USCIS Officers....
Jul 28th 2007, 4:03 am
#138
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Re: USCIS Officers....
Excuse me - I went to a *Ivy League equivalent* university in England....does that make me smarter than the average person with a high school diploma or a college dropout?? Yes it does, I'm afraid. That's YOU being naive, there...the kind of intellect that these officers have that you refer to are 'street smarts'...I doubt people with just a high school diploma could explain in full succinct detail Dante's Nine Circles of Hell...which coincidentally, could be used as a euphemism for this whole immigration debacle...
I appreciate your expertise in this area Reete and also your position on this board. The advice that you keep people on this forum is undoubtedly invaluable, but I'm sorry, in between having an extremely busy 80 hour work week plus other heavy commitments, I did not manage to squeeze in the time to read your BE Guidelines...I dip in and out of this forum whenever I have five minutes to spare and spot a relevant (to my situation) thread...
I appreciate your expertise in this area Reete and also your position on this board. The advice that you keep people on this forum is undoubtedly invaluable, but I'm sorry, in between having an extremely busy 80 hour work week plus other heavy commitments, I did not manage to squeeze in the time to read your BE Guidelines...I dip in and out of this forum whenever I have five minutes to spare and spot a relevant (to my situation) thread...
Jul 28th 2007, 9:53 am
#139
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Jul 28th 2007, 3:11 pm
#140
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Re: USCIS Officers....
Oi - I was QUOTING from another thread...
I have a 2:1 degree in English Lit thanks very much....now trot off and go do something interesting....
I have a 2:1 degree in English Lit thanks very much....now trot off and go do something interesting....
Jul 28th 2007, 3:29 pm
#143
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Re: USCIS Officers....
wait - isn't that how you guys speak in Yorkshire?
I'm a 'big southern jessie' myself....
I'm a 'big southern jessie' myself....
Jul 28th 2007, 4:47 pm
#144
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Re: USCIS Officers....
Excuse me - I went to a *Ivy League equivalent* university in England....does that make me smarter than the average person with a high school diploma or a college dropout?? Yes it does, I'm afraid. ...........................I dip in and out of this forum whenever I have five minutes to spare and spot a relevant (to my situation) thread...
Look, I'm not having a go at you but.......in my experience its people without the "benefit" of higher education who tend to be more worth knowing. They tend to be more honest and not so full of their own accomplishments.
.......in case you care,
I hold a BSci.......in bloody Mech Engineering - it took 10 years of night school and damn near killed me. Proud of the accomplishment? Sure.......but given the choice, I'd prefer to work at Lowe's with my GED........Peace, love and pass the ammunition.........
Jul 28th 2007, 4:50 pm
#145
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Re: USCIS Officers....
In my opinion there is nothing more obnoxious than "degree snobbery". A degree, wether at the assoc, bachelors or higher level does two things........it teaches you how to study and it trains you in a given field. Smarts are inherent........
Look, I'm not having a go at you but.......in my experience its people without the "benefit" of higher education who tend to be more worth knowing. They tend to be more honest and not so full of their own accomplishments.
.......in case you care, I hold a BSci.......in bloody Mech Engineering - it took 10 years of night school and damn near killed me. Proud of the accomplishment? Sure.......but given the choice, I'd prefer to work at Lowe's with my GED........
Peace, love and pass the ammunition.........
Look, I'm not having a go at you but.......in my experience its people without the "benefit" of higher education who tend to be more worth knowing. They tend to be more honest and not so full of their own accomplishments.
.......in case you care,
I hold a BSci.......in bloody Mech Engineering - it took 10 years of night school and damn near killed me. Proud of the accomplishment? Sure.......but given the choice, I'd prefer to work at Lowe's with my GED........Peace, love and pass the ammunition.........
Jul 28th 2007, 7:04 pm
#146
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Jul 29th 2007, 12:13 am
#147
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Jul 29th 2007, 4:08 pm
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