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crazychester
Dick in the Abstentia, The
 
Join Date: May 2004
 
2022-07-24, 18:52

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Originally Posted by Matsu View Post
I think for many people around the world the US is still a dream destination, but for people who either have or have had other options, not so much. So I just thought I’d mention it. Every day I consider myself incredibly lucky that my parents emigrated to Canada. Some days I feel it could have been a bit luckier had they stayed in the Mediterranean, but that’s mostly when I fantasize that I could live a little more laid back than I have - or suffer a little nostalgia for my youth. I know I’m in a good place, perhaps not the best in every respect, but one of.
I'd love to go back to the States. But it's a big yeah, nah from me atm.

But I'm probably a little biased given the last time I was in the US was nearly 42 years ago.

Arrived December 8, 1980.

Suffice to say, the trip did not start well.
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