alya

sorry if this has come up before - what us this ad all about - moving to california and working there or holidaying there? am confused..as i thought it was quite hard for brits to get in to the states....

NC Penguin

What are you going on about? Please provide a link or give a fuller explanation.

AmerLisa

I think (and its kind of hard considering the bad grammar) that she's talking about the California tourism ads...... Didn't know they ran in the UK.

English Muffin

The ad is advertising tourism in California, not immigration. The giveaway is the website address of VISITcalifornia.com.

Dogbyte

If I read this correctly,there is an advert on UK Tv at present, about ''Discover USA'' with clips of LA Law,Miami Vice, Sweet Home Alabama etc.To what end the question, I am at a loss !

another bloody yank

Christ! No wonder culture shock is such an issue!

alya

I wasn't talking about the ad with the clips from the films. Apologies if the original post was not "correct grammar" and there were a few typos, but I really don't think people need to be so harsh. If the ad is about visiting why does the ad and the website have sections about working in CA? That is all i was asking!

anotherlimey

What exactly is that advert about?

NC Penguin

You do realize that the majority of those reading this forum live in the USA already so if you're talking about an advert broadcast in the UK, many members have not seen it.

What is the website's URL?

Dogbyte

It would appear that my reply was a bit harsh for the OP. Lighten up chuck, and ask the question. Promise you'll get an answer politely !.

christmasoompa

That ad has shots of locations with titles of films across then i.e. a shot of Alabama with 'Sweet Home Alabama' on it, then one of Las Vegas with 'viva Las Vegas' written across it, etc, etc, and then at the end it says something like 'You've seen the movies, now visit the sets'. Or words to that effect.

But the ad that the op was talking about is a different one, it's promoting Californian tourist and is a bit of a play on words about working i.e. 'board meetings' and then a shot of snowboarders etc. It's very clearly about holidaying there though, not sure how anybody can think it's about working there!

Hope that has helped - clearly, I watch waaaay too much tv!!

alya

Dogbyte you were not the person i thought was harsh. I do not know of the url for the ad, but its basically Arnie and a bunch of people talking about working in CA. But the website is visit CA so that was the reason for my confusion. As a Brit who has once lived in CA, and have since found it hard to get back in after giving away the opportunity of a lifetime, i was wondering if they had slackened INS laws allowing Brits more ease to work there, hence my original question.

fatbrit

The USA forum has a bit more of a bite to it than the NZ one. I think this is because there are many more people on this one who just ended up in the US rather than planned to emigrate here. Moreover, the US is one of the most difficult to emigrate to unless you fit into a niche, and posters get fed up of fielding questions from those who haven't a hope then get pissy when they're so told. Surprisingly enough, these people often have bad grammar and written presentation, too.

fatbrit

Nope -- although Australian citizens have their own special via, now.

NC Penguin

OK. I think I found the video the OP saw. It's viewable on this page:
http://www.visitcalifornia.com/

The video's in the bottom righthand corner. It's a play on words that the OP misunderstood. The visuals definitely indicate coming to California for vacation, not work.