Thank you very much for the explanation - and yes, it's become much clearer how it works and why it might be the best idea to go on strike. It seems to be a bit difficult to decide on your own to which agency to go to if you're not an expert/not part of a union and this way everyone has to notice and hopefully the…

I'm originally from Germany and now live in Switzerland.

So... everyone knows and no-one really cares?

Ah, thank you. It was just a bit weird not to find an equivalent expression - I obviously did not look for the right words.

I'm sorry, I'm not really familiar with the US laws.

This made me check whether or not the concept of Scheinselbständigkeit exists in the English language. Short answer: no.
Scheinselbständigkeit is a concept, where a worker is a free contractor on paper but in reality dependent on one client and

Most of the offices where someone has to organize cables.

I suspect that there are quite a lot of us who know that we're not hollywood beautiful but nonetheless happy and content with the way we look.

Shouldn't your trainer have an eye on your form? I usually just concentrate on trying to get the movements right and my trainer corrects me - I may not even see myself if/when I'm doing it wrong.

Dunno.... I may have a skewed experience, but I have been the only woman at a yoga session (more than once, Mondays at 7 am are apparently a manly, not a womanly time) and I have been at CrossFit workouts where only one man was present among around 10 women.

Anecdata:

lowest I've seen is those tan oils with SPF 2.

I hate that book. Whenever I need to get my blood pressure up, I just read a passage.

I am this person today....

Lentil-Pumpkin Stew
Butternut Parmigiana
Pumpkin Curry
Panko-breaded fried Patisson with remoulade.

I don't know the rules in the US, but in Germany black dresses tend to be avoided for weddings as it is the colour of mourning and a wedding should be a joyous occasion.

Lifelong vegetarian here, as in I never actually ate meat. My go to quick dinner is flammkuchen. It's dead easy and you can vary it whichever way you like:

What I was told is: take up some form of endurance training. Whatever form you like, as long as it builds up stamina. Running, hiking, biking, swimming, rowing... Apparently for a lot of people this helps regulate blood pressure - if it's either too low or too high. Medication is sort of a last resort, I was told.

Exactly. I very rarely wear makeup, as in maybe 3-4 times a year. I should probably throw everything just out and buy new because what I have is home to lovely colonies of bacteria or something.

Brussels sprouts are delicious. Especially if you oven roast them and then dip in aioli. So... not much of a punishment. More like a treat.