British Expats

In Finnish, our month names are mostly native words tied to nature and agriculture. If translated literally, they'd be something like:

Oakmonth, Pearlmonth, Earthmonth, Burnfield Month, Sowing Month, Summermonth, Haymonth, Harvestmonth, Autumnmonth, Mudmonth, Deathmonth, Yulemonth.

What would the months of your language look like if translated literally into En...

Hi, Have just read about the government bonds and was wondering, is it worth to buy some? Anyone here with experience?

Thank you in advance

I regularly saw a couple of people in our resifarm subd picking red leaves from their hedges. So often I thought it can't be for flavouring. Asked one what he did with them. "For the animals" he said. When pressed he told me those animals were crickets!
I know they are a delicacy in Pampanga but never heard about them in twenty years being eaten in our part of Cavite. But pe...

I'm a British Citizen, I am resident in the UK since 2014. I am not an American citizen, I no longer have a green card (since 2016).

I have a SIPP, ISA and GIA with Vanguard in the UK, when starting some drawdown on the SIPP I had to have a call with them about pensions and I mentioned I had a 401k in the US that I would draw upon at some point in the future.

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There is a religious education class in my kids public primary school. It’s an opt-in type of thing. I asked if they teach about all religions, or at least teach harmony: that people believe in different things and that you shouldn’t judge, a brief explanation on the basics of different religions. They told me outright that they would not even mention other religions and that it...