Let's have some chit chat :)

[ValDes]

2 minutes ago, kayenne23 said:

Lawyer mate. Here, when you get your degree from the university, you need to spend 1 and a half years in a law firm (usually you are not getting paid. Not a single cent!And the chores the firm makes you do are ignominious.  Government loves us you see) and after the internship,  you study for the exams that every intern has to go through in order to get the diploma that allows you to practice law.  What about you? 

A lawyer then... Congrats mate!

Me? Well, I'm approaching (slowly of course  ) my mid 40s, so long gone are the days when diploma-related matters were bothering my mind.  Which doesn't mean I don't have some of course. Guru-san has a bachelor of Mathematics and a master degree in Information Technologies. 

[kayenne23]

4 minutes ago, ValDes said:

A lawyer then... Congrats mate!

Me? Well, I'm approaching (slowly of course  ) my mid 40s, so long gone are the days when diploma-related matters were bothering my mind.  Which doesn't mean I don't have some of course. Guru-san has a bachelor of Mathematics and a master degree in Information Technologies. 

Nice one!  Guru is full of surprises like a fine switchblade!  I still count with my fingers  

[Fiekie247]

Well here you do your Articles for 2 years as a CA in one of the big law firms and earn around $2000 per month as a CA, once you become an associate, your new salary is around $3500 - $5000, Senior Associate, $5000 - $7000 and Partner - $10 000 or more.

Equity Partners - $20 000 and more, depending on how much they buy in.

I have like over 10 Microsoft Certificates, International Information Technology Diploma, ITIL certs and Mimecast Technical Specialist and Gateway Specialist Certs! Busy with Security at the moment.

[kayenne23]

23 minutes ago, Fiekie247 said:

Well here you do your Articles for 2 years as a CA in one of the big law firms and earn around $2000 per month as a CA, once you become an associate, your new salary is around $3500 - $5000, Senior Associate, $5000 - $7000 and Partner - $10 000 or more.

Equity Partners - $20 000 and more, depending on how much they buy in.

I have like over 10 Microsoft Certificates, International Information Technology Diploma, ITIL certs and Mimecast Technical Specialist and Gateway Specialist Certs! Busy with Security at the moment.

seems like a nice job to have there.  Here in order to get such money, you need to have big time courts or have a good name or become a judge or a prosecutor.  Well everyone here is really into information technology!  You guys are into some deep deep knowledge ! 

[ValDes]

2 minutes ago, kayenne23 said:

seems like a nice job to have there.  Here in order to get such money, you need to have big time courts or have a good name or become a judge or a prosecutor.  Well everyone here is really into information technology!  You guys are into some deep deep knowledge ! 

The only real knowledge out there is the ability to educate yourself. That's all the really matters when you're 10+ years into your professional life, believe me.  

[pinnit2015]

5 hours ago, ValDes said:

Part of the 'perks' coming with the 'advanced capitalism' I guess... 

Bulgaria, being a part of the Eastern Europe countries which took the path from 'advanced socialism' to 'advanced capitalism' over night some 30 years ago are now 'enjoying' the fruits of their choice and namely - a health system which is a real 'Frankenstein' and which means if you don't have the money to pay an extra for the 'services and treatment' you got you are dead, literally! Dental help as part of that horrifying health system is just as terrible as the so called pre-hospital and hospital treatment... 

I used to have the ideals of a young socialist in my early days but now not so much; even work wise, i found myself in constant disagreement with Unions that i used to help out, to an extent i just decided to chuck it. Now, i'm a lot more central than what i used to be 

I'll long be worm food before we find a way of making sure we don't have a health care system that only the rich can afford and at the same time, giving people back what, via taxation (if still the case), they pay for.

Or, u say advanced capitalism, i say right wing socialism  Or, if you can't beat em, join 'em. 

Other than the system being completely carpeted it's hard to see any light. 

Could be worse i guess, could be in that socialist utopia Venezuela  

[kayenne23]

13 minutes ago, pinnit2015 said:

I used to have the ideals of a young socialist in my early days but now not so much; even work wise, i found myself in constant disagreement with Unions that i used to help out, to an extent i just decided to chuck it. Now, i'm a lot more central than what i used to be 

I'll long be worm food before we find a way of making sure we don't have a health care system that only the rich can afford and at the same time, giving people back what, via taxation (if still the case), they pay for.

