I guess all the ppl in the world love american, eh!

[Fiance. 4]

Wow! I am surprised with total sucess thread! thank you all.

Good Luck!

[B_J 2,752]

Wow! I am surprised with total sucess thread! thank you all.

Good Luck!

lol

see what you started.

[anita_t 4]

I have a month paid vacation, and a month of sick days paid at 80%.

I am doing the same work that I was doing at home getting paid 5 times as much as I did at home...I choose that instead of a month of vacation paid for the rate in Romania. But obviously the US has it pros and cons... I never considered it the promised land, but it is a nice place.

Not as bad as you who have never been here make it out to be.

And I am NOT one of those poor uneducated immigrants either,

[Alaskan 10]

Yes, of course it happens everywhere in the world, but IT IS NOT ACCEPTED as a social norm.

It is becoming MORE and MORE accepted in the USA because of one simple reason: the losing grip of religion.

In Latin America, women are still brought up in the Catholic religious ways. This does not guarantee that cheating will not happen, but the STANDARD is there.

The same can be said of the Philippines and Buddhist countries in Southeast Asia.

The difference is MORALITY is still respected, while in the USA, that thought of MORALITY is frowned upon (heck, any type of prayer has been taken out of the schools). When you have no standard/no morals, you have no lines to cross, and you're more free to choose the hedonistic carefree lifestyle that the 70's generation dreamed. I mean having a Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian (two women who have shown themselves having sex in films) as role models? Give me a break.

It is my opinion. It is my observation. If it hurts too much for you, perhaps I may have hit some truths, because as the old saying goes, TRUTH hurts.

Word son!

[Adriene H 89]

Fact: maternity leave in the US is 6 weeks, in Romania is 24 months.

Fascinating! Is that 24 months per child or spread out

over the course of one woman's life to divide as needed?

Edited May 1, 2012 by Adriene H

[Krikit 1,163]

One personal attack, and post quoting it, have been removed and member banned from thread. Again, please be civil. Thank you.

[mawilson 2,133]

Well, I paid into those money, just like one would into unemployment. So it ain't anyone's tab but mine.

You really believe you paid in enough to sit at home for 2 years at full salary?

You'd have to have been paying in 10% of your salary for 20 years!

[Adriene H 89]

About your little "maternity leave is 6 weeks in the US" statement -- I've just debunked that.

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/planningandpreparing/maternityleave.html

Looks like you're making assumptions. What else is new.

Is this why your opinion is that we're all "feminists"?

I thought it was 6 weeks FMLA for a normal birth and

up to 12 weeks if it was a C-section. Could be wrong though

And those time allotments only being if the employee

had worked the required amount of hours (like 1,250 hours)

to accrue the time off.

Edited May 1, 2012 by Adriene H

[Peter_Pan 661]

I am doing the same work that I was doing at home getting paid 5 times as much as I did at home...I choose that instead of a month of vacation paid for the rate in Romania. But obviously the US has it pros and cons... I never considered it the promised land, but it is a nice place.

Not as bad as you who have never been here make it out to be.

And I am NOT one of those poor uneducated immigrants either,

Well, we will see.

The poor uneducated immigrants were given as a standard to aspire to - aka, go through thick and thin to make in the the US, no matter how hard it is to cross the border and how underpaid they are here compared to Americans.

Fascinating! Is that 24 months per child or spread out

over the course of one woman's life to divide as needed?

Per child.

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

I would like some of these put-on, ground-down, emasculated American men to elucidate the qualities of the American domestic male as a catch. I currently have such a specimen within my wrinkled grasp and know his individual strengths, but if we women are to be painted in one broad stroke, I think a general overview of the men might be a nice touch, too.

[Peter_Pan 661]

You really believe you paid in enough to sit at home for 2 years at full salary?

You'd have to have been paying in 10% of your salary for 20 years!

80%. And yes, I do, I pay a lot of taxes (over 30% of my paycheck actually).

This could be an interesting discussion if people stopped being so "on the rag" about the US.

[Stu4Lee 66]

I was once pulled over by California Highway Patrol and the Officer was British complete with the accent.

It was hilarious.

That would be a real double-take for a Brit there.

[Gigli2008 70]

Yes, of course it happens everywhere in the world, but IT IS NOT ACCEPTED as a social norm.

It is becoming MORE and MORE accepted in the USA because of one simple reason: the losing grip of religion.

In Latin America, women are still brought up in the Catholic religious ways. This does not guarantee that cheating will not happen, but the STANDARD is there.

The same can be said of the Philippines and Buddhist countries in Southeast Asia.

The difference is MORALITY is still respected, while in the USA, that thought of MORALITY is frowned upon (heck, any type of prayer has been taken out of the schools). When you have no standard/no morals, you have no lines to cross, and you're more free to choose the hedonistic carefree lifestyle that the 70's generation dreamed. I mean having a Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian (two women who have shown themselves having sex in films) as role models? Give me a break.

It is my opinion. It is my observation. If it hurts too much for you, perhaps I may have hit some truths, because as the old saying goes, TRUTH hurts.

The US is not a country like other countries where there is a majority religion. The US has many many religions, Muslim, Catholic Christian, Mormon, Budhists, Jewish/Judaism and many many more. Choose which religion you are, say Christian. Would you want your child to be made to pray a Muslim prayer in their school? If you are Muslim, would you want your child to be made to pray a Christian prayer in their school? If you are Catholic (who don't believe in salvation) would you want your child to be indocrinated with salvation talk. In my opinion, religion is parental responsibility, not the schools. Keep religion (any religion) out of school and you will not be accused of indoctrinating someone elses child with your personal beliefs.

[WrightFamily 34]

80%. And yes, I do, I pay a lot of taxes (over 30% of my paycheck actually).

This could be an interesting discussion if people stopped being so "on the rag" about the US.

You need real Tax advice If you are paying over 30% of your paycheck to taxes with children!

Rich like mitt Romney : 15%

Work like me (Married filing single without kids) 25%

You with spouse and kids: 30%

Edited May 1, 2012 by WrightFamily

[Iyawo Ijebu 157]

Cut a live what?

Love,

One of the testicle-smashing she-beasts of America

Does your SO know of your prowress and are you planning on having young uns? Perhaps a "cup" should be a mandatory wearing apparel for him.