Foxrac

then try Atlanta or Charlotte or triple area in NC, and somewhere in FL and TX.

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Jiro

lol too south for me. I can't stand hot weather.

Foxrac

lol, then DC area or in around northeast VA.

I guess PA is good enough to you, what about IL?

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Jiro

You just read my mind! I was going to say I wouldn't mind VA (close to DC area) because I lived at Blacksburg for 3 years.

IL? hell no!

Foxrac

Why not in IL? Just wonders.

I think it was because of strict gun control and high tax?

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Jiro

bingo! Chicago is a very depressing city too.

Foxrac

Depends on part where are you in Chicago, Chicago has much successes from 90's, that where population were rebound (increase) after declined from 50's or 60's and varies of area are changing into better life, southside and some part of westside Chicago are bad area and some rundown with bunches of housing projects, some housing projects have been torn down then replace into mixed income housings.

Of course, I love Chicago metro but winter is quitely brutal.

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Jiro

are you from Chicago?

Foxrac

Yup, in suburb area.

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Jiro

weird thing is - my friend lived near Chicago for a long time and during the whole time, he hated it. He finally moved out to Knoxville, TN. Too white for me but he's white

Foxrac

When he was lived in Chicago? during 80's or 90's?

Everyone has different tastes.

For me, best place to live is LA, I had lived for about 13 years before left to Chicago in last 2 years ago.

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Jiro

from 90's till 2 years ago. I wasn't too fond of LA. Neither for San Fransisco. I dunno why. Maybe I'm just not West coast type.

Foxrac

Oh, I see.

I guess we are getting off topic and will chat via PM later.

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Jiro

ain't nobody talking about anything else in here

Foxrac

lol, it seems like nothing to sticking with this topic.

Which part of Europe has meet your taste?

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Jiro

I have no idea. Definitely not Munich, Paris, Rome, and Venice. I've visited Europe once and it wasn't enough for me to decide for sure.

Foxrac

What about Switzerland? I think they have good gun laws.

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Reba

We teach our children that there are some things that they aren't allowed to do until they are adults. That's all.

BTW, adults aren't supposed to steal things from shops either.


Excuse me for not including every possible scenario and expression that might occur.

Let's see--smile, chat, grin, talk with, speak to, converse, hi, hello, hey, howdy, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good day, wassup, strike up a conversation, pass the time, shoot the breeze, nod, wave, and commiserate.

I hope I covered all possibilities.


I am an American, and I live the American way, so I'm included in your statement.

My point was, it is NOT the American way to shoot strangers just because they show up on their property.


You compare those events with talking to people in public places?


You said it was the American way. I'm an American, and that is not my way.

Yes, really. I don't personally know anyone who has shot a stranger at the door.

I don't personally know any of those people that you mention.

I don't need my memory refreshed, thank you. I know who I know, and none of the people I know have shot anyone at the door.

That's your viewpoint but not a statistical fact.

The behavior you described is paranoia because it's an unreasonable fear.


If someone invades a home and threatens to harm the residents then the residents have the right to shoot them. But that's not a common American custom.


No one expects you to follow the American culture in Germany. It would be nice if you would not mischaracterize our culture. You claim that you want to learn what the American way is but when we try to explain it to you, you tell us that we are wrong. I thought you posted before that you respect other cultures?

Reba

Because that's when the research was published. Obviously no one had a study done on the day the wall came down. Research studies show people's attitudes over a period of time.

Liebling:-)))

[quote]I teach my children to obey the law why they should not do that until legal age and teach my children to not talk to the stranger is my responsibly, not law. You tried to compare is a fallicious.

What the adult did is break the law.

It does the same when they know better there are bad and good strangers everywhere but they are suppose to be careful case their children would make their parent feel fool for not allow them to talk to stranger but they can...




This is an American social custom of greeting.

Nice try...

P.S. Most of your description is a common greeting like many countries including Europe around the world which is normal. Sure, we have different social customs of greeting due cultural background. I would agree that it's social custom of greeting is an America's culture but I disagree that "talk to the stranger" is an America's culture.



I am an European, and I live the European way, so I'm included in your statement.

My point was, it's NOT the European way to be parniod just because it's their mentatily to be careful to talk/chat with strangers but their cultural common greetings mostly... I can see from other thread that Europeans are not alone but Americans as well... We (Europeans and Americans) were being taught to not talk to the strangers... Would you also call Americans as paraniod as well because they are being taught to not talk strangers but just use cultural common greeting?

You own gun, but I don't... Who paraniod... ?

It's no comparison because they were being raped by strangers after talk to them in public. It's my point that there're bad and good strangers everywhere.

