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wasoxygen  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 10, 2016

    Question is: Would I want to go abroad…

Surely the answer is yes almost without regard for how the question ends.

1. Your written English is probably better than average for the U.S.

2. I don't think any accent would work against you in most places.

3. You don't need to carry a gun to fit in, a cowboy hat is enough.





Devac  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Your written English is probably better than average for the U.S.

I'm going to take that with a grain of salt, but thank you!

    I don't think any accent would work against you in most places.

I think I can easily make better Yippie Ki Yay than Alan Rickman. That's a plus, right? ;)

    You don't need to carry a gun to fit in, a cowboy hat is enough.

I'm still laughing from that one :D.

Thanks! I'm actually warming up toward the idea of student exchange, but I'll have to get more details myself. Transport feels like a bit of a pain, but at the very worst I'll do what I was doing to get to my high school: get a bike.

user-inactivated  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I'm actually warming up toward the idea of student exchange, but I'll have to get more details myself.

More details, huh? Ok. Here goes. We got awesome food, awesome music, awesome art, awesome cars, awesome shopping, awesome parks, awesome museums, zoos, and aquariums, awesome sports, and more! Most importantly, we have awesome, wonderful, amazing citizens of all types. You wanna be here. ;)

Devac  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hah, sorry. I meant "I need more info from my end; when and where can I go, for how long and what kind of stipend/accommodations I might need" plus all that student visa stuff. But all of these sound interesting ;).

user-inactivated  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do you think Lewis and Clark had to go and get visas and all that stuff when Jefferson asked them to explore the Louisiana Purchase? Hell no. He just called them into his office and said "Yo. Get your shit cause I'm sending you on an extreme camping trip."

Get your shit Devac and go camping. Visas be damned.

Devac  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Do you think Lewis and Clark had to go and get visas and all that stuff when Jefferson asked them to explore the Louisiana Purchase? He'll no. He just called them into his office and said "Yo. Get your shit cause I'm sending you on an extreme camping trip."

I would absolutely adore history teacher with this style of presentation :D. I'll just walk confidently to your border control (TSA?) and answer all questions with "manifest destiny".

Try to stop me now, America!

user-inactivated  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If I were border patrol, "Manifest Destiny" would be the secret code word to automatically be allowed in. I think there's a reason I don't work border patrol.

If you do make it here, find a friend with a Hulu account and check out Drunk History. It's nothing short of magical.

OftenBen  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I actually bought Season 1 on youtube last night. Don't have cable, so it was worth the $12