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Post by mukashi on Mar 19, 2007 13:58:09 GMT -5
Those statistics are for the *average* person. I don't doubt for the 'average' person that life (by those subjective measurements) could be better in some Canadian city over another American city. For *some* people, though, life in the US will be preferable. Well, hell, for the rich just about any place would be preferable, whereas for the poor just about anywhere would not be - rather, obvious, I think. Obvious indeed, that's why all the rich Canadian entertainers move down to the US. So I guess know you can understand why some people would prefer the U.S.?
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Post by Miyuki on Mar 19, 2007 14:54:21 GMT -5
EA Observer, I'm no expert, but I believe if an American were to apply for Canadian citizenship they'd lose their American citizenship. Unless they were applying through one of their parents or getting married? I would check it out. I'm applying for dual through a parent.
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Post by mukashi on Mar 19, 2007 15:21:20 GMT -5
It's *very* hard to go from the US to Canada and switch citizenship. I know, a friend of mine is going through it. He's a Ph.D. professor and well respected author of literary theory, poetry, political non-fiction, and fiction. His criminal record is clean as a whistle and he's financially secure. Still, Canada is giving him a million hoops to jump through and it's not a slam-dunk. For the average American Joe Sixpack it will probably be even tougher.
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Post by Phil on Mar 19, 2007 17:06:12 GMT -5
U.S.A , U.S.A , U.S.A!!!
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Post by mukashi on Mar 19, 2007 17:15:07 GMT -5
^ it's those kind of people that make ME want to move to Canada!
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Post by i move the stars for no one on Mar 19, 2007 17:45:45 GMT -5
my dad's applying for his American citizenship (dual with his Samoan.)i'm oddly upset by the fact that he'd have to change his last name since it's technically a title,not a family name.it seems to upset me more than it does him,he says he can change it back which i guess is ok,but i just think it's so ridiculous.i don't know,if an englishman who's been knighted for some reason wanted american citizenship,i guess he'd have to give it up,too,but it just seems to me like Samoan culture means so little to the US,why should it matter what my dad's last name is?let the englishman keep his 'sir',too,it's not like it means anything here,but it may have deep meaning to the individual or family involved.
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Post by chinesejewfool on Mar 19, 2007 18:11:09 GMT -5
I'm thinking of relocating to Houston, Texas once I get my engineering degree. They have a lot of opportunity for the field I am going into...plust Houston is a big city with a big enough Asian population and other minorities, and first and foremost affordable housing! You can get a 3 bedroom 2 bath in an okay area for 70 thousand dollars.
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Post by TeeHee on Mar 19, 2007 19:14:10 GMT -5
^The blondest place I've ever been was Sweden. I hear that Iceland is full of blonde hair too. I assumed the South would be full of mostly White and Black people. Not necessarily blonde. Sorry I confused you ;D I should rephrase that south has most blondes I've seen in America. ^i was about to say, because i'm originally FROM the southern US. new orleans, LA to be specific, and the south is far from spared any of these fake bleached blondes either. depending on where in the South, but there were alot of asians as well as black and white. the vietnamese/asian population was much larger and prominent back in NOLA(pre-katrina anyway) than whatever's here in phoenix, AZ(where i've moved after hurricane katrina).
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Post by Miyuki on Mar 20, 2007 8:56:29 GMT -5
TeeHee, I didn't realize you were living in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. That must have been such an unforgettable experience. I just watched a National Geographic documentary on it and it really reminded me about what a tragic event it was.
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Post by EA Observer on Mar 20, 2007 9:27:08 GMT -5
It would be an understatement say that Katrina was a tragedy for New Orleans. In fact, it was a tragedy for the entire nation with respect to its social and political aspects. For the Bush administration it was like a big distraction to their Iraqi invasion and their attitude was more like, "Don't bother us with the freakin' annoyance of having to deal with a poor, black city in the South. Can't you see that we are too busy with a more important business in Iraq?!"
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Post by Miyuki on Mar 20, 2007 9:49:11 GMT -5
^I was in awe of nature and how the dams burst. That hit home because my home town of Richmond is below sea level and protected by dikes. I can't think of a better word than tragedy...catastrophe? And who knew flooding caused fires? I really hope the government learned from this costly mistake.
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Post by Freecia on Mar 20, 2007 10:40:54 GMT -5
Sorry I confused you ;D I should rephrase that south has most blondes I've seen in America. ^i was about to say, because i'm originally FROM the southern US. new orleans, LA to be specific, and the south is far from spared any of these fake bleached blondes either. depending on where in the South, but there were alot of asians as well as black and white. the vietnamese/asian population was much larger and prominent back in NOLA(pre-katrina anyway) than whatever's here in phoenix, AZ(where i've moved after hurricane katrina). I'm sorry to hear about what happened. I can't imagine how it feels like to loose almost everything in a natural disaster as large of a scale as that. How do you like AZ, compared to LA?
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Post by Pocky Monster on Mar 20, 2007 14:05:06 GMT -5
^ She ran into another Katrina here too.
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Post by unidentifiedbitch on Mar 20, 2007 14:51:09 GMT -5
but.. but.. what about Miri? What happened to Miri?
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Post by TeeHee on Mar 20, 2007 19:30:55 GMT -5
TeeHee, I didn't realize you were living in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. That must have been such an unforgettable experience. I just watched a National Geographic documentary on it and it really reminded me about what a tragic event it was. yea, i was born, raised, and lived all my life there up until the event.(as my profile location says "from NOLA to Phoenix") August 29, 2005 is a day i'll never forget. there was a long extended thread around the time it happened where i posted a good bit about my experiences throughout the ordeal. i don't feel like going into it all again here, so you can read about it all in that thread. eurasiannation.proboards48.com/index.cgi?board=Globetrotter&action=display&thread=1125289194&page=1^i was about to say, because i'm originally FROM the southern US. new orleans, LA to be specific, and the south is far from spared any of these fake bleached blondes either. depending on where in the South, but there were alot of asians as well as black and white. the vietnamese/asian population was much larger and prominent back in NOLA(pre-katrina anyway) than whatever's here in phoenix, AZ(where i've moved after hurricane katrina). I'm sorry to hear about what happened. I can't imagine how it feels like to loose almost everything in a natural disaster as large of a scale as that. How do you like AZ, compared to LA? i'm really liking it, alot better than LA anyway. after the hurricane, NOLA just isn't the same anymore and there's not really anything going for me there. heck, even before the event, it was a s***hole that i'd been thinking about leaving for a while. it's been a lil more than a year since, and i'd like to think i've moved on past all that. it's only when people around here notice my accent, ask where i'm from, and a whole nother web of questions follow(some of which annoys me) that the memories and emotions come back to haunt me . aside from things like that, i'm doing great these days, couldn't be happier ^ She ran into another Katrina here too. it's a conspiracy i tell ya!
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