Will a grammarian please proofread my short paper?
This is the first two pages of a ten-page paper. Here it is... I'm really terrible with parallel constructions...: Peer Gynt, Brand, and Faust To write that Henrik Ibsen’s first two major plays, Peer Gynt and Brand, have a “close and distinct relationship†is almost truistic (McFarlane 22). An exploration of the connection between Peer Gynt and Goethe’s Faust is an equally commonplace theme. Two of the most recurrent trends that pervade these studies of Peer Gynt¬—that Peer is a counter-Brand and that Peer is Faustian—are inaccurate. A less facile explanation would be that Peer and Brand, rather than being antitheses, are the obverse and reverse sides of a single coin. Similarly, Peer is not some réchauffé version of Faust; he is, instead, an ironic inversion of Goethe’s scholarly necromancer. Meyer begins his chapter on Peer Gynt by parroting one hundred plus years of Ibsen criticism: “Set in Norway, Africa, and Norway again during the nineteenth century, Peer Gynt tells of a man the exact opposite of Brand…†(25). Auden, too, echoes the masses by writing that Peer and Brand are “related to each other by being each other’s opposite†(442). But to the extent that Meyer and Auden both share the same conclusion, they differ in their method for reaching that conclusion. Meyer claims that Brand is indomitable and unwavering in his conviction that “religion has become too soft and should return to the single-minded austerity of the Old Testament†(22). It is true that Brand proselytizes an attitude of an all-or-nothing with severity. Textual examples abound of Brand’s firmness abound. Brand allows his mother to die without late rites because she will not bequeath every penny she has to the poor. She is willing to give nine-tenths of her money to charity, but wants to leave the rest to Brand as a legacy. This is not sufficient for Brand, who throughout the play declaims, “All or nothing. That / is my demand†(Ibsen 53). This attitude of Brand’s eventually leads to the death of his wife and child, and finally his own martyrdom. Conversely, Meyer claims that “[Peer Gynt is] a compromiser who thinks only of himself, and shuns work and suffering†(emphasis added, 25). On the surface Meyer’s assertion seems straightforward: Peer is a compromiser and Brand is not, therefore, they are opposites. But this argument is posited on the false premise that Peer is, indeed, a compromiser. Meyer does not illuminate his reasoning by referencing any specific passages that show Peer to be a compromiser. Yet others, who share his view, typically justify it by misreading an instance where Peer propounds his moral philosophy: The Gyntian self—it’s an army corps Of wishes, appetites, desires. The Gyntian self is a mighty sea Of whim, demand, proclivity— In short, whatever moves my own soul And makes me live to my own will. (102) Here Peer reveals himself to be a sort of sybaritic epicurean, but not a compromiser. If Brand behaved in this fashion, he would certainly be compromising his own ascetic ideals. But for Peer to behave in this way is for him to follow his own self-prescribed morality, not stoop away from it. Throughout the play Peer always conforms to the Gyntian self; he never compromises his self-satisfying philosophy. p.s. The titles should be underlines, I just can't underline them for a question.
Homework Help - 1 Answers
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looks okay to me
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Would it be possible to travel to the Schengen area without a return flight?
Would it be possible to travel to the Schengen area without a return flight?
Being a US citizen, I don't need a visa for less than 90 days of travel. I am going to get my masters degree in Norway (the program starts at the beginning of Sept.) and because of the program I'm in, I'm allowed to apply for a student residence permit in Norway (I am not required to do it before I go there). Consequently, I do not need to book a round trip ticket, but I want to go to Europe (Sweden and other areas) in June to visit relatives and travel. I'll be going through customs in Iceland if that makes a difference. I would be able to show that I had money to go back if I needed to, and would be able to show documents that I had a place as well as a scholarship at a university in Norway. When I go, I will be enrolled in the university in Norway (I just won't have the residence permit yet). I mentioned I was a US citizen just to remark that I don't need a visa to travel for 90 days. by no means do I think that this gives me advantage over someone else to travel and study in Europe.
Embassies & Consulates - 2 Answers
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A return trip ticket is usually required for tourists of those countries whose citizen are exempt from the visa requirement but present in increased risk of illegal immigration. Citizen of Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, or some other Latin American countries might be denied entry if they cannot present a return flight ticket or an onward ticket to a country outside of the Schengen zone. Since citizen of Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America may obtain residence permits for certain Schengen member countries without the need to hold a prior visa. They may in general be granted entry without a return flight ticket provided they are able to show their capacities to buy one (credit cards, ATM card, or traveller checks). Just present your passport and have your documents to apply for the Norwegian residence permit ready should you be asked for it. I recommend also to hold a printout of the website of UDI that states that you are eligible to apply for the residence permit in Norway. http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate-of-Immigration/Central-topics/Studies/How-do-I-apply-for-a-residence-permit-for-students/Can--I-apply--for-a-residence-permit-for-students-from-Norway/ ..
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Usually you should prearrange your enrollment with the school and consequently your visa. You may end up wasting time and money, Being a US citizen does not put you above the rest.
Being a US citizen, I don't need a visa for less than 90 days of travel. I am going to get my masters degree in Norway (the program starts at the beginning of Sept.) and because of the program I'm in, I'm allowed to apply for a student residence permit in Norway (I am not required to do it before I go there). Consequently, I do not need to book a round trip ticket, but I want to go to Europe (Sweden and other areas) in June to visit relatives and travel. I'll be going through customs in Iceland if that makes a difference. I would be able to show that I had money to go back if I needed to, and would be able to show documents that I had a place as well as a scholarship at a university in Norway. When I go, I will be enrolled in the university in Norway (I just won't have the residence permit yet). I mentioned I was a US citizen just to remark that I don't need a visa to travel for 90 days. by no means do I think that this gives me advantage over someone else to travel and study in Europe.
Embassies & Consulates - 2 Answers
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A return trip ticket is usually required for tourists of those countries whose citizen are exempt from the visa requirement but present in increased risk of illegal immigration. Citizen of Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, or some other Latin American countries might be denied entry if they cannot present a return flight ticket or an onward ticket to a country outside of the Schengen zone. Since citizen of Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America may obtain residence permits for certain Schengen member countries without the need to hold a prior visa. They may in general be granted entry without a return flight ticket provided they are able to show their capacities to buy one (credit cards, ATM card, or traveller checks). Just present your passport and have your documents to apply for the Norwegian residence permit ready should you be asked for it. I recommend also to hold a printout of the website of UDI that states that you are eligible to apply for the residence permit in Norway. http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate-of-Immigration/Central-topics/Studies/How-do-I-apply-for-a-residence-permit-for-students/Can--I-apply--for-a-residence-permit-for-students-from-Norway/ ..
