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Forum: USA
Oct 13th 2009, 9:19 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

NAFTA works both ways and works pretty well for a lot of people...sure it's not permanent of a solution, but it's a way...
Forum: USA
Oct 10th 2009, 12:34 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

There are plenty of places like that, Maine for instance, well northern maine...problem is not having the jobs that people are looking for...
Forum: USA
Oct 7th 2009, 12:43 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

Aye, give 'em a shitty $50 bike from walmart and a helmet and hedge your bets I say :D

Is a little bit mental.

It's not like that in all the towns mind, but is the case in a few where I...
Forum: USA
Oct 6th 2009, 10:56 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

Depends on the town, in mine it is.

School buses have all been outsourced to save the school districts having to offer benefits like health insurance and holiday pay....it's all minimum wage stuff...
Forum: USA
Oct 6th 2009, 10:18 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

salaries are slightly higher here, but still not really onpar with California....

Doing the doodle maths, salary of around $110K with 5% down over 30 years you could afford a mortgage on around...
Forum: USA
Oct 6th 2009, 10:13 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

Running water...errr...that's about it...gotta pay extra for the school bus too...

but some towns aren't so bad, some are, got to pay per bag for rubbish pick up in mine for instance.
Forum: USA
Oct 6th 2009, 10:11 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

nope, the debt is just that much higher :D

or everyone rents...
Forum: USA
Oct 6th 2009, 6:48 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

That's not that bad....it's around $8-20K here for anything half habitable and not a rabbit hutch.
Forum: USA
Oct 6th 2009, 6:40 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

That all depends, most get it through work, and depends on age, if you have family, any pre-existing conditions etc.

You could be looking to pay nothing if your employer pays it all, or paying a...
Forum: USA
Oct 6th 2009, 3:50 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

I've found it's about the same....on the surface it appears less in the US, but there's a lot more hidden taxes that catch up with you. Property taxes are proportionally a lot higher, taxed on buying...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 11:05 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

don't forget single handedly winning ww2, the enigma machine etc.

It's all spin but some of it, well those examples are a bit of the naughty side of fibbing, but it's okay as it's American. If...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 10:59 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

They do a nice cup of tea too...very talented them folk, shame parking is a bit of a bugger :D
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 10:57 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

and that's if you can find anything covering volume one :D

But seriously though, they're not bad actually.
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 9:02 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

That's not exactly specific to the UK though....just society in general these days.

Get that shite happening here too.
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 8:44 pm
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

Look at what you hope to gain by living in a foreign country, if it's adventure and opportunity to try something new your probably looking for the best reasons, materials things shouldn't be the...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 4:06 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

Because that's still not really the norm is it, a couple of industries, and not necessarily all within those industries requiring it.
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 3:39 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

I did a stint at a car parts manufacturer, they didn't have that requirement, they just hired temps to cover things. You only have to give a long notice if you were going to be gone for 2 weeks or...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 3:36 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

I've a mate who used to work at HMV for years, he never had to give any more than a weeks notice for a holiday of a week, would have to give a few weeks notice if he wanted to take his whole years...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 3:32 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

definitely isn't the norm that...in fact I don't think I've known anyone in the UK that has had to give more than a couple weeks notice for a holiday....probably isn't universal, but to say that the...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 3:29 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

I haven't found that to be true....CoL is pretty much the same, car might be cheaper but the insurance/tax is much higher etc and no way has housing been cheaper here, rent up in Maine perhaps, but...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2009, 3:24 am
Replies: 374
Views: 21,601
Posted By Bob

Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?

what dream? there's no dream these days.

Life is what you make of it, not the country.
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