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4 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

And it's possibly the most popular thread at the moment, far more answers than the serious stuff gets. Keep it up guys.

I'm holding out for Tab(s)

9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

You're joking right, you find a friendly company, get a work permit as an 'office manager' then sell insurance/real estate, or do whatever other dodgy business you want. Open a bar, or a restaurant, etc.

No, just clueless! ????

Just now, StevieAus said:

A V&V (Voddy & Vimto) was/is great.

Even alcopops have grandparents...

tldr;

TVF Tizer soda pop thread morphs into internecine Commonwealth yeast/beef extract war

(Awaiting vegan reinforcements)

9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Odd though, these people seen as 'major contributors' don't bring any money into the country, they're working here, probably taking jobs that Thais could be doing.

Given that that's illegal, probably not?

16 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Always in the sewer these Government folks are

Can't drain the swamp without washing in it ????

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Trip capacity to cope with sewage.

Sounds messy!

9 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

American Jews are one of the demographics most passionately opposed to the white nationalist movement of 45

Ariel Uni "has the largest number of Ethiopian-born students in any Israeli university" and significant minority of Arab-Israelis. The original policy could also be interpreted as racist against two groups who I think are already somewhat marginalized in Israeli society.

Given that several Arab states have agreed to normalize their relations with Israel, I wouldn't have thought the US normalizing this rather minor aspect of its relations was a big deal (especially for uni that's been involved in holding mixed Israeli/Arab peace conferences too.)

2 hours ago, BananaBandit said:

Do I need to use a VPN or something?    If so, what is the best free VPN to use?

To get a US IP while not in US, yes. If you're using Firefox, I suggest Windscribe; it's available as a browser extension, and I just checked that it has some free US servers.

41 minutes ago, Bluedan said:

But since I've recently increased my jump rope routine, I've noticed a more prominent cavity in the center of my chest.

I think a vertical groove on the abs becomes visible before the horizontal ones; not sure a change in chest definition is particularly relevant (could be pec development?)

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Are they plotting to whack a plant?

The whacky plant is a growth industry these days...

3 hours ago, Daffy D said:

The Germans even had a word for it, can't remember the exact phrase but roughly translated to something like "Getting Black D**k"

Not exactly "Vorsprung durch originality" that

And it's a bigger butt

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I send her up to the village, when it gets to be too regular an issue, as her family drinks very little, and her mom and dad are very good influences on her. 

In short, you 'ground' your wife ????

1 minute ago, ezzra said:

Now That's how you sell a movie.. you get some backward country to act as you agent.. Brilliant Sacha....

He should never have used the name of a real country... there are plenty of ex-countries, regions or slight twists on names that would have fooled most of his dupes equally well, without exposing millions of people ('backward' or not) to ridicule.

7 minutes ago, donnacha said:

Yes, most countries follow that model. The US tax authorities are unusually aggressive. So much for "Land of the Free" if the livestock are not permitted to escape the farm.

Sadly, I have a feeling that many countries, particularly in the EU, will start to shift towards the US model as they struggle to cover the costs of Covid. I expect already high tax rates to increase to 60 or 70% for at least the rest of this decade, along with higher V.A.T. rates.

With working online more acceptable than ever, more citizens will try to escape those higher taxes by moving outside the EU, and this will prompt their governments to change the rules.

Could be a good time to stock up on citizenships then ????

3 minutes ago, donnacha said:

Perfectly regular Americans working in regular jobs and living regular lives abroad have to jump through ridiculous hoops compared to other nationalities.

This seems true; no real need for a UK citizen who's out of the UK for a few years to even file a tax return...

15 minutes ago, donnacha said:

Actual rich people can afford to pay lawyers to sort it out for them.

Not only that, for the "actual rich" there are "citizenship by investment" schemes that apparently make it quite easy to get a second citizenship (effectively you can buy one.... for  $100k+, with minimal hoop jumping). No lawyer required (for some of them; some apparently are only available through nominated agents, who I guess are mostly lawyers).

On 10/12/2020 at 3:18 PM, BritManToo said:

So why worry about her drinking?

Let her do what she wants, with whom she wants.

Perhaps he cares about her (health, etc)?

16 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Obviously if you renounce citizenship you need another one.

Sure; my point is just that on top of the difficulties reported in the article, getting a second  second citizenship can be difficult/slow/expensive, effectively imposing another barrier to renouncing one's initial one.

37 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

No, it's not something I'm currently interested in doing, but who knows about the future.

If so & you don't have a second citizenship (that you're comfortable with), it might be worth exploring options for getting one.

2 hours ago, Flying Saucage said:

The bizarre point is that all these muslim leaders and all these islamist demagogues behave exactly as illustrated in the cartoons.

Don't forget the people attending the speeches, rallies etc!

8 hours ago, Morch said:

So long as it remains on the not-buying-cheese level, yes. If it gains traction and effects bigger businesses (oil, gas, arms, tech and infrastructure), positions and words may be reconsidered.

Considering some Turks attacked some Koreans (iirc... oops!) & closed down a Turkish-run restaurant over the Chinese treatment of Uighurs, I wouldn't be too hopeful about it staying at cheese level.