I Bought my London Flat 2 Years Ago - Here’s What I Love and Hate About It
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2024
- Hard to believe it's been 2 years, but let's chat about my London flat.
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If you're new to my channel and videos, hi! I'm Evan Edinger, and I make weekly "comedy" videos every Sunday evening. As an American living in London I love noticing the funny differences between the cultures and one of my most popular video series is my British VS American one. I'm also known for making terrible puns so sorry in advance. Hope to see you around, and I'll see you next Sunday! :)
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When I had roommates who disrespected boundaries, I kept my "not for sharing" items on a small shelving unit in my bedroom, and kept the perishables to a minimum
Bit shit that needs to be done tho ya know
Conservative voter?
Yep can confirm😢
@@Lat265huh?
Oh man the degeneracy i had to put up with. I was the dirty platee thrower, so some ate out of pots and pans
I just came back to this channel after a couple of years away from UA-cam and thought "Oh wow! Evan grew out his hair. He looks amazing! And, he bought a flat in London? COOL!! He must be doing well. That's awesome!" So, that's my 2 unsolicited cents. Do what makes you happy and keep going!!
I really admire how you set a goal, and then take little nibbles until it's a habit and then big bites until it's part of you. You have really inspired me. Thanks for all you do on this channel, just being yourself!
My cleaning/tidying hack was getting a robot hoover 😆 (obvs not accessible for everyone but it was just a cheap one we got in the Black Friday sales and it works surprisingly well). I'm chronically ill and have executive function issues and a kid so tidying up always seemed like a huge challenge. Now that I have a lil robot buddy (his name is Herbert Hoover 😆) it really helps me as it means I get started on picking everything up, the floors stay clean without the pain of hoovering and then it encourages me to tidy the rest of the things, too. From there I can basically keep more on top of the 5 minute room tidying rather than constantly being stressed and upset about it.
Honestly I was incredibly tempted to have a section of this video about the best things I’ve bought for my flat (I even scripted it as much) and my Robot vacuum is defo in my top 3 purchases for added value!
Maybe I’ll make a separate video at some point
@@evanI'd really like a video from you about robot vaccuums, just so you know
@@evanplease talk about flat service charges. They are scam
My robot vacuum is called Xi Jinping because it is a Chinese machine and I bet the Chinese president/dictator would LOVE the fact that I named a cheap robot vacuum after him and he spends the days licking my floors😂
I cant believe its been 2 years already! I first subscribed to your channel right before the whole airbnb situation, and I remember being really invested amd cheering for you when you finally got your home! It feels so unreal that 2 years have gone by since, if you'd told me it was last year I wouldve believed it too..
Thank you sharing about how you used to find it difficult to keep a place tidy and organised in the past, I still struggle with this, so it’s nice to know that I can change and it’s not a fix problem! I often think because I’ve always been like this that I won’t change! x
I really find you to be a fascinating human being! Love how you research things like languages and less obvious things like how the sun hits your apartment. You are an example of the internet being used for good. Speaking like an oldie!👵🏻 I don’t think I ever commented on your hair but I do always think how awesome it looks and if I had seen you in person I probably would have made a comment because I think nice comments are always nice to receive. Never thought that maybe they are not welcomed even if nice! Food for thought…
I live in the North, freehold.
I always advised my younger family members to avoid leasehold.
It's a shame the gov did not change the laws re leasehold last year as planned.
Over the last decade, these leasehold service charges have become a real scam.
I think they should have scrapped leasehold. Multi ocupancy buildings (service charges etc) should be run by a non profit association of all the ocupants / freeholders. Then no one is being held to ransom.
Happy New Year btw
Your flat looks fantastic. What a lovely place for you to gather with people you care about!
I never lived with friends, so living with 2-3 friends always sounded like an ideal arrangement to me. I've lived with assigned housemates (a valuable experience I wouldn't want to repeat) and I've lived with my wife & kids. And I guess my parents if you count childhood.
Family relationships are different from friends, even when it's chosen family. You don't get a private space in the same way you would with your own bedroom. And you have obligations to them that go beyond covering your share of the rent. It's not a bad thing, but it certainly has its own challenges.
