 40%.

Looks like publication is the part of anti-Indian propaganda, reflecting current state of US-India relationship stage. And it sounds racist. If you want to follow that stream, then you should take a look on small part of leading corporations CEO list: Sundar Pichai (Google), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Arvind Krishna (IBM), Shantanu Narayen (Adobe). But I think, what talks about Indian overrepresenting are quite overreacted, and may be inspired by "competing diaspora". ChatGPT as usual:

Well. It is political thing. Obama got Nobel prize at time when US had running 2 wars. So, it is exactly "happen before".

Well... you are stubborn... Have you heard of Georg Emanuel Opiz? He was a Bohemian German painter and graphic artist. In 1814, following the War, he went to Paris to create and sell etchings. His works are now in museums. Series "Russian Cossacks in Paris", 1814-1815.

not "soldiers" - Cossacks

Back to possibility of WW III. Financial Times: "Patriots" and other Ukrainian air defense systems were able to intercept only 6% of missiles launched by Russia in September. Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences Listening to Boris Johnson and believing the West that Ukraine could win against Russia and therefore should withdraw from the Istanbul peace talks in the spring of 2022 was the Zelensky regime's biggest mistake.

Next question then: any idea why Russia should need to "march France"?

Wrong. Only cards from systems that banned Russia don't work here. Any UnionPay will work here and it is one of the reasons why Chinese didn't stop to visit Russia.

Tell me, what's your grade in geography? Russia doesn't need Estonia or its territories for free navigation in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea – there are plenty of neutral waters there. And this reply is worthy of a Darwin Award – Estonia doesn't share a border with the Kaliningrad Conclave. On one side is Poland, on the other is Lithuania.

Any ideas why Russia might need three depressed, half-dead countries whose economies are based on agriculture, quarter of their territory is swampland https://news.err.ee/1609784505/estonia-mulls-boosting-eastern-border-defenses-by-restoring-bogs-peatlands, and which must be subsidized annually to remain habitable? The drug overdose mortality rate in Estonia is almost 11 times higher than the EU average. https://www.euda.europa.eu/publications/european-drug-report/2025/drug-induced-deaths_en The suicide rate among men in Estonia is more than twice as high as in the EU. https://countryeconomy.com/demography/mortality/causes-death/suicide/estonia Economically, these three countries are useless to Russia, but if Putin does anything against them, the stench of Western propaganda will be so strong that half the world will suffocate. Estonia has been a NATO member since 2004 – over 20 years. And no one cares.

I am pleased to see that, as always, you have no arguments against my remark.

Why? GDP PPP of Estonia ($67.7B) has the size of GDP PPP of few quarters of Moscow ($1320B), rest two countries are not more far.

I use metformin by direct use - diabetes type II. Losing weight is just additional bonus: from 110 to 90kg. Most significant is that you don't have to change diet - the only habit to change is to eat 5 times per day instead of 3 while keeping the same amount of food (lets say up to 2500 Kс per day).

There's a medication called metformin. Like ozempic and its analogs, it was originally developed for people with type 2 diabetes. It's well-known and proven for decades. The difference from ozempic injections is that it's taken one tablet a day. It's also practically free: a month's course costs $5 in my country. It has fewer side effects and limitations. For example, it can be taken by people with poor pancreatic health, and it doesn't cause facial wrinkles when losing weight; it doesn't cause the so-called "ozempic face." Despite its affordability, it should also be started only after consultation with a doctor, and it also requires regular blood sugar monitoring. My doctor prescribed monitoring every three months. Metformin is rarely advertised because it costs next to nothing and isn't protected by patents, having been in production for a long time. Of all the brand names, the most well-known is Glucophage-Long from Merck. I lost 20 kg in 6 months after starting metformin.

Hitler is also "not a case for few generations already", should we forget his crimes?

is it "nominally"??? at past 50 years British Crown General-Governors 4 times intervened into business of [not so] sovereign states within Commonwealth: 11 November 1975 → Australia → Sir John Kerr → Action: Dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam 25–29 October 1983 → Grenada → Sir Paul Scoon → Action: Requested and sanctioned foreign intervention; temporarily assumed executive authority; appointed advisory/temporary council 14–25 May & 23 September – 15 October 1987 → Fiji → Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau → Action: Declaration of emergency; temporary assumption of executive powers July 1984 → New Zealand → Sir David Beattie → Action: Considered dismissal of Prime Minister Robert Muldoon Can you imagine: foreign citizen, appointed by foreign country to your country dismiss elected by you premier minister. Circus du Buckingham Palace / Windsor Castle

it is easy to check: translate to Russian via google and then you will get a lot of references, including videos... first time he said it at time of yearly "direct line with president" in December 2010 - mix of show and press conference: anyone may call to studio and ask him a question... typically it is like marathon - lasts 4+ hours... it was reply on question of Khirurg (en: Surgeon, nickname of quite famous here (then) rocker)

"Anyone who doesn't regret the collapse of the USSR has no heart. And anyone who wants to restore it has no brain." - Putin in 2010 and late: he likes to repeat that.

Well... taking in account what more than 50% are clients "just few days before their 60", it is depressing...

There's another reason why website visitors can't communicate directly with guides until they submit a request in the guide's calendar, and why all email is filtered by the dispatcher. About 30% of correspondence contains dick pics, asshole shots, and inappropriate offers. All of this is filtered, and guides never see these messages.

Looks like your reservation was made very shortly before your tour. Typically Siamroads receives reservation in 6-10 weeks before tour. Client via email receive contacts of guide as soon, as guide confirms tour (mostly within next 24 hours after reservation), and has time to communicate with guide before to pay, because Siamroads issues invoice 4 weeks before tour. Invoice must be paid 2 weeks prior the tour., so client has 4-8 weeks to communicate with guide before to pay. There are many "freeloaders" among backpackers and budget travelers. Fifteen years ago, Siamroads had a direct contact system with guides, and guides were overwhelmed with questions from website visitors who were gathering information for free but never booking tours. Then, at the guides' request, the system was changed: to ask a question, you now had to place a reservation in the guide's calendar. Please note: this is free—no payment is required at the time of booking—but at least it makes it clear when the client wants to use the guide's services. I read all of Siamroads' correspondence. 50% of the first questions are like this: "I'm planning a trip to Thailand in December, will you be my guide?" What can a guide say to that? "Yes, dear, I'll sit around all December waiting for you to arrive"? The need to place a tour request in the guide's calendar is precisely for this reason—it gives the guide a clear understanding of which city the tourist plans to visit and when. This is the minimum information a guide needs to tell a client whether a guide is available. The "place a request first, and then the guide will contact you" system has proven itself 200% effective. I'll emphasize again – placing a request is free. A request simply informs the guide when the client wants to use their services. There's another reason why communication with guides only occurs after placing a request. Some people like to plan their trips well in advance, sometimes up to a year in advance, while Siamroads has a 90-day planning horizon. Guides can't work with more than 30-40 clients simultaneously to plan a tour while also leading tours for current clients. Submitting a request in advance allows guides to limit communication to only those clients who will be traveling within the next three months, thus reducing the workload to a reasonable level.

Since EU isn't buyer of Russian goods anymore, he has no reason to care. I wrote yet in 2022 - by sanctions EU will shoot own legs: sanctions will cut tools for to control situation and will make strong union btw Russia and China, while EU can't control China because of heavy dependence on Chinese goods - first of all rare materials for any semiconductor manufacturing. ChatGPT: