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Rage




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PostPosted: Thu, 11th Aug 2011 22:37    Post subject: Visiting US
So yeah, i'm in Orono, Maine for a quick business trip.

This place is awesome, just have to say. Sad
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nLight




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PostPosted: Thu, 11th Aug 2011 22:57    Post subject: Re: Visiting US
xTerro wrote:
So yeah, i'm in Orono, Maine for a quick business trip.

This place is awesome, just have to say. Sad


And you put this in the The Bitching Session? Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu, 11th Aug 2011 22:58    Post subject:
Quick edit your post before a raging mob of eurofags rapes you.

USA IS EVIL.
EVIL.
EVIL.
EVIL!


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PostPosted: Thu, 11th Aug 2011 23:00    Post subject: Re: Visiting US
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PostPosted: Thu, 11th Aug 2011 23:02    Post subject: Re: Visiting US
garus wrote:
nLight wrote:
xTerro wrote:
So yeah, i'm in Orono, Maine for a quick business trip.

This place is awesome, just have to say. Sad


And you put this in the The Bitching Session? Laughing


Because eventually he has to go back.


Or because USA is EVIL!!!



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nLight




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PostPosted: Thu, 11th Aug 2011 23:10    Post subject: Re: Visiting US
garus wrote:
nLight wrote:
xTerro wrote:
So yeah, i'm in Orono, Maine for a quick business trip.

This place is awesome, just have to say. Sad


And you put this in the The Bitching Session? Laughing


Because eventually he has to go back.


Aaaahhh. I see.
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PostPosted: Fri, 12th Aug 2011 03:38    Post subject:
Yep, Garus has it right..


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dsergei




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PostPosted: Fri, 12th Aug 2011 07:48    Post subject:
going to harvard for a conference in sep Sad
then gonna drive to florida with my friends

take my talents to south beach hehe
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PostPosted: Fri, 12th Aug 2011 09:32    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Fri, 12th Aug 2011 23:31    Post subject:
All the friends I had that went over there came back fat like hippos! So watch what you eat, and don't breath so much air, over there even the air makes you fat.
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Rage




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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 01:57    Post subject:
Yeah i know, i was just talking about that. I gained like 2 Kgs in 2 days. I'm simply fucking astounded.


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HunterHare




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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 05:13    Post subject:
so you can't help yourselves with food and instead you blame the country?


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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 10:59    Post subject:
madmax17 wrote:
All the friends I had that went over there came back fat like hippos! So watch what you eat, and don't breath so much air, over there even the air makes you fat.


Depends on what you like to eat. If you're into meat, party food and processed products (like most of the people) you're a dead man. If you're a vegetarian like me... not so much. But try and find fresh vegetables, nuts and legumes in USA: no easy task.


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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 11:01    Post subject: Re: Visiting US
xTerro wrote:
So yeah, i'm in Orono, Maine for a quick business trip.

This place is awesome, just have to say. Sad


I don't like the streets and sidewalks in USA cities. There so wide and full of holes and shit. Ugly dumpsters, electricity lines above ground, no bicycle paths. It just looks so messy, almost like a 3rd world country. That's what you get when the rich don't want to pay taxes I guess.


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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 11:21    Post subject: Re: Visiting US
xTerro wrote:
So yeah, i'm in Orono, Maine for a quick business trip.

This place is awesome, just have to say. Sad
Go to Norway... in Maine Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 12:01    Post subject:
Rofl_Mao wrote:
madmax17 wrote:
All the friends I had that went over there came back fat like hippos! So watch what you eat, and don't breath so much air, over there even the air makes you fat.


Depends on what you like to eat. If you're into meat, party food and processed products (like most of the people) you're a dead man. If you're a vegetarian like me... not so much. But try and find fresh vegetables, nuts and legumes in USA: no easy task.


da fuck?

Laughing

I guess it isn't easy if you are to lazy to goto the groccery store, or visit a farmers market.
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Rage




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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 14:01    Post subject:
Hunterhare, you don't know what you're talking about. I'm not eating more than i eat usual, and i have to eat in order to survive, don't i?


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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 14:39    Post subject:
I know i would eat as a fucking cow if i were to visit the US.
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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 14:59    Post subject:
xTerro wrote:
Hunterhare, you don't know what you're talking about. I'm not eating more than i eat usual, and i have to eat in order to survive, don't i?


oic, If you like sandwiches than subway has some healthy choices but if you dont work out or work with your body than stay away from the burger and taco joints, and soda drinks.


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PostPosted: Sat, 13th Aug 2011 23:32    Post subject:
Visited Acadia National Park. What an amazing experience.. I'm gonna miss this place.


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Theescapist




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PostPosted: Sun, 14th Aug 2011 00:41    Post subject: Re: Visiting US
xTerro wrote:
So yeah, i'm in Orono, Maine for a quick business trip.

This place is awesome, just have to say. Sad


Why the sad face if it's so awesome?
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PostPosted: Sun, 14th Aug 2011 00:59    Post subject: Re: Visiting US
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Namarie




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PostPosted: Sun, 14th Aug 2011 19:19    Post subject:
USA isn't made for walking.. Smile

I never understood why so many cities have such poorly constructed sidewalks, bicycle paths, now those, I never actually saw anywhere.

Maine is nice tho, good, damn good food stuffs around.


