The Reids

Following up to john

    >>why am I not surprised you cant think beyond your tax bill? Like
    >>most right wingers you know the price of everything and the value
    >>of nothing.
    >Oh, I guess I ruffled the feathers of a lowly civil clerk working for
    >His Majesty's Government.

Nope. Try again if you like.
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The Reids

Following up to "Ted Ng" <ted_ng@[nospam].com>

    >So the next time one of these hateful morons
    >claims that America sucks and their country is greatest,

Out of interest, has anyone claimed their country is the greatest
here?
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Magda

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:39:48 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reids
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

... Following up to "Ted Ng" <ted_ng@[nospam].com>
...
... >So the next time one of these hateful morons
... >claims that America sucks and their country is greatest,
...
... Out of interest, has anyone claimed their country is the greatest
... here?

Some american morons have.

nitram

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:39:45 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:


    >Its all rather odd, we (UK) poach nurses from poorer countries,
    >US poaches them from us. We should train more of our own nurses
    >and stop stripping small poor countries of theirs.

According to BBC R4 this a.m. 2000 UK nurses moved to the USA out of
100,000 last year.
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nitram

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:39:46 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Following up to Deep Frayed Morgues
    >>Within Europe, yeah, I can imagine it,
    >the airlines get fined if they take illegal immigrants, I wonder
    >if I would get past the UK check in desk without my passport?

Depends where you are going.
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nitram

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:39:47 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Following up to john
    >>>why am I not surprised you cant think beyond your tax bill? Like
    >>>most right wingers you know the price of everything and the value
    >>>of nothing.
    >>Oh, I guess I ruffled the feathers of a lowly civil clerk working for
    >>His Majesty's Government.
    >Nope. Try again if you like.

PUS?
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The Reids

Following up to john

    >His Majesty's Government.

did something happen I missed?
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The Reids

Following up to Magda

    > ... >So the next time one of these hateful morons
    > ... >claims that America sucks and their country is greatest,
    > ...
    > ... Out of interest, has anyone claimed their country is the greatest
    > ... here?
    >Some american morons have.

That was my recollection, they were morons of course, not your
typical american, but there we go.
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nitram

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:09:00 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Following up to john
    >>His Majesty's Government.
    >did something happen I missed?

EIIR overdosed her HRT
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Frank F. Matthews

[email protected] wrote:

    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Clark W. Griswold, Jr. <[email protected]> wrote:

    >>[email protected] wrote:

    >>>American
    >>>companies in particular have a special incentive to hire as few workers
    >>>as possible and while giving each worker as little vacation time as possible.

    >>Having worked with companies in Europe, I can tell you that US ones have far
    >>more latitude to hire than ones in Europe. It is so difficult over there to let
    >>someone go, that they will do just about anything to avoid hiring a new person.

    > Which has nothing at all to do with the fact that America's ****ed up health
    > care system provides a special incentive to hire as few workers as possible
    > while giving each worker as little vacation time as possible.

It provides some incentive to hold down employment. Nothing like that
of the sclerotic european labor systems.

Frank F. Matthews

There is also the confusing factor that a bunch of Slavs were from
Germany in the 19th century.

The Reids wrote:

    > Following up to [email protected]

    >>>The average American has about 50% German ancestry (the other half
    >>>typically being English).

    >>Especially since the saxon" part of Anglo-Saxon refers to a region in
    >>Germany and the "anglo" part refers to England.

    > except large numbers of Brits are not of Anglo-Saxon (German via
    > England) origin, (celts, "vikings", normans etc) and vast numbers
    > of Americans are not of German or English origin, apart from that
    > its spot on.

