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  • N Nish Nishant

    LOL - started drinking early today on account of the long weekend? :-D

    Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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    Slacker007
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    No, I just thought the mild banter between joke and rant icon was funny. I should be drinking though, now that you mention it, but alas, I do not drink anymore these days. :)

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      It's all about the money

      Not always true. For many it's about personal safety.

      Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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      Nelek
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      Cornelius Henning wrote:

      For many it's about personal safety

      In the states? you might not have so much terrorist attacks but you have more homcidies than many of the countries of the world.

      M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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      • N Nelek

        Cornelius Henning wrote:

        For many it's about personal safety

        In the states? you might not have so much terrorist attacks but you have more homcidies than many of the countries of the world.

        M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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        Foothill
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        That is one of the core essences of 'Murica. Go big or go home. :laugh:

        if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); } Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016

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        • N Nish Nishant

          - [Brexit 18th century](http://i.imgur.com/vWnv2Zu.png) source: reddit

          Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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          Tim Carmichael
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          Nish, my grandmother emigrated from Scotland as a child to Canada, I emigrated from Canada to the USA as an adult. I tell the kids I work with (grade 1 to grade 6): if you live in this country, respect the American flag. Even if I'm not a citizen, this country is where I call home.

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          • M Munchies_Matt

            Interesting angle on it. The US war of independence was the English Civil War part II IMO. At least if you view it in its idealised form. If you view it somewhat more realistically is just a land grab.

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            Foothill
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            You know, some really good fiction is written about how things would have turned out if James II was forced to flee to the American Colonies in 1688 instead of France; re-establishing of the Throne of England in the New World.

            if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); } Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016

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            • N Nelek

              Cornelius Henning wrote:

              For many it's about personal safety

              In the states? you might not have so much terrorist attacks but you have more homcidies than many of the countries of the world.

              M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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              Roland M Smith
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              As long as you don't live in Chicago or a few other high crime areas, the chances that you will be murdered by a stranger are pretty low.

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              • N Nish Nishant

                You can infer it that way, yes. As a first gen American, I am sensitive to others who move here and continue to think their previous country's the greatest in the world. Just don't get why they'd want to live here in that case.

                Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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                CodeWraith
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                Did the first generation Americans not immigrate from Asia via the frozen Bering Strait during the last ice age?

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                • N Nish Nishant

                  You can infer it that way, yes. As a first gen American, I am sensitive to others who move here and continue to think their previous country's the greatest in the world. Just don't get why they'd want to live here in that case.

                  Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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                  David Crow
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                  Nish Nishant wrote:

                  ...others who move here and continue to think their previous country's the greatest in the world. Just don't get why they'd want to live here in that case.

                  I wholeheartedly agree. It's like they can't wait to leave their home country because of it's many pitfalls and shortcomings, but when they get settled in the states, they still want to continue with their old way of life. What they don't seem to understand is if they continue down that road, and others join, the US will end up just like the country they left! It's one thing to keep your heritage, but at some point you need to leave your "baggage" at the door.

                  "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                  "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

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                  • L Lost User

                    Quote:

                    It's all about the money

                    Not always true. For many it's about personal safety.

                    Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                    Forogar
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                    personal safety

                    Are you kidding? I have lived in five countries, England, Sweden, Germany, France and the US and in all but one of them I have felt fairly safe on a day to day basis... all of them except the US, actually. There seems to be a background threat of violence more often in the US than any of the other places I have lived (or visited, for that matter... although I don't plan on going back to Tunisia any time soon!) There are many areas I have been told, "don't go there after dark" and I see the police going around in pairs of cars, not just one policeman (with no gun) on foot like it used to be in England.

                    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                    • N Nish Nishant

                      - [Brexit 18th century](http://i.imgur.com/vWnv2Zu.png) source: reddit

                      Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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                      Richard Andrew x64
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                      Happy birthday, United States of America! :jig:

                      The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                      • T Tim Carmichael

                        Nish, my grandmother emigrated from Scotland as a child to Canada, I emigrated from Canada to the USA as an adult. I tell the kids I work with (grade 1 to grade 6): if you live in this country, respect the American flag. Even if I'm not a citizen, this country is where I call home.

