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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:18 AM Original message |
Ever wish you were a citizen of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland? |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. And be happy? I wouldn't know how to act. |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
2. Often ... especially lately ... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yeah. Or somehow magically import their government style and social attitudes here. LOL |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. That would involve some serious redneck genocide in order to work. |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
4. I would love to move to one of those countries |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
51. maybe not... |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
64. Swedish is incredibly easy to learn. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Holland is the place to go. It has everything from Delft to Amsterdam |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. I love Delft. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. I can picture my canal-side home in Amsterdam's Jordaan district as we speak.... |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. You mean having a life that doesn't revolve around making someone else rich??? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I know it.... who would have ever thought it was possible |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
8. heck, I'd Take a German Citizenship |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
66. I don't know what the rules are for acquiring dual citizenship |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. I saw it 30 years ago. |
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bigscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. i would move |
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momster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
13. Only the Netherlands |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
46. "(Holland doesn't like being called Holland any more)" |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
14. Big language since most of those people have not bothered to be fluent in English, |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. funny |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Right, we do expect everybody else in the world to know English. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
67. I was in Norway ten days ago, and I have no idea if they all speak English or not |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. No. I am thankful I have the privileges and opportunities I have here that others here don't have |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. True, same here, |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Grad school fo 7 years -health care was largely out of pocket unless >500/incident |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
18. or canada. nt |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. I used to |
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wvbygod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
21. They all have offshore oil drilling |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #21 |
44. Now where have I heard that before...? |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
22. Avoid Holland it's becoming gop-lite land here |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Triest. :( |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 02:03 AM Response to Reply #24 |
72. Hopefully they'll improve |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. comtec, have gas prices gone up there as they have here? |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
71. it depends, diesel used to be 90 cents a liter |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
23. If I'd lived in Holland 1 more year, I would have been. |
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donco (717 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
26. hell no. nt |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
27. yes. i want the danish bakery again. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
28. One of my friends broke a bone while living in Norway |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
30. Denmark. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
31. I have connections in Sweden through my sister. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
32. since I have a great-grandfather from Switzerland |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
33. Yes, mainly because it is possible to live without being obsessed |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
34. I lived in Europe a few years' back, and while it's a seductive way of life, |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Could you expand on this, "their societies are more bound by class than American society?" |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Sure, but bear in mind I'm only relating impressions and anecdotes. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 12:04 AM Response to Reply #40 |
70. That mentality does still prevail |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. Yes, these stories ring very true from what I know about life in Europe. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. You can see a time? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Yeah, in some ways, you're right. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I married a EU citizen. |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
35. I could ice skate to work |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. and an Amtrak employee I can only tell you to not blame us |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Didn't mean to imply that at all |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Well then, it looks like you understand it better than most Americans. |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:40 AM Response to Reply #47 |
74. Glad you're still around! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
39. no n/t |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
41. No offense but what makes you think they're welcoming Americans with open arms? |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. I certainly don't think they're welcoming Americans with open arms, that's just my point. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. It is HARD to emigrate to the EU |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
45. i hear the women are hawt... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
50. No, not really |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
53. Don't know about 'wishing I were a citizen'... |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
55. Not really... |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
56. Well, I work for a British company. |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
57. I'd move to Amsterdam in a minute if I had the chance |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
58. Yes, |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
59. Every fucking day. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
60. My oldest sister was born in the US |
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Joe Holmes (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
61. Europe is very cool, but it has problems. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
62. If I wasn't nearing 60 with a paid-off house in a familiar neighborhood, |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
63. The problem has always been where do you go to avoid becoming a victim of . . . |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
65. YES! |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
68. The citizens of all those places had to suffer through |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #68 |
75. Yeah, look at Scandinavia! They used to be Vikings, go around |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
69. Ironically, I could have dual citizenship in Holland... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
73. Have you considered Canada? |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:12 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Trouble is, Canada will only take you if you have a skill they really need, |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
77. Costa Rica for me |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
79. All the time |
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