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« Reply #30 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 15:09:18 » |
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I think regionally makes a difference in the states. My mum and stepdad live in Florida and have lived in the states for about 9 years. Unfortunately they appear to have turned a bit redneck and dare I say almost verging on Right Wing  We don't speak much any more. I much preferred visiting NY to Florida, seemed to be worlds apart. |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #31 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 15:36:55 » |
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I've met lots of Americans
I would not like to live in America
New York isn't America though, it's New York. Just spent 5 days there and I would move there in a heartbeat now. For someone in there early to mid twenties it has everything you could ever want and more. Now how the bloody hell do I get a green card?! |
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« Reply #32 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 15:39:52 » |
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New York isn't America though, it's New York. Just spent 5 days there and I would move there in a heartbeat now. For someone in there early to mid twenties it has everything you could ever want and more. Now how the bloody hell do I get a green card?!
A lot of the Americans I have met were from New York. I don't want to go there either. |
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« Reply #33 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 15:40:01 » |
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Glad to help. The visa process is pretty daunting, bloody expensive and extremely drawn out but for me worth every minute / penny. No doubt I will have become somewhat Americanized having lived virtually my whole adult life here but for me the majority of Americans I have ever met are, on the whole, the most pleasant and helpful people I have known.
I'm pretty Anglophiled as my boss is a cockney and all my mates here are English. It's really only my missus and her family where I mix most with the yanks but even after four years in Ohio most of my experiences were pretty pleasant. I agree the country and its views are very much regionalized and you always get your stereotypical gun loving yanks. Don't see much of that in NYC though.
I would encourage travel wherever that may be.
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« Reply #34 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 15:50:04 » |
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Just me who hates being a foreigner then?
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« Reply #35 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 15:59:58 » |
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I like it. Always a good conversation starter.
Americans love the English accent which is an advantage.
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« Reply #36 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 18:47:28 » |
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I'd love to move abroad - to almost anywhere - but I don't have the balls to just up sticks and do it on my own. So jealous of all the ex-pats on here. If any of you are recruiting in your respective countries I trust you will advertise the jobs solely on here for the benefit of your fellow town fans?
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« Reply #37 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 19:41:06 » |
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Yeah, it's not like the bad old pre-interweb days when you would have had to rely on some kindly relative or friend to send you bundles of Adver clippings every month or two to find out what the hell was going on. And you'd probably get into baseball or football (NFL) and start following the Giants - or the Jets if you were really unlucky (eh, Donkey?  ) It would be boring following a team that won all the time... |
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #38 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 19:48:12 » |
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Sorry to kind of hijack, but I'm going to states in june. booking stuff on my debit card. reading t&c's saying i need to show credit card as proof.
Am I fairly safe in assuming this is all just semantics, and my debit card will be fine for purpose. They're taking my money from it so it better be!
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« Reply #39 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 19:59:16 » |
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Sorry to kind of hijack, but I'm going to states in june. booking stuff on my debit card. reading t&c's saying i need to show credit card as proof.
Am I fairly safe in assuming this is all just semantics, and my debit card will be fine for purpose. They're taking my money from it so it better be!
Generally they'll want to see the card you booked the flight on. |
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #40 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 20:00:19 » |
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Oh good
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« Reply #41 on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 20:02:33 » |
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Generally they'll want to see the card you booked the flight on.
I'd concur with that. The only time i've been specifically asked for a credit card is if i'm paying a deposit on something (e.g. hiring a car) |
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« Reply #42 on: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 11:07:13 » |
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You'll need a credit card to check into most hotels.
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« Reply #43 on: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 11:16:28 » |
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It's worth remembering that the USA is a pretty big country! Even within states you'll get massive variations in people, opinions, way of life etc. Florida is the size of the Uk for starters.
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #44 on: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 11:18:21 » |
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You'll need a credit card to check into most hotels.
What? Even though I've paid the deposit for most of them with my debit card already? |
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