Potluck ideas: when you are asked to bring something from your country
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The One Thing You Brought From India and Still Won’t Replace
Some things in a migrant’s home have a value that never appeared on the receipt. Eight ordinary objects offer a way to think about what you carry, keep, and make part of a new life.
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What Kind of European Supermarket Shopper Are You?
A deeply unserious personality quiz about aisle confusion, supermarket loyalty and the mysterious power of a yellow discount sticker.
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A Highly Unscientific Guide to the Four Stages of Becoming Almost Local
From double-checking every train platform to giving newcomers directions with alarming confidence, here’s our entirely fictional field guide to feeling at home abroad.
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The Strange Comfort of Doing Absolutely Nothing on a Rainy Sunday
A small reflection on quiet Sundays, weather that cancels plans for you, and learning to enjoy a day that doesn’t need to become an achievement.
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Can You Decode These Dutch Food Labels?
Eight supermarket questions about vegetarian ingredients, cheese labels, and expiry dates. Some answers are less obvious than a green packet would have you believe.
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“You’re Not Made of Sugar”: The Dutch Attitude I Didn’t Expect to Adopt
The Dutch phrase je bent toch niet van suiker? sounds like a joke about cycling in the rain. Live here long enough, though, and it starts to feel like a useful philosophy: discomfort is not the same thing as impossibility.
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Black Spots in Your Bathroom? How to Remove Mould and Stop It Coming Back
Black spots appearing around your shower, grout, or bathroom ceiling? They are often mould — and simply wiping them away may not solve the problem. Here’s how to clean them, prevent them from returning, and know when your landlord needs to get involved.
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7 Tiny European Luxuries You Can’t Just Buy in India
A €10 tram pass is nice. The stranger luxury is everything around it: drinkable tap water, usable footpaths, swimmable lakes and public spaces where nobody expects you to buy anything.
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11 European Habits Indians Abroad Still Haven’t Fully Accepted
You can buy the rain jacket, schedule drinks three weeks ahead and learn which bin takes the yoghurt pot. Some parts of European life still hit differently.
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