Jobs in tech support and the like are often outsourced to countries where the work employment laws are more favourable than the absolutely ridiculous laws we have in Sweden, Ireland is one of those countries. These businesses still need Swedish employees though, because they need people who can speak Swedish.

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The Swedish job market sucks, the best I could hope for here is to stack shelves in a supermarket, because I'm sure as fuck not going back to being a salesman.

Plus, working abroad would be a good experience.

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By VP. | On 04 June 2015 - 23:52 PM

Fuck me Watford have gone up in the world if their manager appointment is true.

What's the rumour?

#267132 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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The tournament is two weeks away, but the squads were announced yesterday, so I figured it's as good a time as any to start a thread.

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I'm applying for a job anyway. Figure working abroad for a bit may be a good experience.

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By Slashman X | On 02 June 2015 - 22:19 PM

Punchestown? That'd be in Kildare. 1,300 a month wouldn't be too bad, out there you could get a room for about 350 a month for a "high-end" style place

Leopardstown.

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By Slashman X | On 02 June 2015 - 17:13 PM

How much is fuck-all and whereabouts is it?

About €1300 per month. And it was some suburb outside of Dublin, close to some horse racing course.

#267006 The FIFA Thread

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02 Jun 2015 17:16:09

I think this calls for some champagne!

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By Slashman X | On 02 June 2015 - 11:51 AM

Awesome. Expensive (similar to Scandanavia though) but awesome. If you like pubs then there's no better place to live. You thinking of Dublin city or the suburbs? I grew up in the suburbs but basically live in the city now

Alright.

Since I fucked up my exam I'm thinking about taking a job in Dublin. I'd be paid fuck-all though, so I'm not sure it is worth it.

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01 Jun 2015 15:10:44

Slash/Kevo, what's living in Dublin like?

#266804 What Was The Last Film You Saw?

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01 Jun 2015 15:09:39

If any of you are into sports documentaries, Red Army is one of the best I've ever seen.

#266745 Game of Thrones

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01 Jun 2015 09:06:59

This thread is awfully quiet.

Anyway, interesting end to this week's episode.

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They're backed by some Russian multi-millionaire though, aren't they? Not exactly comparable with a Burnley or Crystal Palace, really.

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By Slashman X | On 29 May 2015 - 15:52 PM

No, cos Blatter has actually done a world of good for the countries in the developing world.

He has to a degree, but it is secondary to his cronyism.

#266378 The FIFA Thread

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29 May 2015 13:39:27

I think I've said it earlier in the thread, the associations from the developing world back Blatter because he's just as crooked as themselves. He's their guy and that's why he'll never lose an election.

Death or criminal charges are the only ways we'll ever get rid of him.

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I just love how Blatter is trying to credit the clear-out onto himself. What an utterly despicable man.

#266235 The General Games Discussion Thread.

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By Slashman X | On 28 May 2015 - 18:07 PM

Women teams can't play against male teams so their ratings will be "relative"

Which is perfectly reasonable.

Anyway, it's a nice gesture that'll probably help EA shift a few more copies of the game.

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By Sam | On 23 May 2015 - 00:38 AM

I'm having another one of those nights, I do try and play video games but end up being too tired to play and do shit, hence I get more annoyed. I try reading too or listen to music but end up feeling too tired. Too tired to do stuff but not enough to fall asleep, really annoying,

I keep thinking of so much shit, cannot sleep or get it out of my head. I feel like I need to talk to someone about it, I dunno.

I googled and found out that The Samaritans have a 24/7 phone line in the UK if you feel you need to talk to someone.

If you keep getting nights like this you should get in touch with your doctor.

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By Sam | On 21 May 2015 - 00:48 AM

Having a bad night and have absolutely no idea why. Yet I feel so down. Fucking hate it.

I know the feeling.

If you can't sleep I suggest doing something that'll keep you from thinking too much, like playing video games or going for a jog, or listening to a podcast.

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By BR. | On 20 May 2015 - 02:10 AM

What sort of grammar? How advanced are you now? I'm sure you've passed and at least you got to do it in the end haha.

Verb conjugation, I had 15 questions on passé composé, futur simple and some other category I can't even remember. I'd be delighted if I got even 3 of them right. Wasn't expecting any grammar questions at all, instead I ended up with 50 grammar questions, twice as many as for the reading comprehension which is what I am good at.

And I think I'm somewhere between a very strong A2 speaker and a weak B1 on the CEFR scale. Far from fluent but pretty good for ~6 weeks of studying.

Speaking of French, the 3 hour French written exam I did this morning marks the end of my time at university and education as a whole a pretty crazy feeling when it arrives....

Congrats!

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Did my second French test today, most of it went well but I got caught off guard by how much grammar it was on it. Will be really mad if I don't pass it because of that.

#264791 What Was The Last Film You Saw?

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Speaking of Sci-Fi, Ex Machina is fantastic.

#264765 German Football Thread

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16 May 2015 19:41:07

Hamburg really doing everything to get themselves relegated and remove the Bundesliga clock from their website.

#264764 What Was The Last Film You Saw?

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By Jonas | On 16 May 2015 - 16:23 PM

Mad Max: Fury Road.

Worth seeing because of the action scenes and the spectacular filming alone but as a film it's basically just a two hour long car chase with no real substance.

I thought you hated Sci-Fi?

#264656 The TV Thread

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15 May 2015 19:59:09

Can't wait!

#264465 The Xbox One thread

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My Xbox One is probably the worst purchase I've made in my life at this point.

Horizon was fun, but other than that I haven't played a single game really, and the media player still sucks arse.

Really regret selling my blu-ray player now.

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By Carroll. | On 13 May 2015 - 23:27 PM

Fair enough about that, but surely nearer to the date, say on the 10th you'd check up what time it is and all details

I was absolutely convinced that it was on Thursday for some reason, so I never bothered to check again until yesterday, when it was already too late.