Or, u say advanced capitalism, i say right wing socialism  Or, if you can't beat em, join 'em. 

Other than the system being completely carpeted it's hard to see any light. 

Could be worse i guess, could be in that socialist utopia Venezuela  

When i hear Venezuela and socialism i get fashbacks 4 years ago with our then new government. Stole so much money from all the fields even from the BUS UNION for god sake. 68 million euros gone. Tv licences 250 millions and it goes on and on and on. 

[ValDes]

16 hours ago, kayenne23 said:

When i hear Venezuela and socialism i get fashbacks 4 years ago with our then new government. Stole so much money from all the fields even from the BUS UNION for god sake. 68 million euros gone. Tv licences 250 millions and it goes on and on and on. 

Yeah,  Syriza could well fit into any existing definition for a political direction - left, center, right, ultra left or ultra right...  

[ValDes]

17 hours ago, pinnit2015 said:

I used to have the ideals of a young socialist in my early days but now not so much; even work wise, i found myself in constant disagreement with Unions that i used to help out, to an extent i just decided to chuck it. Now, i'm a lot more central than what i used to be 

I'll long be worm food before we find a way of making sure we don't have a health care system that only the rich can afford and at the same time, giving people back what, via taxation (if still the case), they pay for.

Or, u say advanced capitalism, i say right wing socialism  Or, if you can't beat em, join 'em. 

Other than the system being completely carpeted it's hard to see any light. 

Could be worse i guess, could be in that socialist utopia Venezuela  

When it comes to the personal 'political navigation' during the last 30 years, yeah, I pretty much fit to your own experience. I guess most of us do once the beliefs from our youth start to mess around with the realities of life (family, job, earnings, house)... 

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Or, u say advanced capitalism, i say right wing socialism  Or, if you can't beat em, join 'em. 

You nailed it! Couldn't agree more!

[kayenne23]

12 minutes ago, ValDes said:

Yeah,  Syriza could well fit into any existing definition for a political direction - left, center, right, ultra left or ultra right...  

Syrizal i a left political party with right pockets. ..

[ValDes]

35 minutes ago, kayenne23 said:

Syrizal i a left political party with right pockets. ..

Ain't all modern political parties fitting to that definition? A rhetorical question of course... 

[Afi4wins]

2 hours ago, ValDes said:

Ain't all modern political parties fitting to that definition? A rhetorical question of course... 

A politician has three pockets...one at left, one at right, and one at center! The center one is the MOST dangerous!!! 

[ValDes]

3 minutes ago, Afi4wins said:

A politician has three pockets...one at left, one at right, and one at center! The center one is the MOST dangerous!!! 

You mean three holes instead of three pockets, right? 

[pinnit2015]

23 hours ago, ValDes said:

When it comes to the personal 'political navigation' during the last 30 years, yeah, I pretty much fit to your own experience. I guess most of us do once the beliefs from our youth start to mess around with the realities of life (family, job, earnings, house)... 

You nailed it! Couldn't agree more!

It's increasingly difficult to box folk into one leaning or the other, and actually quite dangerous: i'm probably very left when it comes to things like immigration but right leaning when it comes to economics: i've read manifesto's on both sides and would need to cherry pick elements from both to get to mine.

The UK has a real undercurrent of discontent brewing; similar to that which probably got Trump elected  of folk, somewhere in the middle, feeling as if nothing the parties do/say, helps them.  It's hard not to see it that way when you've a group of folk, especially small business owners, feeling as if the system is skewed to benefit either the wealthy, or those at the other end while they're left in limbo. 

My favourite is when you get multi millionaires pretending to be spokesmen of the under classes and folk lapping it up. 

It's no different to a slot session - folk want value for what they put in/have taken off them

[Blackjax]

3 minutes ago, pinnit2015 said:

It's increasingly difficult to box folk into one leaning or the other, and actually quite dangerous: i'm probably very left when it comes to things like immigration but right leaning when it comes to economics: i've read manifesto's on both sides and would need to cherry pick Elements from both to get to mine.

