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    Welshcookie reacted to Fandango in Anyone wish they were back in the UK   
    Misused apostrophes grates on me like no other, but even with that being said, this is unnecessarily pedantic and quite rude. Intelligent people make this mistake all the time, and to imply that the OP is unemployable due to ignorance is, well. ignorant.
    It's 'for' not 'foer'. You might be unemployable, Bob!
    However, I somewhat agree with the rest of your post. Not that SC as a whole is undesirable...but that there are a lot of different places within the US which might be a better fit.
    William, the wal mart story sounds awful! Did you call the police???? Obviously, JB ignores the economic climate these days, and his solution of possibly moving within the US might not be so easy with the employment factor. But if you can plan a move, perhaps you two should contemplate moving to another area. Even if the long term plan is to move back to Scotland...maybe a domestic move in the meantime could help out. Life is too short to live it miserably.
    Good luck.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Rebecca Jo in Anyone wish they were back in the UK   
    Which probably explains why you overstayed for a decade instead of going back home when your visa ran out.
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    Welshcookie reacted to ~happyndinlove~ in st lukes discussion   
    What do these (highlighted) words mean?
    I have a question please, if you don't mind... do American men refer to their American wives as "their AMERICAN"? "Your American"? "His American"? "The American"? And vice versa? Why is it, the Pinay has to be referred as "My" or "His" Pinay? Is it difficult to say "my" / "his" fiancee and or "my" / "his" wife? I'm guessing you are trying to be complimentary but, your "the/his pinay" comments make me wonder and ask myself...do you think we Pinays are human or.. an object.
    If you can refer to your own fiancee as "my fiancee"... why can't you do the same to others'? What is the difference between "your" Pinay fiancee and other American's Pinay fiancee?
    Again, I am happy because my husband has never referred to me as 'His Pinay". He's indeed one of a kind!
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    Welshcookie reacted to TJ01212011 in st lukes discussion   
    Darren,
    first, congrats to the success of ur 2 hectic days. and sorry to hear about ur disability but i just wonder, if u are almost blind how come u saw the guard who urinated 6 feet away from u.....?
    cheers
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    Welshcookie reacted to LoveLoveLove in st lukes discussion   
    im sorry for this unsolicited comment.. sparky is right, it is not safe to pass money to your fiance in public, if there is no way to do it privately, you must learn how to do it very discretely, especially here in the phils... and i second, you should trust your fiance more with handling money..
    and with your rant about the clinic's policy and the beggars, and all complains that irritates you about the Philippines.. please remind yourself that you are in a foreign country, PH is different from america, i know there are so many flaws in the Philippine system.. if you cannot embrace the things about the country, at least understand well that you are not in your homeland where you have access to what u need or exercise or over-exercise your rights.. im sorry but i just hate it when i see people complaining without even trying to understand the situation.. i acknowledge your disappointment but you could have reacted in a nicer way or you could have even went back to your hotel room while your girl is in the clinic since phones are not prohibited inside...
    on a lighter note, this is why Filipinos are very patient and very understanding...
    I guess the Philippines is just teaching you how to be more patient and more understanding and even more tolerating...
    i just wish more than changing the system, you realize what you can learn while you have to deal with the system...
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    Welshcookie reacted to Tahoma in st lukes discussion   
    Darren...
    Quit making excuses. Your tantrum had nothing to do with your eyesight. And please don't tell me that poor eyesight is something I don't understand. I understand it very well. I go nowhere without my glasses. You made a choice to behave like the Ugly American. As a fellow American, I was ashamed by the arrogance and ignorance contained in your email.
    It's plain and simple. You had other choices, but you chose to behave poorly. You also chose not to listen to those with experience at St. Lukes.
    By the way, how is it possible for you to forget your glasses? If your eyesight is that bad, you would have known that you weren't wearing your glasses even before you stepped out of your friend's car at the airport. What's up with that?
    Also, I never travel without a spare pair of glasses. With your eyesight, why would you choose to travel overseas without a extra pair. And please don't use the excuse that your glasses are too expensive to risk losing them overseas. Look at the position you put yourself in because you chose not to take along an extra pair of glasses.
    Further, why didn't you choose to have your friend FedEx your glasses to you? You could have had them in three days. Or, why didn't you choose to simply get another pair of glasses in Manila? I guarantee they are way less expensive there. You could have done so in a day or two. Instead, you chose to go around blind. You seem to be making a lot of poor choices and not owning up to the consequences of them.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Robert&Karen in st lukes discussion   
    I have been to 23 countries. Only the US cares about what car they drive and how well it impresses people.
    If the medical center has a policy of clients only, then live with it. They don't sell out for the almighty dollar.
    OP, you need to read a book called "Do's and Taboos around the World." You are what is known as the UGLY AMERICAN.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Scott and Mhay in st lukes discussion   
    If you would have read the many reviews of what them members said about accompanying their SO to St Lukes, you would have known that you were not allowed inside. I went w/ my wife & sat outside both days. I gave my wife the money at the hotel room before going there. If you felt unsafe, you were within walking distance to Robinson's Mall. The emails you sent will just fall on deaf ears. St Lukes does not care. You should know that even though you are an american, you are in a foreign country & you have to play by their rules.