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Usually you should prearrange your enrollment with the school and consequently your visa. You may end up wasting time and money, Being a US citizen does not put you above the rest.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Lets question unfair immigration over the years?
Lets question unfair immigration over the years?
My great grand parents immigrated from scandanvia, my great grand mother from norway, and my great grand father from sweden...they saved money for a ocean liner trip, got off at ellis island..they were given a check up, and their papers and sent on their way...to all of you people that hate "illegal immigrants"..they are immigrating the same way your decedents did..except for one thing now the rules have become so difficult that it alot of cases it is impossible for someone to legally immigrate to this country..sure if you have 10,000 america dollars and know the right person you can persuade someone to give you a visa.. but in most cases they put you on a list...lol 10-20-30 years to wait..OUR DESCENDANTS ONLY NEEDED MONEY TO TRAVEL AND A DREAM....what makes you think that our descendants were better or more worthy than the people today..WHEN THE IRISH CAME THEY WERE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST..when the jews came , when the Italians came..i can go on and on...they were given all the dirty jobs, like building the railroad and bridges..I look out my window with the knowledge that 3 immigrants are buried in the concrete of the bridge I can see..three worthless irish immigrants that know one cared about.."just keep pouring the concrete"....today it is the mexicans and others who we look at as worthless...but they need so much more than travel money and a dream...Thank god my family immigrated when it did..or i would be looking over MY SHOULDER waiting to be deported, because a dream is no longer enough.. Thats all youhave to say..the europeans learned english..lol, my husband came from el salvadore (he is legal)..when he was 13..he mastered english by the time he was 15 and just recieved his American P.H.D in Chemistry..do not lump people into categories..it just shows how black ones heart can get Mr. true pimp...know one ever said we didnt allow legal immigrants..we do..but may I ask all of the people reading this, how did your family arrive in america..Did they in fact go through ellis island as most did...it was easy for them..the very people that sit in congress today are 4th and 5th generation americans that had relatives just walk through ellis island..wow, it was okay for their families, but for others it is not..you talk about welfare and foodstamps..did you ever stop to think that if people were given the chance to make their american dream come true that they would...oh no, your right mexicans love cleaning vegetables at fruit stand for less than minimum wage, and would never consider getting a better job so they could afford a house and a car...you have got to be kidding me.. krollohare2..well how about this..i live down the block from a public housing project, you have to be a citizen to live in one. I have never seen a bunch of lazier american citizens in all my life..draining the system dry, taking public housing, welfare, food stamps, wic..and the like...lol, the mexicans that get up in the morning to wash toilets have more respect from me than these people..If the system is being drained dry it is not from immigrants it is FROM LAZY AMERICANS..the kind that when their rent goes up they just make another baby to get more welfare to pay the difference.. god help this country if we allow this to continue, but punish those who come and work like dogs at any job they can find.. To. I am gonna start a riot.... you seem to only see things you want t see....I never said all americans do is watch the mailbox..many are very hardworking..myself included..i work all day and go to college at night...that is not the point..the point is that people do not like todaysimmigrants because they are spanish speaking....but trust me..my hubby speaks english better than most americans..he has to he grades their college chemistry papers..and yes I have a problem with the segment of the american population that is lazy...see, my immigrant husband is paying taxes..and his taxes are paying for the housing of lazy americans..If my husband could come to this country at 13 not speaking a word of english, and managed to get his P.H.D in chemistry..then why do any born americans whine, whimper and expect hand outs..you are barking up the wrong tree if you think it is my husband that is the enemy of the american economy..it is not..
Immigration - 9 Answers
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At least the Europeans learned english
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They came to become americans, not to reconquer territory to hand it off to Mexico. By the way, the US allows more legal immigrants then the rest of the world. The number of persons naturalized in the United States increased 58% from 660,477 in 2007 to an all-time record of 1,046,539 in 2008. America admitted more legal immigrants from 1991 to 2000 (between 10-11 million) than in any previous decade. And it isn't that difficult if you have needed skills. There are plenty of jobs that offer H-1 Visas to immigrants. However, it is correctly becoming more difficult for immigrants with criminal records to enter, and those with no job skills. I stand strongly behind that. Since we are a popular destination, we have the right to chose the best and brightest, not solve the problems of countries like Mexico by taking on the poor people they can't provide for. EDIT: Well, thats our system, and it's in place for a reason. You can't possibly compare 120 years ago to today. There was a strong need for unskilled workers back then as the country was being built up. In 1900, we had the same amount of territory we have today, with only 76 million people. Today we have over 300 million. Now, we need skilled workers such as engineers, computer technicians and health care workers. The times have changed, and the needs have changed, though we are STILL allowing more legal immigration then any other time in history. If we allow unlimited 3rd world immigration at this point of our history with the current economy, we will surely collapse and become a 3rd world economy ourselves. There are places with more liberal immigration policies, like Canada or the UK. People could always choose to go there. So, you need to get your facts straight.
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100 years ago and then some, America had less than a third of its current population and there were more opportunities available. When your great grandparents came here it was legal to arrive and step off the boat, sign a log book and move on. Not everybody who came here did the dirty jobs. A lot did because they came here for a reason. If your great grandparents came here from Scandinavia maybe they did so because in reality, living there was miserable enough to get them to take a gamble and come here. People came to the U.S. for opportunity. They still do. Only now, there are fewer jobs and many people competing with them. That's all. Resources are stretched thin. That's why the rules are more difficult.
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i agree.
