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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:36 PM Original message |
Given the Opportunity, Would You Move to Europe? |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. yes, if given the opportunity, without hesitation, I would leave and live in Europe. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, it would be very fun to live in Europe for a while. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes, I would |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. Me too |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. No. I'm happy where I am. |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. If "opportunity" means a job contract for X amount of time and housing, I would strongly |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. My wife and I spent over a month in Europe last year. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Heartbeat. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes, without hesitation. n/t |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. Just for short stays. |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
11. Yes, absolutely! |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. We tried to emigrate to Canada... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
108. How very interesting. |
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walkaway (725 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes, if I can bring the dogs and they don't have to be quarentined. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'd have to say yes |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. Absolutely!!! |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. In a heartbeat, if I could. At least for a few years anyway, to do |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
45. babylon, I have a feeling the U.S. would never see you again! LOL! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. yeah, i could use a change of scenery |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. Where in Europe? |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. In A Hypothetical World, YOU Get to Choose the Country! |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:22 AM Response to Reply #21 |
122. I know people who enjoyed living in Moldova. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
19. In a heartbeat |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. I HAVE that opportunity and do not |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Agreed. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. What would be the cost of living compared to the US? Taxes? |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Taxes higher -- cost of living lower |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
46. Depends on where, I would think |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #46 |
91. Very much so. Any major metro area is very expensive |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:32 AM Response to Reply #46 |
110. Depends on where you're living in the US, methinks |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #34 |
139. Not at all |
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fuggbush21 (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #34 |
185. That's why the US Military gives it's troops in Europe COLA |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
23. I lived in Paris a while back. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. OH!! THE FOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!! They can make a |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
74. Oh, yeah. Food is just far higher quality, all around. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
59. I would rather stay here and put inplace the things I envy them for: |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. Absolutely. They are just so much more advanced and "civilized" than America. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yup. I'd love to live in the South of France ... but not the Jura. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. Absolutely. Studied there thirty years ago & tried to return. Never managed it. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
27. Easily, if I could find a way to get a residence visa as a free-lancer |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. I know Spain will give visas to "self-employed" people |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. But I've never been there and have no connections |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:38 AM Response to Reply #35 |
111. Hehe... unfortunately I think I still owe on a hospital bill in Barcelona.. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #111 |
159. I'd answer your question if |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
72. Germany allows you to qualify on the basis of grandparents? |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #72 |
158. I think Germany changed its immigration laws a few years back |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
28. No, I'm happy where I am. |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Looks like we're the only ones not interested. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
77. I agree |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:02 AM Response to Reply #77 |
106. Ditto....:) nt |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
29. Yes, if the dollar and Euro are somewhat the same. I want to retire there. |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
30. Not no but hell no |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yep, probably will. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
32. Yes |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
33. In a fucking heartbeat. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. i've heard it's too old and cold and settled in its ways there |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
80. Factoid: "Carey" is now a Wall Streeter. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:53 AM Response to Reply #38 |
112. Southern Europe isn't particularly cold. |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
39. YES. Primarily for "developed nation" style health care. |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
41. looking for apartment in Italy at this moment |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. I'M JEALOUS!!!!! TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!! |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #54 |
70. only 1000 euros a month |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:58 AM Response to Reply #70 |
113. really? only 1k euros a month in Siena? |
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ComtesseDeSpair (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
42. Of course. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
44. Yes. nt |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
47. Maybe in Spain. I speak Spanish. |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. That Ended Up Being the Greatest Impediment |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #47 |
61. LOL, 2 countries seperated by a common language, for sure!!! |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #61 |
114. Heh... know anyone who did some years at St. Andrews? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #114 |
142. In fact some consider traditional Scots-English dialects to be a seperate language from English |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #142 |
152. When We Lived in Holland, My Wife and I Would Try To Guess Which Language Was Being Spoken |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
48. Yes.... |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
49. Currently living here and I cant wait to get back to the US |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
50. If I were independently wealthy, and... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
51. yes, |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
52. No. |
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MichellesBFF (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. Bien sur! |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
55. I would have before last November |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
56. Yes. We had the $ about 4 yrs ago to do so, but our various family connections prevented us |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
57. No. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
58. No |
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Jack Sprat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
60. Yes, Switzerland, peace. |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #60 |
84. Got Married in Lucerne. Love Switzerland. |
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Jack Sprat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. Been to Lucerne myself. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
62. Yes! We're about to move to Ontario... |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
63. I want to visit first. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
64. Hell no |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:13 AM Response to Reply #64 |
115. Hehe... I was begging in coffee houses for a job |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
65. Maybe, I've never been. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:15 AM Response to Reply #65 |
116. Orale pues... cual parte? |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #116 |
135. Hmmm. I love the Yucatan |
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ms liberty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
67. In a heartbeat or a New York minute...whichever is faster! n/t |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
68. I come from Europe. No I wouldn't. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #68 |
92. Oh, you too huh. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #68 |
140. Amazing that those of us who originated there |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #140 |
154. You are so right. I can't imagine |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
69. No, I can't |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
71. No, I have a farm that I love. I might visit Europe someday, though |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
73. I just spent two weeks in Europe. I'd live there without hesitation. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
