J_TheExplorer

Biggest misconceptions about TRNC (Northern Cyprus): “It’s underdeveloped” → Modern complexes, private hospitals, universities, restaurants, gyms. It's not Dubai, but far from “underdeveloped.” “It’s part of Türkiye / occupied” → It has its own government, laws, and systems. Also: even Turkish nationals go through entry procedures/visas like other foreigners. “It’s cheap” → Some things are. For example rent or services. But many are NOT. Cars, electronics, imported goods can be more expensive than in the South - locals often shop in RoC malls. “No services or laws” → Banks, legal system, property ownership, education, healthcare - everything functions. It’s not a “lawless place.” “It’s a war zone” → Daily life is calm, safe, and normal. This isn’t an active conflict area. Reality is always more nuanced than headlines.

@SartorialShootr Emirates, Qatar Airways or Turkish Airlines.

What’s Lufthansa Doesn’t exist Same as British Air, Delta, all that Fly Emirates or don’t fly Easy

@hispanicnomad @Heavenly_Race_ On a personal level - maybe. But public debates in general changed my mind on so many important things - abortion, religion, politics, etc. I love debates 😅

@Heavenly_Race_ Debating in general is an complete waste of time When’s the last time you changed someone’s mind about something important?

Once you hit about a 20-point IQ gap, communication starts to completely break down. It's not that the lower IQ person is "stupid" (although that can often be the case) or the higher one is arrogant, it's that you're literally operating on different systems. A 20 point difference (roughly 1.3 standard deviations) means: Vocabulary and abstraction levels diverge sharply. What feels like crystal clear logic to one side sounds like vague, pretentious word salad to the other. Jokes land flat. Metaphors get taken literally. Complex cause and effect chains get simplified into "this good, that bad." Different time horizons and pattern recognition. One person thinks in months or years and sees systems, the other is locked into days or immediate rewards. Trying to explain second order effects feels like speaking another language. Also, processing speed and working memory gaps. The higher IQ person is already three steps ahead, getting impatient. The lower IQ person feels talked down to or overwhelmed. Both walk away frustrated. Both have wasted each others time.

@lubinho_k Many won't understand x.com/i/status/20586…

wow, this blew up and - understandably - ruffled a lot of feathers. for those that didn't understand: i am not comparing Thailand's GDP, purchasing power, political system etc with Germany. I was talking about basic needs, quality of life, daily stuff ☮️

@kdhriti90 @WillAttract What? 😂 Are you insane? Would you really switch places with men? Over my dead body!

@WillAttract Men. If you don’t believe it then ask the genders to switch places socially and economically . Women will agree immediately. But you will yourself see how many of these men who claim women have more actually agree to live the same “ privileges” of women. They all know

Who is more privileged in society? Men or Women? Tell me why below.

@WillAttract Women. We don't get drafted, we get favourable treatment in all the institutions, we can slap a guy and nothing happens while if a man slaps us, he will be dragged out of his own house and locked away. We win custody cases. We are more likely to get help if needed and so on.

@RealDianeYap Most couples get married young when having basically nothing. There is no such thing as "entitlement to women". Two people either like each other and want to do life together, or they don't.

“If you’ve dated for 6 months then and she wants to go somewhere very nice then you can set the expectation that she has to contribute” I think the problem is that men who are too poor to date feel entitled to women anyway.

@MullahDollar1 @TurgayEvren1 Same. The vibe is unbelievable.

@TurgayEvren1 I been to many places but nothing beats the vibe of Istanbul.

Which city of Türkiye do you want to visit the most in the future?...

@TurgayEvren1 Fethiye and Izmir.

@hispanicnomad I just can't deal with Threads 😂

Man, trolling people on Threads is so much fun They’re basically socialist NPCs. They only repeat leftist talking points and that’s it

@Porkchop_EXP A German is at his happiest in a tiny apartment, 17C in winter, wrapped in a blanket, drinking a cup of tea from, eating a cold sandwich for dinner, and watching a holocaust documentary on state media on a tiny TV on the kitchen counter, paying 50% income taxes.

At their core Germans just yearn to suffer. This is why they latch on to any ideology imposed on them, autism-maxxing it to infinity, because it’s a foolproof way to suffer with a sense of purpose.

@josephluria @Porkchop_EXP Muslim immigrants are the only part of Germany that keeps it somehow bearable. Imagine if it was all Germans 😵

@Porkchop_EXP germans need more muslim immigrants to open shops on sundays. obviously. ja.

@maximal_frei Danke! Ja, die Pandemie-Einschränkungen waren tatsächlich auch ein wichtiger Auslöser. Und der eigentliche "Jetzt oder nie" Moment kam, als ich meinen Remote-Job bekommen habe. Dann haben wir uns hingesetzt und gesagt: Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann? Wir müssen raus 😄

@J_TheExplorer Danke! 🫶🏼 Schön zu hören, dass ihr seit 2023 schon jede Minute genießt! Gab es bei euch auch so einen „Jetzt oder nie“-Moment? Bei uns war es das Buch und selbst die Pandemieeinschränkungen kamen, konnten uns nicht abhalten. Im Gegenteil… Viel Freiheit für euch!