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I will have to agree with you to a point. When people came here there was opportunity for a better. We just started the age of invention and industrial revolution. Factories where going up everywhere to produce the goods that were being invented. When you have a large need for workers of all trades you have a DEMAND. The population of this country was small compared to other countries in the world and the American Dream was what most people wanted. As far as people being discriminated against you are so wrong. My father when he was a child remembers walking the streets in Phila 1920's and signs would be hung on the sides of buildings saying. "HIRING -- Irish need not apply or Germans need not apply or Italians need not apply or Catholics need not apply. This is how certain employers hired who they wanted to hire. The Irish lived in their communities and the Italians lived in their communities, and the Germans lived in their communities also. They were very segregated. But they all had one thing in common they all were learning or already speaking english. They did not snub their noses at what America stands for and they pulled their own weight. As far as the Irish who were poured into the bridge embankments well that was part of the job. I worked in a steel mill and if someone fell into the ladle of molten steel, first there was nothing left of him and second we didn't stop production for him. That was in the 1970's. Yes I am sure his family grieved but it was an accident. There was NO OSHA or MSHA. They weren't formed till the 1970's. It was a possible hazard of the job, they knew it when they got hired. Those people who fell into the concrete was an accident also. Someone grieved but do you really think all work should have stopped and torn apart which might take weeks, if not months because of an accident. We want people to immigrate to the U.S.A. All we want is it to be fair and not a FREE-FOR-ALL like it currently is. Stop demanding things, stop telling the U.S. Citizens what you want or what we owe you. Learn English and speak it. Show some respect toward the U.S.A. and what this country went thought to become the country it is. No it is not prefect but it is only 233 years old. Now we have a population who comes here demanding rights, takes large sums of taxpayers money 330 BILLION DOLLARS a year and give nothing back. They feel they are owed this. You tell me WHY? No it is not right for those Lazy Americans to suck off the system either. I have always pulled my on weight. Most Americans pull their own weight. But you are comparing apples and oranges. I guess the thumbs down was from someone who lived in the 1920's, lived in Phila, PA and knows better. Or just some " A " Hole in general.
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Illegal is still illegal. Something worth having is worth working for and waiting for the legal route. Why dont you come live in the present. Every country in the world has immigration laws. We need to enforce them and the illegal problem would decrease.
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"OUR DESCENDANTS ONLY NEEDED MONEY TO TRAVEL AND A DREAM....what makes you think that our descendants were better or more worthy than the people today"? If you haven't had any children yet, you don't have any DESCENDANTS. If you have children, then they wouldn't need to immigrate here if you had them here. But you do have ANCESTORS. So let me rephrase your question accordingly "OUR [ANCESTORS] ONLY NEEDED MONEY TO TRAVEL AND A DREAM....what makes you think that our descendants were better or more worthy than the people today"? Our ancestors were White. They came to the U.S. and became productive members of society, and helped the U.S. grow from the band of colonies that just got independence from Great Britain to the awesome country it is today. Today's illegal immigrants are mostly hispanic. These people come to this country, steal jobs from hard-working Amreicans, leech money and government services without paying taxes, create crime. Instead of making the United States a better place to live, they do the exact opposite, while sending money back to their home country. This is why the U.S. needs to keep them out. Also, they are not working jobs that no American would want to do. Who do you think collected garbage, mowed lawns, etc. (without creating crime and other problems) before mexicans came here?
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So what does that have to do with today's illegal immigration ?And why does every argument for illegals always include LAZY AMERICANS does this include yourself and from your post you are in effect saying, that all of America does nothing but watch the mail box, so do you include yourself in this group, you did say all Americans so do you watch the mail box as well? the block from a public housing project, you have to be a citizen not true Obama's aunt is not a citizen and she lives in a public housing project and gets section 8,welfare,food stamps and you say you have to be a citizen to get all of this is laughable.You are just cherry picking the laws and making excuses and want the laws to not be the same for everybody.
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I'm just glad my ancestors never left Norway for America. Otherwise I'd be an American now, eating lutefisk and pretending I was Norwegian, like the Americans do.
My great grand parents immigrated from scandanvia, my great grand mother from norway, and my great grand father from sweden...they saved money for a ocean liner trip, got off at ellis island..they were given a check up, and their papers and sent on their way...to all of you people that hate "illegal immigrants"..they are immigrating the same way your decedents did..except for one thing now the rules have become so difficult that it alot of cases it is impossible for someone to legally immigrate to this country..sure if you have 10,000 america dollars and know the right person you can persuade someone to give you a visa.. but in most cases they put you on a list...lol 10-20-30 years to wait..OUR DESCENDANTS ONLY NEEDED MONEY TO TRAVEL AND A DREAM....what makes you think that our descendants were better or more worthy than the people today..WHEN THE IRISH CAME THEY WERE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST..when the jews came , when the Italians came..i can go on and on...they were given all the dirty jobs, like building the railroad and bridges..I look out my window with the knowledge that 3 immigrants are buried in the concrete of the bridge I can see..three worthless irish immigrants that know one cared about.."just keep pouring the concrete"....today it is the mexicans and others who we look at as worthless...but they need so much more than travel money and a dream...Thank god my family immigrated when it did..or i would be looking over MY SHOULDER waiting to be deported, because a dream is no longer enough.. Thats all youhave to say..the europeans learned english..lol, my husband came from el salvadore (he is legal)..when he was 13..he mastered english by the time he was 15 and just recieved his American P.H.D in Chemistry..do not lump people into categories..it just shows how black ones heart can get Mr. true pimp...know one ever said we didnt allow legal immigrants..we do..but may I ask all of the people reading this, how did your family arrive in america..Did they in fact go through ellis island as most did...it was easy for them..the very people that sit in congress today are 4th and 5th generation americans that had relatives just walk through ellis island..wow, it was okay for their families, but for others it is not..you talk about welfare and foodstamps..did you ever stop to think that if people were given the chance to make their american dream come true that they would...oh no, your right mexicans love cleaning vegetables at fruit stand for less than minimum wage, and would never consider getting a better job so they could afford a house and a car...you have got to be kidding me.. krollohare2..well how about this..i live down the block from a public housing project, you have to be a citizen to live in one. I have never seen a bunch of lazier american citizens in all my life..draining the system dry, taking public housing, welfare, food stamps, wic..and the like...lol, the mexicans that get up in the morning to wash toilets have more respect from me than these people..If the system is being drained dry it is not from immigrants it is FROM LAZY AMERICANS..the kind that when their rent goes up they just make another baby to get more welfare to pay the difference.. god help this country if we allow this to continue, but punish those who come and work like dogs at any job they can find.. To. I am gonna start a riot.... you seem to only see things you want t see....I never said all americans do is watch the mailbox..many are very hardworking..myself included..i work all day and go to college at night...that is not the point..the point is that people do not like todaysimmigrants because they are spanish speaking....but trust me..my hubby speaks english better than most americans..he has to he grades their college chemistry papers..and yes I have a problem with the segment of the american population that is lazy...see, my immigrant husband is paying taxes..and his taxes are paying for the housing of lazy americans..If my husband could come to this country at 13 not speaking a word of english, and managed to get his P.H.D in chemistry..then why do any born americans whine, whimper and expect hand outs..you are barking up the wrong tree if you think it is my husband that is the enemy of the american economy..it is not..
