I am totally with you on the more at the midday meal. I've been making this shift rather naturally over the last 6 months or so. I've been listening to what my body wants, and the pattern of lighter until midday, and then light again later in the day leaves me with the most energy.
I believe you can feel the difference in the food. I am guessing the burger is significantly leaner than what passes in the US as "regular". I don't know enough about the EU agriculture scene to know if there are CAFOs there (confined animal feeding operations) but I sincerely doubt if they exist, they are not at the scale seen in the US. I appreciate you helping us understand where the differences fall. I cannot wait to see the food summer markets!
If ever there was an elevator pitch for moving abroad, this is it. Better safety net, healthier food (and attitude towards it), and a culture of walking/biking/using mass transit.
A friend of mine moved to England not too long before you left LA. They have a car, but he's walking everywhere, and has already lost something like 25 lbs.
While I find these posts about Spain interesting — I promise I do! — it seems this newsletter has strayed a bit far from the original topic of unique ways of viewing/attempting retirement… 🙁
I have been trying to figure out how to say this without coming off as rude or uninterested, and I understand the correlation, e.g. from a recent post about never retiring from life, but I haven’t been as excited about new posts that have become increasingly less explicit about “never retiring” and more about the experiences of life abroad.
I don’t have a great suggestion, aside from moving some of the expat content into a separate newsletter, similar to what you plan to do for cycling (in which I’m also interested!), but I understand it might be too much to manage three newsletters.
Just a bit of humble feedback from one Founding member. Still appreciate the consistency of your writing!
I appreciate your comment. It's definitely not rude.
You make a good point. It's something I think about a lot. And I have heard it before.
Part of the reason is that I'm in the middle of settling into life here. And part of the idea for the bike Substack is to take all or the more urban planning-related stuff there.
As we settle in - and I feel like we're really close if not already there - I do plan to focus more on the core theme of Never Retiring. Ultimately, I need to balance that with the day to day experience of the setting that it's happening in, which is central and important.
Again, i appreciate the feedback. Thank you. I'll find the sweet spot!
Not a problem. I appreciate genuine feedback. It only helps. Like I said, striking a balance isn't easy. So it's nice to get these thoughts because it helps me sort of reset a little.
With you on eating main meal midday and then lighter in the evening
I am totally with you on the more at the midday meal. I've been making this shift rather naturally over the last 6 months or so. I've been listening to what my body wants, and the pattern of lighter until midday, and then light again later in the day leaves me with the most energy.
I believe you can feel the difference in the food. I am guessing the burger is significantly leaner than what passes in the US as "regular". I don't know enough about the EU agriculture scene to know if there are CAFOs there (confined animal feeding operations) but I sincerely doubt if they exist, they are not at the scale seen in the US. I appreciate you helping us understand where the differences fall. I cannot wait to see the food summer markets!
They exist in the EU, but apparently not at anywhere near the same scale and under strict regulation.
Pretty much all of the food tastes different here. The beef is no exception. Though, this was a chicken burger.
"You can live better here."
If ever there was an elevator pitch for moving abroad, this is it. Better safety net, healthier food (and attitude towards it), and a culture of walking/biking/using mass transit.
A friend of mine moved to England not too long before you left LA. They have a car, but he's walking everywhere, and has already lost something like 25 lbs.
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While I find these posts about Spain interesting — I promise I do! — it seems this newsletter has strayed a bit far from the original topic of unique ways of viewing/attempting retirement… 🙁
I have been trying to figure out how to say this without coming off as rude or uninterested, and I understand the correlation, e.g. from a recent post about never retiring from life, but I haven’t been as excited about new posts that have become increasingly less explicit about “never retiring” and more about the experiences of life abroad.
I don’t have a great suggestion, aside from moving some of the expat content into a separate newsletter, similar to what you plan to do for cycling (in which I’m also interested!), but I understand it might be too much to manage three newsletters.
Just a bit of humble feedback from one Founding member. Still appreciate the consistency of your writing!
I appreciate your comment. It's definitely not rude.
You make a good point. It's something I think about a lot. And I have heard it before.
Part of the reason is that I'm in the middle of settling into life here. And part of the idea for the bike Substack is to take all or the more urban planning-related stuff there.
As we settle in - and I feel like we're really close if not already there - I do plan to focus more on the core theme of Never Retiring. Ultimately, I need to balance that with the day to day experience of the setting that it's happening in, which is central and important.
Again, i appreciate the feedback. Thank you. I'll find the sweet spot!
What a thoughtful response. I also greatly appreciate your latest post addressing my comment.
I remain a happy subscriber, and that is partly because of considerate interactions with your readers, like this one.
Thanks, Rocco.
Not a problem. I appreciate genuine feedback. It only helps. Like I said, striking a balance isn't easy. So it's nice to get these thoughts because it helps me sort of reset a little.