Anything good about living in the USA??
Dec 21st 2005, 7:35 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Elvira
Been here 4.5 years and still don't know a single person who I could tell to get lost/bugger off/get a life/***** off etc.
Dec 21st 2005, 7:36 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Elvira
Been here 4.5 years and still don't know a single person who I could tell to get lost/bugger off/get a life/***** off etc.
It's a bit drastic jsut to find someone you can tell to bugger off, but who knows.... !
Dec 21st 2005, 7:36 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Ray
You should spend a week here ... I say that to somebody every other day ..
Dec 21st 2005, 7:43 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Fitz750
I don't think Houston is any worse than any other American city. After all they have exactly the same shops, restaurant chains everywhere.
It's all very bland.
It's all very bland.
Dec 21st 2005, 7:46 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
the only exception that springs immediately to mind is Memphis......if we were on our own we'd move like a shot,
Dec 21st 2005, 7:50 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by TN-Dave
I'm with you on that one.... I got lost there one day and even the police officer I stopped and asked directions from said "you are in the wrong part of town to be lost pal" - that was enough - we were outta there pretty damn quick !
Dec 21st 2005, 8:25 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Fitz750
Which part of town was it "Graceland" ?
Since then I've had to go back a number of times for the USCIS office so I know where to stay asd where not to go now.
Dec 21st 2005, 8:27 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by izibear
Americans are known worldwide as being the most hospitable/friendly race on earth.
lol pls don't make me laugh
that statement has to be said from people that don't know them...they are some of the rudest loudest mouthed people I've ever met and I've met loads esp when I was a trolley dolly aka cart tart aka lol..hey thanks for making me laugh
Dec 21st 2005, 8:33 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
I was just surprised it took till the 74th post before it came out 
hmm you seem very nice and understanding, I think not, maybe that's what becomes of living in the country sorry Katy..lol that's the kind of mentality I think that breeds out there....lol
Merry Christmas to you
Dec 21st 2005, 8:44 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by TruBrit
hmm you seem very nice and understanding, I think not,
Dec 21st 2005, 8:47 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
Think you may have misread me - I wasn't agreeing with the post/sentiment. I was expressing surprise that no-one had come out with it earlier, because it generally gets thrown out very early on in these sort of threads by people that think that because you have moved to a different country you have no right to express any form of disatisfaction with your new home....
Maybe she isn't really a True Brit?
I thought we all had built-in BS detectors
Dec 21st 2005, 8:57 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
Think you may have misread me - I wasn't agreeing with the post/sentiment. I was expressing surprise that no-one had come out with it earlier, because it generally gets thrown out very early on in these sort of threads by people that think that because you have moved to a different country you have no right to express any form of disatisfaction with your new home....
Dec 21st 2005, 9:08 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Ray
You should spend a week here ... I say that to somebody every other day ..
Dec 21st 2005, 9:10 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by MrDub
hmmm. I don’t remember saying that Trubrit 'had no right to express herself' in anyform she so desires. I merely was expressing myself on the topic (allowed I think) and offering up a solution to her dilemma. I do however think you need not to jump to conclusions and make such rash assumptions of people that disagree with you. Anyway that being said, happy holidays.
Dec 21st 2005, 9:25 pm
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Re: Anything good about living in the USA??
Originally Posted by Ray
You should spend a week here ... I say that to somebody every other day ..