Only thing I miss, is the amusement parks, and the cheeze on a spray can (lethal stuff).
And, trying to find just regular flour, now that was actually hard.. it's was all with "stuff".. or treated.. Razz

USA rules though, when it comes to amusement.. Gawd I miss going to Kings Island and Cedar
point! Sad

Can't we buy them now that the dollah is so low, and move them to europe? Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun, 14th Aug 2011 19:58    Post subject:
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I never understood why so many cities have such poorly constructed sidewalks, bicycle paths, now those, I never actually saw anywhere.
Big country, so everything is made far apart since land is not an issue. See Denver Colorado for example. Europe is centuries of stuff crammed into a small space, which I actually like more Smile


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PostPosted: Sun, 14th Aug 2011 20:17    Post subject:
Namarie wrote:
USA isn't made for walking.. Smile

I never understood why so many cities have such poorly constructed sidewalks, bicycle paths, now those, I never actually saw anywhere.

Maine is nice tho, good, damn good food stuffs around.


Only thing I miss, is the amusement parks, and the cheeze on a spray can (lethal stuff).
And, trying to find just regular flour, now that was actually hard.. it's was all with "stuff".. or treated.. Razz

USA rules though, when it comes to amusement.. Gawd I miss going to Kings Island and Cedar
point! Sad

Can't we buy them now that the dollah is so low, and move them to europe? Very Happy


$ may be low, but the cost of living is still far cheaper for the US. My favorite example is that of the 370z costing 30k GBP in the UK, and 30k USD in the states. Thats a huge fucking difference.
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Namarie




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PostPosted: Sun, 14th Aug 2011 22:56    Post subject:
Mchart wrote:
Namarie wrote:


$ may be low, but the cost of living is still far cheaper for the US. My favorite example is that of the 370z costing 30k GBP in the UK, and 30k USD in the states. Thats a huge fucking difference.


Depends, as I learned the hard way, lived for 10 years in the US..

The cost of car insurance in the USA, what I paid per month, is what I pay per year
here.. Smile Veterans are insurance free almost. Then, I did want some health coverage,
about, 120 a month, free here, then I wanted dental.. Forget that,.

I always thought, Americans, you pay lower taxes, but you pay up the wazooo for
insurances of different types, and for so many companies, means more money is wasted
in the system.. naturarly, you can CHOOSE if you dont want any kind of insurance,
but imho, it's stupid to live without it, everyone has accidents sometime in life.

Here, taxes are higher instead, but we get the coverage for less or free.

Not to mention, I sorta love my 8 weeks of paid vacation.

Oh, and pizza, the staple food of mankind, was very expensive, atleast where I lived,
OH, TN, DC, Florida.. 15-20 bucks for a decent pizza with atleast some toppings?!?!
Here it is, 5-7 bucks, with 5-9 toppings. Just that alone ruined my wallet in USA.. Razz

Has pizza atleast gotten cheaper? And, what is up with that friggin' thick crust? GROSS!

Smile

But, ultimately what drove me nuts in the USA was the lack of the allmansright in nature,
where you can go everywhere you want, pick stuff you want, pitch a tent, fish, etc, as
long as you don't directly disturb the land owner, nor destroy living nature.

I tried to go mushroom picking once in Ohio, the land owner threw me out.. I was like, wtf,
isn't it a free country? Here, I can go where-ever the fuck I want, as long as I don't
destroy shit, or walk within disturbing distance of houses, or walk on planted crops.

Imho, that is freedom.. Smile As a result, tonight I had elk file' with buttered chanterells
and a chanterelle sauce.. Razz and tomorrow, I can eat the fish I caught today, in USA
they really didn't recommend eating fish caught in rivers, it's too polluted.. Very Happy

On tuesday, I'm going crayfish fishing, and on wednesday, it's blueberry picking time!

I guess what I feel like, is that life here, is waaaaaaaay more richer, than it was in the
USA, on a dollar per dollar basis.
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Aug 2011 02:02    Post subject:
Namarie wrote:


But, ultimately what drove me nuts in the USA was the lack of the allmansright in nature,
where you can go everywhere you want, pick stuff you want, pitch a tent, fish, etc, as
long as you don't directly disturb the land owner, nor destroy living nature.

I tried to go mushroom picking once in Ohio, the land owner threw me out.. I was like, wtf,
isn't it a free country? Here, I can go where-ever the fuck I want, as long as I don't
destroy shit, or walk within disturbing distance of houses, or walk on planted crops.

Imho, that is freedom.. Smile As a result, tonight I had elk file' with buttered chanterells
and a chanterelle sauce.. Razz and tomorrow, I can eat the fish I caught today, in USA
they really didn't recommend eating fish caught in rivers, it's too polluted.. Very Happy

On tuesday, I'm going crayfish fishing, and on wednesday, it's blueberry picking time!

I guess what I feel like, is that life here, is waaaaaaaay more richer, than it was in the
USA, on a dollar per dollar basis.


If the land is private land, then no you cannot go onto the land without permission from the owner. If it's public land (and there are lots of public parks, etc) then yes, you can go on there. It's going to be different rules/regulations in state parks vs federal (national) parks, but as McHart pointed out, there's plenty of land here. Lots for people to own both individually and collectively so just do a bit of research to find where you can and can't go. And insurance is so high here because everyone sues...that's what america does best (sadly).
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2011 04:53    Post subject:
Going home tomorrow, prepping for the 25h trip ... Sad


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2011 06:12    Post subject:
How many stopovers are you going to have?
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2011 18:26    Post subject:
3. Fuck, my flight out of bangor to detroit got delayed, i'm missing my connection in detroit. 30 hour day, here i come. Neutral


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