mike carey

The guy had class. Or at least consideration.

Yes, but you had the pull of a home country as well. Even the idea of Christmas in winter is foreign, and it draws us back to the south, where that holiday falls in what for us is its appointed season. Moving from the US to Canada doesn't bring that sense of dislocation.

Oh. Yes, it is. For some of us that's such basic knowledge that it didn't occur to me that it wasn't obvious. My bad. And in a play on that name, the national football team of Aotearoa is the All Whites, and the basketball team is the Tall Blacks.

I can understand that for some Americans, the idea of Canada is enticing. Less drama, the idea of a friendlier life. But moving is not easy, there are hurdles to jump, and no guarantees of being able to move. If you could move easily it may be a simpler choice, to move for now hoping that the things you think you need to escape might cease to be an issue and you could go back. Your own country always has a pull on you, emotionally, practically, families. Five years ago, I was disillusioned by the way I saw Australia going, and in the glow that New Zealand held across the ditch, there was the kernel of an idea to move. For us, moving there is far easier than it is for Americans to move north. We can simply move, no questions, 'register' as a resident, and in five years obtain a passport. It's more complex for Kiwis to go the other way, but for us it's easy. The pandemic snuffed out any idea of doing that, neither of us could at all. Five years later, the tone of Australia has changed. If I had moved, the pull of home would have been strong. I may not have regretted the move. But I do not regret now that I couldn't. But I could never, ever, ever have cheered for the All Blacks. Canada may have an allure now, but today in America is not forever. Escape may feel urgent in this moment, but whatever has changed, much remains the same. There is a rhythm of life, moving will disrupt it, the idea of change may promise something better, but it will be different in ways that you will not know until you try it. That can be a caution as much as an objective.

How absolutely ghastly!

Sark, one of the Channel Islands/Îles Anglo-Normandes.

I think both @Jamie21 and I knew exactly what the other was saying.

No big deal, the thread was gradually shifting to the same conclusion. it needed a gentle reset.

BaronArtz, I think you may have misread the situation. As I read what has been posted here, @charmasianman is not in the US on a student visa, he's there by right as a US citizen, but he sees some of his situation as being the same as being an international student because of the time he's spent in his other country of citizenship. Despite being a US citizen, that he feels as if he is something of an outsider there. My apologies if I am the one who has misread things.

How interesting!

Brutal, Jamie!

Some potential clients appreciate such a contact even if it's random. It's nicer if there's more than a 'Hi'. If it's friendly that's even better. If they say 'Hello Handsome' and you've seen them somewhere else, even if you can't know that they had seen you in the same places, it can be enticing. It's happened to me. It can progress. I've had conversations that confirmed that it could work. That doesn't mean I've had a professional meeting with those men. Yet.

Perhaps, but is will he be visiting a series of places or in parallel.

Perhaps alternating is current now.

Welcome to the Forum @Alex Hawk. Or is that welcome back.

I would see it as simply drawing your attention to his ad, and then seen your reply as acknowledgement that you had seen it. I wouldn't read anything more into it. If he interests you, reach out, he's prompted you to think about him, not signalled any particular interest in you.

And here's to you Mrs Patterson! (A dehydrator is fine, just make sure you're not filmed taking it to the dump.)

They should be fine even after months or years if you keep them in a glass jar in a cool place, so there's no rush to use them. I don't have any recipes but Google is your friend. Here's a start.

Bon anniversaire!

Not in RM, but I was watching video a couple of days ago where the subtitles said that someone had graduated summa *** laude.

Gentlemen, discussion about this escort's photos has been going here for almost two years. I think by now any opinions about them, and who has or hasn't seen the videos, have been explained and clarified. You have made your points. We're done talking about it. From now on, let's confine comments to discussion about the escort.

I've combined the threads.

This is my reality. There are two big supermarket chains in Australia. The one I use mostly has an option in its loyalty program not to receive a printed receipt at checkout (the other doesn't). I could show the receipt on my phone (the transaction almost always loads instantly) but I don't need to have my phone with me to shop, I could use my plastic loyalty card, and cash or a physical credit/debit card. But both chains also give any customer the option not to print a receipt, primarily on smaller transactions, usually those under $30. It would appear neither sees the option of checking receipts on exit as being worth the effort.