From Nyet to Da: Understanding the New Russia

[ONA 133]

What part of America are you moving to? You can find hillbilly shows all over the internet!

Maryland. Baltimore-DC Metro Area. Not many hillbillies in that particular area, but lots of other kinds of fun folks

[slim 1,525]

Maryland. Baltimore-DC Metro Area. Not many hillbillies in that particular area, but lots of other kinds of fun folks

Check out a movie called "The Distinguished Gentleman."

[ONA 133]

Check out a movie called "The Distinguished Gentleman."

I will, thanks.

[AmyWrites 593]

Larry the Cable Guy has a new show on the History Channel called, "Only in America." That's a pretty cool show about "real life" in America.

Puerto Ricans aren't Americans?

Citizenship-wise they are, but culturally it's very different. And the island-living Puerto Ricans are even more different than those who lived/were born in the US but have Puerto Rican parents.

[dogspot 90]

Check out a movie called "The Distinguished Gentleman."

or "Pink Flamingos" ...that takes place in and around the Baltimore area.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069089/

[sea-monkey 13]

Puerto Ricans aren't Americans?

Do we even collect taxes from them?

Here is what wikipedia says:

"Puerto Rico is not a U.S. State but residents pay Federal taxes; however, most are not required to pay Federal income tax."

What the heck does that mean?

[slim 1,525]

Puerto Ricans are now required to pay taxes. That's why we're seeing more of them here.

Direct quote from my co-worker, "If they're going to make me pay taxes, I'm going to come here and make more money."

[AmyWrites 593]

Puerto Ricans are now required to pay taxes. That's why we're seeing more of them here.

Direct quote from my co-worker, "If they're going to make me pay taxes, I'm going to come here and make more money."

Exactly. In PR, a job that requires a Bachelor's degree will pay $20,000 (example), but in the US, that same job will require no degree and pay $45,000. But more importantly, the quality of life in Puerto Rico is absolute ######; crime is extremely rampant and the authorities pretend it never happened, the education system all the way till high school sucks (so does the uni system, except the public university system, but that's being slowly murdered by the current government), there's no jobs at all and the few jobs out there pay ####### in proportion to the skills and such required, there's now a classical Latin American style oligarchy (which I honestly see now way out of, according to what my family/friends/the news there says), there's no public transport outside of the San Juan area, real estate prices are absurd, etc. The only good things are that opening a business is very easy (keeping it alive is an entirely different matter though) and the weather's fabulous.

I'd say more but I'm afraid I'd offend folks. If anyone's real interested in the subject send me a message. Long story short, I despised living there (as a teenager mom forced me to) and left as soon as I got the chance.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

I met a lot of PR's when I was in the army, seemed like nice enough people.

[AmyWrites 593]

I met a lot of PR's when I was in the army, seemed like nice enough people.

Nice doesn't fix a bad quality of life.

Nice sig ;-)

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Nice doesn't fix a bad quality of life.

Nice sig ;-)

Agreed. Iv'e met some super nice people that happened to be born in a screwed up country....Belarus being one of them. It's the luck of the draw sometimes.

*I'm using this sig to bait the peeps from the UK and Canada forums.

[slim 1,525]

In PR,

Sounds just like any urban area in any state.

[ONA 133]

or "Pink Flamingos" ...that takes place in and around the Baltimore area.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069089/

thanks a lot!

weekend is finally here, so i have some spare time to watch the movies