I definitely sympathise with you about social TV watching... I grew up always watching TV and movies with my mum and now I live in my own home (with my 2yr old daughter) I don't find as much joy in TV and movies because watching them alone just isn't as fun 🤷🏽♀️ I love watching a kids movie with my daughter but I do crave a night where me and my mum just snuggle down and watch some cheesy movie together until 2am 🙈 it's so strange the things we miss doing when we gain our freedom 😆
Yep - that’s the curse of individualism, unfortunately! Suppose everything has a trade off … just have to accept there’s never a best of both worlds
TL;DR - Evan explains the paperwork involved with socialising when you grow up 😂
You should definitely consider coming up to York and visit the National Railway Museum … pretty fab.
And almost all the old city wall to walk on.
hi evan, i met you in morisons a while ago, thank you for being so kind!! looking forward to see what you've got in store for 2024 - especially excited to hear the music you release! also your head is gonna feel so much lighter when you cut your hair 😹
I love your hair! Do what you want! I have grown mine long recently and I also noticed people just comment on it, positive, negative and neutral... never had it when my hair was short. Just makes you become more aware of what it looks like and how you want to present yourself... didnt have that worry or stress before!
I appreciate your videos Evan, congrats on the upcoming videoversary! You do you... hair, no hair, I'll still watch your videos, keep up the great work :) All the best for the coming year!
Also metric system FTW
A quick recommendation on German TV shows that you might enjoy: Dark (sci-fi/mystery), Babylon Berlin (crime/political thriller set in Weimar Germany), Deutschland 83 (spy thriller during the Cold War era). These are the best German-language TV series that I have seen recently, though I am sure there are plenty more.
I’ve got a whole video on my channel about dark; I’ve only watched it 3 times fully
@@evan I'm sorry, I truly just wanted to help. Since this is not a film/TV reaction channel, it didn't occur to me to look up if you had already seen any of the recommendations I made.
I would like to bring one thing up, though. Do you really want complete strangers to remember every little detail about your personal life? Personally, I would find that creepy, but I guess it's just me. Anyway, I apologise once more, won't bother you again.
@@zhivik haha no, but pretty much anyone who knows me IRL knows how much I like Dark and try to get everyone to watch it. That and I even posted about my third rewatch quite a lot on socials/stories August-December this past year and have references to the show in a few of my vids. No woz mate. Maybe I shoulda ended my comment in an emoji or something ;)
I've not made many videos about films/shows...maybe like... 4 or 5? Basically only when something I watch REALLY makes me wanna talk about it. Anywho, hope you have a nice tuesday!
I love having my private home to myself. I remember having a brand new leather couch and the first guest - who wore their keys on their belt - obliviously/inconsiderately sat down and scraped it badly. It taught me that it’s best to wear your place in yourself before letting strangers mess it up.
I somehow very much so resonate with the hair comments affecting mental health. I'm sorry to hear that, little things like that can get to one's head with enough repetition. Just as you mentioned, whether imperfect or perfect, your hair is a representation of you, and it's something to be content with God willing.
I always wanted to learn a new language, but lacked the confidence. Watching your videos showed me that learning a new language isn't out of reach, or unachievable. I am now learning Japanese. Thank you Evan.
Hair - can totally relate. 55 year old male, grew my hair out for the first time ever during the pandemic and haven't cut it since. Never once in my life did it get comments when it was short, but I now have strangers - so far only women - giving me their opinions.
I'm not going to cut it because it's a useful psychological screening test for whenever I meet someone for the first time.
As a woman who’s had hair up to and beyond her waist for the first 40 years of her life and gradually shorter afterwards because my health ruined its quality, I’d say have the hair that makes you happy and comfortable with yourself. I remember when I gave it a big chop. EVERYONE had an opinion and it was tiresome. No, it wasn’t because I turned 40. No I hadn’t suffered a recent breakup. It wasn’t shiny and healthy anymore, not that it was anyone’s business.
I’ve never had a definite opinion about hair length except this: if it’s clean and well cared for, it’s gorgeous and a joy to look at. The chromosomal makeup of its owner doesn’t matter. Cut it or let it grow, curl it, straighten it, braid it, turn it into to dreadlocks, shave patterns into it, it doesn’t matter. Similarly, someone can look absolutely stunning with a completely shaved head. All it will get from me is a compliment on how good it looks. Why? Because it looks good.
