US hype?
Nov 26th 2006, 6:11 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by Old William
Free to be utterly paranoid. At everything and everyone.
Yeah, like you have any experience of living over here......
Nov 26th 2006, 6:12 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by gardnma
Yeah, like you have any experience of living over here......
Nov 26th 2006, 6:17 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by Old William
Yeah as if eh?
Do you know if there are any "exchange programs" between the UK and US for policemen?
Allright, stop laughing.......
Nov 26th 2006, 6:20 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by gardnma
I've got this old mate who's also in the filth. He wants to come over here just for a bit with his WPC wife.
Do you know if there are any "exchange programs" between the UK and US for policemen?
Allright, stop laughing.......
Do you know if there are any "exchange programs" between the UK and US for policemen?
Allright, stop laughing.......
Nope.
You have to be a (US) qualified Law Enforcement Officer to work as one in the USA. And a citizen too. He may get lucky and get to go on a beat or two as a civvie observer but he'll have no jurisdiction in the states and as far as I'm aware wont be able to have either.
Nov 26th 2006, 6:22 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by Old William
Nope.
You have to be a (US) qualified Law Enforcement Officer to work as one in the USA. And a citizen too. He may get lucky and get to go on a beat or two as a civvie observer but he'll have no jurisdiction in the states and as far as I'm aware wont be able to have either.
You have to be a (US) qualified Law Enforcement Officer to work as one in the USA. And a citizen too. He may get lucky and get to go on a beat or two as a civvie observer but he'll have no jurisdiction in the states and as far as I'm aware wont be able to have either.
He could allways try moving to Florida as a student.
Cheers anyway.
Nov 26th 2006, 6:27 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by Moving?
Hi Gemini... Yes, I'm not trying to make the US out as bad and the UK as the best... I know the UK has it's problems too. What I'm finding is how Americans see themselves compared to the rest of the world... I'm sure many would have expected the US to be #1 and surprised to see it at #17.
I hope you didn't take offence at my question or points I've made?
I hope you didn't take offence at my question or points I've made?
I've lived in both the US and UK and value both places. Under President Bush I have become increasingly concerned about a loss of civil liberties in the name of Homeland Security. I think it's a slippery slope. Most people, however, especially in my consevative neck of the woods, would not agree with this opinion and in fact, have probably not been personally impacted by our loss of liberties.
I was not at all surprised to see the US at #17. I do need to make time and read the entire report in The Economist. It would be interesting to see what criteria they used to define 'democracy'.
Nov 26th 2006, 6:27 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by gardnma
OK, ho hum.
He could allways try moving to Florida as a student.
Cheers anyway.
He could allways try moving to Florida as a student.
Cheers anyway.
Or as a citrus fruit picker. Or just dump the missus and marry a yank.
Nov 26th 2006, 6:28 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by gemini
No offence, none at all. I think the point I was trying to make (albeit clumsily) is that 'freedom' means different things to different people.
I've lived in both the US and UK and value both places. Under President Bush I have become increasingly concerned about a loss of civil liberties in the name of Homeland Security. I think it's a slippery slope. Most people, however, especially in my consevative neck of the woods, would not agree with this opinion and in fact, have probably not been personally impacted by our loss of liberties.
I was not at all surprised to see the US at #17. I do need to make time and read the entire report in The Economist. It would be interesting to see what criteria they used to define 'democracy'.
I've lived in both the US and UK and value both places. Under President Bush I have become increasingly concerned about a loss of civil liberties in the name of Homeland Security. I think it's a slippery slope. Most people, however, especially in my consevative neck of the woods, would not agree with this opinion and in fact, have probably not been personally impacted by our loss of liberties.
I was not at all surprised to see the US at #17. I do need to make time and read the entire report in The Economist. It would be interesting to see what criteria they used to define 'democracy'.
Nov 26th 2006, 6:28 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by Old William
......Or just dump the missus and marry a yank.
Nov 26th 2006, 6:29 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by Old William
Nope.
You have to be a (US) qualified Law Enforcement Officer to work as one in the USA. And a citizen too. He may get lucky and get to go on a beat or two as a civvie observer but he'll have no jurisdiction in the states and as far as I'm aware wont be able to have either.
You have to be a (US) qualified Law Enforcement Officer to work as one in the USA. And a citizen too. He may get lucky and get to go on a beat or two as a civvie observer but he'll have no jurisdiction in the states and as far as I'm aware wont be able to have either.
Nov 26th 2006, 6:47 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by gardnma
Sorry, I thought I mentioed he is an old mate.
Nov 26th 2006, 6:50 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
If this is you, AWP, hope you're doing well. I wanted to tell you, if you ever come back, try another State besides DisneyWorld.....you might have better luck next time around.....
Actually I've got a completely unrelated question...why is it I went into a Subway today and paid £1.99 for a sandwich that cost me $4.99 in Florida?
Nov 26th 2006, 7:20 pm
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Re: US hype?
I don't have to turn my dustbin inside out to see if the rubbish Nazi's have put a camera inside to keep an eye on what I'm throwing away....not that I have a bin anyway...so I do feel free to throw anything I like into my cheap nasty trash bags without being left a note and a fine...unlike my poor mother in law ... she is one step away from jail after putting a plastic coat hanger in the plastic recycles bin. 
Nov 26th 2006, 7:23 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by Old William
Free to be utterly paranoid. At everything and everyone.
Who said that.....??
Nov 26th 2006, 7:30 pm
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Re: US hype?
Originally Posted by krizzy
I don't have to turn my dustbin inside out to see if the rubbish Nazi's have put a camera inside to keep an eye on what I'm throwing away....not that I have a bin anyway...so I do feel free to throw anything I like into my cheap nasty trash bags without being left a note and a fine...unlike my poor mother in law ... she is one step away from jail after putting a plastic coat hanger in the plastic recycles bin.