The UK has a real undercurrent of discontent brewing; similar to that which probably got Trump elected  of folk, somewhere in the middle, feeling as if nothing the parties do/say, helps them.  It's hard not to see it that way when you've a group of folk, especially small business owners, feeling as if the system is skewed to benefit either the wealthy, or those at the other end while they're left in limbo. 

My favourite is when you get Multi millionaires pretending to be spokesmen of the under classes and folk lapping it up. 

It's no different to a slot session - folk want value for what they put in/have taken off them

You reckon Boris johnson will comeback again. The media potrays him like he has already been rejected but then who believes the media.

[pinnit2015]

3 minutes ago, Blackjax said:

You reckon Boris johnson will comeback again. The media potrays him like he has already been rejected but then who believes the media.

I think he's probably a placeholder for the likes of someone like Sunak to take over next year.

The Tories, despite all the ***** ups, are still doing ok in the polls and tbh BoJo is still here despite all that and despite all the cronyism's regarding those private sector contracts so i think any media reports, normally left leaning media btw, are probably exaggerated. If he can survive this, he can anything. But you can tell he looks exhausted and frankly, beaten 

The alternative is a UK Labour Party that's still fragmented and one which i couldn't trust to run  a Tuck Shop, never mind GDP. 

Who'd want it though, with Brexit and the post effects of the pandemic coming up as well, coupled with the Scots wanting a new referendum, it's going to be a very bumpy ride for the foreseeable future. 

Then again, i never thought, having seen him on Have i got News for You, he'd be PM, the equivalent of Mr Bean, so i guess all dreams can come true

[Afi4wins]

Everytime I see him, he looks like he just hurriedly got out of bed...with his hair still flying everywhere. 

[Blackjax]

I can never forget this meme about him.

[pinnit2015]

He's quite the hit with the ladies and is a one man baby making machine, so he must have something about him

Or, power and wealth may have quite the seductivn effect.

If anything, a good advert for kids everywhere; your teachers may have given up on you but look what you can achieve with limited abilities. 

 

[ValDes]

2 hours ago, pinnit2015 said:

He's quite the hit with the ladies and is a one man baby making machine, so he must have something about him

Or, power and wealth may have quite the seductivn effect.

If anything, a good advert for kids everywhere; your teachers may have given up on you but look what you can achieve with limited abilities. 

 

HAHAHAHAHAAH! 

Post of the month, definitely! Just cannot stop laughing!!!! 

[cocopop3011]

Can't believe you're all picking on my Boris  He was interviewd the other day and the reporter asking him if Carrie could give him a trim at home lol. He said yes he does need one. She said are you booked in to have it done he said but he's going to the pub

This guys has had the hardest job in the world this last 12 months, at one point I was furious at him but I honestly believe he has done everything he can. He will be getting my vote again.

Boris supporter right here 

[Blackjax]

46 minutes ago, cocopop3011 said:

Can't believe you're all picking on my Boris  He was interviewd the other day and the reporter asking him if Carrie could give him a trim at home lol. He said yes he does need one. She said are you booked in to have it done he said but he's going to the pub

This guys has had the hardest job in the world this last 12 months, at one point I was furious at him but I honestly believe he has done everything he can. He will be getting my vote again.

Boris supporter right here 

Mr @pinnit2015 was right about Boris. He is quite hit with the ladies.

[ValDes]

11 hours ago, cocopop3011 said:

Can't believe you're all picking on my Boris  He was interviewd the other day and the reporter asking him if Carrie could give him a trim at home lol. He said yes he does need one. She said are you booked in to have it done he said but he's going to the pub

This guys has had the hardest job in the world this last 12 months, at one point I was furious at him but I honestly believe he has done everything he can. He will be getting my vote again.

Boris supporter right here 

To the 'Boris supporter here': 

I won't speak with you for at least ... couple of weeks!  

[This fella called Boris is actually having the easiest job on the planet and namely, A Joker With Unlimited Access To Live TV] 

[Blackjax]

Happy Birthday AskGamblers,

Happy Birthday  AskGamblers, 

Happy birthday Dear AskGamblers......

Happy birthday to you!!!!!

Happy 16th birthday to AskGamblers and their entire team.

[cocopop3011]

How quick are these weeks flying by! Can’t believe Easter has been and gone in the UK, roll on summer!!

Kids are off school for another week, I have a few more grey hairs but at least the sun is shining.