Newcomers Guide?
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Newcomers Guide?
Although forums are no substitute for official information, I think forums such as this should offer a simple list of things that new immigrants need to consider before/after they have arrived at their destination country (even if they have planned properly) and which previous migrants can help with.
There may be such a thing on this site, but I haven't found it.
There may be such a thing on this site, but I haven't found it.
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Re: Newcomers Guide?
Although forums are no substitute for official information, I think forums such as this should offer a simple list of things that new immigrants need to consider before/after they have arrived at their destination country (even if they have planned properly) and which previous migrants can help with.
There may be such a thing on this site, but I haven't found it.
There may be such a thing on this site, but I haven't found it.
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Re: Newcomers Guide?
by the way, it would never have occured to me to look at a word, the meaning of which is no in common usage. What is Wiki anyway??
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Re: Newcomers Guide?
Wiki commonly refers to wikipedia - www.wikipedia.com - an online encyclopedia that many are familiar with. So I guess "wiki" is creeping into common usage.
New to me.
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Wiki commonly refers to wikipedia - www.wikipedia.com - an online encyclopedia that many are familiar with. So I guess "wiki" is creeping into common usage.
A wiki (IPA: [ˈwɪ.kiː] or [ˈwiː.kiː]) is a website that allows visitors to add, remove, and edit content. A collaborative technology for organizing information on Web sites, the first wiki (WikiWikiWeb) was developed by Ward Cunningham in the mid-1990s. Wikis allow for linking among any number of pages. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, is one of the best known wikis.
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Re: Newcomers Guide?
You get the guide to the US when you get off the plane - just like the guide to life you get when you're born.
Figuring it out is part of the fun.
Figuring it out is part of the fun.
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Re: Newcomers Guide?
you lot clearly have too much time on your hands.
I thought I was dealing with adults.
I thought I was dealing with adults.
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Wiki commonly refers to wikipedia - www.wikipedia.com - an online encyclopedia that many are familiar with. So I guess "wiki" is creeping into common usage.
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There's always the little used tool called "search". This particular forum will give you much info on various areas of the US in regards to living, working and playing. Can also find info on credit history, establishing credit, school enrollment issues, health insurance, etc.
Although forums are no substitute for official information, I think forums such as this should offer a simple list of things that new immigrants need to consider before/after they have arrived at their destination country (even if they have planned properly) and which previous migrants can help with.
There may be such a thing on this site, but I haven't found it.
There may be such a thing on this site, but I haven't found it.
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I'm not all that fond of wiki's simply because the information included is posted by average people and not always legitimate, accurate, or up-to-date. It's fine for looking up the diet of the red robin but for data that changes frequently, the info is not always current. Just MO
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Re: Newcomers Guide?
I think wiki is a good starting point, but then one has to check out the original sources if one wants to be sure of the accuracy of the information.