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So. My "experiment" with the Jason Bourne question was that "Jason Bourne" was trending on google search. I was curious to see if that would make any difference in a question. Given the number of views, evidently not.

However, it turned out to be quite interesting after all

Willeke

You got a useful comment which turned out to be a good answer.

Running out of votes for the day, but you will get one on the suitcase Q, likely only tomorrow though.

Berwyn

Yeah, Dorothy should've answered that!

I see you got 40 today :)

Willeke

Yes, still on that pilgrimage Q, good winner there.

Berwyn

oh wait, you've only got 35 votes. Did it stop again at 35?

Willeke

3:52 PM

Oh, votes, No, I have 2 more I believe, no more than 3

I hardly ever get 40, I think

Two left now, so that would make 38.

Willeke

4:07 PM

Makes me wonder if I am the only one who has those difficulties.

Berwyn

5:02 PM

@GayotFow do you really think that uk visa issue was a dupe?

seemed like a no hope

Gayot Fow

5:19 PM

@Berwyn I think it's a duplicate. It can still be a no hope and a duplicate.

if you want it reopened, let me know

btw, nephews don't count as family anyway. They will refuse on that the next time, watch

Berwyn

@GayotFow I was just thinking that the dupe might raise his hopes higher than was likely possible

speaking as a rank amateur...

retired 70 year olds with no income supported by son

Heidel Ber Gensis

5:42 PM

Dubai never cease to impress me..

they made an immigration services counter in the airport for UAE citizens.. to renew or issue passports on the spot.. 5 minutes service.. lol

Berwyn

I was due to go a few months ago but cancelled

Heidel Ber Gensis

i lived there three years in the late 90s..

Berwyn

nice service!

Heidel Ber Gensis

it wasnt much.. but in short time they became something..

Berwyn

amazing the things you can do with a bottomless pit of money :)

Heidel Ber Gensis

5:46 PM

@Berwyn in addition to brains..

many countries have money.. but corruption and no brains made them at the bottom...

UAE has no corruption..

Berwyn

I'll supply the brains if you can find someone to give me the bottomless pit of money

Gayot Fow

@Berwyn Yes, that situations is doomed from the outset. it's silly to try. It's fine to leave a comment to that effect; but as penniless 70 yo's they probably don't care about serial refusals.

@JoErNanO can I put in a question/answer that combines and fills in the gaps for do I need a visa, what kind of visa, how to get one, how long does it take? Provides an umbrella and some glue for lots of bits and bobs?

Willeke

6:04 PM

I see an other 'forget it' comming on

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Q: Permesso Di Soggiorno Visitor Visa to USA

I would like to invite my friend is a Nigerian living in Italy and holding a Italian residency (permesso di soggiorno) to visit me in USA. Can an Italian resident (permesso di soggiorno) obtain a tourist visa to travel to USA? What if he is not working? I would be the one sponsoring his trip. Wou...

Gayot Fow

@Willeke go ahead and tell her.

And start your answer with 'Odey!"

Willeke

no knowledge, just a feeling

I'll try.

Gayot Fow

@Willeke yeah, go for it!

and add a comment to the uk family one too

Just because @Berwyn bottled out doesn't mean you should too :)

@HeidelBerGensis i didn't see you in here. Orrite bro?

Willeke

Try made, can you check it over?

As I do not know what Odey! stands for, I had totally forgotten it when writing.

Gayot Fow

6:26 PM

Once I had a Kikuyu girlfriend, she was drop dead gorgeous too. Sigh. And she taught me that secret word. "Odey or Oday"

Willeke

@MarkMayo That was the last vote for today, 38.

He might be of a different tribe. And it was this American friend, not himself to ask.

Heidel Ber Gensis

@GayotFow yup boss...

Gayot Fow

@HeidelBerGensis How's the big A number 1 today?

Heidel Ber Gensis

@GayotFow not getting it :D

Gayot Fow

@HeidelBerGensis We all have that problem old mate, that's what Rosy Palm is for

Heidel Ber Gensis

6:46 PM

@GayotFow i am quite not on the ground.. very hard for me to get things.. lol

Willeke

7:09 PM

@GayotFow Is that the kind of comment you meant (on the family visa Q)?

Gayot Fow

@Willeke there's a good lass!

@HeidelBerGensis 'hard', but is it insurmountable?

Berwyn

@GayotFow You closed it with your super powers! I can't comment :)

Gayot Fow

@Berwyn Yeah, I hammered it, but if you want to put an answer just shout

Berwyn

@GayotFow Hope you don't mind me using your "follwing in the footsteps" tagline

Trying to become a vertical traveller :)

Gayot Fow

@Berwyn I saw it. You need more stuff like that to get vertical. Even in the footsteps of Mozart or Attila the Hun!

Berwyn

7:19 PM

:D

Gayot Fow

I will be a hard sell that it is not a duplicate

Just tell him that icing on the cake is icing on the cake and to IGNORE IT

Berwyn

7:34 PM

@GayotFow Did you get a chance to look at the berlin wall?

@Willeke I'm not sure how you got 38 votes today. There's so little to vote on

Willeke

I could do an other 4 to 10, but I do vote on older Q and A as well.

Berwyn

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Q: Male alternatives to dressing up as a geisha in Kyoto

I'm sure that some studios would be capable of dressing up men as geishas (after all, some geishas are male), but apart from that, what options are available for men in Kyoto? Are there any popular options apart from samurais?

japan clothing activities kyoto

How come nobody has voted to close or anything on that? I've read it a few times and I haven't a clue what the question is

Willeke

He is looking for an option to dress up.

Either as Geisha or as something male other than samurai

Which is for females quite normal, photo ops.

Berwyn

7:51 PM

Does he want to cross dress?

Willeke

As did the male Geishas he mentions.

But he might be happy with traditional male Japanese dress as well.

chx

@Berwyn that's because i havent seen it yet. there is your close vote.

Berwyn

@chs what was that in relation to?

oh, the geisha

chx

someone with 8000 points and gold badges should know better

Berwyn

I think he's had 1600 questions and got 5 points each :)

chx

7:59 PM

So, if you do the Balaton swim next year, I can confirm we have space for you. I will host a number of people this August already for 2016.drupalaton.hu this . The house needed extensive renovations but plumbing, roofing and some of the flooring is done so the house is habitable :)

I hear they even installed doors on the new WCs this week. Utter luxury.

:P

Berwyn

2017?

I'm in california for those dates this year

just booked a flight for next weekend

I'd love to do it

chx

yeah, the house is for a school (or rather a school-ish) and so in the summer it's empty

Gayot Fow

@Berwyn today I was in Peter, not Moscow, I just +1'd your answer.

Berwyn