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Fair enough. No permanent damage done. We cleared it up since we know what's what, and we know now we probably won't be Facebook friends. For what it's worth, I respect your original intention of trying to share a personal insight that I honestly didn´t interpret that way at face value...

Personally? Yes. Excessively? Using one of my favorite lines, I can only speak for myself. Info appreciated, but not particularly when I felt it was not even unsolicited advice about living here as an expat, but rather like I have no idea how drastically my life is going to do a 180 and all...

I don´t "tell" them this like it's how I'd introduce myself at a party or AA: "Hi, I'm Lauren, I'm from the United States, and I'm an economic migrant" (that'd be a little awkward, wouldn't it?). Rather, the people who I know well and here and have known long enough are aware of the...

Fair enough. Who's to say, really? Hence the reason that I chose to preface that I am speaking only for myself considering my persona circumstances. In any case, the most important thing is that, in the end, my husband and I can choose to take stock of the current situation, whatever it might...

Star- I thoroughly enjoyed your post. Not only for the very precise and articulate way you explained details (some extremely obvious and others some of the minor and random details that normally go unnoticed), but also that it was not objective. It was not removed or impartial or neutral, but...

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Smcali23- You made me smile just now :) Your "nomination" is very much appreciated (I didn't even know we were voting! ;)), but I could never be "president" (or even first lady) of any thing or any place, not even here. Far too many scandalous skeletons in my closet (I'll just let you sit...

I honestly do have love for this country. For more than 4 years now, I have made the conscious (and God help me, sober!) decision to remain here and form my long term future and life here. This is not even because I have an Argentine spouse. There is not and has not been a single obligation...

Hello, Lei! I am from the United States and I am expecting my first child with my Argentine husband in mid-April. I know that it's pretty overwhelming, not just to be abroad immersed in a foreign language, but also to be expecting your first baby (congrats, by the way!). It goes without...

Dear God, you are RIGHT! I recently got back from the US after about 18 days of vacation. And you know what? I must confess that on 4 of those 18 days, I went to IHOP (it would have been 5, but there was a 25 minute wait at one point, and gosh darn it, I needed my maple syrup fix NOW!). I...

Oh, Man! Those jokes were so bad that they were good! ;) (And yet, for all the time I've spent in South America over the years, I have never heard of a Brazilian joke in my life Hmmmm!....) By the way, Camberiu- You forgot a couple of other zingers!!!: A psychiatrist is woken up in the...

As a pregnant woman who knows the luxury of having a Taco Bell in the neighborhood with operating hours of 10am-3am, I can assure you without any shame or reservation that I would pay a king's ransom most days for a Crunchwrap Supreme! Maybe it's for the best after all that there is no Taco...

Depending on your current level in Spanish, there's a book that I used at times. Spanish, just like any other language, has rules and then random exceptions to those rules. Not just with irregular verbs, but syntax, and ideas that simply don't translate (for example, saying "Tengo una amiga...

Botox kit and Louis Vuitton accessories sold separately! :D

True, perhaps a bit hasty on my part inferring, but since it mentioned that the doll will be a method of promoting her politically and comercially in Asia, and that it seems more likely that they would be able to manufacture it and also promote it in that region where it specifically intended to...

1). I don't mean to perpetuate stereotypes or make light of this global issue, but seriously, what do you want to bet that these dolls are going to be produced in assembly lines in factories in Asia that exploit their underpaid, overworked workers? 2). No matter how I try to squint my eyes or...

Awwww, thanks! I guess if you've experienced one mid-western town, you've experienced them all. But to further strengthen my "case," I want to explain why I was sometimes hesitant to introduce my Brazilian boyfriend at the time to my American friends.... Here are some REAL examples of the...

Hey, Polostar88, I totally get what you mean about some specific nationalities/communities blindly writing each other off only based on nationality/identification. Although I meant what I wrote, I don't want to come off as someone who wasn't willing to give a decent person a chance. In my...

Hi, Shoeb! I am from the US, and I had an Argentine friend ask me the same question. This is the best reference as far as I know if you are considering opening up a US bank account: http://www.ehow.com/how_4962657_open-bank-account-non-citizens.html Although the last time I checked the...

Am super-crunched for time but MUST respond (no time for details, just trust me on this!): "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl "Veronika Decides to Die" by Paulo Coehlo "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein (a "kids book" that every adult should read. Not just for their kids. For...