I’ve often complimented people on their hair. Men usually are surprised but hey, it’s gorgeous hair or I wouldn’t compliment on it. They most likely are proud of it because they obviously take good care of it. Even if they aren’t especially proud of it and kind of rolled into having long hair, if it looks good it can make an otherwise crappy day a little less crappy. If they’re proud of it, receiving a compliment on something you’re proud of and/or like yourself is nice to get.
I realise even a compliment is a form of voicing an opinion. That also means I have an opinion on the cashier’s gorgeous earrings, my neurosurgeon’s fabulous shoes (most stylish wingtips ever), the cleaning lady’s wonderful coat (saw it as she was coming in), or my daughter’s former Spanish teacher’s funky new glasses. Loved them all. So I told them. There’s nothing more behind it than me thinking “this looks nice!” and telling them. One thing I do firmly believe in: never, EVER give a compliment if you don’t mean it.
And… for those people who feel the need to make negative comments on someone’s appearance… sorry. That’s just tacky.
Edit: totally understandable you want to cut it. Besides: it’s YOUR hair.
What does each approach mean then?? Curious.....
Personally, I love long hair on men! The reason why we get comments on our hair length is because societal norms insist that a proper female has longer hair and a proper male has shorter hair. I always tell them that way back in the day, men had long hair.
That "it's patina" comment did made me laugh. I'm going to start using it for my own ageing.
Just realised I’ve had the same sort of “comments” about my hair when long. 🤦🏻♂️ “cut it/don’cut it, nice hair/horrible hair, hippie/marica etc..” always end up cutting it to stop the unsolicited feedback. And yes , hoovering is a pain in the back 😂😂
The thing is there is a time when it's not short but not long and just not quite right somehow. For ages Evans hair seemed to be at that indeterminate stage. It actually looks better now but he has pointed out the practical things about it also as someone with purple hair I know how it feels when your hair is more meaningful to people than you are. Like the late 1950s film star Tony Curtis often said "my hair got famous before I did" and it was true.
Happy new year and congratuations for uploading videos for the last ten years. Keep up the good work. 😎👍
omg i just came back to this channel after like 3 years and it’s crazy to see how much you’ve changed!!
Hey Evan,
Congrats on 'finding' your life partner, or like considering spending your life forever with your girlfriend, that's a huge step and I'm happy for you.
Congrats on being the slimmest and strongest you've ever been. I know I peaked 15 years ago, so it's quite inspiring to consider getting back into form.
Congrats with getting back in touch with your language self.
It seems your 30s midlife crisis has been good to you, happy new year, days are going to get longer from now soooo looking forward to having colour back. Grey was getting dull XD.
Evan, I enjoy watching your videos and seeing your take on life. It's good to see some honesty on the platform. I'm so sorry that some people feel they are entitled enough to make comments about your hair, which is something that has nothing at all to do with anyone else. I find it sad that some people think it's OK to do that and that you won't be bothered, or that you'll get it all cut off because their comments ground your gears so much. I hope what I'm going to say next won't be taken out of context or anything, but I thought I'd let you know because I have long hair too and it's very prone to getting tangled at night as I'm sometimes a very restless sleeper. Via another UA-camr I watch (Charlotte Dobray), I bought a cap to wear in bed, just to keep it up and out of the way. They're described as bonnets or silk bonnets when you search for them and look a bit like a Tam o' Shanter when you're wearing them and all your hair is tucked up inside it. I bought mine from Amazon, if you decide you want to look into them. It's really made a difference as well! When I get up in the mornings I just have to run my brush through my hair before doing anything else with it and I don't have any tangles. My hair (which is bottom of my back length-ish) can sometimes be a nightmare to look after and brushing tangles out can sometimes be very painful if they're particularly bad. The bonnets are loads cheaper than buying silk pillow-cases and you can just screw it up and shove it in your pillow-case or pyjama bottoms pocket when you take it off. I hope this is helpful (if not, just tell me to shush 😁). Big congrats on your approaching decade too!
i have to tell you evan, your flat videos inspired me so much when i moved houses and had to decorate and build the aesthetic of my own room! obviously it's much smaller but you genuinely helped me so much to get motivated!
this is the most Evan Edinger flat I can imagine.
