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I am glad I don't mind cleaning my own space.

Those are some great success stories and I like them very much, but there are also instances of foreigners who contribute nothing and game the system. I can't say what the percentages are of any particular group, but I can say that it doesn't take very many bad examples to give the whole group a...

It's funny you should say that because that has been my exact experience. I look at it as if I have access to a worm hole / time portal to step through at will and I am the only one who can use it. Regardless of which side of the parallel universe I am on, the other side (even though I am...

Well, I would like to share something with you Alby ... I have done pretty much the same thing beginning about 5+ years ago. I have no idea what is going on anymore at the local, state or nationall level with respect to just about anything you could name. I don't engage anything in my native...

I know it may be less aggravation to pay up front, but with inflation as it is, would you not make out better in the long run by paying in smaller chunks over time?

Alby, You more or less described and suggested an immersion program. I fully agree.

My opinion regarding "PARROTING" ... "MIMICKING" ... whatever you want to call it: Unless you get to a ridiculously high level of a local language along with a near complete knowledge of local life, customs etc ... you will be easy to spot as a foreigner, wherever you go. And there is nothing...

Rich One, Good call. Fernet y Coca ... I have a friend who drinks the stuff like I drink water.

MV, There are many things, but I am going to offer the very best one from my point of view. SO PAY HEED TO IT: It all boils down to one simple word >>> COMMUNICATION! Familiarize yourself with the local dialect. So many people think, "I know Spanish, I got this." And the truth is they don't...

Ahhhhhhhhhh, I get it!! You learn something new everyday. In this case, the absolutely greatest thing I could say is >>> ¡Mira vos! Thanks Dougie.

Renzi, I have a lot of respect for you. You are okay in my book. I am sure we could be friends. The border crossing and anchor baby issue have been in my mind a lot longer than this whole Trump thing. He did not invent the issue. Someone prior to him did. Trump's actions, in my mind, are...

It is a form of poison. All soft drinks are, so is candy and tobacco. Empty calorie foods. Potato chips too. All bad. People love them. Just look at all the health problems they cause. But, I don't think you can legislate diet.

Hey Semi, In my younger days, one could argue that I had Coke in place of blood in my circulatory system! I drank that much of the stuff! As I have gotten older, (I am not that old, just older than I used to be.) I have tapered my consumption of all drinks and foods that I know are not in my...

I read it! I understood they pulled out of Argentina and moved it's operations to Brasil. I know that the product isn't leaving the shelves. I just wanted to share what I was thinking about Coke / KO.

I liked your post a lot. But, I would like to say this: Successful or not, it was just as nice to see a non career politician hold the office as it was to see a black man hold the same office. Someday it will be a woman, then a homosexual and a transgender, then an Asian American ... etc ...

Perhaps the world's most recognized brand, at least that would be my guess. Their products are available in just about every country on the planet. Just about every human has tried something from them at least once in their life. If there was ever a brand or product to unite the world, that...

I always think love should win. So, nothing would please me more. I recall Pensador stating (At least I think I recall him stating???) his wife was a good person overall. I hate to see a relationship end, people give up too easy. Relationships are work. It is terrible when one of the...

Follow up ... I am not opposed to voting again, but it is going to take a great candidate to get me to participate going forward. Otherwise, I will sit, watch and accept whoever the others elect. The whole process makes me un happy and I am not prepared to waste my life trying to right a wrong.

Cards on the table: Trump, has been very good for my wallet. If he is re elected, I expect my individual prosperity is likely to continue. Having said that, I did not vote for him, nor did I vote for HRC, or anyone else for that matter. In fact, I have not voted in the past two presidential...

Dougie, I seem to be missing the forest for the trees here. I have no idea what this means. Can you please explain this to me?