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leftynyc

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17. I've learned how not to

Reply to thebard77 (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 09:58 AM

Jan 2013

be an ugly American. I don't expect everyone to speak English - which I find is the biggest complaint coming from Europeans. Americans are much more casual in their clothes and I try and keep that in mind as well. About the taxes - let em leave - but I would make it very plain they were never going to step foot in France (or whereever) again.

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Gerard Depardieu 'granted Russian citizenship' [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2013 OP

Most actors in Hollywood (the big ones at least) form an LLC for this reason Recursion Jan 2013 #1

Couldn't France just never leftynyc Jan 2013 #2

Their movie industry might be unhappy about that Recursion Jan 2013 #3

If he were off the radar for leftynyc Jan 2013 #4

Did you ever see "Germinal"? Recursion Jan 2013 #5

No - never heard of it leftynyc Jan 2013 #10

You're not French. thebard77 Jan 2013 #8

Not really much different leftynyc Jan 2013 #11

Hard to say thebard77 Jan 2013 #12

I've learned how not to leftynyc Jan 2013 #17

If Belgium gave him residency dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #22

I understand that leftynyc Jan 2013 #24

Sorry dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #32

Sorry - yes I did leave out a word leftynyc Jan 2013 #33

Gotcha dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #34

I read about his early life leftynyc Jan 2013 #35

Lindy Hop. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #36

Harlem has many gems leftynyc Jan 2013 #37

Still keeping himself busy though dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #9

Thanks, now I know what movies to avoid n/t angstlessk Jan 2013 #15

Their movie industry would flourish if they did not hire Depardieu for any more movies. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #19

EU open borders. Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #38

I thought it was Russia leftynyc Jan 2013 #39

Russia is giving him citizenship Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #40

Yeah, great decision Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #27

I wouldn't want to pay that tax rate either. thebard77 Jan 2013 #6

Keep your current job (whether in France or elsewhere) and you will never have that worry. ret5hd Jan 2013 #7

I guess Russia didn't have enough rapists? Tom Ripley Jan 2013 #13

Gerard Depardieu accused of rape dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #21

He seems to have admitted to it Tempest Jan 2013 #23

Holy shit leftynyc Jan 2013 #25

An article in Time early 1991 dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #30

He claims that this was a "mistranslation" Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #28

How is Russia an improvement treestar Jan 2013 #14

Russia has a flat 15% individual income tax Recursion Jan 2013 #16

I love him but he is nuts. Nt daa Jan 2013 #18

Wonder if France would give me his spot? Marthe48 Jan 2013 #20

He can go pee pee in the aisles of Russian planes, now! MADem Jan 2013 #26

I still like him actually thebard77 Jan 2013 #29

I thought his performnce in Cyrano de Bergerac was amazing aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2013 #41

He played the role of Ras-Putin in a French movie. Amonester Jan 2013 #31