Hey Evan, happy new year! Great to hear all your exciting plans for 2024, I hope you have an amazing year. Just wanted to flag up to you, if you do decide to cut your hair, to consider donating it to the Little Princess Trust - so it could be used to make wigs for sick children.
a very thoughtful video as always:) excited for train content!!!!
Man it's so nice watching these. We went through a very similar thing but with a 3 month delay. And honestly gave me some hope/comfort that we weren't the only ones.
Not entirely neurotic Evan. In I’m my 30’s. The older I get the more I want things that are practical and do a good job. Possibly also have multiple uses. Rather than just having a TON of stuff I don’t use. Although I want things I’m more like- what is the quality of this, will I actually use it, does it look good, is it interesting, what does it do. Even with my collectibles I’m ditching the plastic mass made things like funko pops and I want more of things that are replicas or with Harry Potter stuff that feels like it is really something that would come out of the wizarding world (e.g. gringots coins or hand made replica potion books which Iv gotten off Etsy). I want things that actually make me happy and inspire me.
That part about the service charge increase is probably true. I worked in the industry for 10 plus years and developers will make the Service Charge artificially low for the first couple of years so they can market the fact when selling the flats so they can shift them faster
Evan!!! One of my favourite Expat ‘Brit’ UA-camrs!! 😂 As a new content creator who is currently documenting my expat journey, you’ve been my inspiration. Your video on ‘the type of immigrant the U.K. prefers’ spurred me to actually start my UA-cam journey haha. I felt some people needed to see that expats like me actually exist!
Love the cosy atmosphere in your flat, and I remember following the crazy journey of getting it - even though the bouncing about must have frazzled you. Good one mate, your channel is genius!
I always love the lighting in Evan's Content
I lived with a great friend for years untill we both moved abroad a couple years ago and we constantly say how much we miss living together there really is nothing like living with someone you love, trust and can communicate with properly.
If you get enough owners together you can apply to take over the management of the building under the communities act.
I just subscribed and this is my second video of yours I'm watching. To think you've been doing this for 10 years...the competition out there🤯 but you are so entertaining, intelligent and hilarious. And I love your long hair!
Your decorating is lovely!
I can’t stand the feeling of getting strangled by my hair when I try to fall asleep so I put it in a braid or loose bun on the top of my head at night.
As a woman I never got comments on my long hair but when I got a bob a few years ago everyone had an opinion (ranging from: “you looked better and more feminine before” to “you look so cool, it suits your face”).
I have since grown it out because it was such a hassle to style it daily and get regular trims but every few months I want to chop it off again.
I definitely also miss social TV since I got my own place (solo renting for 7 years now). I got my long hair cut short last year because it reminded me of the bands that broke down and the girl that broke up with me since I grew my hair out.
Finally, I subscribe to you and Tom Scott and you're both winding down your weekly videos after 10 years. It's gonna be a more quiet year in UA-cam, but take your time guys!
Opposite problem for me as a female - I loved having a pixie cut, but have grown it out as I got so fed up with the comments, the most frequent being "so what made you decide to have short hair?" I just like it this way!!!
I find it so interesting that Babbel is sponsoring your channel, considering that you've discussed (in depth) having used a competitor on numerous occasions. I assume you can't do a comparison video of the two products
From the very little I know about sponsorship deals like this, I can imagine Evan won’t be able to speak about comparisons and the such until a certain date. So maybe we could expect a video on this topic in maybe just over a year? I too am interested. I started using Duolingo because of Evan.
Well I am using both concurrently atm and I specifically reached out the them for the sponsor cause they go so much further than duo for German and have live stuff (extra cash tho)
You might watch this space in 2024 😇
Your videos always give me food for thoughts.
I just cut my hair. Last year (first half) my hair was down past my waist. In April/May, I cut about half off. Later, I cut it to just past my shoulders. Yesterday, I cut again, it's at shoulder length. Just long enough I can put into a ponytail. Happy to be free of the weight, the pull, the constant hoovering!
Can’t believe that people comment on your hair, you do you and my partner and I will still watch your stuff. Always brings back fond memories of Germany.
