Hi - I'm Annie looking for smart people

[Immanuel]

It is fairly obvious that Annie has passed 'The Gauntlet'.

Welcome.

Yeah, but now the real trial starts.

Welcome Annie.

Immie

Ohhhh noooooo..... now what do I have to do? I thought I passed the tests, unfair as they were!

You have to learn to grin and bear all of our nastiness to start especially mine.

Immie

 

[saveliberty]

The Guantlet has gotten soooooooo watered down this year. I still have trouble typing with my left pinkie cut in half.

 

[AnnieInMexico]

Yeah, but now the real trial starts.

Welcome Annie.

Immie

Ohhhh noooooo..... now what do I have to do? I thought I passed the tests, unfair as they were!

You have to learn to grin and bear all of our nastiness to start especially mine.

Immie

So far you don't seem so nasty, but I can dish it out pretty well.

 

[Immanuel]

Ohhhh noooooo..... now what do I have to do? I thought I passed the tests, unfair as they were!

You have to learn to grin and bear all of our nastiness to start especially mine.

Immie

So far you don't seem so nasty, but I can dish it out pretty well.

Well, I'm not going to try to steer you away from this afternoon's discussion with... well, never mind, don't do any searches... she started it... as usual.

Immie

 

[Wicked Jester]

You have to learn to grin and bear all of our nastiness to start especially mine.

Immie

So far you don't seem so nasty, but I can dish it out pretty well.

Well, I'm not going to try to steer you away from this afternoon's discussion with... well, never mind, don't do any searches... she started it... as usual.

Immie

Hey, I was thoroughly enjoyin' it!

 

[TheColonel]

AnnieInMexico ...

I'm sure I don't qualify ... I come from people who still lay awake nights thinking up new ways to be stupid the next day!

THROW ALL THE BASTARDS OUT!
The Colonel

 

[Immanuel]

So far you don't seem so nasty, but I can dish it out pretty well.

Well, I'm not going to try to steer you away from this afternoon's discussion with... well, never mind, don't do any searches... she started it... as usual.

Immie

Hey, I was thoroughly enjoyin' it!

Me too, but not to hurt her. She gives much more than she gets and whines about being a victim more than anyone else I know.

Immie

 

[Immanuel]

AnnieInMexico ...

I'm sure I don't qualify ... I come from people who still lay awake nights thinking up new ways to be stupid the next day!

THROW ALL THE BASTARDS OUT!
The Colonel

Welcome to you as well.

Immie

 

[AnnieInMexico]

First, you must run 'The Gauntlet'.

What is the average land air speed velocity of a Mexican swallow?

Averaging the numbers and plugging them in to the Strouhal equation for cruising flight (fA/U = 7 beats per second * 0.18 meters per beat / 9.5 meters per second) yields a Strouhal number of roughly 0.13.



Not nice, not nice at all!

just so you know, water slows them down a great deal of the time. however, many preggo women show up at late term labor drowning in river water. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........

And, what is the average land speed of a Mexican fleeing the Border Patrol?

Unfair question.

Depends, what kind of shoes is he wearing, how many # of marijuana in his back pack and are we talking desert or cotton fields?

LMAO!

So, what area are you in?.......Dealing with any of the BS going on down there, being an RN and all?

The wife and I used to go down to Cabo every year or so, but don't even bother thinking about it any more......Just not worth the risk.

just so you know, water slows them down a great deal of the time. however, many preggo women show up at late term labor drowning in river water. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........

 

[Ringel05]

TheColonel

I'm sure I don't qualify ... I come from people who still lay awake nights thinking up new ways to be stupid the next day!

You're a politician?

 

[freedombecki]

Hello all:

I am Annie. I am looking for a forum that isn't run by 12 y/o trolls. Finding such a political forum is no easy task.

I am a US citizen living in Mexico. I'm in medicine, private contractor, and that's all I can think of. Oh, I'm an independent.

Hope I like it here and I sincerely hope to meet new people.

Welcome to USMB, AnnieInMexico. There is currently a State Department travel advisory in effect for U.S. Citizens going to Mexico. I hope you are safe there.

It states: "While in Mexico you should be aware of your surroundings at all times and exercise particular caution in unfamiliar areas. Bystanders, including U.S. citizens, have been injured or killed in violent incidents in various parts of the country, especially, but not exclusively in the northern border region, demonstrating the heightened risk of violence throughout Mexico. TCOs, meanwhile, engage in a wide-range of criminal activities that can directly impact U.S. citizens, including kidnapping, armed car-jacking, and extortion that can directly impact U.S. citizens. The number of U.S. citizens reported to the Department of State as murdered in Mexico increased from 35 in 2007 to 111 in 2010."

Vaya con dios, AnnieInMexico, Go with God. And best wishes to you.

 

[mudwhistle]

Hello all:

I am Annie. I am looking for a forum that isn't run by 12 y/o trolls. Finding such a political forum is no easy task.

I am a US citizen living in Mexico. I'm in medicine, private contractor, and that's all I can think of. Oh, I'm an independent.

Hope I like it here and I sincerely hope to meet new people.

