Do people in France really eat croissants, tarts, cheese, and use all that butter while cooking on a daily basis? Is it healthy?
The funny thing about living abroad is that you find out all the weird stereotypes people in other countries ascribe to your nationality. Things like “French people smell”,…
What are the symptoms of cancer we can’t ignore?
One of the scariest symptoms of cancer that no one should ignore is no symptoms at all. At 67 I had no pain, no blood in my stool,…
Is Switzerland a depressing country?
I lived, worked, had a house, car, etc. there as well had a relationship with a Swiss for 3 years. The worst years of my life. Here are…
Was the B17 cockpit heated? How did pilots avoid frostbite at high altitudes?
Many had frostbite. It had a cabin heating system, pulled hot air off the engines using heat exchangers. But it was absolute garbage. At twenty five thousand feet,…
How are American tourists being treated in Europe today?
My best friend from college & I went to Rome in November. He just retired & it was his first trip abroad. He got food poisoning & collapsed…
The US military said that the UK couldn’t retake the Falklands. What was the response in the US when the Brits kicked the Argentines off of the Falkland Islands?
I was a US Army Officer at the time of the Falkland’s War, and about 15 years later was a student at the US Navy War College where…
How has BYD been able to produce electric vehicles that outperform Tesla’s at a lower cost? Why is BYD not as well-known in the US market?
Given that both BYD and Tesla are manufacturing in China, with the same labour costs and similar public subsidies, the explanation for BYD’s lower manufacturing costs is all…
Instead of submarines having to return to port to refuel and switch crews, why don’t submarines dock with an aircraft carrier at sea so that crews can be swapped, and the sub can be resupplied without ever having to go to land?
It’s a common misconcepion that the two-crewed ballistic missile submarines only have to switch crews and load up on food and other consumables before heading back out to…