Immigration - 9 Answers
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At least the Europeans learned english
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They came to become americans, not to reconquer territory to hand it off to Mexico. By the way, the US allows more legal immigrants then the rest of the world. The number of persons naturalized in the United States increased 58% from 660,477 in 2007 to an all-time record of 1,046,539 in 2008. America admitted more legal immigrants from 1991 to 2000 (between 10-11 million) than in any previous decade. And it isn't that difficult if you have needed skills. There are plenty of jobs that offer H-1 Visas to immigrants. However, it is correctly becoming more difficult for immigrants with criminal records to enter, and those with no job skills. I stand strongly behind that. Since we are a popular destination, we have the right to chose the best and brightest, not solve the problems of countries like Mexico by taking on the poor people they can't provide for. EDIT: Well, thats our system, and it's in place for a reason. You can't possibly compare 120 years ago to today. There was a strong need for unskilled workers back then as the country was being built up. In 1900, we had the same amount of territory we have today, with only 76 million people. Today we have over 300 million. Now, we need skilled workers such as engineers, computer technicians and health care workers. The times have changed, and the needs have changed, though we are STILL allowing more legal immigration then any other time in history. If we allow unlimited 3rd world immigration at this point of our history with the current economy, we will surely collapse and become a 3rd world economy ourselves. There are places with more liberal immigration policies, like Canada or the UK. People could always choose to go there. So, you need to get your facts straight.
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100 years ago and then some, America had less than a third of its current population and there were more opportunities available. When your great grandparents came here it was legal to arrive and step off the boat, sign a log book and move on. Not everybody who came here did the dirty jobs. A lot did because they came here for a reason. If your great grandparents came here from Scandinavia maybe they did so because in reality, living there was miserable enough to get them to take a gamble and come here. People came to the U.S. for opportunity. They still do. Only now, there are fewer jobs and many people competing with them. That's all. Resources are stretched thin. That's why the rules are more difficult.
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i agree.
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I will have to agree with you to a point. When people came here there was opportunity for a better. We just started the age of invention and industrial revolution. Factories where going up everywhere to produce the goods that were being invented. When you have a large need for workers of all trades you have a DEMAND. The population of this country was small compared to other countries in the world and the American Dream was what most people wanted. As far as people being discriminated against you are so wrong. My father when he was a child remembers walking the streets in Phila 1920's and signs would be hung on the sides of buildings saying. "HIRING -- Irish need not apply or Germans need not apply or Italians need not apply or Catholics need not apply. This is how certain employers hired who they wanted to hire. The Irish lived in their communities and the Italians lived in their communities, and the Germans lived in their communities also. They were very segregated. But they all had one thing in common they all were learning or already speaking english. They did not snub their noses at what America stands for and they pulled their own weight. As far as the Irish who were poured into the bridge embankments well that was part of the job. I worked in a steel mill and if someone fell into the ladle of molten steel, first there was nothing left of him and second we didn't stop production for him. That was in the 1970's. Yes I am sure his family grieved but it was an accident. There was NO OSHA or MSHA. They weren't formed till the 1970's. It was a possible hazard of the job, they knew it when they got hired. Those people who fell into the concrete was an accident also. Someone grieved but do you really think all work should have stopped and torn apart which might take weeks, if not months because of an accident. We want people to immigrate to the U.S.A. All we want is it to be fair and not a FREE-FOR-ALL like it currently is. Stop demanding things, stop telling the U.S. Citizens what you want or what we owe you. Learn English and speak it. Show some respect toward the U.S.A. and what this country went thought to become the country it is. No it is not prefect but it is only 233 years old. Now we have a population who comes here demanding rights, takes large sums of taxpayers money 330 BILLION DOLLARS a year and give nothing back. They feel they are owed this. You tell me WHY? No it is not right for those Lazy Americans to suck off the system either. I have always pulled my on weight. Most Americans pull their own weight. But you are comparing apples and oranges. I guess the thumbs down was from someone who lived in the 1920's, lived in Phila, PA and knows better. Or just some " A " Hole in general.
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Illegal is still illegal. Something worth having is worth working for and waiting for the legal route. Why dont you come live in the present. Every country in the world has immigration laws. We need to enforce them and the illegal problem would decrease.
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"OUR DESCENDANTS ONLY NEEDED MONEY TO TRAVEL AND A DREAM....what makes you think that our descendants were better or more worthy than the people today"? If you haven't had any children yet, you don't have any DESCENDANTS. If you have children, then they wouldn't need to immigrate here if you had them here. But you do have ANCESTORS. So let me rephrase your question accordingly "OUR [ANCESTORS] ONLY NEEDED MONEY TO TRAVEL AND A DREAM....what makes you think that our descendants were better or more worthy than the people today"? Our ancestors were White. They came to the U.S. and became productive members of society, and helped the U.S. grow from the band of colonies that just got independence from Great Britain to the awesome country it is today. Today's illegal immigrants are mostly hispanic. These people come to this country, steal jobs from hard-working Amreicans, leech money and government services without paying taxes, create crime. Instead of making the United States a better place to live, they do the exact opposite, while sending money back to their home country. This is why the U.S. needs to keep them out. Also, they are not working jobs that no American would want to do. Who do you think collected garbage, mowed lawns, etc. (without creating crime and other problems) before mexicans came here?
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So what does that have to do with today's illegal immigration ?And why does every argument for illegals always include LAZY AMERICANS does this include yourself and from your post you are in effect saying, that all of America does nothing but watch the mail box, so do you include yourself in this group, you did say all Americans so do you watch the mail box as well? the block from a public housing project, you have to be a citizen not true Obama's aunt is not a citizen and she lives in a public housing project and gets section 8,welfare,food stamps and you say you have to be a citizen to get all of this is laughable.You are just cherry picking the laws and making excuses and want the laws to not be the same for everybody.
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I'm just glad my ancestors never left Norway for America. Otherwise I'd be an American now, eating lutefisk and pretending I was Norwegian, like the Americans do.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
How many of you are against or for offshore drilling?
How many of you are against or for offshore drilling?
Norway is a beautiful country and they are enviormentally sound people and they are self-sufficient. And they also export. Why can't we. France runs almost all of its power on nuclear power and they store it underground. And we don't.? And for those of those who think that offshore drilling won't decrease gas and fuel prices. You're wrong. Keeping money out of foreign hand makes the dollar stronger. And since it's close to good old Uncle Sam artificial marketing wouldn't be a global thing. And also if it was a mistake to not start drilling years ago we need to start now. Yeah and I here there's no oil on that land. Correct me if I'm wrong...but that's just my understanding. Yeah but not like Norway. We aren't self-sufficient either. Yeah but not like Norway. We aren't self-sufficient either.