75. No, I love the physical land here way too much to be uprooted from it. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
76. No WAY, I like where I'm living now. |
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TheCentepedeShoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
78. If I were to win the Lotto |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
79. If the choice were a European country- or the US, it'd no doubt be Eurpope |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
81. Yes |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
82. Yes, but only to France |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
83. Absolutely not. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:33 AM Response to Reply #83 |
117. And this is a presumption I'm sick of... |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:20 AM Response to Reply #117 |
138. Bullshit. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #138 |
176. I think you're conflating two points into one |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #83 |
164. I thought our grandfathers fought... |
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lilyreally (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
85. I keep going back to Paris. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
86. Yes, if given the opportunity, I'd move to Spain - in a heartbeat. nt |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
87. Given the opportunity I'd give almost any country a go. |
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Tashca (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
88. Nope |
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New Dawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
90. Yes. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
93. Yes I would. Immediately. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
94. NO. I've been to the top of Mt. Whitney, and to the bottom of Death Valley. Visited 37 states. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:44 AM Response to Reply #94 |
118. Heh... I'm sure that once I manage to find a way to move, traffic will be better for everyone |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
95. Yes. n/t |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
96. What a joy it would be to be in a world where culture lives at every |
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ejbrush (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
97. NO! MY country, right or wrong... |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
98. I'm dealing with that decision right now |
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Irish Girl (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
99. Lived in Europe and it was lovely. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
100. No, I'm happy here. |
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kaygore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
101. Yes! I am tired of being the citizen of a country that |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
102. It's the economy that keeps us expats... there are negatives everywhere |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
103. Travel - yes; move - no. n/t |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:57 AM Response to Original message |
104. I've sent weeks at a time with my family in the old country. There's a reason my ancestors left |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
105. "expatriate"? Not necessary, we're moving to Barcelona all the same |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
107. In a hot fucking second... |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
109. k&r again! n/t |
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Sisaruus (703 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
119. yes - to Finland |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:55 AM Response to Original message |
120. No. I'd rather move to Hawaii. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:11 AM Response to Original message |
121. Way too tied down here with family, friends, community |
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Maeve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
123. To Ireland, yes |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 06:17 AM Response to Reply #123 |
124. Any thoughts on Northern Ireland? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
125. no. i like u.s. wouldnt want to live in any other country. still think it is the best. n/t |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
126. I haven't. |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
127. Yes, but not as a political statement |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
128. A year or two ago... |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
129. sigh. . Yes. For the healthcare. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
130. 15 years ago I had a close friend who suggested London, and I |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
131. I really enjoy Europe |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
132. Absolutely. nt |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
133. If I could get a job, hell yah. The Health Care situation in America is just too dangerous |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
134. Absolutely! |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
136. Yes - If the lottery hits - we'll be in Paris - cats and all |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
137. Single, no kids... only a few loose ends needed tying up... so yeah- in a heartbeat. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
141. I would go in a Nano Second. |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
143. Oh so tempting.... |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
144. Oh so tempting.... |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
145. No... love Europe, but this is my home |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
146. Definitely and in a flash. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
147. I daydream about that all the time, but itt's hard when you have older parents in the States. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
148. Albania? Not so much. |
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MattSh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
149. In Europe already. 3.5 years. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
150. oh hell yes. nt |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
151. yes |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
153. In a second! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #153 |
168. I feel the same way in Japan |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
155. doubtful- global climate change is not going to be kind to the continent. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
156. How long's a heartbeat? |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
157. Nope |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
160. Yes. I like just about every country I've spent time in over there. /nt |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
161. Give up baseball and popcorn? |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #161 |
162. Baseball, Yes. Popcorn, No. |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #161 |
193. My doctor's son plays pro-ball in Italy & Australia. nt |
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Homer Wells (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
163. YUP!! nt |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
165. Yes. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
166. Although I respect and admire... |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
167. nope . . . this is my home, always has been, always will be . . . |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
169. Amsterdam |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #169 |
170. I loved it there, too. Food? Not so much. Beer? Best I've |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #170 |
173. Best beer I ever had was from a microbrewery in Marquette Michigan upper peninsula |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
171. Most the Europeans I have known and I have known a lot of them wish they could live here |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #171 |
179. What. The Fuck. Ever. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #179 |
184. I know Europeans who DO live here and |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
172. I would, to a place with good corn tortilla chips |
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Rockholm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
174. Not now. |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
175. Lived there when I was a kid; would move back if I could |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
177. I would but not because I hate this place. I just long to explore the culture. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
178. No. I love this country. For all of its faults, I think we have contributed on a net basis |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #178 |
180. The idea of "loving" a country is so strange to me. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #180 |
182. There is an "American Idea" that we fall short of, but it is something that I love. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #182 |
186. There are very few things in which American offers advantages: |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #186 |
187. Then again, there are countries where tradesmen are well respected, well paid and |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #186 |
190. Also I have found... |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
181. Nope |
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chatnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
183. In a heartbeat |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
188. No.. would never consider it |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
189. Probably not. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
191. 'Faster than you can say 'I'm packed'! (NT) |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
192. Expatriate, absolutely. |
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194. No n/t |
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