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To: elmatador who wrote (12093)	12/3/2006 12:53:17 AM
From: Gib Bogle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218785

Interesting theory :-). I, on the other hand, lived in the US for 13 years, and finally decided to return to NZ about 10 years ago. Everything that's happened in the past 6 years makes me very glad I made the move.

To: elmatador who wrote (12093)	12/3/2006 3:29:14 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 218785

ElM, that's hilarious. It's always amusing when people come up with psychobabble about people's motivations. I've never wanted to emigrate to the USA. Anywhere I've wanted to go so far, I have been perfectly welcome. The Belgian authorities did give us a load of paperwork and hassle. One severe woman in a government department in Antwerp didn't take kindly to me saying, amused at their absurd processes, "It's your game". She scowled and snarled "It is not a game". They were making us wait for ages, the whole family. Fortunately we were able to make it all fun for ourselves and the children [they were all under 11 at the time] drew pictures for the gestapo staff [I don't like to make my fights into a problem for them, so they didn't realize they were doing nice things for the gestapo]. When our son turned 12, we were supposed to get I.D. for him and we figured we'd just let it slip by. But a week or so after his birthday, the police showed up at our door and informed us that we should proceed to get official identification. Crazy!! But a safe, pleasant place, if one is happy to have such social controls. Perhaps Islamic Jihad has changed that now. There was quite a Moslem contingent in parts of Antwerp. But back to the USA. I have spent a total of about 6 months in many small segments in various parts of the USA. So it's true I haven't moved there, but I've seen quite a lot. I think I could live there if I want to. I should find out if I can. I have considered living in Escondido or Vista or Carlsbad. They are nice places. That would probably be just for the northern summer. I'm right now working out where to spend next northern summer - I don't want to serve time in Helengrad's untender clutches while the next ice age gathers strength around me. You don't have to discover secrets about me ElM. I'll blab if you just ask the question. <discover MQ secret! MQ is a person who wanted to immigrate to the US. Could not, by some reason only he can explain > The reason I didn't immigrate to the USA is because I never wanted to immigrate. Perhaps if I had tried, I'd have been rejected. But that's hypothetical. I doubt I'd have been rejected. I have achieved the Mq dream, so I don't need the American dream thanks. The reason I don't want mass migration into NZ [along the lines you describe] is the same reason I don't want mass migration into our house. Have a go at working out why that is. I'll tell you if you get it right. I'm not angry with newcomers to NZ. On the contrary. Why should I be angry with them? It's the idiot NZers who give the country away for no charge who make me angry, not those who sensibly accept the largesse. If they have been allowed in, I might as well make them welcome. Our daughter's spouse's business employs a bunch of Brazilians - I have a photo in my camera now of one of them leaving. She would give grandson Hayes a strawberry when I'd call in with him. She was very nice. Couldn't speak English at all when she arrived 5 years ago, but with our daughter's help, and other's, she's pretty good now. She is moving to Queenstown. Renata left a couple of months ago to go back to Brazil for a while. I think there's another one or two working there still. Please explain why I should be angry at them and I'll go in there and give them heaps!! Maybe you know something about Brazilians that I don't. Do you think they are bringing in polonium 210 or something? They seem very nice to me. Maybe they are acting nice and aren't really. While in Antwerp, we [my wife], were given $1000 a month because we had four children. It amazed me and I emphasized to the bureaucrats that I was well-paid, working for BP Oil International, didn't require money etc, as I assumed they were making a mistake. But they insisted that my wife should be given the money - it was a "help people with children payment" of some sort. I figured if they insisted, we might as well have it. I don't see why Belgians we met should be angry with us and more than I should be angry at immigrants to New Zealand. But I can see that they'd be angry at the bureaucrats giving away $1000 a month to us. I didn't even pay taxes [BP handled all that stuff and I think they perhaps had a special deal of some sort - maybe tax-free to get business for Belgium]. I'm wanting to buy a bunch of cocaine for a friend for pain relief. Maybe the Brazilians know of a good supplier. Colombia isn't far away from Brazil. Would Brazilians be good cocaine suppliers? I haven't seen any in the supermarket, so I guess it's one of those products like baguettes which you have to buy at source. Like Brazil nuts too - you can't get good ones here [other than sometimes, with luck]. Mqurice