
John asks…
Is landlord responsible for putting screen doors on patio sliding doors?
I rent a home in California. When I moved in there was no screens on any windows, which owner ordered and had them put on all but one. Which I will inform him of. I am a Sr. General Manager and I am out of town a lot and never really paid attention to both my patio doors upstairs and downstairs. Being that I’m never home, I never got an opportunity to really enjoy the propery. Now that I am no longer traveling, here is my problem:
I have patio doors with French Doors but have no screens. I can not open the doors because where I live have lots of flies, I mean lots!!! I live in an area where there are dairy farms. Thing is my moved maybe three miles from another home and had no issues with flies at all. When I moved in, it was cold so no flies… great; as it got warmer I noticed OMG, the flies are horrible! So I can’t enjoy a breeze from by bedroom patio door nor my family room patio door because my entire house would be filled with flies and other nasty creatures if I open the door.
Is landlord responsible of putting screen doors on patio doors? Especially if it henders my living. I don’t want to go through my lease with all my doors closed.
Thanks!

answers:
There is no requirement that they put any on. It is 100% the landlords choice if they want to spend that money. If you have pets the answer is likely to be no.
You should not have a problem installing them yourself.

Robert asks…
Immigration to Canada from India. Need Advice…?
I stay in India and work full time for an Employer based in Canada.My wife also works for the same person. I have a 5 year old kid and we can speak French as well. I want to relocate to Canada from India.
How much money in USD should we get on a monthly basis to start a life in Canada (Saskatoon, preferred). We plan to rent a home and get our kid admitted in a good school.
Please let me know the basics. We have Indian Passports and my age is 25 and my wife 23.
Please advice…..
Currently our monthly inclome is around 2000 USD. DO you think with this we can think of relocation.
also, I was curious to know more about staying in Canada. Is there any discrimination or injustice.
thanks….

answers:
2000US is about 2350 Canadian and that is not a lot of money for a family of 3 to live on in Canada. Probably your employer would have to pay you more if you were in Canada. You can go craigslist Saskatoon and check out apartment prices but if they don’t include utilities remember that Saskatoon has some pretty cold months. Depending on where you live and work you might need a car and that will cost a bit. Our car insurance is around 100 a month, repairs about another 100 per month I spend around 600 a month on food but we’re 4 adults so you would be closer to half that. Clothing will likely be more expensive and kids tend to need new snow boots every year.
Your health care will be covered but probably not dental or drugs – you would have to check the provincial regulations on that.
I think there is some discrimination and injustice everywhere but Canada is probably better than a lot of places. Mostly people go along minding their own business but they do get irritated when newcomers expect rules to change to suit their cultural practises. It is certainly possible that you might face some discrimination but it will likely be the exception.

George asks…
I have a very poor credit rating. How do I change this?
I am 37 years old, African-American, gainfully employed in D.C., have lived, worked and studied abroad. I have a Bachelor’s in French. I also have 60,000 dollars worth of student loans to pay back, a bad credit card history (years of just being irresponsible, but that’s now over) I would say that I have about 4000 dollars to pay back credit card wise. I have now returned to the United States after having lived in Paris for 4 years and know now that CREDIT DOES MATTER. My goals are to own a loft apartment within the next 4 to 5 years.
I have already sent away for my free credit report. I have 500.00 in savings and pay 1000.00 dollars in rent. My paycheck after taxes gives me 1,034.00 every two weeks. How do I change my situation to achieve my goal? Are there any programs for first home buyers that I could take advantage of? I’m fabulous and broke. I am going to change this. I’m too smart to be financially inept. I need help, please. Thank you.

answers:
Well there are a few means to do this. You can get a fake social security number and….(oh yeah thats illegal). Basically you have to start today by saying that you will pay bills on time. Then you take any extra money you can salvage and pay off the negative debts that you owe. You can do this by negotiating a settlement and making the terms being that their entry will be erased from your credit once you satisfy that debt. Start with the smaller ones and work your way to the larger ones. To obtain positive credit look into getting a secured loan or something like that. I too am an African American and I have just purchased my first home with hard work and changing my mindset. Email me for some more info as i can’t type everything in here. I just got finished writting a step by step credit repair manual. I used these techniques and my score improved 200 points in 2 years. It takes time but sometimes you can have drastic increases in 6 to 7 months.

