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I'd like to know how many of us live outside of USA. There didn't seem to be any topic or statistics on this or at least I didn't find any so...
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I currently live in Kuwait, but in a few months will return to the US (can not wait).
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Poland.
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I currently live in Kuwait, but in a few months will return to the US (can not wait).
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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2011, 12:57:59 PM » |
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Poland.
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« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2011, 08:43:19 PM » |
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I live in the USA just inside the southern border of the Cheddar curtain.
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« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2011, 09:56:41 PM » |
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I would LOVE to live in NM!!! In fact, if I win the lottery next year, I am making a trip there.
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Yeah, I like it a lot more than I thought I would. I pictured living in a cactus out in the middle of nowhere like Snoopy's cousin.
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I live in the USA just inside the southern border of the Cheddar curtain.
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USA, but like some of us here...not if I could vote with my heart!
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I currently live in Kuwait, but in a few months will return to the US (can not wait).
Oh I have to do it . . . Given the way we treat our military: cue wait. (Sorry man, I can't pass up any chance for a horrible pun, I hope you are back ASAP.) LOL! I have taken to calling this place "The Wait." that's all we do here - even though we are working we are still waiting to go home, or go to Afghanistan. |
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All these people with their hearts elsewhere, maybe where they had a pen pal in the fourth grade, make me sick.
God Bless Achronos and all others for standing up for the Heimat. The Vaterland at whose breast we suck.
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This is interesting. I would pick 10 months of winter, for sure!
My town's unofficial motto is "______ likes it hot!". We're also famous for our chiles. ugh, the thought gives me a headache. I LOVE the snow, and I wish I lived in a much cooler place!
It has been my experience that those who wish for lots of snow have very little experience with the white stuff. They think it's all pretty, fluffy, and everything is just a winter wonderland. And it is. Until you have to shovel it. And drive in it. And the world is grey for months on end, and sunshine is rare. Then it's no longer the "Winter Wonderland" of Christmas songs, but more like a winter nightmare. The fantasy:  The reality:  |
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My town's unofficial motto is "______ likes it hot!". We're also famous for our chiles. ugh, the thought gives me a headache. I LOVE the snow, and I wish I lived in a much cooler place!
It has been my experience that those who wish for lots of snow have very little experience with the white stuff. They think it's all pretty, fluffy, and everything is just a winter wonderland. And it is. Until you have to shovel it. And drive in it. And the world is grey for months on end, and sunshine is rare. Then it's no longer the "Winter Wonderland" of Christmas songs, but more like a winter nightmare. The fantasy: The reality: Hear Hear, the only thing I like about driving when it's snowed is that the deer no longer blend into the background so well. |
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« Reply #42 on: December 17, 2011, 05:56:08 PM » |
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This is interesting. I would pick 10 months of winter, for sure!
My town's unofficial motto is "______ likes it hot!". We're also famous for our chiles. ugh, the thought gives me a headache. I LOVE the snow, and I wish I lived in a much cooler place!
It has been my experience that those who wish for lots of snow have very little experience with the white stuff. They think it's all pretty, fluffy, and everything is just a winter wonderland. And it is. Until you have to shovel it. And drive in it. And the world is grey for months on end, and sunshine is rare. Then it's no longer the "Winter Wonderland" of Christmas songs, but more like a winter nightmare. The fantasy: The reality: Nice! |
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« Reply #43 on: December 17, 2011, 06:17:54 PM » |
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Well I live in Pennsylvania and I love the snow, especially in moonlight. I'm a little scared of Thomas Kinkade paintings though because it looks like everyone's house is on fire.
I don't mind snow, when living in a place where its decent enough to get the hint to stop snowing after spring. Snow into late April or May I can do without. |
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« Reply #44 on: December 17, 2011, 06:32:05 PM » |
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Well I live in Pennsylvania and I love the snow, especially in moonlight. I'm a little scared of Thomas Kinkade paintings though because it looks like everyone's house is on fire.
I don't mind snow, when living in a place where its decent enough to get the hint to stop snowing after spring. Snow into late April or May I can do without. Yeah...it snowed on Pascha here one year. We have photos, lol. |
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