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My cousin spent 2 years in South carolina on a teachers Visa, she is white and was dating a black gentleman, BUT they had to date in secrecy as most of the people in the area just wouldn't go for it, and most likely would have lost her job!!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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Yea I have had people here telling me to go back to Mexico. :lol:

When I correct them, they always look stunned and obviously feel very stupid. :D

Donne moi une poptart!

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I was at the dog park yesterday, chatting with another dog owner--she stated on the way over to the dog park--a fellow drove up beside her, and just started screaming at her----because she had an Obama sticker on her car!! She said she was scared, as this guy was screaming, and telling her to go live with the terrorists!! weird!!

My son saved up his allowance for an Obama shirt and I won't let him wear it without me around and we went out for dinner last week and some old lady told me I was "disgusting" for allowing my child to wear that.

I just told her to take a look in the mirror to get the true definition of disgust.

But being here during this election tells me just how far this country has to go when it comes to racism. It's a very racist place. Canada has its extremely racist areas too, but I think that its just more covered up, and that's not any better either. But something tells me that if Obama was running there, he wouldn't be faced with half of the obstacles he's being faced with here.

This entire election is just ageism, sexism, racism at its finest.

:o

Stupid!

You know I agree with you that there is racism in Canada and that it is maybe just covered up more there than it is here - but that's ok with me - I can't stop people from being racists, but I sure don't want to listen to it. I'm also glad that it's not as 'socially acceptable' to voice your racist opinions there (in general).

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My friend, Rick, died.

Ah, I didn't see this earlier. I am sorry for your loss.

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

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oh and i just tried something new for lunch - vegetarian fair of some kind.. looked like a portobello mushroom topped with corn & veggies.. and it tasted like the side of a barn.. blech.. thankfully I also bought chocolate :P

I seriously LOLed when I read that! Then I wondered when you originally tasted the side of a barn to know that your adventurous fare was similar in taste? :unsure:

I hate when I try something new and its awful. The silver lining was indeed the chocolate. I'll need to remember that back-up plan. :lol:

hee hee.. no i've never licked the side of a barn that I can remember, but if you can imagine licking one.. that's what lunch tasted like :) LOL!

oh and i just tried something new for lunch - vegetarian fair of some kind.. looked like a portobello mushroom topped with corn & veggies.. and it tasted like the side of a barn.. blech.. thankfully I also bought chocolate :P

You mean you didn't savour the 'earthy' taste of the honking big mushroom??

I can't stand mushrooms....bah!

Tee hee.. I like mushrooms I do.. but this one.. not so much :P

My cousin spent 2 years in South carolina on a teachers Visa, she is white and was dating a black gentleman, BUT they had to date in secrecy as most of the people in the area just wouldn't go for it, and most likely would have lost her job!!

yep.. worked in a church in SC and was told I could not invite an African American kid to youth group because "they have "their" churches and we have "our" churches". I left the position toute suite.. could NOT handle that. :no:

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I thought she was kidding, but nope!!! As well it was a dry town--sold no alcohol!!

oh and i just tried something new for lunch - vegetarian fair of some kind.. looked like a portobello mushroom topped with corn & veggies.. and it tasted like the side of a barn.. blech.. thankfully I also bought chocolate :P

I seriously LOLed when I read that! Then I wondered when you originally tasted the side of a barn to know that your adventurous fare was similar in taste? :unsure:

I hate when I try something new and its awful. The silver lining was indeed the chocolate. I'll need to remember that back-up plan. :lol:

hee hee.. no i've never licked the side of a barn that I can remember, but if you can imagine licking one.. that's what lunch tasted like :) LOL!

oh and i just tried something new for lunch - vegetarian fair of some kind.. looked like a portobello mushroom topped with corn & veggies.. and it tasted like the side of a barn.. blech.. thankfully I also bought chocolate :P

You mean you didn't savour the 'earthy' taste of the honking big mushroom??

I can't stand mushrooms....bah!

Tee hee.. I like mushrooms I do.. but this one.. not so much :P

My cousin spent 2 years in South carolina on a teachers Visa, she is white and was dating a black gentleman, BUT they had to date in secrecy as most of the people in the area just wouldn't go for it, and most likely would have lost her job!!

yep.. worked in a church in SC and was told I could not invite an African American kid to youth group because "they have "their" churches and we have "our" churches". I left the position toute suite.. could NOT handle that. :no:

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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Yea I have had people here telling me to go back to Mexico. :lol:

When I correct them, they always look stunned and obviously feel very stupid. :D

:o

I am at a loss for words, if not feelings.

Krikkit, my have my sympathies (L)

K-1

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30/05/2007: Package 4 received from Montreal

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Screwed up my interview date, given NOVEMBER, fixed, promised Dec or Jan

06/02/2008: Interview date, medical now expired! APPROVED!

23/01/2008: New Medical done, WHERE THE @#$%! IS IT, DID THE MAILMAN LOSE IT?! (It arrived 30 min after I left for MTL, 1 week overdue. KISS MY LEFT FOOT, AFTER IT'S BEEN WEDGED UP YOUR HINEY AND LOST IT'S STILETTO, CANADA POST!)

14/02/2008: VISA IN HAND!!

18/05/2008: POE - Harassed by ignorant and incompetent Customs Official who grilled me until I answered that the reason why I broke up w/ my Ex was not to date my USC but b/c he was "impotent from a porn addiction". He also insulted my husband's motives for talking to me, dismissed our 2 years together as "not enough to get married", and otherwise trotted out the Spanish Inquisition.

22/05/2008: Ceremony of cohabitation (Legally allowed to get bizz-ay!)

AOS/AP/EAD

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14/07/2008: Received NOA1

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When you know, you know!

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Josh Freed, Canadian satirist:

On elections Canada vs US.

SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

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Josh Freed, Canadian satirist:

On elections Canada vs US.

Ahh that article made me chuckle :thumbs:

I-751 file: 11/07/11

NOA1 date: 11/10/11

Biometrics: 11/30/11

Approval: 08/17/12

Hold what you got and maintain.

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Krikit,

I'm also sorry to hear about your friend. Cancer is an awful, awful disease.

~ Catherine

Thanks Catherine. You know what's weird? My friend was given a year to live two weeks ago and he's dead. My uncle was given two weeks to live two months ago and he's still going. It just goes to show you how unpredictable life, and death, can be.

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Josh Freed, Canadian satirist:

On elections Canada vs US.

" The U.S. race even has a major female candidate - Sarah Palin, a one-woman Entertainment Channel, whose antics have enlivened America's race and terrified the world. As happens, Canadians are experts on Palin and know more about her than even Americans.

That's because we share a border with Alaska - so we can see her from here"

:lol:

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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