Difficult to make friends in America?
Dec 19th 2012, 3:38 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
I have moved the off topic chit chat into a new thread in The Trailer Park Forum.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781131
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781131
Or " Get a room " as it known !
Dec 19th 2012, 3:48 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
iro·ny noun \ˈī-rə-nē also ˈī(-ə)r-nē\
plural iro·nies
1: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning —called also Socratic irony
2a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
3a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play —called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
plural iro·nies
1: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning —called also Socratic irony
2a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
3a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play —called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
Dec 19th 2012, 8:02 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
How much is Jersey Girl being paid to delete my posts?
Very biased IMHO
Very biased IMHO
Dec 19th 2012, 8:08 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
I have asked you twice to stop derailing serious threads. You choose to ignore me but instead post a 'smart' response. You do not seem to want to enter discussions...instead you repeatedly post questions or glib remarks. In short you appear to be trolling.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Dec 19th 2012, 8:46 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
I have asked you twice to stop derailing serious threads. You choose to ignore me but instead post a 'smart' response. You do not seem to want to enter discussions...instead you repeatedly post questions or glib remarks. In short you appear to be trolling.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Dec 19th 2012, 9:00 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
I have asked you twice to stop derailing serious threads. You choose to ignore me but instead post a 'smart' response. You do not seem to want to enter discussions...instead you repeatedly post questions or glib remarks. In short you appear to be trolling.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Dec 19th 2012, 9:59 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
I have asked you twice to stop derailing serious threads. You choose to ignore me but instead post a 'smart' response. You do not seem to want to enter discussions...instead you repeatedly post questions or glib remarks. In short you appear to be trolling.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Dec 19th 2012, 10:08 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
I have asked you twice to stop derailing serious threads. You choose to ignore me but instead post a 'smart' response. You do not seem to want to enter discussions...instead you repeatedly post questions or glib remarks. In short you appear to be trolling.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Take an enforced break...hopefully if you return you will do so as a valued member of this community and not a troll.
Dec 20th 2012, 3:55 pm
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Dec 22nd 2012, 8:43 pm
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Re: Difficult to make friends in America?
I think it depends where you live in America. I lived in NYC for 7 years and I had no problems fitting in. I suppose part of the reason is that NY is such a melting pot and people seem to be tolerant of people from other cultures/counties.
I have just spent 18 months in California. I had difficulties making friends with people and I felt like a fish out of water. Although people appeared laid back and friendly, it was really very superficial and image was very important. I left 6 months ago and do not miss California one little bit, despite in being a beautiful place physically.
I have just spent 18 months in California. I had difficulties making friends with people and I felt like a fish out of water. Although people appeared laid back and friendly, it was really very superficial and image was very important. I left 6 months ago and do not miss California one little bit, despite in being a beautiful place physically.