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    Welshcookie reacted to TJ01212011 in st lukes discussion   
    yep, I agree.....
    I don't know if just me or what, but I feel afraid for his girl......I read several of his post....most of them were out of context.....sorry, I know this isn't the issue....but dude, reading his post makes me want to cry for the poor girl....
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    Welshcookie reacted to Amby in st lukes discussion   
    You need to chill. You sound so irrational. No wonder they didn't let your crazy a$$ in!
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    Welshcookie reacted to TJ01212011 in st lukes discussion   
    Dude, when I had my medical there were Americans, Canadians, Australians waiting outside for their fiance/es/relatives/friends but I never heard any complains from them because they know the policy and they maturely follow the policy....
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    Welshcookie reacted to ~happyndinlove~ in st lukes discussion   
    He shouldn't say anything until he is walking out of SLEC with med file in hand. But HE'S the PAYING AMERICAN for GODSAKE!
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    Welshcookie reacted to tmma in st lukes discussion   
    Darren- I know nothing about the PI...but, please stop tantruming at the Medical Center as they don't give a rat's butt who is ' paying' for your fiancee's medical ...futhermore..... if I were a Filipina, I would be offended at your comment about it mostly being the American who pays for it.
    Your fiancee does not need you in there holding her hand micro managing it all. Go grab a coffee and calm down before the Med Center e-mails the Embassy complaining about you.
    Good Luck.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Dakine10 in LIBERALS' VIEW OF DARWIN UNABLE TO EVOLVE   
    Whoa - glad I saw that copyright. I was just about to wipe my #### with that article.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Rebecca Jo in Immigration specialist to file a K1 petition   
    Sometimes people do need advice about immigration matters. I've always felt EVERYONE should seek professional advice before they start down this road. We did. And we consulted with two other attorneys during my husband's AOS.
    Just make sure you seek a licensed attorney who specializes in family cases. Don't use your family lawyer. Don't use an immigration lawyer that practices employment based law. Use a family specialist.
    And don't use a service that fishes for customers off of DIY sites. It's not just about their dirty tactics. They aren't licensed and you have no recourse if they screw up your case.
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    Welshcookie reacted to awkwardsoul in Immigration specialist to file a K1 petition   
    My Fiance insisted on using a lawyer.. and it really slows down the process as you have to schedule an appointment or two, they do the paperwork, you check it, they fix errors and mail it back, you mail in the evidence/etc needed, they check it and mail it. Swore it added 2-3 weeks to send in I-129f than if I just busted through it myself over a weekend.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Leatherneck in Immigration specialist to file a K1 petition   
    You're welcome. No need to worry, remember this..."A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Lao-tzu.
    So walk where others have already walked and made a trail for you, like VJ.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Leatherneck in Immigration specialist to file a K1 petition   
    Respectfully, what was the purpose of your comment? Considering the nature of which was less than positive and uplifting.
    Of course, "There's more to obtaining a visa than filing a petition and there's more to filing a petition than filing in the blanks." the information
    relevant to a visa petition is far more important than who fills in the blanks.
    I think the OP was served well by the more encouraging comments and hopefully the OP feels a bit more confident with the idea
    of doing it herself/himself.
    Look at the very first question persented by the OP. The intent of my comment along with the comments from others was to show the OP that filing for the petition could be done and had indeed been done successsfully. The OP was looking for clarification if a "regular person" could file, (without paying a lawyer) because she got advice to use the services of a lawyer and advice to diy.
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    Welshcookie reacted to bigdog in Immigration specialist to file a K1 petition   
    Great Job congratulations.
    I used an attorney for a total of 2k (mistake). You can do it yourself and save the money. We filed our own AOS and are waiting. Good DIY here on VJ. You supply all the information, why not do the forms yourself.
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    Welshcookie reacted to NigeriaorBust in Immigration specialist to file a K1 petition   
    Your petition is best done by the people that are most concerned with it being succesfull. Please look in the mirror and srart from there.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Danno in Ugly American x10 in Korea.   
    Why is it always about race with you?
    Everyone else just saw a jack-####.
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    Welshcookie reacted to Captain Oates in Ugly American x10 in Korea.   
    There are nice black people and bad black people
    Lets see em both with no censorship either way
    Lets condemn the bad ones and praise the good ones
    How about that for a revolutionary idea ?
    This is a bad black person and should be condemned by all
    There is no context that would excuse him unless she is Jan Brewer in disguise in which case he should be awarded the Nobel peace prize and a United Nations Croix de guerre
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    Welshcookie reacted to Captain Oates in Ugly American x10 in Korea.   
    No not your sister - you
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    Welshcookie reacted to Captain Hammer in Alla Graduates, Finally!   
    I don't believe Visa Journey imposes any limitations on who can post where. So having an Australian flag under her avatar or not having a RUB spouse/fiancee does not exclude her from posting here.
    Regarding the topic at hand, if you had something positive to offer, it would be welcome.
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