First, you must run 'The Gauntlet'.

What is the average land air speed velocity of a Mexican swallow?

What is your name?

What is your quest?

What is your favorite color?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS8Mg-JWSg&feature=fvsr]Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 3 Questions - YouTube[/ame]

 

[percysunshine]

Hello all:

I am Annie. I am looking for a forum that isn't run by 12 y/o trolls. Finding such a political forum is no easy task.

I am a US citizen living in Mexico. I'm in medicine, private contractor, and that's all I can think of. Oh, I'm an independent.

Hope I like it here and I sincerely hope to meet new people.

First, you must run 'The Gauntlet'.

What is the average land air speed velocity of a Mexican swallow?

What is your name?

What is your quest?

What is your favorite color?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS8Mg-JWSg&feature=fvsr]Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 3 Questions - YouTube[/ame]

I guess the capital of Asyria is an important fact to remember....chuckle.

 

[AnnieInMexico]

Well, I'm not going to try to steer you away from this afternoon's discussion with... well, never mind, don't do any searches... she started it... as usual.

Immie

Hey, I was thoroughly enjoyin' it!

Me too, but not to hurt her. She gives much more than she gets and whines about being a victim more than anyone else I know.

Immie

Link please? I want to watch!

AnnieInMexico ...

I'm sure I don't qualify ... I come from people who still lay awake nights thinking up new ways to be stupid the next day!

THROW ALL THE BASTARDS OUT!
The Colonel

You are new too! Welcome! But watch out, the gauntlet is terrifying!

Hello all:

I am Annie. I am looking for a forum that isn't run by 12 y/o trolls. Finding such a political forum is no easy task.

I am a US citizen living in Mexico. I'm in medicine, private contractor, and that's all I can think of. Oh, I'm an independent.

Hope I like it here and I sincerely hope to meet new people.

Welcome to USMB, AnnieInMexico. There is currently a State Department travel advisory in effect for U.S. Citizens going to Mexico. I hope you are safe there.

It states: "While in Mexico you should be aware of your surroundings at all times and exercise particular caution in unfamiliar areas. Bystanders, including U.S. citizens, have been injured or killed in violent incidents in various parts of the country, especially, but not exclusively in the northern border region, demonstrating the heightened risk of violence throughout Mexico. TCOs, meanwhile, engage in a wide-range of criminal activities that can directly impact U.S. citizens, including kidnapping, armed car-jacking, and extortion that can directly impact U.S. citizens. The number of U.S. citizens reported to the Department of State as murdered in Mexico increased from 35 in 2007 to 111 in 2010."

Vaya con dios, AnnieInMexico, Go with God. And best wishes to you.

I am well aware of this. I have been living here for almost a year. What people do not understand is that it is not the entire nation that is dangerous, it is specific cities. Tijuana, Juarez, and Monterrey probably being the worst. The city I live in is very similar to Phoenix where I lived for about 25 years. I walk around at night but on busy streets with good lighting. I don't walk around in dark back yards. Just like Phoenix. Mexico is full of regular people doing regular things and just living their lives.

You know what? The US has criminal activities as well such as kidnapping, armed car-jacking, and extortion. There are places in the US you couldn't pay me to visit.

I have yet to go to a business where I was struggling with my new Spanish skills and someone didn't jump in and offer to help translate. I intentionally do my grocery shopping around 3pm because that is when schools let kids out and if a child is in school at 15 years old they are able to speak Spanish and English very well. They are wearing uniforms and I can ask them to help me read labels, find products, etc. They are sincerely respectful of adults, Americans, everyone.

There are three things I abhor about Mexico. The dust, OMG, you have to see it to believe it. I have to mop my floors daily or I can literally write my name in the dust on the floors. It is an extreme I have never seen before and I lived in the Phoenix desert for 25 years.

I hate drivers. The drivers here are extremely aggressive. These people are so nice and so sweet and so amazingly helpful and then --- they get in their cars and it's a total 180.

I especially hate the attitude towards animals. It's hot here, VERY hot. The past few days it's been around 116(F). Animals are left outside all day every day. There are strays everywhere starving. Dead animals hit by cars. If your dog is hit by a car, no big deal. Just get another one. Being an animal lover is hard here seeing what I see. Example of the mentality, I have two dogs, a 10# Shih Tzu and a 1.5# poodle. A friend of mine, David, was here a couple of weeks ago. He saw my dog staring at the door meaning she wanted to go pooh in the back yard. I asked my dog if she wanted to go outside and she started bouncing around and doing her usual so I opened the door and let her out. David was shocked, he didn't know dogs could be house-broken. He was shocked at how smart my dog is. Little does he know just how stupid she is.

Those are the three things I hate about Mexico. Dust, drivers, and animal mentality but of course, there are many animal lovers here as well but it's still different from what I am used to.

The people are kind, I get lost here. It's a huge city and anytime I go more than about 5 miles from my house I am lost. Just last week I was on the other side of town and totally lost, couldn't find the address I was looking for - for anything. I stopped at a house where two gentleman were sitting drinking a cold beer. I asked for directions and instead of just giving me directions they got in their car and led me to where I needed to go. That's not unusual, that's how things are done here.

