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Coaing to the USA!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Chuck04, Feb 27, 2015.

  1. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    These days? Have you been there recently?

    I guess if you're a tourist who can't spell "go," then many places would soon be dangerous. Like your average 4-way stop, crosswalk, or cafe.
     
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  2. Chuck04

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    That one's easy to explain, total operator fail. Typing away on my laptop and my hand just touched the trackpad which jumped the cursor up to the thread title field. Thought I'd corrected the word, but was only after I'd hit post I noticed the mis-spelt word.
     
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    <img src =http://www.imamuseum.org/sites/default/files/attachments/coming-to-america.jpg>
     
  4. Mr. Clutch

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    ^ That's "Coming" to America.

    Totally different.
     
  5. across110thstreet

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    if you want to live in fear based off of stereotypes from people who have never visited these neighborhoods, follow this advice.
     
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  6. Ender120

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    It's the internet, bruh.

    Almost every person giving advice is a racist or a chronic masturbator.

    Sometimes both.
     
  7. Invisible Fan

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    I coae across saop signs all the time.
     
  8. bigtexxx

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    Stereotypes? I looked up the official crime reports and data on wikipedia.org.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Harlem
     
  9. ROXTXIA

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    Gawd, Dallas?DALLAS?!?!

    There seriously isn't too much there anyway, unless the idea as a tourist is to hit some yeehaw cowboy places.

    And that's the deal. My in-inlaws in Brazil (Brasil, actually) hadn't heard much of Houston beyond the Tom Hanks catchphrase, but they'd certainly heard of Dallas; I think there's a couple businesses there in their city of the Brazilian interior with Dallas in the name.

    All because of the football team and that TV show.

    Hell, to be honest, San Antonio would be the best of our cities for a tourist.
     
  10. across110thstreet

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    one should be careful anywhere in a big city like New York, but one shouldn't avoid Harlem or Rucker Park based off of wikipedia entries about "young black delinquents"
     
  11. bigtexxx

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    Please. I'm trying to help an Australian who has never been to the US from becoming a victim of crime. He needs to know that places in the US are not like Australia -- we have some areas that are prone to crime in this country, and I'm trying to give him some advice to help him.

    not sure why that gets your goat, but you need to relax brah.
     
  12. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    maybe because he lives above 110th, on the east side. :grin:
     
  13. AroundTheWorld

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  14. across110thstreet

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    thanks, I'm okay.
    I'm trying to help an Australian be confident knowing that he probably won't get mugged or is likely not going to be the victim of a crime. I certainly never was.

    besides, I thought Australia had no go zones?
     
  15. heypartner

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    You're going to miss SmeggySmeg by a month. Note, he's coaing from the West coast, where it's safer.

    In Cali, everyone knows that people on 'ludes should not drive, but notice how the wolves on Wall Street don't know that.

    Hey Bud, let's party.
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