Politics - 10 Answers
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I am against it.
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I'm for it.
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For offshore, onshore, and anywhere else we can get it!
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what makes you think oil compines will drill if they can off the coast?they've already have 68 million acres leased that they haven't drilled.infact congress is trying to force them to drill there we're the 3'rd largest producer of oil in the world
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We export. Remember Love Canal? Three Mile Island? In our country we don't have good environmental track record by companies that aren't regulated.
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We have offshore oil drilling the big oil companies are just pushing for more government handouts
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If we don't, other countries will. Actually, they already are. So, the choice is, drill ourselves, with OUR environmental regulations & get the crude for ourselves, or allow other countries to do it, screw up our coastline with their more lax regulations, and then buy the oil from them at a higher price anyway? Hmmmm... let me think hard about this one.... Drill, baby, drill! I'm still for conservation & alternative energy R&D and all that, but for right now, lets face it.. we need the black gold.
8 :
Absolutely necessary and it is all the more damaging to the U.S. and its sovereignty to continue to put off drilling and the building of refining capacity, while we continue to search for alternative fuels (and it sure is not ethanol you idiots in D.C.). Typical political BS and far too little, too late. Dems are fools to embrace emotional and misguided greens. The will of the people (the few reasonable ones) never seems sway the politicians who know very little about what America needs to remain a great country and a constantly developing world power. The majority of our current politicians are useless appendages who do little more than hasten the downfall of this great country.
9 :
Definitely FOR it. (edit - I'm with you lasvegaspasses) I have heard that it is possible that $60 worth of each barrel of oil is speculation cost (investors betting that it will go even higher in price). If we started to provide more of our own oil for energy from our own land, no matter how or where we did it - the cost of oil would go down. Investors would bail out - making it go down even further. And best of all, foreign oil producers would lower their prices to compete in the market, just as they have before - lowering prices even more! I also support balance, however. Get the oil. Protect the environment. Always search for ways to improve our efficiency, reduce pollution, and discover / develop new forms of energy for us to grow and prosper. Protect our country and our people. We CAN have it all. God bless the United States of America, and the people that make it the U.S.A.!
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Im for it! Sarah Palin Govenor of Alaska explains it all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3jnbiHAMuY
Norway is a beautiful country and they are enviormentally sound people and they are self-sufficient. And they also export. Why can't we. France runs almost all of its power on nuclear power and they store it underground. And we don't.? And for those of those who think that offshore drilling won't decrease gas and fuel prices. You're wrong. Keeping money out of foreign hand makes the dollar stronger. And since it's close to good old Uncle Sam artificial marketing wouldn't be a global thing. And also if it was a mistake to not start drilling years ago we need to start now. Yeah and I here there's no oil on that land. Correct me if I'm wrong...but that's just my understanding. Yeah but not like Norway. We aren't self-sufficient either. Yeah but not like Norway. We aren't self-sufficient either.
Politics - 10 Answers
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I am against it.
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I'm for it.
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For offshore, onshore, and anywhere else we can get it!
4 :
what makes you think oil compines will drill if they can off the coast?they've already have 68 million acres leased that they haven't drilled.infact congress is trying to force them to drill there we're the 3'rd largest producer of oil in the world
5 :
We export. Remember Love Canal? Three Mile Island? In our country we don't have good environmental track record by companies that aren't regulated.
6 :
We have offshore oil drilling the big oil companies are just pushing for more government handouts
7 :
If we don't, other countries will. Actually, they already are. So, the choice is, drill ourselves, with OUR environmental regulations & get the crude for ourselves, or allow other countries to do it, screw up our coastline with their more lax regulations, and then buy the oil from them at a higher price anyway? Hmmmm... let me think hard about this one.... Drill, baby, drill! I'm still for conservation & alternative energy R&D and all that, but for right now, lets face it.. we need the black gold.
8 :
Absolutely necessary and it is all the more damaging to the U.S. and its sovereignty to continue to put off drilling and the building of refining capacity, while we continue to search for alternative fuels (and it sure is not ethanol you idiots in D.C.). Typical political BS and far too little, too late. Dems are fools to embrace emotional and misguided greens. The will of the people (the few reasonable ones) never seems sway the politicians who know very little about what America needs to remain a great country and a constantly developing world power. The majority of our current politicians are useless appendages who do little more than hasten the downfall of this great country.
9 :
Definitely FOR it. (edit - I'm with you lasvegaspasses) I have heard that it is possible that $60 worth of each barrel of oil is speculation cost (investors betting that it will go even higher in price). If we started to provide more of our own oil for energy from our own land, no matter how or where we did it - the cost of oil would go down. Investors would bail out - making it go down even further. And best of all, foreign oil producers would lower their prices to compete in the market, just as they have before - lowering prices even more! I also support balance, however. Get the oil. Protect the environment. Always search for ways to improve our efficiency, reduce pollution, and discover / develop new forms of energy for us to grow and prosper. Protect our country and our people. We CAN have it all. God bless the United States of America, and the people that make it the U.S.A.!
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Im for it! Sarah Palin Govenor of Alaska explains it all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3jnbiHAMuY
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
I live in Texas but want to move to Berlin Germany?
I live in Texas but want to move to Berlin Germany?
Ok, I am 19 and wanting to start a new life! I quit my job as a stage hand and Rhodie because my boss is a perv and had a crush on me! but anyways, i have no source on income. So i am going to get a job as a bar tender or something that makes a decent amount of money and tips! I am going to save all that money for an apartment, my parents even said that they would help out the first couple months! But is anyone on here from germany? if so can you tell me what its like, i have only been to Denmark and Sweden! I love the German language, and i have been studying it for a while, but want to speak it fluently! i am tied of the USA! I love going to new places. I am actually part german, norwegian and italian, my dad was born in oslo norway as well! But back on the topic, I have been doing research over Berlin, looking at apartments, I don't care where it is as long as it is near Berlin or Hamburg! Does anyone know of any good apartments over there, with a good descent price, for a one person, and one bed room? I would appreciate anything right now! i just want to get out of here lol! I cant join the Military for health reasons! My dad wants to move back to Sweden.
Other - Germany - 8 Answers
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then you should follow your heart
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Believe your heart and instinct, see what your friends say. The u.s. is a great place but so is germany.