There is a 7/11 really close to my home. Due to one way streets and such it's easier to walk there than it is to drive. I have yet to have a male friend here that when we walk to the 7/11 for a soda or what-not they ALWAYS walk between me and the street, it's the gentlmens way of doing things. It is very different here, men are like they were in the US in the 50s. Very respectful of women. I rarely open my own doors in public, a man will always hold the door open for women.

The first two sentences I learned in Spanish were:

No lo se. -- I don't know. No matter what someone said to me I could respond with an anxious and desperate look and say no lo se!!

Donde esta mi casa. -- Where is my house? My neighbors taught me that one early on. HA! Like I wrote, I get lost a lot.

Here, you pay your bills on time. Period. Very little grace period. If I want to pay my electricity bill as long as I pay it 3 days before the due date I can pay it at pretty much any convenience store. But if I pay it on the actual due date I have to go to the utility company in person and pay. Three days after it's due and your utilities are cut off. A couple of weeks ago I forgot to pay my electricity bill until the due date so I had to go to the utility company. Of course, I got lost. I stopped and asked a young woman where to go showing her my bill. She understood fully and spoke English. She got in the car with me and led me to the building, I took her home, and my bill was paid. That is how it is done in Mexico. For such a supposed dangerous country, people are amazingly respectful and trusting.

Corruption is an issue here. But it's not all bad either. HA! I haven't been pulled over by the police ... yet. But when I do I will likely have a choice. Since I have AZ tags on my car and an AZ drivers license if I get a ticket I have to go to the police station right then and there and pay my ticket. But, the officer is more likely to offer a bribe. If I give him $100 pesos (about $8 USD) he'll forget the traffic violation. What would you do? Pay $8 and be on your way or go to the police station, spend about 3 hours paying a fine for about $50 USD? Some here hate the corruption and insist on going to the police station. Most prefer to give the cop $8 bucks.

Just like any country there is good and bad here. Same holds true for the US. Everything is different here, absolutely everything. But it's not what most Americans think. It's pretty darn nice here. I am loving it.

Hello all:

I am Annie. I am looking for a forum that isn't run by 12 y/o trolls. Finding such a political forum is no easy task.

I am a US citizen living in Mexico. I'm in medicine, private contractor, and that's all I can think of. Oh, I'm an independent.

Hope I like it here and I sincerely hope to meet new people.

First, you must run 'The Gauntlet'.

What is the average land air speed velocity of a Mexican swallow?

What is your name?

What is your quest?

What is your favorite color?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS8Mg-JWSg&feature=fvsr]Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 3 Questions - YouTube[/ame]

Annie

My quest is to learn driving in Mexico

Blue

 

[Immanuel]

Hey, I was thoroughly enjoyin' it!

Me too, but not to hurt her. She gives much more than she gets and whines about being a victim more than anyone else I know.

Immie

Link please? I want to watch!

It is over, not much to watch now. I think she has put me on ignore. She's moved on to other people who she will try to get to tell her that it is okay to hate people for what they are while demanding that they accept you as who you are. It is a game she plays every few months. She's a good person, just a little insecure if you ask me.

Immie

 

[Big Black Dog]

how do we know YOU aren't the troll

I'm the smart one.

welcome

Thank you!



Let's see, I bring Mexican dollars to the US. How many dollars do YOU bring back to the US?



I'm so sorry your family isn't better educated. Perhaps your next generation can do better. As if it is anyones business, I am an RN, BSN as a matter of fact.



Many bigots here, sorry to see that. It's an embarrassment to the US.

Another embarrassment.



I chose both. I have a home in Phoenix and one in Mexico. You got a problem with that?



Yessssss, I'm seeing that already. Thank you *very* much for the warm welcome.

Welcome!....If you're looking for smart people, stay away from the lib's up here.

They're like one big rock collection occupying a single box.

Don't know yet who the libs and cons are but so far I'm only about 50% impressed with the intelligence level. Yes, I agree... some certainly do seem like the infamous rock collection you refer to. Thanks for the welcome! I look forward to getting to know you.

Interesting comment... "I'm so sorry your family isn't better educated. Perhaps your next generation can do better..." ROFLMAO. My wife is a retired RN. Two of my family members are doctors. I have a BS from George Washington University in Health Sciences. I notice that you only have a BSN. Perhaps that is why you are working in Mexico. That and your shitty attitude. My guess is that you're a piss poor nurse and nobody else will give you a job.

 

[freedombecki]

That's a series of wonderful stories by you, AnnieInMexico. Hope to see you start a thread entitled "Diary of Annie's Mexico" at the USMB Writing Board as you learn more and more of the language and colloquialisms there.

 

[AnnieInMexico]

That's a series of wonderful stories by you, AnnieInMexico. Hope to see you start a thread entitled "Diary of Annie's Mexico" at the USMB Writing Board as you learn more and more of the language and colloquialisms there.

Thank you! And thanks for the link. I've been reading over there since you gave me the link. Nice board!