I envy your approach to life and what's important to you. Keep it up! And looking forward to some train content 😊
It's really sad that other people feel that your hair is their business. As a bloke with long hair I totally understand your plight albeit on a much smaller scale, like it literally doesn't affect them but they feel the need to tell me that it should be shorter, they can do one, I'll wear it how I like. Don't give in to peer pressure! But obviously change it up if that's what you want to do.
Language goal option; do one of the lingoda sprints? Not as much of a commitment as moving somewhere for a month but I'm super intrigued by it!
Evan,the diversity of your content is enjoyable I think. From home decorating to political information to that wonderful love letter to Chiswick,it keeps us all surprised. Will you include the ceremonial sacrifice of your hair in a film. You should do it for charity. Not in an organized way,too much involved but I'll send a donation to LEPRA off my own bat + any others could voluntarily give a little to their cause of choice. I will anyway. I think it's natural that you wanted to preserve the pristine newness of your hard won home at first.
I would not buy my flat even if I could because of the service charge issue that it seems one has no control over. I hope your young lady will watch this sometime as I feel there was an extra message hidden in there. I agree about wanting to share things. It's so hard to get the balance right in life. Too much company gets annoying but total solitude can start to feel dangerously like isolation.
That time when you were in limbo or even in purgatory waiting for your flat making phone call after phone call it was so stressful,so disturbing,so tense,the sobbing and crying,that was us viewers,I got the impression it was a bit tough on you too.
Can you please take us along when you DO get your haircut? Would love to see the process and how you cope through it - and EVERY hairdresser has fabulous stories to tell!!
Just in case anyone is curious - I did click through to check out the Babbel lifetime "deal", and indeed it is 50% off...but it's still eye-wateringly expensive... €300. Ooof. Then I clicked through to the main page, and then clicked to see all plans, and they're suddenly offering 60% off - so still pricey at €240, but that's a decent drop.
And all the information you need to give them until they tell you the price... Thank you for going through it.
Cool vid. Similar to 2023, can you make a 2024 vid about moving to London on the different visa options.
On top of that you should make a general moving to London guide video as well. Would be very helpful, especially as I’m sure some things might’ve changed regarding the rules and stuff.
You went to Birmingham for pop tarts?? 😱 Nowadays they're everywhere
But in 2013 getting the GOOD pop tarts was a bullring affair!
I LOVE your hair! ❤
I really like your positive attitude.
I enjoy your videos. Keep doing them, however you like.
I like to watch tv shows the same time as friends and text them during or after about what happened. Its not the same as in person but it makes it more fun for me.
As a bald human usually perceived fem, 7/10 conversations with literally anybody (coworkers, strangers, people I see daily, family, doctors) involve them bringing up something about my hair and their thoughts without me ever asking. It’s been years of constant opinions and it’s exhausting. weighs on my mental health too bc people aren’t talking about the cool things your doing bc they can’t get past your what your hair looks like which I find less important to who I am like you mentioned
I don't have a lot of goals for this year but if I don't end up getting a full time job that takes a lot of additional energy, I'd like to relaunch my channel as an animation channel. Smaller goals are: take some fabric scrap and my favorite pair of jeans to create a patchwork dupe, help my husband with the office reorganization and start selling some collectables with my folks on ebay. Last year was fairly intense with the wedding, helping my dad sell his house and visiting canada for the first time so I'd like to do more bite-sized projects.
We'll miss your sunday uploads when you take your break, but you deserve it after all this time being consistent for so long.
Omg the leasehold! I'm a lawyer (not a civil/common law tho) and i was shocked to learn that some Western countries actually use it. We got stuck with leashold properties after the collapse of Soviet Union, because a lot of houses were built on illegaly confiscated land, but we are trying to end the practice.
Mercifully, since my early years I have lived solo. It was easier to live solo in those days. Even now, worth the cost IMHO. Thank you for the video.
You have 90s hair. Whether you like or dislike that is a 'you problem' , but as someone else with 90s hair I know how it feels to have 90s hair.
Oh I can see you’re growing up 🤣 It happens to us all eventually, but that’s what’s happening to you now 🤣 I wish you well & have a great 2024 🤗
Love u man talks honestly ❤️
before watching the video: “ things i bought after binge watching Evan Edinger” - recently i ordered tuna for pasta (after the video about what students in different countries eat) and UKULELE because i liked a lot how they sounded when you sang at the end of a video. i wonder what’s next 😊 . happy anniversary for the apartment and soon for the 10 years of uploading every sunday, and congrats!
