Costa del Sol in Spain.
I LOVE the USA and can't even imagine ever leaving it. I love everything that we stand for and in many respects are. As the mighty Booted Bear said..... where else can you have differing opinions that you can relate so freely to others? I share many of the same political opinions as Hammer but that doesn't mean that I can't like people who feel differently. Back during election time I had some nice discussions off line with Darrell (Red) about politics. Darrell and I probably couldn't be any more different but our discussions were respectful, educated, and even pointed...... I admire him for his differences. My point? So what....we're different. That's what makes the USA great.MOST of the people aren't the problem....... the politicians, in both major parties, are the problem.One more thing....... Hammer made the point that someone complained to a Mod about a point he made. For goodness sake guys.... we're men here..... Politely PM a guy if you have a problem with a post he made. My guess is that the majority of the time a couple of PM's back and foth will clear the air.
Quote from: Mikekoz13 on March 10, 2009, 05:18:11 AMI LOVE the USA and can't even imagine ever leaving it. I love everything that we stand for and in many respects are. As the mighty Booted Bear said..... where else can you have differing opinions that you can relate so freely to others? I share many of the same political opinions as Hammer but that doesn't mean that I can't like people who feel differently. Back during election time I had some nice discussions off line with Darrell (Red) about politics. Darrell and I probably couldn't be any more different but our discussions were respectful, educated, and even pointed...... I admire him for his differences. My point? So what....we're different. That's what makes the USA great.MOST of the people aren't the problem....... the politicians, in both major parties, are the problem.One more thing....... Hammer made the point that someone complained to a Mod about a point he made. For goodness sake guys.... we're men here..... Politely PM a guy if you have a problem with a post he made. My guess is that the majority of the time a couple of PM's back and foth will clear the air.MikeI wasnt meaning for any of us to have a go at our respective countries. Perhaps I should have asked "Where is your favourite holiday destination and why?"
I have been thinking about this alot since I am at the age where I am not really "tied down" with anything. When I was in high school I took a Russian class and thought it would be great to live there but then I talked to some people and they said its not as great as it seems. Then I was thinking maybe Canada because its still close to the US and all but its too cold. Now I am thinking about either Australia or Holland. Australia because its beutiful there and so exotic, warm all the time, and it just seems cool. But they have tons of poisonous spiders and snakes, its hot all the time, and they have almost no aviculture, by that I mean they only have a few pheasant species and the breeds of domestic poultry they have are nothing compared to the US. Holland because its a nuetral country and very pretty also, they have loads and loads of aviculture and some of my online friends live there that are basically bird geniuses. They have all of the birds that alot of people in the US can only dream of. The downside is that its cold, I would be far from family and friends, and they mainly speak Dutch. If I had to move anywhere in the US I have been thinking maybe Texas, its warm and lots of exotic game.
My best friend is from Holland, she always says that you would be surprised how many people in Holland speak near perfect english. .
As a current resident and Citizen of Australia I can say that It is an absolutely awesome place to live. It is a lot like American in the respect that everyone is allowed their freedom of choice, and the people here are extremely friendly and supportive. The weather is awesome year round and the beaches are too! As for the deadly spiders and snakes etc...yes there are certain species of deadly snakes, but If you really want to find one, you would have to travel to the center of the desert to even have a chance of running into one, there are spiders around in summer, but contrary to popular belief, they are harmless and most people leave them alone...
Quote from: shdwwlk on March 10, 2009, 04:45:35 PMMy best friend is from Holland, she always says that you would be surprised how many people in Holland speak near perfect english. .This reminded me of my very first trip to Europe, and we'd usually take a half day or less tour of the major cities to get oriented to the place. At the end of the morning tour of Amsterdam one of the ladies in our tour group commented to the young woman who was our guide and spoke unaccented American English, "You speak English perfectly!" Replied the young lady, "We have to, not many people in the world speak Dutch!" I think of that young lady very often when some in our country get on a soap box and in their own fractured brand of the Bard's tongue to condemn anyone who doesn't speak "English" in America. The Dutch are world traders, one of the largest seaports, if not the largest, and they understand at a very fundamental level that to do business in the world requires the ability to communicate in the customer's language whether in the Netherlands or abroad. They are like many Europeans, Asians, etc., who all learned English to trade with America. I wonder if anyone in our country is seeing a pattern? Just a thought, not a challenge to anyone's beliefs!
Holland because its a nuetral country and very pretty also, they have loads and loads of aviculture and some of my online friends live there that are basically bird geniuses. They have all of the birds that alot of people in the US can only dream of. The downside is that its cold, I would be far from family and friends, and they mainly speak Dutch.