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                        Nish Nishant
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                        Excellent attitude. Respect. :thumbsup:

                        Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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                        • F Forogar

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                          personal safety

                          Are you kidding? I have lived in five countries, England, Sweden, Germany, France and the US and in all but one of them I have felt fairly safe on a day to day basis... all of them except the US, actually. There seems to be a background threat of violence more often in the US than any of the other places I have lived (or visited, for that matter... although I don't plan on going back to Tunisia any time soon!) There are many areas I have been told, "don't go there after dark" and I see the police going around in pairs of cars, not just one policeman (with no gun) on foot like it used to be in England.

                          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                          Lost User
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                          From my perspective, where I moved from South Africa (where we never felt safe and had several guns in the house) to the USA, where I never even felt the need to own a firearm, the USA is a safe place. But of course you have unsafe areas that you have to avoid. It's just matter of using common sense. Thanks, but I am OK in the good ole USA!

                          Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                            As long as you don't live in Chicago or a few other high crime areas, the chances that you will be murdered by a stranger are pretty low.

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                            jeron1
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                            Guess I must be lucky to be alive, having lived in and around Chicago for 50+ years and all... :|

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                            • F Forogar

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                              why they'd want to live here

                              It's all about the money! [money, money♫]

                              - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                              Rajesh R Subramanian
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                              Forogar wrote:

                              It's all about the money! [money, money♫]

                              Different people have different motivations. Money for you (nothing wrong with it), safety for someone else, and quality of life for yet another.

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                              • N Nish Nishant

                                You can infer it that way, yes. As a first gen American, I am sensitive to others who move here and continue to think their previous country's the greatest in the world. Just don't get why they'd want to live here in that case.

                                Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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                                The pompey
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                                So from that statement I'm inferring you believe America is better than your previous country. Surely it's not that black and white though? Sport. Food. Firearms laws. Are just three, I can think of from the top of my head where I (hope) you still think your previous country was better?

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                                  You know, some really good fiction is written about how things would have turned out if James II was forced to flee to the American Colonies in 1688 instead of France; re-establishing of the Throne of England in the New World.

                                  if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); } Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016

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                                  Munchies_Matt
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                                  As a Catholic he was drawn to his despotic pals on the continent. THe protestant colonies in the AMericas would not have wanted him. :)

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                                  • T The pompey

                                    So from that statement I'm inferring you believe America is better than your previous country. Surely it's not that black and white though? Sport. Food. Firearms laws. Are just three, I can think of from the top of my head where I (hope) you still think your previous country was better?

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                                    Jagger B
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                                    You forgot to mention the previlage to announce July 4. :-D

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                                    • J Jagger B

                                      You forgot to mention the previlage to announce July 4. :-D

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                                      Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                      Member 12682271 wrote:

                                      previlage

                                      ...and let's not forget better spelling and grammar in general, for those who are anal about it. :)

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                                        Member 12682271 wrote:

                                        previlage

                                        ...and let's not forget better spelling and grammar in general, for those who are anal about it. :)

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                                        Jagger B
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                                        You anal it. :thumbsup: The 100 year Brit colony really worked. It tablet auto correct issue.

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                                        • J Jagger B

                                          You anal it. :thumbsup: The 100 year Brit colony really worked. It tablet auto correct issue.

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                                          Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                          Jagger B wrote:

                                          The 100 year Brit colony really worked.

                                          :laugh: Excellent joke! In case you were serious about that :omg: , we Indians speak anywhere between 3 to 7 different languages on an average, and that could include complex languages like Tamil, which has 247 letters. Learning a relatively simple language isn't hard for the vast majority of us. Yes, the Limeys parked up here for a while, but there's nothing that they've "given". It was all take, take, and take.

                                          Jagger B wrote:

                                          It tablet auto correct issue.

                                          Auto-correct would generally fix typos, not introduce typos. In case you were mentioning that auto-correct wasn't working and you were relying on it for spelling, that was kind of my point. Anyways, have a nice day. Or have another gloomy day in case you're in London or something. :)

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