It's PanDENmonium! [Off Topic Chat]

LoonyLovegood

It could definitely work...I think? I hope? I love this forum too much to let it go

pajor

Sounds like it's worth a try.

Insect Overlord

pajor wrote: »

Sounds like it's worth a try.

I'll go get my laptop. :pac:

Insect Overlord

So, eh, this experiment was a bit of an eye-opener! :eek: Even going back two or three pages shows how few new threads there have been on here in the last few years. It's mostly Jizzlers nominations and votes and awards threads once you get beyond page one. Might be time to re-visit old ideas in new threads to avoid dragging up personal stuff that the old regulars shared back in 2009-2011?

wnolan1992

Bit of a random one, but have any of you attempted to learn a new language (after Secondary School that is).

I've been messing around with Duolingo for a bit, and while it definitely works in that I'm recognising words and figuring out how to sentences are constructed, I find it very difficult to work out how words are pronounced or how to run them together.

pajor

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Bit of a random one, but have any of you attempted to learn a new language (after Secondary School that is).

I've been messing around with Duolingo for a bit, and while it definitely works in that I'm recognising words and figuring out how to sentences are constructed, I find it very difficult to work out how words are pronounced or how to run them together.

Ik spreek geweldig nederlands nu. :pac:

I'm really trying to learn Dutch. It's pretty difficult though. Full of unusual rules which are not actually rules of the language. Word order is also pretty weird. Pronunciation ain't the easiest either.

Only way you can do it is by living in a country where they speak said language. It's what people always say about learning languages, it's annoying but it's true.

I've been doing a 'Dutch for foreigners' home study course. I'm getting good grades at it but don't really feel like I'm learning that much from it. At some point I want to do proper classroom lessons, should help better.

wnolan1992

pajor wrote: »

Ik spreek geweldig nederlands nu. :pac:

I'm really trying to learn Dutch. It's pretty difficult though. Full of unusual rules which are not actually rules of the language. Word order is also pretty weird. Pronunciation ain't the easiest either.

Only way you can do it is by living in a country where they speak said language. It's what people always say about learning languages, it's annoying but it's true.

I've been doing a 'Dutch for foreigners' home study course. I'm getting good grades at it but don't really feel like I'm learning that much from it. At some point I want to do proper classroom lessons, should help better.

Yeah, my brother can speak a bit of Dutch from his time living in Belgium. On the rare occasions I've heard him speak it, or if I've ever read stuff in Dutch, it's similar enough to German that I feel like I should understand it, but different enough that it completely baffles me most of the time. :pac:


Basically I'm just trying to get a very basic level of Danish. Apparently most Danes speak English anyway and all the "Tips if You're Moving Here" articles seem to say "You can easily get by without Danish", but I think it'd be nice to make the effort if I end up moving over there for 2+ years like. :P

pajor

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Yeah, my brother can speak a bit of Dutch from his time living in Belgium. On the rare occasions I've heard him speak it, or if I've ever read stuff in Dutch, it's similar enough to German that I feel like I should understand it, but different enough that it completely baffles me most of the time. :pac:

The Dutch that they speak here and in Belgium can be two very different things. You know it's very different when Belgians are subtitled on Dutch tv.

People in shops and restaurants understand me usually well enough when asking for stuff here. Last August we went to Antwerp for a weekend. Got a lot of funny looks by waiting staff. 'Where the f*ck is this guy from?'

I never studied German so haven't had that sort of head start.

HugsiePie

This is off topic buuuuuuuut I'm getting very few hours at work (last week I was only in for 6 hours. Im in tomorrow for 16 hours but thats my hours for the week) so I think I should start applying for other jobs. Thing is 1. its very late in the summer and 2. I deferred 4 exams which I now have to sit in August so I'll need a week or 2 off then....

Does anyone have any advice?

HugsiePie

HugsiePie wrote: »

This is off topic buuuuuuuut I'm getting very few hours at work (last week I was only in for 6 hours. Im in tomorrow for 16 hours but thats my hours for the week) so I think I should start applying for other jobs. Thing is 1. its very late in the summer and 2. I deferred 4 exams which I now have to sit in August so I'll need a week or 2 off then....

Does anyone have any advice?

Got a second job

Den den deeeeeeeennn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cphNpqKpKc4

suitcasepink

Going for m Dole interview tomorrow (woo love my life, how proud could one be) But I need to bring proof that I've been actively job hunting? Like I've been applying for jobs online so I don't really know what I can send? Rejection emails? Or just emails containing my cover letter and CV in the attachments?

wnolan1992

deise_girl wrote: »

Going for m Dole interview tomorrow (woo love my life, how proud could one be) But I need to bring proof that I've been actively job hunting? Like I've been applying for jobs online so I don't really know what I can send? Rejection emails? Or just emails containing my cover letter and CV in the attachments?

Having never had to do that interview, I can't say for sure, but I'd say that's exactly the sort of stuff you'd need to bring. Particularly rejections as those are better proof that you actually applied.

That said, the people I know who've gone for it say they haven't been asked for much really, but that could just be our local guys. :P

Best of luck with it anyway!

suitcasepink

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Having never had to do that interview, I can't say for sure, but I'd say that's exactly the sort of stuff you'd need to bring. Particularly rejections as those are better proof that you actually applied.

That said, the people I know who've gone for it say they haven't been asked for much really, but that could just be our local guys. :P

Best of luck with it anyway!

