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| bio | website | taiwanease.com |
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| location | Taipei, Taiwan | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | May 14 at 4:39 | |
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My new thing: http://www.taiwanease.com
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Nov 7 |
awarded | Enthusiast |
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Nov 6 |
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Why exactly is it so important not to forget my towel when hitchhiking? Hah +1 for vagrancy |
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Nov 5 |
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Why exactly is it so important not to forget my towel when hitchhiking? I feel like that was a band camp thing I just did. |
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Nov 5 |
answered | Why exactly is it so important not to forget my towel when hitchhiking? |
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Nov 5 |
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Why exactly is it so important not to forget my towel when hitchhiking? Unless designed for a wiki, perhaps? |
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Nov 5 |
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UK citizen, UK job, living in the US To work in the USA, you need a work visa. However, if you are on an F1, you can apply for an H1b visa (specialty occupations) after completing your degree... Engineers, scientists... basically any occupation requiring special education qualifies for H1b. Your company will need to be registered in the USA and apply for a visa for you for you to have a work visa in the USA. FYI you can go to school on a H1b visa and work, but not the other way around. Also, in New York, h1b holders qualify for in-state tuition after 1 year! Talk to your embassy... they usually have an idea about that to do. |
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Nov 5 |
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UK citizen, UK job, living in the US This is very bad advice. Working digitally in the USA is still considered employment. Working illegal is a bit of a hot topic in the USA right now and I would NOT recommend it. |
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Nov 2 |
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How many countries are there in the world to travel to? Yes, it is a site for seasoned travelers, so most of us should be aware exactly what and where Wales is. Wales is part of the UK. Yes? The UN agrees the UK is a country? Yes? Perfect. But, is Wales a country? Sure. Is it autonomous? No. Thus it doesn't fit into my definition of a country, even though it is... Yes, that is an odd statement, but the line must be drawn somewhere, and that is mine. If you don't like it, propose a counter criteria for identifying countries. That is what this thread is about. |
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Nov 2 |
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How many countries are there in the world to travel to? @Rory McCann I never suggested anyone running around Wales calling it not a proper country (again your words, not mine). I live in Taiwan. I have been here a long time. I consider it a country, other people do not. I am seasoned enough to know their enlargements. I don't really understand your conniption here. If you don't mind it not being called a country... why are you arguing so hard against my arguments that it counts as UK proper. I have Welsh friends and they will say they are from Wales, true, but none will deny they are part of the UK. |
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Nov 2 |
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How many countries are there in the world to travel to? @Stuart As I said, 'autonomous.' US states are by no means autonomous. The EU is a good counterargument... but we need to draw the line somewhere... and the UK has their own representative in the UN... the EU does not. While I implied that UN representation is NOT solely the qualification for being an autonomous country, I think there are only a few exceptions.. South Sudan for instance. |
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Nov 2 |
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How many countries are there in the world to travel to? @RoryMcCann You anger is misdirected. I'm not trying to insult a nationality here. We are trying to classify what is a country and what is not. I'm merely suggesting we use the UN's definition of a country, along with a couple minor changes, that allow completely autonomous governments 'country status.' No Scotland is not a completely autonomous country, but yes it is a country. Also, please don't add words to my statements. I never EVER said it is 'not a real country.' |
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Nov 2 |
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How many countries are there in the world to travel to? @hippietrail My English friends just call it a country and for day-to-day use, I think it is. But technically... I'm not quite sure what to call it either... |
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Nov 2 |
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How many countries are there in the world to travel to? @hippietrail Non-autonomous country within the UK... does that work? |
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Nov 2 |
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How many countries are there in the world to travel to? As the UK government legislates on foreign matters for Scotland, Wales, England... I don't think they fit the above criteria. They willing submits itself to a commonwealth government, of which they are a part and have voting rights in. I would therefore say that the United Kingdom government is the primary governmental body. I am willing to hear counterarguments. |
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Nov 2 |
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How many countries are there in the world to travel to? added 68 characters in body |
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Nov 2 |
answered | How many countries are there in the world to travel to? |
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Nov 2 |
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How to go about backpacking to Europe for the first time deleted 1 characters in body |
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Nov 2 |
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Is this a realistic backpacking trip in Europe? ...I rather like Belgium! |
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Nov 2 |
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How to go about backpacking to Europe for the first time Tossed a close vote for the reasons cited below: not fit for Q&A. |
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Nov 2 |
answered | How to go about backpacking to Europe for the first time |
