Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

sorry for being dense, but I have no idea what you are on about.:o

+1. And it was randomly interjected....

tomterm8

PasturesNew wrote: »

They still have to check.

No, not the same things. Anyone from an EU country is entitled to free healthcare if they are permanently living in the UK (misscool has been here for a long time) so all they should need is her passport.

Outside the EU, it is all about immigration status, so lots of the questions are more relevant.

PasturesNew

Ketchup just got a makeover.... it's gone from being "a bit common" to posh. TV advert for it just showed "ketchup with roasted thyme, garlic and honey" ... all in a quirky squat jar. Probably it'll just be posh people that can afford the chips it goes on by this time next year with the bad harvest farmers just had

zagubov

lostinrates wrote: »

Wasn't 't suggesting British is 'better' . Just that she sounds British, she writes british( or rather better than).

I actively chose to be British but actually feel now it was not the wisest decision I have ever made. I should have gone dual.

It may still be worth doing. I know of lots of people who have dual nationality. It used to be that an Irish passport was less likely to get you in trouble abroad. Scandinavian passports are generally the best in the world for visa-free trouble (I think Denmark's the top but what with cartoon politics that might have changed).

Having a passport from a developing country can get you a cheaper visa charge for visiting certain countries that differentiate entry fees according to how affluent your nationality seems.

I remember even during the cold war era, DW knew some coleagues who could flit across the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall like ghosts as they had Yugoslavian passports and had visa-free travel in the East and the West.

I had a friend who was born while his parents were stationed in the US for work and had to decide at 25 whether to be American or British. I don't know if that's still the rule.

silvercar

michaels wrote: »

Could it be a group of islands, purpose of that map is no doubt for US political consumption so 'bigging up' the 'threat' to Israel is no doubt deriggeur (annoying spell check doesn't know 'French' )

Maldives?



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lostinrates

zagubov wrote: »

It may still be worth doing. I know of lots of people who have dual nationality. It used to be that an Irish passport was less likely to get you in trouble abroad. Scandinavian passports are generally the best in the world for visa-free trouble (I think Denmark's the top but what with cartoon politics that might have changed).

Having a passport from a developing country can get you a cheaper visa charge for visiting certain countries that differentiate entry fees according to how affluent your nationality seems.

I remember even during the cold war era, DW knew some coleagues who could flit across the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall like ghosts as they had Yugoslavian passports and had visa-free travel in the East and the West.

I had a friend who was born while his parents were stationed in the US for work and had to decide at 25 whether to be American or British. I don't know if that's still the rule.

Not sure of age of America. Both my nieces are dual w/America and they always have been (different circumstances). I am under the impression my slot for American easily is over, the other good choice for me was a decision I think it am not certain at 21. I might be wrong. My guess is I would still be eligible for there in any case.
It's not something we have looked into that seriously...yet. I am fairly confident if we needed to ways could be found, but wish I had thought ahead more younger

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

Don't quote, will delete:

Posh alert!

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

lostinrates wrote: »

Blimey. You must have genitals of steel too to still be so happily married after all that !

Edit..fwiw rhetorical supposition. No status confirmation required!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Remarkably lucky in that department.

I'd love to take the credit for it however sadly it's got precious little to do with me..... but having an extremely hot wife really, really, really does help.

That woman could raise the dead with just one look.....;)

misskool

tomterm8 wrote: »

Can

Can't say I agree with you. Which doesn't mean that misscool isn't a valued member of the community, or that I don't want her to have free healthcare, or that I want her to leave.

But, she's lived here much longer than required to apply for British citizenship. It is her choice not to take it up; she is not british, and is presumably happy to be a citizen of her native land.

Many countries don't allow dual nationalities and I have my parents still living there. When they die, the laws are very strict on what nationality you are with regards to taxation and inheritance.

I also don't see why I have to deny my heritage and my birth because I have chosen to live and work in this country. I am certainly proud of where I was born and grew up in. I don't feel the need to have a British passport although I feel constantly pushed into having one as being a non-EU citizen now seems to be a byword for being harassed.

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

It would have been, whole story includes: mansion overlooking .... millionaires row ... money ....

Followed by: lunacy, war, withdrawing of mortgage, homelessness, malnutrition ... so it's all lost.

I'd chase that up. That place (if it's where I think it was) went through a blender last century and there may be a case to be made for investigating further. However I'd do my homework on the pros and cons about it re: working in the EEA as well as the UK.

Let me know if you want me to delete this.