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My wife sherri and I took our oral test, etc today....we passed with flying colors (red , white, and blue!).....we are officially being sworn in as US citizens tuesday, sept 21st at 2:30 pm at the courthouse in downtown seattle!
I will ALWAYS be a canadian at heart.....but I love this country too and Im proud to be a NEW american!
kim
spiders web, inc
now renounce back bacon!!! [img]graemlins/rain.gif[/img]
Boooo!
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You took an oral....what ????
Anyway CHEERS !!!!!
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waitaminute dejavu !!!!! [img]eek.gif[/img]
Was their any specific reason you wanted to become an american? [img]smile.gif[/img] Just curious, Canada is not all that different.
<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ September 20, 2004 10:39 PM: Message edited by: Yig ]</font>
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ive lived in the USA for 20 years now.......I just felt that it was time (and long overdue) to become a citizen...I wanted the right to vote (which you dont get with a green card)......Im 43 years old and have NEVER voted in an election of any kind...call it silly...but it is one of the freedom's we have in a free world.....I felt like a man without a country.....I will never move back to canada as I love where I live...my kids are all americans.......I just felt it was time.....I will ALWAYS be a canadian at heart...but I truly love THIS country to and decided to make the commitment to her!Quote:
Originally posted by Yig:
Was their any specific reason you wanted to become an american? [img]smile.gif[/img] Just curious, Canada is not all that different.
Now....Kim....
Isn't education, health and safety better in Canada ?
Word up [img]smile.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">JESUS!...what thoughts have you conjoured?...oral what?.....we had to take an oral (or written) test on US history, etc....part of the process.....hell, I bet most of you "purebread" Yankees couldnt answer the first question I had today:Quote:
Originally posted by Moviemaniac4:
You took an oral....what ????
Anyway CHEERS !!!!!
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waitaminute dejavu !!!!! [img]eek.gif[/img]
What ammendments to the constitution relate to or in regard to the right to vote?
ok guys, who has the correct answer...I bet NONE of you know without looking it up somewhere...
Hell. I even give you an EASIER one first...how MANY ammendments are there to the constitution?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">JESUS!...what thoughts have you conjoured?...oral what?.....we had to take an oral (or written) test on US history, etc....part of the process.....hell, I bet most of you "purebread" Yankees couldnt answer the first question I had today:Quote:
Originally posted by kim?spawntoys.com:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Moviemaniac4:
You took an oral....what ????
Anyway CHEERS !!!!!
[img]graemlins/beer.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]
waitaminute dejavu !!!!! [img]eek.gif[/img]
What ammendments to the constitution relate to or in regard to the right to vote?
ok guys, who has the correct answer...I bet NONE of you know without looking it up somewhere...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yankee ? [img]eek.gif[/img]
Nope, but we breed Baseball players to go to USA and Canada and make the sport more interesting [img]wink.gif[/img]
Congradulations!
You probably know more about America now than most of us that were born in this country!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">SAFETY - YUP (gun control)Quote:
Originally posted by Moviemaniac4:
Now....Kim....
Isn't education, health and safety better in Canada ?
EDUCATION - its a tie...both offer good education
HEALTH CARE - a definate NO...the canadian system is a joke....you pay for it whether you use it or not (thru your taxes).....I was in the 40 percentile in canada coming out of college (and ya dont make much when you are the low man on the totem pole)......I make 10 times what I used to in canada and dont pay anywhere NEAR 40% in govt taxes.....you do the math?....furthermore, if you actually GET sick in canada, how long of a waiting list is there to get the problem fixed...in the USA it gets taken care of NOW....
Canadians have this crazy idea that health care in canada is FREE....its not....you just pay a hell of lot more upfront in taxes to subsidize the FREE healthcare
sorry, dont know why that response came out 3 times....so can NOBODY answer the question I had to answer above...shit, I thought SOMEBODY would get the easy one!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's ok....wanna know the funniest one ?Quote:
Originally posted by kim?spawntoys.com:
sorry, dont know why that response came out 3 times....so can NOBODY answer the question I had to answer above...shit, I thought SOMEBODY would get the easy one!
I will try to be Canadian.....
Health care in Canada sucks until you need surgery. I'd rather pay taxes than come across an operation that costs $20,000.
It's not a matter of paying for what you get, it's a matter of covering your ass in case something really bad happens. Just like any insurance.
ive had 5 pretty major surgeries in the last 2 years and paid a total of $500...that includes follow up dr visits, medications, and all.
