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Forum: Europe
Jan 15th 2004, 5:26 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 927
Posted By adamfdz

Re: Any tips for bring a computer back into the UK?

Is it a lap top or desk top. Most computers will need a new power socket thingy to use UK electricity, but you can get these cables from any PC World etc. Just carry it through and say its yours,...
Forum: USA
Jan 14th 2004, 5:28 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 565
Posted By adamfdz

Airline security

Dear all,

There is now a report of a man getting on a flight in Washington DC with bullets in his pocket which were found in London during a routine search. So much for TSA 'thoroughness'.
...
Forum: USA
Jan 12th 2004, 11:40 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,232
Posted By adamfdz

The reason why there is so much sugar in the food...

The reason why there is so much sugar in the food here (so i read) is that the sugar producers lobby congress so there is a much higher maximum daily sugar intake amount. Get this, these clowns say...
Forum: USA
Jan 4th 2004, 1:24 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,277
Posted By adamfdz

Re: UK vs. US wills

I asked my sister-in-law whi is an American attorney. She said you do need both a UK and US will. In case of any legal challenge, especially in the US, only a will drawn up in the country following...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 3rd 2004, 12:34 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 1,885
Posted By adamfdz

Re: Dual Citizenship

My newly adopted son is both a (new) British citizen and a born US citizen. If, and I have never heard of 18 year old kids being asked to chose, but if they are, just as when a Brit 'swears'...
Forum: USA
Dec 17th 2003, 2:28 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,087
Posted By adamfdz

Re: US gets access to airline details

One thing i can't fathom out is why US immigration and customs guys wear uniforms so they look like soldiers and carry big guns. As if anybody is going to step off a plane with a loaded shooter????...
Forum: USA
Dec 17th 2003, 1:25 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 3,753
Posted By adamfdz

Just a suggestion, but why don't those of you who...

Just a suggestion, but why don't those of you who use checks (cheques) buy a software package for your PC and print them yourself? It is much cheaper. I hardly ever use checks, but when i need some...
Forum: USA
Dec 16th 2003, 2:24 am
Replies: 5
Views: 620
Posted By adamfdz

Just to let you know, USAA an insurance company...

Just to let you know, USAA an insurance company and bank, give sort of 'no-claims bonuses' at the end of the year if you don't file a claim. I got a cheque the other day which was a great surprise!!
Forum: USA
Dec 3rd 2003, 2:25 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 1,338
Posted By adamfdz

Re: 2nd-grader punished for using word ‘gay’

Bloody amazing! But not surprising. America is a puritanical country, which prefers to bury its collective head in the sand on issues such as homosexuality, HIV/AIDS, STD's, teen pregnancy etc etc
...
Forum: USA
Dec 1st 2003, 5:50 pm
Replies: 184
Views: 16,495
Posted By adamfdz

Sparkster, I have been following your posts...

Sparkster,
I have been following your posts with interest. As you have read nearly all of the Brits on this site have married Americans and moved that way. I personally feel that at the moment you...
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2003, 5:29 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 36,717
Posted By adamfdz

A friend of mine who is a plumber makes $140,000...

A friend of mine who is a plumber makes $140,000 on his own in business, and he doesn't have a degree. I think i shall be looking for plumbing courses to start!:)

I have always been amazed by the...
Forum: USA
Nov 18th 2003, 12:08 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 2,251
Posted By adamfdz

1. End Affirmative Action.-Back to their Nazi...

1. End Affirmative Action.-Back to their Nazi roots
2. Close the Borders now.-Does this include prohibiting the importation of cheap chinese goods too?, No, didn't think so.
3. Deport all illegal...
Forum: USA
Nov 17th 2003, 2:24 am
Replies: 58
Views: 36,717
Posted By adamfdz

I spoke with an old mate of mine in Oxford (a...

I spoke with an old mate of mine in Oxford (a Don) who seems to be of the opinion that a) English degrees are 3 years long due to the A-level standard being high and preparing a student for the...
Forum: USA
Nov 16th 2003, 1:59 am
Replies: 58
Views: 36,717
Posted By adamfdz

i agree with you on the point that some US...

i agree with you on the point that some US masters are better than UK ones, heck i have a masters from a US institution! My undergrad is from the UK and personally found the masters easier. I fully...
Forum: USA
Nov 15th 2003, 6:24 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 36,717
Posted By adamfdz

Re: US/UK degree comparison

As i am sure you know, each University, by Royal charter can issue degrees, and they set the requirements themselves for honours etc. Most of the good ones require the successful completion of an...
Forum: USA
Nov 15th 2003, 3:59 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 36,717
Posted By adamfdz

I know this subject is very emotive as people...

I know this subject is very emotive as people don't want their degree slagged off but the UK government says that a British honours degree is the equivalent of a US masters, and a US BS/BA to a UK...
Forum: USA
Nov 14th 2003, 5:43 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 3,374
Posted By adamfdz

Re: Do you miss anything about Britain?

I agree with everything that has been said so far. Interesting to note that the US seems to have a higher overall quality of living perception, but the UK has the higher quality of life perception....
Forum: USA
Nov 14th 2003, 4:21 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 730
Posted By adamfdz

Re: Did anyone see "Love Actually" yet?

I loved it, especially when the aging rock star says: 'don't buy drugs kiddies, just become a pop star and they give you them for free'...i almost wet myself laughing!!!! Highly recommended.
Forum: USA
Nov 14th 2003, 11:43 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,185
Posted By adamfdz

I was doing a residency at Johns Hopkins hospital...

I was doing a residency at Johns Hopkins hospital in Maryland and the most amazing names i came across were: Syphillis and Gonnorhea, said: sii-fil-us and Gun-ur-ee-aa. Poor children, the funniest...
Forum: USA
Nov 12th 2003, 2:06 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 4,742
Posted By adamfdz

Re: US born child - Dual Nationality ?

Sorry, but that is incorrect "the child has to be 18 before they can hold a British passport". You the parent can apply for a passport for the child, and on the home office form i have just filled...
Forum: USA
Nov 12th 2003, 11:27 am
Replies: 25
Views: 4,742
Posted By adamfdz

Re: US born child - Dual Nationality ?

Hello Dollydd,
I am doing this right now. For my US born son, all I (and you) need to do is fill out some paperwork the embassy send you, and wait a couple of months and then the passport comes in...
Forum: USA
Nov 9th 2003, 8:21 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 452
Posted By adamfdz

The cheapest travel agents

It has probably been done before, but here we go anyway.....who has found the cheapest return flight to the UK, how much and with which website or travel agents?
Forum: USA
Nov 9th 2003, 3:53 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 478
Posted By adamfdz

Re: For those in LA

When you get to LAX take a 'supershuttle'. These minibusses can take you anywhere in LA and to BH should be about $20.00. Just walk out of the terminal and you will see the agent, dressed in blue.
Forum: USA
Nov 3rd 2003, 5:26 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 6,248
Posted By adamfdz

My final thought is that if they 'evaluate' you...

My final thought is that if they 'evaluate' you to have a low'ish GPA write to them and complain. Threaten to get the BBB involved (like the citizens advice beuraux and chamber of commerce rolled...
Forum: USA
Nov 1st 2003, 11:59 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 6,248
Posted By adamfdz

There is nothing i can do about it. Their reason...

There is nothing i can do about it. Their reason why, was all my 1st year courses were either 'pass' or 'fail', and the WES idiots assign a GPA of 2.0 to pass or fail courses for some reason!! Yes,...
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