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vatstep said:
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Just recently became beard-less for the first time in about a year and a half. I think I look better with a beard, but after a bit of a trimming accident, I just went for it -- even got a dorky haircut, too. It's pretty funny seeing the reactions of friends and co-workers, since a lot of them have never seen me without a beard.

A week later and I'm still not used to it!
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Beard looks great on you. But you still look good without it.

I know I've come to the point where I can't live without my beard. Once I shaved it all off and I felt like the biggest goof for the whole week.

Never doing that again.
 
Thanks cloud :D

But I wish my shirt didn't look like it was tucked deep inside my jeans :lol. You can tell I'm short as hell too.
 
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me and the missus, taken minutes ago on the webcam


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intentionally trying to look like a douche

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her camera has a horrible flash

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I used to have a beard like this. ...
 
Kureishima said:
How is Sweden? Economically, specifically.

And what?
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Sweden is a welfare state, so taxes are high. Income tax is 30-33% depending on where you live if I'm not mistaken. Electronical gadgets can be pretty expensive as well, especially when they are new. When the PS3 was new in Sweden you could save $200-300 if you bought it from the UK or Canada, I think. I'm not sure how much you'd save now.
 
zon said:
Sweden is a welfare state, so taxes are high. Income tax is 30-33% depending on where you live if I'm not mistaken. Electronical gadgets can be pretty expensive as well, especially when they are new. When the PS3 was new in Sweden you could save $200-300 if you bought it from the UK or Canada, I think. I'm not sure how much you'd save now.
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Concerning the cost of living, etc? Seems like a fairly high tax, what are the benefits as a citizen?
 
Kureishima said:
Concerning the cost of living, etc? Seems like a fairly high tax, what are the benefits as a citizen?
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I think this answer some of your question, both quotes are from Wikipedia.

More info on the taxes:

Since the late 1960s, Sweden has had the highest tax quota (as percentage of GDP) in the industrialized world, although today the difference between other high-tax countries such as France, Belgium and Denmark has narrowed. Sweden has a two step progressive tax scale with a municipal income tax of about 30% and an additional high-income state tax of 20–25% when a salary exceeds roughly 300,000 SEK per year. The employing company pays an additional 32% of an "employer's fee". In addition, a national VAT of 25% or 18% is added to many things bought by private citizens, with the exception of food (12% VAT), transportation, and books (6% VAT). Certain items are subject to additional taxes, e.g. electricity, petrol/diesel and alcoholic beverages.
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The benefits:

While similar in form to other governments in Western Europe, the Swedish state is among the most active in the scope of government services provided. These include tax-funded childcare, parental leave, a ceiling on health care costs, tax-funded education (all levels up to, and including university), retirement pensions, tax-funded dental care up to 20 years of age and sick leave (partly paid by the employer). Parents are entitled to a total of 480 days partly paid leave between birth and the child's eighth birthday, with 60 days reserved specifically for each parent, in effect providing the father with two so-called "daddy-months". The ceiling on health care costs makes it easier, relative to other nations, for Swedish workers to take time off for medical reasons.
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In case of dental care when you become 20+, you can choose to pay a monthly fee which means that you don't have to pay a large amount of money if you ever need some drastic "fixing". The fee is, depending on how good/bad your teeth are: ~$6 (for those with good teeth), ~$20 (for those with not-so-good teeth; I'm in this group and because of alot of soda I have 10 developing cavities in my teeth), and the ones with real bad teeth has to pay ~$60 dollars.
 
NEW HEAD FOR GASTRONOMERS

The lawyer Christian Jäger leads the local hotel- and restaurant association Dehoga. He is particularly against against a general smoking ban in corner pubs.

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The 36 year old Christian Jäger collected gastronomical experience in galleys. Today he advocates the interests of the gastronomy in Remscheid, Solingen and Wuppertal, and also in the districts of Oberberg, Mettman, Mönchengladbach and Viersen

phew...

stealth edit: cool, nice one. gratz!
 
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BTW that pic of you is the largest pic of anyone I've seen in a paper.

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Stupid me, I thought that was the entire paper, not a clipping. :P
 
FightyF said:
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BTW that pic of you is the largest pic of anyone I've seen in a paper.

-addendum-
Stupid me, I thought that was the entire paper, not a clipping. :P
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:lol :lol :lol

thanks for the kind words, everybody.
 
vatstep said:
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Just recently became beard-less for the first time in about a year and a half. I think I look better with a beard, but after a bit of a trimming accident, I just went for it -- even got a dorky haircut, too. It's pretty funny seeing the reactions of friends and co-workers, since a lot of them have never seen me without a beard.

A week later and I'm still not used to it!
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You kinda look like a bigger Mark Mc Donald. Beard looks great btw.
 
Kazou said:
Where do you live in Malta ?
I've been there in April, I intend to come back in July or August. I love that place :(
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wow, why where you in Malta?
I been living there for 7 years on and off I have a flat there so thats why I go there often but now I just moved back home to sweden again, as I am spending summer here and then in sep I am going to Miami
 
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