3 :
check the intenet like everyone else does (no direspect)
4 :
your not a kid anymore, so if you want to move to germany then do it. i would love to move there too. im a huge history buff. hope you can speak german. go online and look for local newspapers from germany, they will probably have a section of rental apartments and stuff. most newspapers do. good luck in germany. :)
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I can't help you with the apartments, but I can suggest a good program for learning German. Try looking on Google for the Rosetta Stone program, my mom knew someone who used it to learn English and they were surprised at how easy & fun the program was. The program is on the expensive side, but if you're planning to move to Germany and want to become fluent, it's probably worth the investment. Also, Rosetta stone has a free web community where you can make friends with people from other countries and practice speaking eachother's languages via audio chat. See my source links for more information.
6 :
You haven't thought this through. You need a VISA and it will expire forcing you to move back. Go take a vacation to scratch that itch. You issues are not with the location your in they are with you. No matter where you move you will have new and similar issues. Also in countries like Germany where jobs are limited they don't like to give the good ones to us yanks. I suggest you join the military. They will send you to new and exotic places where you can observe then shoot the locals.
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If you want to move to Germany and do not mind a little bit of a strict life style then I'd suggest going into the Army or Air Force. You can request (but that doesn't mean you will get it) to be stationed in Germany or Europe. Once there keep on extending your time at the duty station (which is not that hard to do), and when you get out of the military after your 3 or 4 years then tell them that you want to move to either Berlin or Hamburg. If you have a good person working at the military transitioning place then the military would pay for you to move all your belongings to an apartment in one of those cities. Once in a European duty station you can pretty easily tour most of Western Europe by train or car, and living in those countries you can fully immerse yourself the local language.
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Hey Sammy, I'm also 19 yrs old and living in Germany now =) But if you want to move to Germany, you absolutely must learn German. People might say that you can get by with just English, and that's true, for a tourist. Without German, it will be almost impossible to get anything done (dealing with visa, finding a place to live, getting around, being able to get a job... etc...). In addition, its not exactly to work here as a non-eu citizen. And the unemployment rate is quite high (compared to the US) in Germany, particularly in the east. Berlin is between 10-15% I think. I don't want to discourage you from moving here though, because its an amazing country and a great experience to live abroad. But you really need to look deeply into this to be able to pull it off. Learning german is the best place to start :)
Ok, I am 19 and wanting to start a new life! I quit my job as a stage hand and Rhodie because my boss is a perv and had a crush on me! but anyways, i have no source on income. So i am going to get a job as a bar tender or something that makes a decent amount of money and tips! I am going to save all that money for an apartment, my parents even said that they would help out the first couple months! But is anyone on here from germany? if so can you tell me what its like, i have only been to Denmark and Sweden! I love the German language, and i have been studying it for a while, but want to speak it fluently! i am tied of the USA! I love going to new places. I am actually part german, norwegian and italian, my dad was born in oslo norway as well! But back on the topic, I have been doing research over Berlin, looking at apartments, I don't care where it is as long as it is near Berlin or Hamburg! Does anyone know of any good apartments over there, with a good descent price, for a one person, and one bed room? I would appreciate anything right now! i just want to get out of here lol! I cant join the Military for health reasons! My dad wants to move back to Sweden.
Other - Germany - 8 Answers
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1 :
then you should follow your heart
2 :
Believe your heart and instinct, see what your friends say. The u.s. is a great place but so is germany.
3 :
check the intenet like everyone else does (no direspect)
4 :
your not a kid anymore, so if you want to move to germany then do it. i would love to move there too. im a huge history buff. hope you can speak german. go online and look for local newspapers from germany, they will probably have a section of rental apartments and stuff. most newspapers do. good luck in germany. :)
5 :
I can't help you with the apartments, but I can suggest a good program for learning German. Try looking on Google for the Rosetta Stone program, my mom knew someone who used it to learn English and they were surprised at how easy & fun the program was. The program is on the expensive side, but if you're planning to move to Germany and want to become fluent, it's probably worth the investment. Also, Rosetta stone has a free web community where you can make friends with people from other countries and practice speaking eachother's languages via audio chat. See my source links for more information.
6 :
You haven't thought this through. You need a VISA and it will expire forcing you to move back. Go take a vacation to scratch that itch. You issues are not with the location your in they are with you. No matter where you move you will have new and similar issues. Also in countries like Germany where jobs are limited they don't like to give the good ones to us yanks. I suggest you join the military. They will send you to new and exotic places where you can observe then shoot the locals.
7 :
If you want to move to Germany and do not mind a little bit of a strict life style then I'd suggest going into the Army or Air Force. You can request (but that doesn't mean you will get it) to be stationed in Germany or Europe. Once there keep on extending your time at the duty station (which is not that hard to do), and when you get out of the military after your 3 or 4 years then tell them that you want to move to either Berlin or Hamburg. If you have a good person working at the military transitioning place then the military would pay for you to move all your belongings to an apartment in one of those cities. Once in a European duty station you can pretty easily tour most of Western Europe by train or car, and living in those countries you can fully immerse yourself the local language.
8 :
Hey Sammy, I'm also 19 yrs old and living in Germany now =) But if you want to move to Germany, you absolutely must learn German. People might say that you can get by with just English, and that's true, for a tourist. Without German, it will be almost impossible to get anything done (dealing with visa, finding a place to live, getting around, being able to get a job... etc...). In addition, its not exactly to work here as a non-eu citizen. And the unemployment rate is quite high (compared to the US) in Germany, particularly in the east. Berlin is between 10-15% I think. I don't want to discourage you from moving here though, because its an amazing country and a great experience to live abroad. But you really need to look deeply into this to be able to pull it off. Learning german is the best place to start :)
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Has anyone else encountered a person like this?
Has anyone else encountered a person like this?
