What’s cheaper in Montreal is pedicure. Not for any nefarious reasons but because it’s a lot faster. A pedicure where I live takes an hour 15 minutes. And here, it’s an hour for both manicure and pedicure. The whole thing feels a little industrial because the manicurist moves with a military precision. She ends up making more per hour but the procedure is cheaper for me.
Everything else, though – food, books, the kids’ gym, toiletries, children’s shoes, and most of all gas – is ruinously expensive. And it’s not like the people we are visiting live in the equivalent of Manhattan. They live in a green, quiet suburb like we do.
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It takes an hour to cut and groom your fingernails and toenails?? I can do all 10 of mine — and all 18 of my cat’s — in ten minutes, tops.
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I’m guessing the cat is not a lady either.
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Cutting all of your nails is not the same as giving yourself a manicure and pedicure.
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Aksana is definitely a beautiful gray lady!
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Have you seen this offer to create FSU Kommunalki or communal apartments in America because of American prices? After the Cold War and today’s situation, I am sure Americans making those offers haven’t heard about the precedent. Once again, the case proves why good history teaching is crucial.
// Jim Bussey: Co-housing an affordable, community-building design solution for Vancouver’s housing crisis
OPINION: At its core, co-housing is a fundamental change in the way we consider home design.
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Co-housing differs from other types of homes in the use of shared space: robust amenities such as large kitchens, dining spaces, workspaces, places to hang out inside and out and the like, are shared amongst residents.
Via
http://www.technologyasnature.com/no-commune/#respond
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Политэкономическая перспектива в ЗЕленых тонах
https://zn.ua/macrolevel/politekonomicheskaya-perspektiva-v-zelenyh-tonah-319392_.html
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It was the worst in ~2010, when the Canadian dollar was worth as much as the American one. At that time we bought everything in the States. These days, with the exchange rate of ~1.3 I do not see much point… Yes, everything is still cheaper in the US, but not by much.
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