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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator

@ndgree.bsky.social

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Travel tips, complaints, and observations from 5 years of nomad life. Former Asia expat. Mom of @Faineg but not responsible for Alf except tangentially. Likes are free. Don’t be stingy.

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 1h

Sweet!

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 1h

Right? But you could remind her it’s never too late …

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 3h

I remember apologizing to you that we weren’t shittier parents so you didn’t have depths of trauma to unravel. I mean we did make you do dishes and learn to drive when you didn’t want to but I suppose those are shallow waters.

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 6h

I taught you to blow kisses at angry drivers.

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 3d

A missed opportunity

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 4d

Protest frogs = Soju. Coincidence?

The back label of a bottle of World’s No 1 Soju Jinro with a picture of a green and white frog that looks just like the protest frogs

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 5d

The women on the left did not want to climb every mountain.

A black and white photo of 3 women on the top of a mountain in traditional 18th century dress with umbrellas. One with a vey unhappy expression.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 6d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 6d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 7d

Bali was great. Everywhere else we’ve been pales in comparison.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 7d

The only way to have a discussion with my husband’s family is to interrupt. Otherwise it’s all song with no response.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for the recommendation!

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 7d

I wish I knew which evil genius in hotel management convinced priority guests that bottles of water are a perk. It comes out of the tap for free here in the US. We could have had something worth something but no, now we complain that we didn’t get something we could get for free anyway.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 7d

I went in for a routine Mammogram at 1:00 and had the (negative) results back from my doctor by 3:46. Second time it’s been a few hour turnaround. American medicine does some things very well.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 8d

Now it all makes sense.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 8d

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 8d

Our below neighbors in Hong Kong had geese to protect their house. We enjoyed watching them waddling around being general assholes to delivery people.

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

Genius

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

Still no.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

The Roman’s loved fish sauce too.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

I often have to leave the table rather than listen to them crunch through a chicken leaving a carcass you could immediately mount for a museum.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

Smart man. Ah. My husband knew who he is and approved of his excellent taste.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

I add it to greens, especially collards.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

The once a year only part is key.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

Once a year for my Birthday I have original recipe KFC (thighs) and a bottle of fancy Champagne. Then I toast the biscuits with butter and honey for breakfast the next morning.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 9d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

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Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

I did and not for me but I do not judge.

Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 9d

Our go-to despite being Southern back all the generations. No shame either!