Upon moving into the International House at my university this semester, I met a young Masters student from Norway. I had never met a Scandinavian before and, sadly, tend to romanticize things way too much (particularly foreign men). We spent a good part of the Welcome Week discussing all manner of topics...and then I was in his room one night, one thing led to another, and we slept together. I told him I wanted to wait and warned him beforehand that I get emotionally attached but he pushed and I gave in. Afterwards, we cuddled and he starts talking about how I should let him know if our relationship is moving too fast or too slow and that he never wants to hurt me or our friendship. Then, we sleep together again. The next day, he tells me that he wants no commitment and has never, in fact, had a relationship because he likes to 'keep his options open' Mind you, this guy is 27. I asked him if this was due to a tragic experience in the past or perhaps he has not found the right woman--he said that nothing triggered it, it is just how he is. He has traveled all over Russia, sleeping with who knows what and says that most girls there are just gold diggers...okay, my father is a physician; I have no use for this guy's money. Unfortunately, rejection only makes my lust stronger and so, we continued hooking up semi-periodically for the next month (he lives across the hall from me). Then, one day after I sent him a suggestive text message, he messages me on Facebook and says that we should stop 'being lovers' because I am becoming emotionally attached. He said that 'he simply does not want a sexual or romantic relationship with me, just like he doesn't want one with 99.9% of the people he meets, and it just took him a bit to figure it out in our case.' I think the real issue was that, as he is big on 'spontaneity', any time I try to schedule a hook-up, he finds it mundane and expected (in the beginning, he had suggested that we meet every week, but men change their mind faster than you can blink). I then explained to him that any attraction I had to him was purely physical (this was actually true). So a month later, we encounter each other in the hall at 1 am and he invites me in...and we end up at it again...I asked him why, as he'd said he didn't want to be lovers anymore and he just said that he was 'still attracted to me'. We slept together one time after that, but in retrospect, I allowed him to contact me after he told me we should stop seeing each other, I let him come to me. Still, I feel rotten because every time we were together, he would not reciprocate certain pleasure acts I'd perform (even though he told me he does perform them on some women), and he had a fascination with anal play...something just felt creepy but I was not fully satisfied unless we were together. Every session, I was feeling less and less respect until I finally broke it off last week, and stated that I heard him speaking with a girl in his room and this did not bother me as much as it once would have (I am a possessive partner). I then informed him that I may be finally able to 'stop wasting my time on him', as he put it. At first, I didn't understand why he would keep contacting me if he wanted me 'off his tail', so to speak. I am aware that I allowed myself to be used...but i suppose that I was also using him to some extent. This is a guy with whom I cannot have a normal conversation...only debates or the receiving end of his criticism. He also informed me that he does not answer when his parents call him from home because they call at the same hour every day and that he finds this 'mundane'. I realize that he has little emotional capacity, but I am just wondering if anyone else has met a similar type of character? I can honestly say that he is the oddest I have yet encountered... P.s. Kudos if you managed to read this entire passage. : )
Psychology - 3 Answers
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Yeeeaahh, it definitely sounds like he has problems. It sucks that you got so mixed up with him, but shiznit just seems to happen that way I guess. Hopefully this is just a stage (early mid-life crisis maybe?) and he'll get over it someday. From reading that he sleeps around a lot, I just hope y'all used protection so that you don't catch anything.
2 :
My ex was like this guy. Except he had the gift of gab so somehow everything managed to have a positive spin to it. Seriously the guy is a douche and needs to get off his high horse. Seriously no one cares about how many women his been with or what he finds "mundane". His so typically atypical its a joke. His clearly playing into the whole "foreign guy experience". If he truly is like the guy he pretends to be then he wouldn't have contacted you again after he said he was done with you. I hope your done with him and never give him the time of day again. You deserve so much better than what that ass hole would ever dream of giving you.
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Thanks, I read the entire passage. Whilst I have not been in this situation, I know the kind of person you're talking about. It's a European thing, trust me. I was born in Europe and lived there for the first few years of my life, until I was 4, when I moved to Australia. I have lived here ever since but I go home for 8 weeks at the end of every year. Because I've lived in Australia, when I go to Europe I notice the difference with the guys there. A lot of them are exactly the way you've described. Especially Scandanavians. I don't know why, but all of the Scandanavians I have ever met have been like that. They seem cold, distant and unemotional. I have also encountered a lot of Dutch guys who are like this. So I guess it's localized within Northern and North-Western Europe. Those guys are really weird and a lot of them are extremely perverted and have a really dark sense of humor. Idk I even see it on youtube. But what can you do? Some people are just weird.
Upon moving into the International House at my university this semester, I met a young Masters student from Norway. I had never met a Scandinavian before and, sadly, tend to romanticize things way too much (particularly foreign men). We spent a good part of the Welcome Week discussing all manner of topics...and then I was in his room one night, one thing led to another, and we slept together. I told him I wanted to wait and warned him beforehand that I get emotionally attached but he pushed and I gave in. Afterwards, we cuddled and he starts talking about how I should let him know if our relationship is moving too fast or too slow and that he never wants to hurt me or our friendship. Then, we sleep together again. The next day, he tells me that he wants no commitment and has never, in fact, had a relationship because he likes to 'keep his options open' Mind you, this guy is 27. I asked him if this was due to a tragic experience in the past or perhaps he has not found the right woman--he said that nothing triggered it, it is just how he is. He has traveled all over Russia, sleeping with who knows what and says that most girls there are just gold diggers...okay, my father is a physician; I have no use for this guy's money. Unfortunately, rejection only makes my lust stronger and so, we continued hooking up semi-periodically for the next month (he lives across the hall from me). Then, one day after I sent him a suggestive text message, he messages me on Facebook and says that we should stop 'being lovers' because I am becoming emotionally attached. He said that 'he simply does not want a sexual or romantic relationship with me, just like he doesn't want one with 99.9% of the people he meets, and it just took him a bit to figure it out in our case.' I think the real issue was that, as he is big on 'spontaneity', any time I try to schedule a hook-up, he finds it mundane and expected (in the beginning, he had suggested that we meet every week, but men change their mind faster than you can blink). I then explained to him that any attraction I had to him was purely physical (this was actually true). So a month later, we encounter each other in the hall at 1 am and he invites me in...and we end up at it again...I asked him why, as he'd said he didn't want to be lovers anymore and he just said that he was 'still attracted to me'. We slept together one time after that, but in retrospect, I allowed him to contact me after he told me we should stop seeing each other, I let him come to me. Still, I feel rotten because every time we were together, he would not reciprocate certain pleasure acts I'd perform (even though he told me he does perform them on some women), and he had a fascination with anal play...something just felt creepy but I was not fully satisfied unless we were together. Every session, I was feeling less and less respect until I finally broke it off last week, and stated that I heard him speaking with a girl in his room and this did not bother me as much as it once would have (I am a possessive partner). I then informed him that I may be finally able to 'stop wasting my time on him', as he put it. At first, I didn't understand why he would keep contacting me if he wanted me 'off his tail', so to speak. I am aware that I allowed myself to be used...but i suppose that I was also using him to some extent. This is a guy with whom I cannot have a normal conversation...only debates or the receiving end of his criticism. He also informed me that he does not answer when his parents call him from home because they call at the same hour every day and that he finds this 'mundane'. I realize that he has little emotional capacity, but I am just wondering if anyone else has met a similar type of character? I can honestly say that he is the oddest I have yet encountered... P.s. Kudos if you managed to read this entire passage. : )
Psychology - 3 Answers
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Yeeeaahh, it definitely sounds like he has problems. It sucks that you got so mixed up with him, but shiznit just seems to happen that way I guess. Hopefully this is just a stage (early mid-life crisis maybe?) and he'll get over it someday. From reading that he sleeps around a lot, I just hope y'all used protection so that you don't catch anything.
2 :
My ex was like this guy. Except he had the gift of gab so somehow everything managed to have a positive spin to it. Seriously the guy is a douche and needs to get off his high horse. Seriously no one cares about how many women his been with or what he finds "mundane". His so typically atypical its a joke. His clearly playing into the whole "foreign guy experience". If he truly is like the guy he pretends to be then he wouldn't have contacted you again after he said he was done with you. I hope your done with him and never give him the time of day again. You deserve so much better than what that ass hole would ever dream of giving you.
3 :
Thanks, I read the entire passage. Whilst I have not been in this situation, I know the kind of person you're talking about. It's a European thing, trust me. I was born in Europe and lived there for the first few years of my life, until I was 4, when I moved to Australia. I have lived here ever since but I go home for 8 weeks at the end of every year. Because I've lived in Australia, when I go to Europe I notice the difference with the guys there. A lot of them are exactly the way you've described. Especially Scandanavians. I don't know why, but all of the Scandanavians I have ever met have been like that. They seem cold, distant and unemotional. I have also encountered a lot of Dutch guys who are like this. So I guess it's localized within Northern and North-Western Europe. Those guys are really weird and a lot of them are extremely perverted and have a really dark sense of humor. Idk I even see it on youtube. But what can you do? Some people are just weird.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Best place in the world to live a simple life?
Best place in the world to live a simple life?
I am young (taking a break from college) and have a love for living simply. There is nothing more I love than nature and detest the direction in which our world is turning. Don't get me wrong, I am not what people would call a hippy..though I am free spirited! I am very crafty and handy, spending considerable amounts of my free time building/carving or something of the like. I feel like I'm myself mostly in the outdoors..in recreation...or work. I like gardening and would love to grow my own food. I enjoy "primitive" hunting, as well as fishing and trapping (by instruments of my own design). Currently I work at a health foods store and desire nothing more than to move elsewhere. Somewhere that is quiet and I can build my own house etc. Somewhere the economy is naturally based and not fast paced like it is..here in the chicago area. My fiancee is interested in living in "earthships" if you've heard of them, and i'd be glad to build such a house. I've considered Oregon and Washington (I love cold, wet and green places), though I want to move somewhere far away. British Columbia and Alaska are two other options... What about Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden or New Zealand? (I love mountains!) I don't know and I don't have much money. My only wish is to just get up and leave..start someplace new and live simply. If you want to make me feel bad, or talk me out of it....tell me how irrational I am or how stupid this is... go ahead, I just won't read or respond. Don't waste your finger strength. But if you have any advice or helpful websites, books etc or encouragement...please enlighten me! Thanks in advance. Sorry this is so weird. 0z
Green Living - 9 Answers
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New Zealand is beautiful :D
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I recommend Alachua, Florida. We have a big farm full of Hare Krishna devotees, you sound like you'd fit right in. The Hare Krsnas are all about vegetarianism, equality, and getting rid of what makes us miserable, which are our own desires. :)
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Live in a quiet place..like in the.country! Its very calm.and simple!
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Ketchikan, Alaska. Close to the mainland. Rains a lot. Interesting village.
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Easy, I would go to the Canadian Rockies if they would let you in or Vermont. From what I have heard there is a huge group of independent off the grid homes in Vermont. If you don't already get Mother Earth I would try this and I think there are other books and magazines that deal with living a simple life. I have an Uncle who lives near Yellowstone who may have running water but lives a very simple life.
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Antartica
7 :
Some people have same thinking in their mind,you have chance hear to ask a question, Make a personal visit and select the place.
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NOT Sweden, you're not going to get any value for your money. To be happy here you need a lot of money so it's not the best country to go to if you want to live a happy but simple life. Plus, there aren't that many mountains. I think you should go to New Zealand, it seems like a beautiful country!
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Madison, WI...nature, simple, access to good things....
I am young (taking a break from college) and have a love for living simply. There is nothing more I love than nature and detest the direction in which our world is turning. Don't get me wrong, I am not what people would call a hippy..though I am free spirited! I am very crafty and handy, spending considerable amounts of my free time building/carving or something of the like. I feel like I'm myself mostly in the outdoors..in recreation...or work. I like gardening and would love to grow my own food. I enjoy "primitive" hunting, as well as fishing and trapping (by instruments of my own design). Currently I work at a health foods store and desire nothing more than to move elsewhere. Somewhere that is quiet and I can build my own house etc. Somewhere the economy is naturally based and not fast paced like it is..here in the chicago area. My fiancee is interested in living in "earthships" if you've heard of them, and i'd be glad to build such a house. I've considered Oregon and Washington (I love cold, wet and green places), though I want to move somewhere far away. British Columbia and Alaska are two other options... What about Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden or New Zealand? (I love mountains!) I don't know and I don't have much money. My only wish is to just get up and leave..start someplace new and live simply. If you want to make me feel bad, or talk me out of it....tell me how irrational I am or how stupid this is... go ahead, I just won't read or respond. Don't waste your finger strength. But if you have any advice or helpful websites, books etc or encouragement...please enlighten me! Thanks in advance. Sorry this is so weird. 0z
Green Living - 9 Answers
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New Zealand is beautiful :D
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I recommend Alachua, Florida. We have a big farm full of Hare Krishna devotees, you sound like you'd fit right in. The Hare Krsnas are all about vegetarianism, equality, and getting rid of what makes us miserable, which are our own desires. :)
3 :
Live in a quiet place..like in the.country! Its very calm.and simple!
4 :
Ketchikan, Alaska. Close to the mainland. Rains a lot. Interesting village.
5 :
Easy, I would go to the Canadian Rockies if they would let you in or Vermont. From what I have heard there is a huge group of independent off the grid homes in Vermont. If you don't already get Mother Earth I would try this and I think there are other books and magazines that deal with living a simple life. I have an Uncle who lives near Yellowstone who may have running water but lives a very simple life.
6 :
Antartica
7 :
Some people have same thinking in their mind,you have chance hear to ask a question, Make a personal visit and select the place.
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NOT Sweden, you're not going to get any value for your money. To be happy here you need a lot of money so it's not the best country to go to if you want to live a happy but simple life. Plus, there aren't that many mountains. I think you should go to New Zealand, it seems like a beautiful country!
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Madison, WI...nature, simple, access to good things....
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