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Old 07-22-2006, 07:03 AM  
ezrydn
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Guadalajara, MX
Posts: 695
Use whatever expression you want. I put my friggin' life on the line for the US and got nothing but shit on for it. Suddenly, one day, I meet a great Mexican woman. She talks me into giving Guadalajara a try. Have never regretted one moment of that decision. Been down here for 5 yers now. Takes a US passport and a Mexican FM-3 (at their counsulate). Living is cheap, life is good (different, but good!). I am on total disability yet bring in a good coin from the net, all in my wife's name, of course.

No, Mexico (the interior) is the greatest place to live. I'd rather be farther away from Geo & Co but this is where I ended up. Will I ever return? I seriously doubt it. Way too much change needs to take effect before this vet heads back to the "land of the free." That IS said tongue in cheek.

So, yes, I fought for the right to say every friggin' thing I said above. I'm not non-American. But I'm not one of "today's Americans," that's for sure. Borrowed this info from a friend (Pete, hope you don't mind). WHY WOULD I LEAVE THE US? Read on......

"15 States and the District of Columbia arrested for marijuana"

"It's estimated that over 17 million people have been arrested for marijuana since 1965.
That's more than the combined populations of Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming."

You have every nation in the world pissed at you. Is this the America you seem to be so proud of? The America I have pride in is the America I remember from the 50s. What a friggin' great country, even with it's ethnic flaws (a time thing). I got to go to the originia Woodstock. Great show but could never happen in bootstrap US again.

Most of you are so young, you don't see what you've missed or are having taken from you, in your interest, of course. You're "neophytes" to democracy..

You want change? Thre are only 3 people you have some control over. Your two Senators and your Congressperson. When was the last time you bombarded them with mail, email, phone calls, etc? You may think you have no pull but you really do. It's called "ACTION!" Sitting aroun, passing a dub and talking about it won't get it done.

I was recently in the priemer VA Hospital. Never again. From now on, the Mexican doctors can treat me. It was a pure horror story, from San Antonio, TX!

So, why do some of us expatriates live outside the US. For our health, mostly. Aside from that, life is crummy, prices are high, rains all the time, so don't come down here. ;)
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