Well, I'm not going to pretend that I know enough about either system to say which is better.
All I know is that I'm comfortable and happy with our system. That's not to say it's being executed well, though.
But overall, I feel safe that I won't have to worry about shelling out huge amounts of money at one time if something was to happen to me.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Doesn't sound that bad....Quote:
Originally posted by bonedust:
ive had 5 pretty major surgeries in the last 2 years and paid a total of $500...that includes follow up dr visits, medications, and all.
If I try that here, I might have to leave a leg or one of my kids.....
yeah, but VIc, you got horseshoes up yer keester... [img]wink.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">thats besides the point!Quote:
Originally posted by Peter Peeker:
yeah, but VIc, you got horseshoes up yer keester... [img]wink.gif[/img]
Still.....hope you have a better life there with your family Kim. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How much do you pay your insurance?Quote:
Originally posted by bonedust:
ive had 5 pretty major surgeries in the last 2 years and paid a total of $500...that includes follow up dr visits, medications, and all.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">the difference is, if you actually sat down and figured out how much "difference" you've paid out in taxes over the years its probably MORE than the $20k it would cost to have the operation....and sure, you hear all kinds of horror stories about how much an operation costs.....we actually DO have health care in the USA...when I had my shoulder operation a few years ago..the "bill" was $13,500...my out of pocket expense?...$250 (including follow ups,etc)......you think the same operation in CANADA costs less than $13,500 (or better yet free?).....someone is paying for it....taxpayers....I guess, for the sake of the warm fuzzy's, the canadian system is basically an insurance program...but so is the system in the USA if you have health insurance.......but NO where near as much as you actually PAY in canada...make any sense.....Ive experienced both sides of the spectrum..and trust me....canada health care is NOT freeQuote:
Originally posted by Peter Hoffman:
Health care in Canada sucks until you need surgery. I'd rather pay taxes than come across an operation that costs $20,000.
It's not a matter of paying for what you get, it's a matter of covering your ass in case something really bad happens. Just like any insurance.
I know it's not free. Nobody claims that it is, even when they call it 'free health care'.
SEE!...i told ya...none of the purebread yankees can answer EITHER of the questions I posed?
i take that back....US education is poor [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]
I think Rick Mercer's "Talking to Americans" is a testament to that. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Ok, we have a bunch of "stupid" americans on this board!...I will give you the answer to the easy one:
there are 27 ammendments to the constitution..now would someone please tell me which ones relate to the right to vote
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">15thQuote:
Originally posted by kim?spawntoys.com:
Ok, we have a bunch of "stupid" americans on this board!...I will give you the answer to the easy one:
there are 27 ammendments to the constitution..now would someone please tell me which ones relate to the right to vote
<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ September 20, 2004 11:13 PM: Message edited by: *PORTHOS* ]</font>
My issue is that here, I have to pay a bunch of taxes on almost everything, and what I get from the goverment is nothing. My health care is deducted from my company check, but services here are not that good. They are good if you are prepared to pay more. I also have to pay for private education, as public school is not what I want for my kids. At the end afer I pay all bills, I am left with lmost nothing.
Sure, we have beautifull beaches, cheap beer, and stuff.....but I know I need to evolve if I want to survive and leave something to my family.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">12th</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">wrong!Quote:
Originally posted by *PORTHOS*:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by kim?spawntoys.com:
Ok, we have a bunch of "stupid" americans on this board!...I will give you the answer to the easy one:
there are 27 ammendments to the constitution..now would someone please tell me which ones relate to the right to vote
sorry I have numerical dislexya
15th
JESUS!...IS THAT IT?...ONE CA-NUCKLE-HEAD TAKING A STAB IN THE DARK?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hahahahahahaQuote:
Originally posted by *PORTHOS*:
sorry I have numerical dislexya
15th
I feel better now.....
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hahahahahahaQuote:
Originally posted by Moviemaniac4:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by *PORTHOS*:
sorry I have numerical dislexya
15th
I feel better now.....
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Just remember it's Zed... not Zee...
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Zed's dead baby...Zed's dead"Quote:
Originally posted by Spore:
Just remember it's Zed... not Zee...
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">and couch, not chesterfield!Quote:
Originally posted by Spore:
Just remember it's Zed... not Zee...
ok, I will give you a hint....the answer is plural (that means more than ONE)
im going home to bed now....you guys stay oughta trouble tonight ya hear!
I am leaving too....
Lucky I don't have to take the SAT [img]tongue.gif[/img]