Accord US movie, what I shared from saw at earlier... After being raped by stranger, she talked in the public whom he asked for liescne number plate# and it's her car... She was survived... Guess what? her daughter confused and asked her did she know him? She replied no, only check the damage car because he told her that he hitted her car... Her daughter told her off for talk to the stranger because she taught her to not talk to the stranger but she does... her daughter made her feel fool and hyprocrite... why she can but her daughter can't? Her daughter made a good point.


So? It's my general talk, not fingerpoint to you or whatever... All what I see your post is about you... I talk about American in general without fingerpoint anyone...

wow, it's about you... wow... I talk general about Americans, not all about you.

I don't force you to fresh your memory but offer my suggestion. Okay, this is your choice for being ignorant.

wow, all is about you... I can see that you only think yourself, not what and how Americans through in general what we learn from current event sub-forum.

Okay, this is your choice for not want to see it.

Would you also call American ADers, too at few threads for not want to talk to the strangers? Where's your respect for everyone who is different for not want to talk with strangers ?

Accord many threads, that they shoot wrong person and unarmed person.

where have I say to follow American culture in Germany?

wow...All what I see is you started to disrespect Euroepean's mentatily including myself in first place.. Why can't I say something to remind you that we (Europeans) don't own the gun to shot the strangers but Americans does BECAUSE you started to label us as a paraniod? wow, you allow to say anything what you want but you offend that I say something back to you? why can't I say something back then? hypocrisy!

Please don't make a false statement because I never said that you are wrong but disagree with you over "talk to stranger is an American culture"... Yes, it got my American co-workers and talk about American's common greeting... so I responded Sunshinelady's post last week but nobody quoted my post to say that it's exact what you are try to tell me but you kept on say "talk to stranger is a America's culture...." until I found 3rd link yesterday then you said that the link support you... it's an exact what I responsed Sunshinelady last week... I would agree with you if you said that it's American's social custom of greeting is a culture and then would be less debate if you agree with me last week? That's why you confused me and my American co-workers over "talk to the strangers" which you mean is "america's common greeting" to stranger is a American custom/culture.

Yes, I'm but you?

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Liebling:-)))

We already know within few days after Fall of the Berlin Wall that some East Germans were not happy to be free from communison, not several years later...

I explained why West Germans are not happy with East Germans FEW months after greet them on the day of Berlin Wall Fall... My post was being ignored and claim that your hubby are correct... so I asked for the source to support your claim... It should be FEW days, not several years later after Fall of Berlin Wall.

Reba's post.
Hubby reminded me about something. He said, "Remember when the Berlin Wall first came down? West Germans weren't even friendly to East Germans. They didn't want to share their country with 'others'. They should have been thrilled with their freedom and reunited families but it wasn't enough. It was shocking to see the West Germans' hostile reaction."

Accord the link, you posted is not match what you and your hubby claimed... Accord your post that West Germans were not friendly to East Germans on that day of wall berlin pulled down... that's exact source, I want to see...

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Suspect, Mother Killed In Home Invasion Robbery
and we're paranoid? we don't deserve to protect ourselves? big difference between you and I is that you depend on government for everything, we don't. We depend on ourselves for ourselves.

Jiro

OK so... you were being "careful" to talk to strangers.... as in never talk to them at all.What are you being careful about? Are you worried about getting hurt?

Because of Europeans being careful, they keep it to themselves. Americans don't. We like to talk and learn so we initiate conversation first.

Foxrac

Liebling's dream is... want USA to be return to under UK and member of EU, replace all US laws into UK style law and monarchy constitutional, it means king or queen can control everything, Jiro will gonna to be .

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Jiro

no. not ... more like bring it on! we beat the redcoats before. we can beat them again now!

Foxrac

*UK queen called China to help invade our country*

Very scary, is it?

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Liebling:-)))

I do not wish to debate further which we did at gun threads but I only remind Reba about gun issues because she started to call European as a parniod that we European don´t have gun but American does... Reba should not call European as a paraniod in first place that´s how I fire her back to remind her over gun issues.

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Liebling:-)))

Go back and re-read my posts... I think you don´t understand what social common greeting is about. Of course we greet each other with hint when we walk pass by...

I saw another threads that I´m not alone for not like to talk with strangers I never see before... but use greeting is okay. Why pick on me, not Americans who did the same as me as well for not like to talk with strangers?

Quit misinterpret my post, please.

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Liebling:-)))

Please don´t make an assumption what I said because I never said one word...

Please refrain your false statement...

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Jiro

this is not about gun issue. You cannot call us Americans paranoid just because we have guns. You don't call people paranoid based on weapons they have. It's in their thoughts. If people are overly-cautious and suspicious of strangers.... then yes they are paranoid.

Europeans don't have guns because the governments were "paranoid" about being overthrown by their own citizens. They're still in medieval age mindset - they must have control.