Thanks! There's so much **** I'm asked to bring and even more to fill out but I wonder how they'd scrutinise it all in a short interview
Wish I never had to go through with it alas, I need to live..

There's a section about whether you're asking for back payments or not, wondering is it cheeky or not of me to ask for
I actually went in almost 3 weeks ago to get an appointment(and am eligible since end of May) but tomorrow was the soonest they could give me

wnolan1992

deise_girl wrote: »

Thanks! There's so much **** I'm asked to bring and even more to fill out but I wonder how they'd scrutinise it all in a short interview
Wish I never had to go through with it alas, I need to live..

There's a section about whether you're asking for back payments or not, wondering is it cheeky or not of me to ask for
I actually went in almost 3 weeks ago to get an appointment(and am eligible since end of May) but tomorrow was the soonest they could give me

I would say if you're entitled to it, claim it.

At the end of the day, this is what you pay tax for when you are working.


Social Welfare tend to ask for a load of stuff when you go to meet them. I had to go in when they switched over to the new Social Services Card (I'm entitled to free travel, so I get one of these cards automatically) and they asked for about 15 different things. As soon as I went in and sat down yer wan was like "Yeah, you really didn't need to bring that, or that, or that, or that... as long as you have this you're grand." :P

suitcasepink

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I would say if you're entitled to it, claim it.

At the end of the day, this is what you pay tax for when you are working.


Social Welfare tend to ask for a load of stuff when you go to meet them. I had to go in when they switched over to the new Social Services Card (I'm entitled to free travel, so I get one of these cards automatically) and they asked for about 15 different things. As soon as I went in and sat down yer wan was like "Yeah, you really didn't need to bring that, or that, or that, or that... as long as you have this you're grand." :P

Yea I'm kinda hoping that's the case, like why make it a more of a **** ordeal than it already is!
Do you know roughly how long it takes them to process it before you get paid?

LoonyLovegood

Try claim back payments, that's what I did. I brought in the automated emails from jobs.ie, and they didn't even look at them.

suitcasepink

Thanks guys, ended up being a fuss over nothing they didn't even ask if I'd proof of job searching!
Back date seems in order to so I just have to patiently for a confirmation letter ����

wnolan1992

deise_girl wrote: »

Thanks guys, ended up being a fuss over nothing they didn't even ask if I'd proof of job searching!
Back date seems in order to so I just have to patiently for a confirmation letter ����

You know now you have to start ringing in to phone-in shows like Niall Boylan and Joe Duffy as soon as you're officially on the dole yeah?

If you're ever up for a review, that's one thing they WILL want proof of. :P

pajor

Hmph. I wish I could get the dole.

suitcasepink

pajor wrote: »

Hmph. I wish I could get the dole.

Don't worry, I'm sure when they begin pressuring me into schemes like jobsbridge I'll start contemplating how bad life on the street really is

Jhcx

So we've done it. We've become the first country to leave the ruling European Union.

There's no denying I'm a bit scared it's a new future and I hope it can prosper to greatness as a citizen of both there's no denying it affects me

But congratulations England and Wales cause Scotland and Northern Ireland wanted to stay. I hope we've made the right decision Good luck

wnolan1992

Major plus side to Brexit - the laptop I want to buy is literally €50 cheaper today than it was earlier this week. A few more days of uncertainty would be good for me...

Junco Partner

I think it's pretty interesting how uncertain things are becoming in Europe. One hundred years on from the great war. Russians starting to Sabre rattle in the Baltic states against NATO expansion. The immigration crisis and all the pissed off member states who don't want them. And now the UK leaves. If other unhappy states follow suit the eu could be naught but a memory
The continent could be a powder keg waiting for a spark and we'd be none the wiser till it happened.

Insect Overlord

HugsiePie wrote: »

I like trains

Time for a C&H Brexit thread?

Junco Partner

HugsiePie wrote: »

I like trains

Bazinga?

Jhcx

An File wrote: »

Time for a C&H Brexit thread?

no we need to let this die as fast as possible so that we can move on as fast as possible

Nerdkiller1991

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Major plus side to Brexit - the laptop I want to buy is literally €50 cheaper today than it was earlier this week. A few more days of uncertainty would be good for me...

I just hope it holds when the GTX1080 laptops launch a couple of months from now. I really need to replace my old one.

Junco Partner

HugsiePie wrote: »

More so that was a very intelligent sounding post....one in which I'm too dumb to.understand :P

That being said I actually do like trains.....

More wild speculation than anything else but I think its an interesting time to be a European.

More of a jj kavanagh fan really. Trains are too expensive

Jhcx

Can i just take a moment here and just say The Queen, Isnt she just amazing. As a human not figure of power. like The photo ive added below 90 years of age and so alive. I look at the people around me but this lady just inspires something. And i really do hope i get to see my grandparents as alive at that age. Im not one to notice people really. other peoples lives just dont interest me, but for some reason everytime i see HM i cant help but take a minute .




Sorry for this interruption to your lives, please do carry on. Your attention to this post has been greatly appreciated. :pac:

Junco Partner

Jhcx wrote: »

Can i just take a moment here and just say The Queen, Isnt she just amazing. As a human not figure of power. like The photo ive added below 90 years of age and so alive. I look at the people around me but this lady just inspires something. And i really do hope i get to see my grandparents as alive at that age. Im not one to notice people really. other peoples lives just dont interest me, but for some reason everytime i see HM i cant help but take a minute .


Sorry for this interruption to your lives, please do carry on. Your attention to this post has been greatly appreciated. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrAPOZxgzU