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Well, you realize this is going to turn into yet another America-bashing thread, right?
BTW, plenty of people would love to live in Bethesda - even people here in the DC area. :-)
That was the point of the thread to begin with - the "video" is the same one that sparked the 9/11/2012 violence*...
And no, I wouldn't live in Bethesda - for any wage.
I thought it would be relevant in this thread to talk about people who might have not wished to have a US citizenship, even if they already had one. Obviously, those 18 did not think American citizenship was the end all be all, which appears to be the topic. I don't think I've ever known anyone who gave up their American citizenship, so it surprised me that there were so many.
You can have multiple cituzenships. How do you know all 18 renounced US citizenship? But thanks I understand the point you were trying to make
Usually, a person from India or China with a science/engineering graduate degree from a US university needs to wait 5~7 years to get a green card.
It is only about 1 year for a person in the same condition but from a small country.
It is because every year, there is a quota for each country and India and China always use it up quickly, especially India.
For China, only 10% green cards are given to skillful workers, and the other go to refugees (many of them fake documents).
I can confidently say that the US is one of the last developed countries I would ever consider living in.
Really? Meh...I suppose. But I only have a list of three, and it's #2 on the list.
Aside from staying here in Canada, because...well, why not? My other choices would be the UK, USA, Australia.
The UK only ranks above the US because I can't get over the history of the place, and the abundance of everything old to see and touch and live in. Australia is just Canada south/warm lol
The US is just, in soooooooooooo many ways, just like Canada. I could go there and not feel one bit diferent. I never do. Having never been to the UK or Australia, I don't know how it feels to be there. With all the Commonwealth traditions though, it would at least be familiar.
I don't have any burning desire to leave Canada though. Not by a long shot. Love it, love it, love it.
Really? Meh...I suppose. But I only have a list of three, and it's #2 on the list.
Aside from staying here in Canada, because...well, why not? My other choices would be the UK, USA, Australia.
The UK only ranks above the US because I can't get over the history of the place, and the abundance of everything old to see and touch and live in. Australia is just Canada south/warm lol
The US is just, in soooooooooooo many ways, just like Canada. I could go there and not feel one bit diferent. I never do. Having never been to the UK or Australia, I don't know how it feels to be there. With all the Commonwealth traditions though, it would at least be familiar.
I don't have any burning desire to leave Canada though. Not by a long shot. Love it, love it, love it.
Fair enough, but the outliers for me are that the US lacks universal healthcare, and the cost of education is completely unreasonable, where as most other countries can at least gurantee both. It is also just in general way too conservative and intolerant of things leaning to the social side of the spectrum, no matter what the reasoning. And the popular culture and politics is what I find most disturbing. I can appreciate the vastness and variett of the country, and I do understand there are places you can live where you may never notice these things, but in general - nah.
Really? Meh...I suppose. But I only have a list of three, and it's #2 on the list.
Aside from staying here in Canada, because...well, why not? My other choices would be the UK, USA, Australia.
The UK only ranks above the US because I can't get over the history of the place, and the abundance of everything old to see and touch and live in. Australia is just Canada south/warm lol
The US is just, in soooooooooooo many ways, just like Canada. I could go there and not feel one bit diferent. I never do. Having never been to the UK or Australia, I don't know how it feels to be there. With all the Commonwealth traditions though, it would at least be familiar.
I don't have any burning desire to leave Canada though. Not by a long shot. Love it, love it, love it.
Fair enough, but the outliers for me are that the US lacks universal healthcare, and the cost of education is completely unreasonable, where as most other countries can at least gurantee one or both. It is also just in general way too conservative and intolerant of things leaning to the social side of the spectrum, no matter what the reasoning. And the popular culture and politics is what I find most disturbing.
I understand there are parts of the US that you would never notice these things in, and I can appreciate the vast and variedness, but in general - nah.
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