Weird case to make anyway.

The primary language of most non-UK non-Irish Europeans is not English/American/Australian/“International English”/whatever.

Yes, English/American/Australian/“International English”/whatever is the de facto lingua franca.

Would I rather that it was Esperanto or some other easy-for-all-to-learn manufactured language? Yes. Does it really bother me it is what it is? No, I’m just happy we have one.

I’ve got a few pieces from them, and they really are worth the praise IMHO.

Varusteleka. Alpa for alpaca wool, no zipper, more colourful options, more expensive.

None has moved completely, but two family members and one friend have installed Signal to chat with me. Contacts are ok, people know I don’t have WhatsApp and use SMS in stead, but social neighborhood/hobby/association groups won’t move and it often leaves me out of the loop unless they remember to toss an email.

Have you looked at zooplus.co.uk or their “outlet sibling”, bitiba.co.uk? German company selling many German cat foods, such as Animonda Carny (my regular), MAC’s Cat (my cats’ favourite), or anything made by Matina Gmbh, such as the similar but cheaper wet food brand Smilla (varied acceptance by my cats, also has dry foods). All these wet foods have a rather “chunky spam” consistency, adding a bit of water and mushing it in may make it tastier (and add water yay!), but it also means it’s very nutrient dense. You only need about 200g/day/cat, whereas you need about 300g/day of eg. Whiskas, essentially paying for water. Bozita is Swedish… Probably others that I forget.

Aren’t the used LCD ones available really cheap these days? Probably best bang for your buck.