3.068.000 Minuten. So lange leben wir nicht mehr in Deutschland. Fünf Jahre, zehn Monate und keine Rückkehr geplant. 2019 saß ich neben meiner Frau auf unserem Sofa in München. Ein Leben, das auf dem Papier funktioniert hat, aber ein Bauchgefühl, das schon länger nicht mehr mitgemacht hat. Ich habe damals Wolf Küpers "Eine Million Minuten" gelesen. Es geht darum, dass die Tochter ihrem Vater sagt: "Ach Papa, ich wünschte, wir hätten eine Million Minuten. Nur für die ganzen schönen Sachen, weißt du?" Am Ende hab ich das Buch zugeklappt und mir gedacht: Eine Million Minuten (also 2 Jahre) reichen mir eigentlich nicht. Die Zeit mit unseren Kindern ist für beide Seiten so wertvoll und ich weigere mich, 90 % davon zu verpassen. Ich empfehle allen Eltern, dieses Buch zu lesen. Oder zumindest den Film mit Tom Schilling. Ich schäme mich auch nicht zuzugeben, dass mir beim Lesen die Tränen gekommen sind. Heute bin ich beim Dreifachen seines Vorsatzes (wir sind 2020 los). Kein Plan B, kein großartiger Sicherheitspuffer und kein Rückflugticket in der Schublade. Was ich in der Zeit gelernt habe und keinem vorher geglaubt hätte: Deutschland ist nicht das Land, das du verlässt. Es ist das Filter, das du loswirst. Solange du drinsteckst, hältst du tausend kleine Regeln für Naturgesetze. Schulpflicht, Anmeldepflicht, Rundfunkbeitrag, Wehrerfassung, Dies, das & Ananas. Sechs Wochen außerhalb genügen, und du merkst, wie viel davon nirgendwo sonst existiert. Quartale verschwinden irgendwann aus deinem Kopf. Du denkst in Jahreszeiten, in Trockenzeiten, in welchem Land Mangos gerade reif sind. Der Quartalsplan war nie deine Erfindung. Er kam von Leuten, die deine Zeit brauchen. Freilernen ist keine pädagogische Methode. Es ist, was übrig bleibt, wenn niemand mehr da ist, der dem Kind zwischen 8 und 15 Uhr erklärt, wer es sein soll. Es findet das selbst heraus, schneller, als die meisten Erwachsenen ihm zutrauen. Bitcoin, zweiter Pass, Steuersitz im Ausland, ortsunabhängiges Einkommen. Das sind alles Werkzeuge. Wofür? Für genau diese Minuten. Wer sie nur im Kopf hat, ohne sie je zu benutzen, hat es nicht verstanden. Küpers Buch war 2018 der Auslöser. Kein Ratgeber, eher die letzte saubere Ausrede, die mir abhandenkam. Wenn du gerade auf so einem Sofa sitzt, lies es. Nicht, weil es dir sagt, was du tun sollst. Weil danach keiner mehr da ist, hinter dem du dich verstecken kannst. Dann mach die unbequeme Rechnung: Wie viele Minuten hast du selbst noch in einem Land verbracht, in dem du eigentlich nicht mehr leben willst? Den Link zum Buch "Eine Million Minuten" findest du im ersten Kommentar.

@Porkchop_EXP Yeah. I used to work Monday to Friday, so instead of enjoying lazy&earned Saturday mornings, I had to rush to the shops, so there is something left! Madness and I used to hate it with passion. Now I don't need to worry about it. Even at 2 am I find a place that's open.

Shops being closed in Germany on “one day only” Sunday means shelves are already empty Saturday noon, still not restocked on Monday, leaving you only 4 days a week to actually do your grocery shopping. It absolutely ruins Saturday for everyone and affects at least 3 more days around it (2nd order effects). Anyone defending this system is an idiot.

@allie__voss Happy anniversary 🫶🏼

1 year down Only one of us gets out of this alive

@elden_pansexual @Artemisapphire @AELeighton2 @ecom_cork A man. I had a theory that he built that small women-only gym just to hook up with young girls 😒

@J_TheExplorer @Artemisapphire @AELeighton2 @ecom_cork The trainer was a man? Or a dyke? Lol

I know it’s 2026 and women are supposed to do what ever they want but the gym outfits are out of control. Some of these women literally wearing a bra and 3 inch compression shorts. It’s over revealing and it’s not dignified. And it’s honestly not even that attractive compared to tasteful cleavage. It feels like an over share that nobody asked for and it also normalizes a culture of immodesty. Leave it behind.

@Artemisapphire @elden_pansexual @AELeighton2 @ecom_cork You should dress decently in public places.

@J_TheExplorer @elden_pansexual @AELeighton2 @ecom_cork I just got past 40 and stopped caring wtf men thought Liberating really

@elden_pansexual @Artemisapphire @AELeighton2 @ecom_cork When I lived back home, I used to go to women only gym. It didn't help much because trainer was a creep 😂😂😂 however, where I live now we don't have such gyms. I wish tho. Then I would rock booty shorts and crop tops 😂 now I workout in decent attire.

@J_TheExplorer @Artemisapphire @AELeighton2 @ecom_cork They're all children mentally, but even they aren't that clueless lol they don't go to female only gyms for this very reason, there's no masculine, throbbing cock for them to advertise themselves too at female only gyms, only trans cock 😂

@elden_pansexual @Artemisapphire @AELeighton2 @ecom_cork It's not necessarily lying, they might be so conditioned that they actually believe they just happen to like booty shorts. Or big glutes. Or big breasts. Or plump lips. Or tight dresses. Or lipstick. All of these things we just happen to find nice that men like 😂

@Artemisapphire @J_TheExplorer @AELeighton2 @ecom_cork Nobody lies more than women lol why keep trying so hard? Nobody believes you.