save the frogs

yeah, bigger boobs and butts, smaller feet

not sure it will be a normal election. we've already had the "assassination" thing, which seems to me a prelude of more chaos.

you folks seem to be either more optimistic or having better luck than me so far. I did not like that response I got from the embassy regarding proof of cooking course for 3 months. sounds like an ED visa to me. seems too good to be true that you can continually renew this visa with a single medical appointment. but I don't want to be overly negative and spoil your party. but neither do I think I will be one of the first adopters of this visa. i prefer to wait to see how people get on with it.

Let's have a party, Gamma! https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/1/25/noam-chomsky-bernie-sanders-has-the-best-policies Noam Chomsky: Bernie Sanders has the best policies Renowned academic weighs in on US presidential candidates and their chances, saying elections are “mainly bought”.

you might be right, but how can anyone know for sure at this point? I even tried contacting a cooking school, and they told me to contact immigration. the visa is too new and they dont know how it will be implemented yet. one possibility is that because there are no definitive rules anywhere, it may be at the discretion of the visa officer you get.

not saying he has the perfect system. he is advocating sth similar to what many other western nations have. and at least he's not speaking in tongues / gibberish like kamala.

exactly. and Trump is the role model of dog eat dog capitalism. he owns half of New York city where most people can no longer afford the rent.

bernie doesnt sound demented, at least

Socialism protects people who fall through the cracks of capitalism. So no, the ruling class doesn't benefit.

He's not allowed to run because the elites that run the country don't want to implement those policies. The country is not run by one person, so it doesn't matter who wins the election. Apart from possible hostility and chaos in the streets with this particular election.

Yeah, I had the same concern. My Embassy said for cooking class, I need proof that I will be attending FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS. I dont want to ask them a million questions to annoy them, but I am assuming this applies for every extension. Then, how much will this be enforced? For years, people did not attend classes on ED Visas and got away with it. But would you risk having the DTV revoked? Do you really want to take Thai cooking for 3 months? Another major issue ... does it have to be full-time? I may try to get a cooking school to give me a letter, but I would only take 1 hour class per week for 3 months. Or even 1 year. Who cares if it's only 1 hour per week? But full time or 20 hours a week of cooking is ridiculous to get a visa.

but bernie is more of an advocate for the average person rather than the ruling class as are the other puppets running.

Well, that video is the nail in the coffin that casts out all doubt.

good point. biden proves the govt is not run by one person. there's a bunch of people behind the scenes. bernie sanders talked about implementing free health care ... but the rulers dont want that so he cannot get elected

Admit it. He fooled you. So did Trump. I would watch out for Kamala. She's probably not as stupid as she looks.

you don't have repressed anger because you dealt with it so the alcohol cant get to you

there is some truth to your post. however, people have been commenting on his dementia for a long time now. some people hate trump so much that they refused to acknowledge it. but you're right otherwise. what he did is a dirty move.

how can anyone possibly know the cause of someone's mental breakup? or is it break-DOWN? alcohol brings repressed things to the surface. watch out for alcohol.

For Soft Power, it might be a bit tricky. I emailed my Embassy and asked how to get the DTV if I sign up for cooking classes. They said I need a letter proving I will signed up for 3 months. So what if I want to renew? I guess I would also need another 3 months proof? Will people be getting fake letters to get around this?

maybe she's too DEEP for you? "For us at every moment in time and certainly this one to see the moment in time in which we exist in our present and to understand where we exist in the moment as it relates not only to the past but to the future"

If money wasn't an issue and retirement visas weren't an issue, probably a lot more expats would be retiring in Japan over other places in SE Asia.

Yeah so how bad do the candidates have to get before people start realizing that the whole election process is a joke. And that the country is not a "democracy", but an aristocracy in disguise. The country is run by the billionaire class, who are not stupid at all. But they shove clowns in people's faces, and people vote for these clowns thinking they're in a democracy. I'm gonna vote for the tallest midget in the circus. My midget is better than your midget!

you need a letter? I will contact a cooking school to ask if they can provide a letter for the DTV.

nah, he's just acting like he's Mad as a Hatter. he's not entirely serious about everything he says he's a provocateur. I dont agree with everything he says, but he's thought-provoking and way more interesting and intelligent than a lot of other folks opening their traps you jealous because he's more famous than you?