So, I guess you are 22 weeks to RE? Congrats!
There was often one person in a larger group that HAD to have Mickey D's, or equivalent. That was their loss. If I have it twice a year, that is a lot.
Any way, different foods was a big plus to me. Everything from Chinese banquets to street food.
The few things I don't eat;
Fried bugs ( I might try them, but no desire)
Sea snails: BTDT, slimy, chewy and no flavor. But an honor to be served, so I ate some
Chicken feet: enough said, BTDT
But that is a short list. Things that I have enjoyed is much longer, but too long to list, a few are:
Baby octopus (must be eaten with chop sticks)
Whole fried river fish (Shanghai)
Pretty much anything served to me in Shanghai.
Tabbouleh
Any Lamb in North Africa
Pretty much any thing Moroccan or Tunisian or Israeli or middle eastern
For me. I don't miss the work, but I DO miss the travel to other countries, and particularly eating dishes I had never seen before.
I usually had a local counterpart to see me around. When it came time to eat, some would ask if I wanted to find "American" food. I always asked them to take me to a place they would like, and to order for me. Some were a little leery about this, but after being there a few times, they knew they could really order anything, and I would try it.
While I did get some unusual things, 90+% of the time I got something I would never have found on the menu, and really enjoyed.
How about you?
The catered lunches!
Whenever Subboards or other SMEs came for meetings onsite, we had amazing lunches catered for them. Once the royalty had eaten, we peasants were allowed to dine on whatever was not consumed by the ruling class. It was lovely. And free. And delicious.
Still not worth going back for, though!
Sometimes I miss very faintly getting all dressed in real clothes with jewelry and makeup before going to work. It was a lot of work, but felt good. This sounds very shallow, but I really don't miss working at all and I enjoy my current lifestyle.
.... This feeling grew stronger in the restroom (they're paying me $65/hour to do this?)
Many of these posts show what I call "the summer camp effect". You know how years later you remember the nice parts of summer camp through a rosy haze of nostalgia, but if you really think about it: day by day it pretty much sucked.
Sometimes I miss very faintly getting all dressed in real clothes with jewelry and makeup before going to work. It was a lot of work, but felt good. This sounds very shallow, but I really don't miss working at all and I enjoy my current lifestyle.
A friend and I were saying the same thing the other day! I don't like dressing up much, and got out of my work clothes the minute I could, but I do like it sometimes and I never dress up anymore.
We were thinking that when restaurants open up we will get dressed up and put on makeup and good jewelry and go out for dinner, just because it feels good to do it (smile!)
I and every guy I know is quite comfortable going anywhere in blue jeans. "Dressing up" means a shirt with a collar on it.
I swear the last couple years DW did nails it was about....This has GOT to be a solely female thing. I and every guy I know is quite comfortable going anywhere in blue jeans. "Dressing up" means a shirt with a collar on it.
DW does find this exasperating at times.
This has GOT to be a solely female thing. I and every guy I know is quite comfortable going anywhere in blue jeans. "Dressing up" means a shirt with a collar on it.
DW does find this exasperating at times.
I was fortunate throughout my Megacorp career to always work out of (or report to when working from home) locations where clients regularly visited or meetings and education. It was another good reason to be on terms with the administrative staff. After lunch was finished, they would tell selective folks that food was available in such-and-such conference room, go help yourself. There were times so much was available I brought home enough for family dinner.
Since my group also provided classes and workshops, we also were able to eat on Megacorp's dime when conducting them.
My most memorable "free lunch" story was when I was invited to give a technical talk in Connecticut at a hotel for about 50 Megacorp clients. I could have driven about 5 hours, but since the hotel was near the train station I decided to take the train. That morning myself and the other speakers met around 8:00 for breakfast in the ballroom, the session was to start at 9:00. By 8:55 there was no one else other than the local team coordinating the event, including a Megacorp VP. Calls were made around, to make a long story short a mixup had occurred and zero clients would be attending. I recall the VP having fire in her eyes and saying "heads will roll for this". Since they had already purchased lunch, they just told us speakers to feel free to hang around, come back at lunch time, and "eat or take as much food as you want". I wish I had driven, I could have stocked my car very well . Fortunately the food was not wasted, we were able to contact a local food bank and donate it.
This has GOT to be a solely female thing. I and every guy I know is quite comfortable going anywhere in blue jeans. "Dressing up" means a shirt with a collar on it.
DW does find this exasperating at times.
Reminds me of one Phd candidate on his way to defend his Geophysics thesis, a white T shirt whith necktie painted on it with magic marker. Was successful and was taught the double secret handshake.
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A friend and I were saying the same thing the other day! I don't like dressing up much, and got out of my work clothes the minute I could, but I do like it sometimes and I never dress up anymore.
We were thinking that when restaurants open up we will get dressed up and put on makeup and good jewelry and go out for dinner, just because it feels good to do it (smile!)
I’ll say! Some of my clients once invited me to come skeet shooting with them, but there was no way I wanted to be around alcohol, guns, and my clients.I miss some hugs from clients, I was kinda a different lawyer.