If you could move to another coultry - where would it be?

[chadthestampede]

There are also plenty of very active hunting/shooting clubs that go out into "the outback" (lawl x2) and shoot buffalo/feral cats/pigs/deer/camels.

Holy shit I want to hunt feral cats.

[TwoJ's]

... in the past 3 weeks there have been 4 murder-suicides in Portland alone where some father shot his wife/family and then himself.

METH -- Portland is good at it.

[CorvallisBMW]

don't forget that the media tends to over-hype and over dramatize every damn thing here.. case in point the tiger woods nonsense.. so he fucked someone else, who cares?! :hitler:

very true. I was thinking more of the Lakewood police shootings, and the fact that in the past 3 weeks there have been 4 murder-suicides in Portland alone where some father shot his wife/family and then himself.

[TwoJ's]

really? no one? guess I'll say it.

pics or it didn'y happen. personally i'll say just of the girl, I don't need to see anyone on here like that.

I never took a picture of her... I met her in a pub, her and her friends went to some club with me and some of my teammates and then we got some late night dinner at some restaurant. I didn't have my camera with me, didn't have my cell phone because it didn't work etc.

Funniest thing is that we were staying in a hostel, so there was about ten other guys staying in the same room with me. We did it in the bathroom and got walked in on twice. I can still see her face and hear her voice. The sex was memorable only for the fact that it was the first time. I'm sure I was just awful -- I hadn't the slightest clue what I was doing.

[kishg]

But where as there's always some mass shooting or other fucked up thing in the US happening every week, nothing like that ever happened in 6 mo in Australia.

don't forget that the media tends to over-hype and over dramatize every damn thing here.. case in point the tiger woods nonsense.. so he fucked someone else, who cares?! :hitler:

[ben312]

On the other hand, I had one of the greatest 4 day periods of my life when I went to Ireland. The people were great, scenery was beautiful, Dublin was fun and I happened to lose my virginity to a nice young lady from Trinity College.

really? no one? guess I'll say it.

pics or it didn'y happen. personally i'll say just of the girl, I don't need to see anyone on here like that.

[Philo]

I'm packing my bags and moving back to Sweden.

Thanks for the motivation R3v.

[CorvallisBMW]

I'd move back to Australia in an instant, I lived in Geelong for 6 months a few years back and I absolutely loved the country.

And just to throw my shoe in to the ring with Iain and mrsleeve, I've never really had problems with crime in either country. But where as there's always some mass shooting or other fucked up thing in the US happening every week, nothing like that ever happened in 6 mo in Australia.

[kishg]

Have you been there? I went to both England and Whales on my rugby team's Euro tour and they were my least favorite destinations. England is a beautiful place, and London is pretty cool, but the people (at least in my experience) are ass holes. By comparison, Ireland (only went to dublin) and Germany (3 cities) were much better.

We were only 16-18, and both of the teams we played in England had HATE for us simply because we were American. They would rake you on the back or legs with their cleats, bite your ears, poke your eyes, squeeze your balls etc. They didn't want to hang out with us after the games either. Even just walking through town, some guy heard us talking, knew we were American and proceeded to tell us that we were "stupid fucking yankees and that we should burn in hell". This was a skinny little fucker saying this to 5 or 6 big, strong ass rugby players (okay, 4 or 5 big, strong ass rugby players and me).

On the other hand, I had one of the greatest 4 day periods of my life when I went to Ireland. The people were great, scenery was beautiful, Dublin was fun and I happened to lose my virginity to a nice young lady from Trinity College.



And for the OP, I can't really answer your question. I would have to travel much more to see what I would like. I've been to five countries in Europe, canada, Mexico and Jamaica. That is not nearly enough experience for me to know where I would want to move.

Agree. I grew up in london. hated it. i like to visit now and then but would never live there again. In the US I've lived in IA (college) and pretty much rest of it in the NYC metro area. Granted i've never lived in the South but have traveled extensively in the US and I never felt like I didn't belong. I did very much feel that when i lived in the UK. I've also lived in Kenya, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka (born there) in my youth and traveled to many many countries around the world. The US is still #1 IMO.