Donna asks…
French or United Kingdom Accomodation?
Hey everyone, well I’m thinking of looking at taking a working holiday to either France ( Paris ) or the Uk ( london ) and I was looking at the rates and well they are a bit out of my zone lol. I was wondering if anyone possibly might have a room available with a reasonable rate of rent, and in return I could do chores as well, wash dishes, do laundry etc etc. I’m a 19 yr old Male, no criminal convictions, and just looking for a place to stay that isn’t overly priced with people that I can enjoy spending time with, of course I wouldn’t be home alot as I would be scoping out the fantastic sights and working.
I know this is a bit creepy but hey it’s worth a shot right?
Thank you in advance for your kinda responses.

answers:
France

Chris asks…
translate into french please? ~natives and experts only~?
Then I realize I am hungry, so I bike over to a nearby bistro, Les Mascareignes. I order a Boudin antillais and a banana tatin for dessert. The tatin is heavenly and I leave a nice tip on the table for the waiter. Then I continue exploring. I peek into the Musée des Augustins, but its the Cité de l’espace, a theme park of space exploration, that is really interesting. There are full scale models of the Ariane 5 and the Mir space station. I pop into the IMAX theater to watch Space Station 3D, a fascinating film on how space stations function.
I quickly hurry into the next train when I see how much time has gone by. By now, I’m completely exhausted, and I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the back of my seat.
My train is stopping. I’m in Lyons, home of the professional football team, Olympique Lyonnais! It’s a nice day, if a little bit cloudy. I rent a bike again and sightsee in the Fourvière area, passing the Notre-Dame de Fourvière basilica, the palace of the Archbishop, and the Tour métallique. It’s around 3 in the afternoon now, so I return to the Place Bellecour, the third largest public square in France. I take a picture with the statue of Louis XIV in the middle of the plaza, and then I continue on my way.

answers:
Ensuite, je réalise que j’ai faim, alors je me rend en vélo jusqu’à un bistro à proximité, Les Mascareignes. Je commande un Boudin antillais et une tarte tatin à la banane pour dessert. La tarte tatin est merveilleuse et je laisse un pourboire généreux pour le serveur. Puis, je continue à explorer. Je jette un coup d’oeil au Musée des Augustins, mais c’es la Cité de l’espace, un parc dédié à l’exploration spaciale, qui est vraiment intéressant. Il y a des modèles de grandeur réelle de l’Ariane 5 et la station spatiale Mir. Je vais au cinéma IMAX pour regarder un film fascinant portant sur le fonctionnement des stations spatiales.
Je me dépèche rapidement jusqu’au prochain train quand je constate combien de temps s’est écoulé. Par maintenant, je suis complètement épuisé, et je m’endors dès que ma tête frappe l’arrière de mon siège.
Mon train s’arrête. Je suis à Lyons, siège de l’équipe professionelle de football, Olympique Lyonnais! C’est une belle journée, mais un peu ennuagée. Je loue encore une bicyclette et je visite les lieux de Fourvière, passant par Notre-Dame de Fourvière basilica, le palais de l’Archbishop, et la Tour métallique. Il est environ 3 heures de l’après-midi, donc je retourne au palais Bellecour, la troisième plus grande place publique en France. Je prend une photo avec la statue de Louis XIV au milieu de la plaza, et je continue mon chemin.
(The others ones had a few mistakes)
(I’m french native-the others are NOT experts)

David asks…
Help with french grammar..?
Can you correct the french , please don’t correct if you don’t know how, and please DO NOT use a translation site.
This is the french:
Aujourd’hui, Jason a toujours le pire jour de sa vie. A 6h30, il se réveille quand son gros chien noir fait pipi sur son visage. Il va à la cuisine pour chercher de la nourriture, et trouve un peu de foie de porc sur la plaque pour le petit déjeuner. Après la pause mauvais vite, il va aux toilettes pour prendre une douche, mais l’eau est froide.
Comme il va dehors pour prendre le bus, le bus est déjà parti. Il se promène tout le chemin à l’école à l’orage. Après son arrivée à l’école, il se rend compte qu’il a laissé tous ses devoirs à la maison. Il va tous le chemin du retour à son domicile pour obtenir son affaire, sous la pluie. Après son retour à l’école, son professeur se met en colère, et lui donne la détention et des devoirs supplémentaires.
Faim après la détention, il se dirige vers la cafétéria. Il est alors interrompu par un groupe d’élèves de 12 ans et obtient sa première initiation. Faim après l’ouverture, il ouvre son sac à lunch et trouve un sandwich à la langue. Jason ne se sentent pas trop bien, et décide de quitter l’école.
Quand il arrive chez lui, il découvre que ses clés ont été laissées dans la maison. Il décide d’attendre à la porte d’entrée, sous la pluie, jusqu’au retour de ses parents au travail. Ses parents ne reviennent pas de travailler jusqu’à 2 heures avant minuit.
Its suppose to be:
Today, Jason has the worst day ever of his life. At 6:30am, he wakes up when his big black dog pees on his face. He goes to the kitchen to look for food, and finds a few pig liver on the plate for breakfast. After the bad break fast, he goes to the washroom to take a shower, but the water is cold.
As he goes outside to take the bus, the bus has already left. He walks all the way to school in the thunderstorm. After he arrives at school, he realizes that he left all of his homework at home. He goes all the way back to his house to get his stuff, in the rain. After he returns to school, his teacher gets angry, and gives him detention and extra homework.
Hungry after the detention, he walks to the cafeteria. He is then interrupted by a group of grade 12′s and gets his first initiation. Hungry after the initiation, he opens his lunch bag and finds a tongue sandwich. Jason does not feel too well, and decides to leave school.
When he arrives at his house, he finds out that his keys were left in the house. He decides to wait at the front door, in the rain, until his parents return from work. His parents do not return from work until 2 hours before midnight.