Frank F. Matthews

The Reids wrote:

    > Following up to Frank F. Matthews

    >>>there is a current "exodus" of nurses (about 2000) don't know
    >>>what leave they will get in US? But my Texan friend doesn't get
    >>>enough to visit here with her husband :-(

    >>Nurses are a strange situation. Because of the need for 4 shift
    >>coverage their schedules are often strange. They also commonly work a
    >>good bit of overtime or alternate jobs. If overtime it may come in the
    >>form of comp time which results in days off. If they choose pay then
    >>their vacations are as limited as those of most. I don't know if there
    >>are problems with accumulating comp time to result in a large block off.
    >> In any case the nursing market is tight enough that if you ant time
    >>off just quit. There will be a comparable job around when you get back.

    > Sounds like a sensible approach which you can do if you are in
    > demand and have built up a nest egg.
    > Its all rather odd, we (UK) poach nurses from poorer countries,
    > US poaches them from us. We should train more of our own nurses
    > and stop stripping small poor countries of theirs.

So, you want to keep the riffraff from getting better jobs. Keep them
home where they belong.

Frank F. Matthews

[email protected] wrote:

    > On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:39:45 +0000, The Reids
    > <[email protected]> wrote:

    >>Its all rather odd, we (UK) poach nurses from poorer countries,
    >>US poaches them from us. We should train more of our own nurses
    >>and stop stripping small poor countries of theirs.

    > According to BBC R4 this a.m. 2000 UK nurses moved to the USA out of
    > 100,000 last year.

I wonder if they were local or originally poached from elsewhere? How
many UK nurses were trained and how many retired last year?

John

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:39:47 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Following up to john
    >>>why am I not surprised you cant think beyond your tax bill? Like
    >>>most right wingers you know the price of everything and the value
    >>>of nothing.
    >>Oh, I guess I ruffled the feathers of a lowly civil clerk working for
    >>His Majesty's Government.
    >Nope. Try again if you like.


Well, I guess you are probably like one of the characters I saw in the
film, "I'm Alright, Jack".

Frank F. Matthews

Rod Speed wrote:

    > Frank F. Matthews <[email protected]> wrote
    > in message news:[email protected]...
    >
    >>Rod Speed wrote:
    >>>Frank F. Matthews <[email protected]> wrote
    >>>>Rod Speed wrote

    >>>>>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote

    >>>>>>Antipodean Bucket Farmer writes

    >>>>>>>There are plenty of restrictions for departing Americans.

    >>>>>>Not so.

    >>>>>Fraid so.

    >>>>>>Americans may leave the country freely, with very rare exceptions.

    >>>>>He was obviously talking about the restrictions
    >>>>>imposed by the destination, given his next sentence.

    >>>>>>>While the US government (like most others)
    >>>>>>>doesn't care much about those who are leaving,

    >>>>>Which is saying just what you said.

    >>>>>>>the destination countries certainly *do* care, and have
    >>>>>>>requirements on who is issued work and residence permits.

    >>>>>>They don't care about anyone who hasn't entered their countries.

    >>>>>Pathetic, really.

    >>>>>>It's important to distinguish between emigration and immigration.

    >>>>>Nope, its always both with permanent movements.

    >>>>Almost but what about the guy living in CDG?

    >>>So rare that its not worth worrying about really.

    >>I suspect that you never think something that disproves one of your grandiose
    >>statements is worth worrying about.

    > I know that you couldnt even bullshit your way out of a wet
    > paperbag even if your pathetic excuse for a 'life' depended on it.

    >>You do know the meaning of the word always?

    > I dont bother to qualify every statement I make to
    > allow for such an rare exception as that, just so some
    > mindless nit picking prat like you cant get off on it.

It wouldn't be qualifying to use the word usually instead of the word
always. You simply are sloppy with your language and don't like it when
notice is taken of your sloppy work.

    >>It is pathetic how you try to avoid evidence.

    > Nothing like as pathetic as your utterly mindless nit picking.

    > Having fun, child ?

Yes. I do like to twit prats.

    >>>There are also some stateless people too.

    >>>>>>Most developed nations place no restrictions
    >>>>>>on the former, but many restrictions on the latter.

    >>>>>Which is what he said in different words.