Strange things you're not used to

[mox 298]

Were you also wondering how she knows what feet taste like?

All I know is that enemies of StP tend to have a noticeable limp. Beyond that I don't care to speculate.

[TBoneTX 43,326]

Re sprouts, of any/all kinds: Vegetables are what FOOD EATS, si man.

[Ontarkie 13,930]

well I'm a pretty picky person so the vegetables I do like I kinda sorta wish they were easy to find cause i dont get much into me. As for brussel sprouts there is no way i would eat them I'd die first.

We do have a super Walmart I havent seen any there yet maybe i'm not looking hard enough. We are supposed to go check a few of the more expensive stores and see if they have fresh bean sprouts. If not I did find some info on how to grow em at how so I may have to do that.

I like bean sprout in my chinese food I can ate tons of it that way. I don't eat salads so i can't say if their good in it. I tend to avoid everything green or with the word salad.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

Were you also wondering how she knows what feet taste like?

All I know is that enemies of StP tend to have a noticeable limp. Beyond that I don't care to speculate.

*sharpens canines with a small file*

*eyes Mox's moccasins meditatively*

[mox 298]

[Marilyn. 340]

Brussels sprouts don't taste like dirt, they taste like feet

bean sprouts are great! you'd never want to eat them on their own, but as an ingredient they're excellent... when you come to visit me I'll make you some laksa and your opinion of sprouts will be transformed

when I read that , this is what I think of

[milo 0]

so wait, if the holiday falls on a weekend, for instance 4th July, most people DON'T get the Monday off?

oh dear, I think I need to lay down.

Hmm...

If a holiday lands on a weekend, nobody gets off, period. Not even government employees, who'll try and take off to avoid work anytime they can. When I first heard from my wife that if a holiday comes around on a weekend in Canada, you get off for it on either the Friday before or the Monday after I was literally stunned. That seems so inefficient. Nobody is entitled to a day off, especially a holiday. If it happens, great; if it doesn't, too bad.

Reba pretty much covered why vacation and sick days are in such short supply here in the U.S., but she didn't explain the part that separates the U.S. from some other countries -- such as her home in Canada. Many other nations, including Canada, have governments that are much more "intrusive" into everyday business and this includes supporting some areas monetarily. This generally allows companies to give employees more time off (or in some cases, they don't have any choice, since it'll be mandated) for vacation days, sick days and maternity leave without losing too much money.

In the U.S., most companies receive little-to-no help whatsoever, so it's up to that business to support itself. If American companies were to try and copy what's done in other countries, most would be forced to either shut down or fire tons off the payroll. Neither scenario is a pretty picture, since in both, lots of people would be without work and while that might grant you more "free time" you certainly wouldn't enjoy it since you'd lack an income.

So if a business allowed a lot of vacation and sick days to each employee, those days would no doubt get used and the company as a whole would be less effective and efficient. This would mean less money brought in. People also tend to call in sick when they're feeling fine, so even if they (and when) they managed to use up their vacation time, it's a sure bet that there would be numerous individuals who would use their sick days as impromptu vacation time.

As far as maternity leave is concerned (I know this is a real sore point with mothers or mothers-to-be coming from foreign nations to the U.S.), we generally don't offer a whole lot of time off. To be honest, you'll be lucky if you can find work that'll allow you anywhere from six to eight weeks off; if you can manage to find a job that lets you take 12 weeks, keep it, since those are exceedingly rare (although they do exist).

Once again, it's all a money issue, since pregnant women are considered an unnecessary expense in both time and money. Maybe that's not the nicest way of looking at the "miracle of childbirth" but do try and see it from a company's perspective. They've hired you to do a potentially important job. You'll be out however long and in that amount of time, they'll have to hire someone else on a temporary basis who doesn't know a whole lot about the business office, the people there or anything else and be forced to train them. In addition, they'll be paying them while they're paying you (who isn't there, simply because you and your husband/boyfriend decided that you two absolutely needed a child). They're not allowed to fire you too, so they're forced to keep you there as well.

All of the above explains why there are such strict artificial limits on maternity leave. It has much less to do with company's being "mean" than it does with "staying alive." Since they only see they money they bring in themselves, if they offered the generous packages other countries (like Canada), I don't doubt there would be many women who would get pregnant for the sole purpose of reaping those benefits; as it is, my wife has known women to do this in Canada.

Nothing could further from the truth i have been a business owner for over 8 years in Canada and in some years had a $300,000 + payroll.

I have never seen a red cents from the Canadian governement, quite the opposite i had to contribute to my employees pension and unemployment insurance on top of having to meet guidelines of paid vacation.

And if that was not enough when I had to downsize due to the weak US dollars I had to pay 1 week severance per year worked to each and everyone of my employee that worked 2 + years for me or give them the same period notice.

you make it sounds like Canadian businesses do not have to be profitable to survive they are all carried by the government a very untrue statement in most case it is supporting company like Ford, chrysler and boeing most fo them having roots in the US