answers:
Aujourd’hui, Jason a toujours le pire jour de sa vie. A 6h30, il se réveille quand son gros chien noir fait pipi sur son visage. Il va à la cuisine pour chercher de la nourriture, et trouve un peu de foie de porc sur la plaque pour le petit déjeuner. Après la pause mauvais vite, il va aux toilettes pour prendre une douche, mais l’eau est froide.
Comme il va dehors pour prendre le bus, le bus est déjà parti. Il se promène tout le chemin à l’école à l’orage. Après son arrivée à l’école, il se rend compte qu’il a laissé tous ses devoirs à la maison. Il va tous le chemin du retour à son domicile pour obtenir son affaire, sous la pluie. Après son retour à l’école, son professeur se met en colère, et lui donne la détention et des devoirs supplémentaires.
Faim après la détention, il se dirige vers la cafétéria. Il est alors interrompu par un groupe d’élèves de 12 ans et obtient sa première initiation. Faim après l’ouverture, il ouvre son sac à lunch et trouve un sandwich à la langue. Jason ne se sentent pas trop bien, et décide de quitter l’école.
Quand il arrive chez lui, il découvre que ses clés ont été laissées dans la maison. Il décide d’attendre à la porte d’entrée, sous la pluie, jusqu’au retour de ses parents au travail. Ses parents ne reviennent pas de travailler jusqu’à 2 heures avant minuit.

Michael asks…
Can someone correct my French homework?
This is my french homework. Since french is only my third language, I’m horrible at it.
My homework was to interview three people (imaginary interview). I only need someone to correct my mistakes in the text (I’m sure there’s plenty)
Pensez vous à la vieillesse?
Pour vous, que signife “vieillir”?
Anna a 17 ans. Elle est une étudiante dans une école secondaire à Budapest (Hongrie). Elle ne l’a jamais pense vieillesse car elle est encore si jeune. Pour elle, la vieillesse n’est qu’un mauvais rêve, elle ne veut jamais se réaliser.
Marie est quarante-cinq ans. Elle est un professeur de langue en France. Elle enseigne l’anglais à des personnes dans toutes les tranches d’âge. Elle ne pense pas qu’elle est vieille, mais elle pense que la vieillesse de la fin de son voyage. Quand elle est vieille, elle ne fonctionne pas, elle va simplement se reposer.
Pierre est de 81 ans. Il est vieux et il est conscient de cela. Il ne fonctionne pas, il reste à la maison tous les jours (sauf quand il va acheter de la nourriture). Il s’appuie sur sa famille, et il admet qu’il a besoin de l’aide. Il aime ses petits-enfants et leur dit souvent des histoires de quand il était jeune, mais il ne rend compte que ces temps étaient complètement différents.
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I have an English version of it, so if something is unclear then you can use it as a help. I used the word vieillir and vieillesse, because I’m not sure of the meaning…
Anna is 17 years old. She is a student in a high school in Budapest (Hungary). She never thinks about vieillesse since she is still so young. For her, oldness is just a bad dream, she never wants to come true.
Marie is fourty-five years old. She is a language teacher in France. She teaches English to people in all age. She doesn’t think she is old yet, but she thinks of vieillesse as the end of her voyage. When she becomes old, she won’t work, she’ll just rest.
Pierre is 81 years old. He is old and he is aware of that. He doesn’t work, he stays home all day (except when he goes to buy some food). He relies on his family, and he admits, that he needs the help. He loves his grandchildren and often tells them stories of when he was young, though he doesn’t realizes that those were completely different times.
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Thanks in advance!

answers:
Pensez vous à la vieillesse?
Pour vous, que signife “vieillir”?
Anna a 17 ans. Elle est étudiante dans un lycée (in Europe they do not have high schools but something else) à Budapest (Hongrie). Elle ne pense jamais à la vieillesse car elle est encore très jeune. Pour elle, la vieillesse n’est qu’un mauvais rêve, elle ne veut jamais le voir se réaliser.
Marie a quarante-cinq ans. Elle est professeure de langue en France. Elle enseigne l’anglais à des personnes de toutes les tranches d’âge. Elle ne pense pas qu’elle est vieille, mais elle pense que la vieillesse comme la fin de son voyage. Quand elle sera vieille, elle ne travaillera pas, elle va simplement se reposer.
Pierre a 81 ans. Il est vieux et il en est conscient. Il ne travaille pas, il reste à la maison tous les jours (sauf quand il va acheter de la nourriture). Il compte sur l’aide de sa famille, et il admet qu’il en a besoin. Il aime ses petits-enfants et leur raconte souvent des histoires de quand il était jeune, mais il ne rend pas compte que cette époque était complètement différente.
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