[TwoJ's]

My brother in law and I were actually just talking about this the other day. I would love to go live in the UK for a while. My reasons are all the usual cliche "American that wants to live in Europe/England" crap, but I just think it would be fun, I've always thought the UK was really cool.

Have you been there? I went to both England and Whales on my rugby team's Euro tour and they were my least favorite destinations. England is a beautiful place, and London is pretty cool, but the people (at least in my experience) are ass holes. By comparison, Ireland (only went to dublin) and Germany (3 cities) were much better.

We were only 16-18, and both of the teams we played in England had HATE for us simply because we were American. They would rake you on the back or legs with their cleats, bite your ears, poke your eyes, squeeze your balls etc. They didn't want to hang out with us after the games either. Even just walking through town, some guy heard us talking, knew we were American and proceeded to tell us that we were "stupid fucking yankees and that we should burn in hell". This was a skinny little fucker saying this to 5 or 6 big, strong ass rugby players (okay, 4 or 5 big, strong ass rugby players and me).

On the other hand, I had one of the greatest 4 day periods of my life when I went to Ireland. The people were great, scenery was beautiful, Dublin was fun and I happened to lose my virginity to a nice young lady from Trinity College.



And for the OP, I can't really answer your question. I would have to travel much more to see what I would like. I've been to five countries in Europe, canada, Mexico and Jamaica. That is not nearly enough experience for me to know where I would want to move.

[Iain]

Dave, i kinda suspected as much.

Freedom isn't free, it costs a hefty fuckin' fee, etc.

little creatures looks interesting..

ps : nice pic, you don't look like a convict at all :)

Got a dollar, bruddah?

:p

[kishg]

I live in a nice neighborhood. And I am secure in the size of my dick. Hence, I own no guns. I dont have a problem with people that do own guns - just realize that they are ridiculous about the "need" to have a CCW, etc.

+10

like iain said, it's entirely about being aware of your circumstances and avoiding unneeded risks. sure there's always the risk of some loonie trying to kill you but flying has risks as well, yet we don't all pack parachutes when we board an aircraft do we? I have no problem with guns, i have friends that collect them and i think they are inherently cool devices but i don't feel the need to own one to protect myself. if i decide to walk into newark, nj at 2am then i'm asking for trouble is the way i see it. ironically, some the very same people who think they need a firearm for self protection (including my friend) won't buy health insurance because they don't think they need it

seems like the risk management priorities got mixed up somewhere in there..

[kishg]

little creatures looks interesting..

ps : nice pic, you don't look like a convict at all :)

[Dave]

Iain,

People here are way too cowboy and over-compensate. For most of our society, there is no need to have a gun to protect yourself or home.

Quite frankly, unless you are poor and minority, your chances of having any issues with gun violence involving a non-family member are virtually nil. Most all of the gun violence in people's homes happens between family members. Its along the same lines as our overcompensating "Megan's Law" sex offender registration. Serves no real deterrent purpose. Most kids that get diddled get diddled by a parent, sibling, unle, or mom's boyfriend. And the sex offender registration and limits on where they can live serve no real deterrent effect.

I live in a nice neighborhood. And I am secure in the size of my dick. Hence, I own no guns. I dont have a problem with people that do own guns - just realize that they are ridiculous about the "need" to have a CCW, etc.

America - FUCK YEAH!

:shrug:

[Iain]

XXXX Gold or nothing from there.

Fosters is utter shit. i don't know how anyone can think a supposed nation of beer drinkers would embrace that as a national brew.

Coopers...

http://www.coopers.com.au

... or Little Creatures...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_Bay_Brewing_Company

http://www.matildabay.com.au/

FTMFW.


PS - this is the pic of me and the dingo, just after I rolled off, bruddah.