Oh yes, I had the service charge shoot up by £50 a month after a couple of years when they "realised" the amount going into the sinking fund wasn't enough.
Thank you for a great video! Do you have a video about your course in Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 and what it involved etc? Best from London 😊
I think that because people watch your channel and get invested in your life in videos that they feel comfortable enough to comment on your looks (hair). Maybe the person who also commented at the Post Office (?) also knows your channel. Also I guess because people have seen you with short hair, medium and long that they prefer it a certain way or what they think suits you better. I have my own opinions and don't always mention them but I do love a transformation video where people go from one hairstyle to a completely different one.
Probably my only goals 2024 are to keep my reading streak up on iBooks (313 days) and to read at least 50 books (I read 68 last year).
In terms of fitness, I’ve introduced the 2 pound rope into my jump rope workout - it’d be nice to add to 3 pound before the end of the year. Plus I’d like to be walking 10kms each Saturday and Sunday by December
Hey @evan, I just want to say something before I go ... I have to stop watching your videos, maybe not forever, but for a while. It's because while I really enjoy your content and always learn interesting things, they don't tell me anything I *need* to know (that's just me - not remotely suggesting that your content isn't useful to others). And I'm just in a situation where life sucks, and in order to make it better, I have to focus intensely on things that are most important to me.
But I will miss seeing you talk about whatever every week. I think you're one of the best UA-cam commentators there is, and you seem like a really kind and genuine person. So I wish you continued success with your channel!
You moved to London. You have my condolences.
Ooo I didn't know you where a fan of trains Evan. Have you ever tried the different types of trains in Japan? My personal favorite is the Dr. Yellow bullet train.
What piano book did you use and would you recommend it? Got a keyboard for Christmas and have been wanting to learn it for years, like you, so curious about what you used! :)
8:48 As someone who is currently living with my significant other, I can confirm - it is, in fact, the best. 😁
You can donate your Haare to a foundation like „Locks of Love.“ That is what I did with my son‘s waist-length hair. It can really shine a positive light into someone‘s life who deserves it. Just a thought ❤
Congratulations on being in your flat for 2 years and for being about to hit 10 years on your channel. There are some terrific lights available for helping ward off winter weather blues and it will be good for your plants too. I agree with you on big houses, my daughter and I want a cozy home that we can easily afford. Please keep your videos and thoughts coming. 💜 Yes please release the song. 🙏
I think in terms of the editing, the most important thing to me as a viewer is video and audio quality. And yours is perfect. The hair thing seems strange to me. My husband's is long and the only time I am aware of anyone commenting on it was when we got married, people asked if I was going to make him cut it for the wedding. We're in Scotland though. I don't think people really care that much where we are.
Well thanks! My audio could be better through better room acoustics but then my room’s wouldn’t be as comfy or useful for much else so I work hard in post to make it okay
Hehehe I totally appreciate the honesty re mental health & burnt out. My daughter is coming up to a year old in the next few weeks and I still get regular rounds of feeling burnt out. By the time we’re done with the routine & clean up it’s 9:30, so often by the time we go to sleep it’s 11:30-12:30 at nite. Then she wakes up crying around 5am, that’s it one of us isn’t getting sleep. So we regularly get some bug or the other. I didn’t realise before just how parenthood impacts your mental health. I also appreciate how you mentioned that one minute you’re knocked down, exhausted or even ill- then when you’re feeling better you forget how you felt before lol 😂 Feels like you gotta review how many “spoons” you have when you wake up and then plan accordingly - but being humans that just doesn’t always happen 🙈🤣 Re the hair, I started watching your videos when you already had long hair - so that’s how I “know” you. Forget the trolls lol 😂 If you’ve enjoyed having long hair, I’d say keep it!
Lol I can guarantee your paint is likely better than any 'professional' I have hired to paint for me. Every job I have done for myself the finish ended up better than equivalent work by others! I am sure there are great ones out there, but they are hard to find.
As someone gifted with the joy of a receding hairline I can definitely relate to the hair comments after it got to the point I shaved it off, and then had to speak about it with every single person I saw afterwards.
