What is a good friend

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Daily writing prompt
Has your idea of what makes a good friend changed as you’ve gotten older?
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Well, we need two definitions. What it was and what it is now.

The meaning of the word “friends” used to be something like “people who are kind to me and stick around”. However, my friends started families, moved to other countries, had kids, changed jobs and so on. They spread and mostly no longer stick around, and so did I. It’s difficult to see them or talk to them whey I do, they’re still the same people, just a bit older. Also, slowly losing contact with old friends leaves room for making new friends.

So, I guess, not that much changed.

Meetup in Nürnberg

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My team had a meetup in Nürnberg. It’s not a bad location for business meetups – plenty of hotels, a variety of restaurants, and a passable mix of touristy and livable to accommodate an event. You don’t want to go to a place that’s completely non-touristy because the hotels and restaurants won’t be good. You don’t want a place that’s too touristy because it will be too expensive. This city was in the middle for us and that part worked well. Added bonus – it’s walkable, the public transport seems to be good, you won’t blow your budget on transportation.

So, Nürnberg is fine. But November is dark and cold. Most of my photos here are from the sunny day, and by sunny, I mean 4-5 hours of a blue sky. The other days, I preferred to keep my hands inside the pockets. My stress level was high and the steps count was low. This part was not fine. Other months and circumstances would produce better results. Warmer weather would make the beer shine.

I’m glad to be back home.

Deutschland

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My parents keep bringing up the question, is it really all that terrible in the West? Watching news in Bulgaria, Germany is going to collapse into a black hole any minute now, and so is France. We get bombarded with bad news.

I’m not an expert as I don’t travel all that often but as an infrequent visitor, I see no signs of anything terrible in Germany. It’s dark and the weather is kind of unpleasant, but otherwise the place looks clean and in good working order.

Bulgaria still looks decades behind. Well, our weather is probably better, and our news are certainly worse.