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Post by ladyboy on Dec 12, 2018 13:57:21 GMT -4
They get so skinny and bony, though - see, Yemen.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 17:02:17 GMT -4
Confidence vote in Theresa May on my Sky news now. She survives.
They do have confidence in her so she can't be challenged in a leadership vote for at least another 12 months.
200 in favour, against 117. Majority 83.
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Post by Carolina on Dec 12, 2018 17:26:41 GMT -4
Today has served as un unnecessary reminder of how much Tories suck and that Brexit is deeply stupid.
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Post by canuckcutie on Dec 12, 2018 18:27:44 GMT -4
May survived the vote today but there is still no guarantee that she’ll get her Brexit deal through. I’m not sure on which outcome I’d lay money - no Brexit or a shitshow of a Brexit and I’m not sure which is the better option....
Selfishly as someone with a UK passport it’s far more valuable to me if the UK stays in the EU!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 18:49:16 GMT -4
Yeah toss it if Brexit of whatever level of crap happens....find an Irish relative and join the growing queue for an Irish one 😁
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Post by Martini Girl on Dec 12, 2018 19:01:31 GMT -4
Unfortunately, my relatives came to the US too damned early. (Raises a fist in protest at my great-great-granny)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 19:55:53 GMT -4
Unfortunately, my relatives came to the US too damned early. (Raises a fist in protest at my great-great-granny) Same. I have a coworker whose dad is from Ireland so he’s got dual citizenship and an Irish passport. I’m so jealous of him. |
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Post by chonies on Dec 12, 2018 20:00:58 GMT -4
This is a true confession, but for the last few years, whenever I hear about one of my friends or colleagues getting their US citizenship, I have to stifle my silent, "but why?" For some of them, I know they plan to never go back to their home countries for any sort of permanence, but I'm baffled by others (Germany, Finland, Ireland, England, etc.). I know maintaining an alien citizenship is expensive and kind of a hassle, but I do wonder.
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Post by americanchai on Dec 13, 2018 9:27:15 GMT -4
I have a couple friends from Ireland/England who got US citizenship in the last couple years. They are both constant travelers and both have nearly been stranded in other countries because their green cards were too close to expiring and they hadn't received the paperwork, yada yada yada. Apparently it is easier to just have citizenship since they do live here most of the time. If you're not the type to be on top of paperwork, it's better than being stuck somewhere because you forgot to renew your green card.
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Post by canuckcutie on Dec 13, 2018 10:19:30 GMT -4
The big downside of having US citizenship even if you reside in another country is that the US still expects you to pay taxes to them every year on your income. There have been stories over the last few years about ex-pats who didn’t realize this and the US came knocking with a bill for a few hundred thousand dollars and essentially cleaned them out.
I was born in the UK and now live in Canada. The UK doesn’t require that I file a tax return every year but if I had US and Canadian citizenship and lived in Canada the US would want me to file a tax return there.
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