The whole hair thing and how it annoys you is very interesting because that is literally the day to day live of every girl, women and general femme. Literally from the age they're old enough to have enough hair for any sort of hair style :") and everyone around them things they're entitled to an opinion about said hair.
I guess you got a good glimpse into what that's like now too :""""))
I think people with smallish spaces now must be happy that they are not having to spend a ton on high priced energy to heat a large space or having massive cleaning and maintenance jobs. Also people who move to large houses often end up downsizing at the end of their lives. Those with smaller spaces may avoid that hassle and expense.
It was probably more common back in the day, but wealthy people like to throw parties and having several different rooms for people to spread out into can be useful for that. Sure, you could have everyone in a giant hall like a stadium or concert, but by having smaller rooms people feel closer together and it can be less noisy in some rooms while other rooms are noisier, etc. etc. Think like The Great Gatsby or Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne's parties. Not everyone who shows up is actually a close friend.
Well, so long DuoLingo! Hello Babbel!
I planned to do a whole Unit a day on Duolingo. Gave that idea up pretty fast.
I’d love to hear more about your experiences with a leasehold. My service charge nearly doubled in a year because of problems with fire risks (apparently due to new legislation due to Grenfell)
This reminds of The Long Hairs, a men's long hair group that are helping sponsor who I donate my hair to, Children with Hair Loss. I've donated my hair different places 10 times, coming up on 11 for the world record they are trying to make in March
The longer it gets the more likely that hard-to-reach bit gets knotted. Also, that moment when you get dressed and your hair ends up all tucked inside your shirt and stuck to any bits of velcro. I get ya.
I have a friend with long hair and everytime I present someone to him the first comment is about the hair. It's a curse that barbers spell into people for them to get annoyed and have more haircuts
Wooo! Trains!
Happy New Year ,.........hair comments,hmmm...... Vidal Sasson?
Your frustration with people's comments on your looks is *relatable*. Women go through this daily
No one comments on your hair when it is short because you are fully conforming to their expectations. I choose to not care what anyone thinks - I truly fly my own way on everything. The only observation i find significant is that those who like me - do not judge. Period. I find my friends are infinitely more artistic and entertaining. My favorite analogy is one involving a good friend who gets upset by blatant ignorance, He literally gets very angry, He stomps, He bellows, He is loud and vulgar, and He has tears falling down his cheeks... But at the end of a tirade He laughs, apologizes for his behavior, begs forgiveness from those who do not know him and then buys everyone a drink/ dinner/ cakes etc. We all have a good laugh at the insanity of being triggered by a strangers behavior - instead of the alternative - confrontation! I love him to death for his passion and endless compassion! Truly a good man!
I had a beautiful shared ownership property but had to let it go because they kept overcharging us on the maintenence fee, guess was the excuse was? We need to replenish the sinking fund, its definitely a scam
Fill us in on roughly where in London you are? From my base 8 time zones away London could mean Bromley or Croydon. Would you talk about what went into your choosing your particular location? I first spent time there in 1980 and I've been back several times. I can't get enough. I'd be more at home in Glasgow but as a place to spend some time London is in a league of its own.
Hands up if you've had a bait and switch by Notting Hill Genesis and now have a 70% increase in service charges in a single year. Bastards.
I know you did not ask for hair comments but because you mentioned it I thought I’d say something haha.
I never really noticed it before. Did you maybe have it in a bun most of the time? I find long hair on men can be a bit jarring but is also undeniably cool in many ways. If you are cutting it off I would just plead that instead of going for the full chop, try a few intermediate length styles as you’ve spent so much time growing it it would feel like a shame to go back to just short back and sides. I’ve always wanted to grow my hair to try some more stylish styles but could just never get past the awkward length so would give up too early!!! Haha I’ll stop now
Great video 👍 have a good 2024 depending on my finals I might try out babble, as duolinguo didn’t quite do it for me when I started trying to learn Japanese a few years ago.
Total understand the share house experience thing, I met some many people coming and going through the years , you hair ok not talking about it, mine though is also long and I am 60 + I went for the big chop and hated all the after care. after my life changing event a few years back I just said back to the normal who cares really. I am me and the door is over there. take care now..