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Hi Dickhead,
Thanks for the advice. I'll check your previous posts.
Bad news about the emigration, 90 day visa renewal limitations, etc. It's amazing that they would not want a Yank who is not going to take a job from anyone and just spend money within their economy. Then, again, nothing surprises me anymore.
Yes, you're right in that I should just learn Spanish and be done with it. Problem is I've always sucked at foreign languages. I'm a math, statistics type. Could you recommend any of the Spanish language home study programs? Some of them make some pretty outrageous claims in terms of how quickly one becomes fluent.
Thanks again.
Paddy
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Paddy,
Best way to become fluent is immersion. Get one of the Berlitz courses. Go through it. Then, go down to Mexico City, or any spanish speaking city, for a couple of months. Try your best to hang out with locals who will speak spanish to you.
I've forgotten most of my spanish due to lack of use (Too easy to speak english in TJ). But, I used to be able to hold basic conversations and get around with no problem. I had done something similar to the above, but substitute college courses and roaming up and down Baja for Berlitz and Mexico City.
Good luck.
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Paddy,
As Dickhead said, you don't have a snowball's chance in Hell of emigrating to Oz. And to tell the truth, Perth doesn't really have a lot of 'action' going on. It's a pretty quiet city. Sydney is the place to be for action, probably followed by Melbourne and the Gold Coast. Fremantle is actually a part of Perth. It's the harbour that the American ships call home when in WA, so that's where it's reputation for hookers probably came from. In reality there's actually only one brothel in Freo, so the sailors go into Perth to get laid.
Oh and contrary to Dickhead's information, we do NOT drive on the wrong side of the road - YOU do!
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It's interesting Australia is so tight with people coming in. It's not like they don't have enough land or anything.
It must be because the benefits paid for by the Governments(citizens' taxes) are plenty.
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There's always Canada. Not exactly the tropics, but there are some beautiful women there. English speaking. Great skiing. And, I think the hobby's legal there.
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Them fuckers won't let Americans emigrate there either. Although, they let lots of other folks in.
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DJ,
Our welfare system probably does have something to do with it, but I think it's also because of our 'ageing population crisis' that the Government are currently having a cow about. Very soon, a really large proportion of our country will be over the age of 50-60, and (like in most western countries) the birthrate among young people is pretty low. They want young people who will not only work and pay taxes, but procreate.
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Funny. That's an argument against prostitution. If done properly, it prevents unwanted pregnancies!
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Hi Guys and RN,
Thanks for the advice and direction. Maybe I should take an extended trip to Sydney and Melbourne to check them out. As you say, actually emigrating there is out of the question. Three month stays are feasible for me although as DH said, you can only get renewals so often.
P&G, thanks for the advice about Berlitz and the need for immersion. I wish I had taken Spanish like you did instead of Latin. I've always contended that Latin will come in handy in case I ever run into Julius Caeser.
Woke up to 8 inches of snow this morning and 8 degrees. This may explain part of my motivation in getting out of here to you folks. Any more ideas or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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American Woman-GuessWho
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American woman,stay away from meeehee!!!
American woman,mama let me beehee!!
Don't come hangin' round my door
I don't wanna see your face no more
I got more impotant things to do
Than spend my time growin old with you
Now woman,stay away
American woman,listen what I say
American woman,get away from me
American woman,mama let me be
Don't come knockin' around my door
I don't wanna see your shadow no more!!!
If you guys been living in a cave you know the rest of the lyrics!
FIND THEM ELSEWHERE..AMERICAN WOMYN S U C K!!
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DH, RN, etc.
Was surfing the net a found, quite to my surprise, a thing called an "Australian Retirement Visa" on several official sites. In summary, it's a 4 year visa and is renewable every two years.
You have to be 55, have a retirement income in excess of $45,000, must pass a physical (chest x-ray), cannot work more than 20 hours per week, not have criminal record, etc. You must also purchase Australian health insurance. Do any of you folks have knowledge or information on this "Retirement Visa?" I found it on about many sites and they all say about the same thing. Hmm...
Meatman,
Yes, that song was by the Guess Who from Winnipeg. From what I "read," they were touring in New York in 1969 and were really grossed out by American urban sprawl, the war in Vietnam, and American women in particular. I think that the interview was done with Burton Cummings and the actual song was written or inspired by Gary Peterson of the Guess Who.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Paddy
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P&G, thanks for the advice about Berlitz and the need for immersion. I wish I had taken Spanish like you did instead of Latin. I've always contended that Latin will come in handy in case I ever run into Julius Caeser.
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LOL actually, if you've learned Latin, you'll be well on your way in Spanish, French (though why you'd want to France is beyond me) or Italian. They're all Latin based, and learning one makes learning the others much easier. You'll find the grammar and vocabulary very familiar.
But, if you do run into Julius, say "hello" for me ;)
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Woke up to 8 inches of snow this morning and 8 degrees. This may explain part of my motivation in getting out of here to you folks. Any more ideas or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. [/i][/QUOTE]
Hmmmm... the Canada suggestion is probably out. But, it can be quite romantic to cuddle up with a hot little honey in front of the fireplace while you watch the snow falling outside the window.
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Paddy, I do remember seeing that, now that you mention it, but I probably didn't look at it because I'm only 45. Is that $45,000 Australian, I'm assuming?
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Hi Dickhead,
Too bad that you're such a young guy (just kidding). I wish I were 45 at times and then, again, I don't think that I'd want to go through the last ten years again.
Irregardless, an opportunity like the one in Australia gives a guy something to look forward to as we slug our way through our jobs and all of the craziness that we face on a daily basis.
From what I've read on the Australian WSG site, RN is correct in that Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast are the hot spots for SW's.
I'll continue to explore sites in Latin America as you suggested. You know, a beautiful Latinawoman really knocks me out. Have to start learning conversational Spanish.
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I am a registered nurse and, being in that profession, get to deal with a lot of women on a daily basis. It is amazing of the amount of venom these women have towards men. I guess they think that I am one of the girls (figuratively speaking) because they talked so candidly about men as if I was not there. Anyway you'll hear things a charge nurse telling her younger staff members things like "it is better to be alone than stuck with a man you think is not perfect for you", and this is from a woman who is short, a little overweight and in her middle age. I have asked her how long has it been since she had a boyfriend and she said that it has been a very long time. Well, considering her attitude, I think it'll be forever until she gets her perfect man. I hear other thing from my female colleagues, such as a woman telling her ex spouse who is visiting his kid to take the kid out right away and leave her house, even though he was just in the process of being friendly towards his ex-wife. And she verified this with me--she just didn't feel like being friendly with him. The funny thing about all of this is that some of these women flirt with me. It is somewhat ironic that they do this and at the same time talk about the way they feel about men. For you guys having fantasies of bagging a female nurse while at the hospital, forget about it. As for me, I'll stick to Latinas and Eastern Europeans.