Susita

Potatoes are indigenous to North and South America...the Indians lived off of them...north and south. In fact it was the Spanish who first introduced potatoes to Europe and the same with corn from North, Central, and South America.

I know, but have you ever seen "My Big Fat Greek Wedding?" You know how the father always traces everything back to Ancient Greece? Well my father-in-law kinda does that with the Incas. Lots of potato pride.

Ireland = potatoes they learned to grow from the US who learned to grow them from the British, who got them from the Spanish Conquistadors, who got them from Peruvians, because the Incas were the original cultivators of potatoes and whiskey.

Correction. When you're married to a Peruvian you hear a lot about Potatoes. They even have a National Potato day.

One other thing that all Italians I have talked to find disgusting in the US is the tuna. I don't know how tuna is in other countries, but in Italy it is firm (and "in olive oil" which makes it taste pretty good) while here in the US it looks like cat food. You can find firm tuna in the US too but it usually costs twice as much as the normal "cat food" tuna. It seems like that if you want to eat something decent here, or made with healthier ingredients, you have to pay more.

I wonder if people from other countries have the same issue with tuna here?

They sell their tuna the same way in Peru, and you can get it here, but for making things such as tuna salad, we find it easier to get the shredded 'chunk' tuna as it is easier to mix. For other recipes, we do use the firm tuna. At least here in NY, it's not that much more expensive. We can even get the Peruvian brand which is imported but we find the taste is very similar so we don't spend the extra $.

One of the dishes we make with the shredded tuna: Causa

In July 2010, Puerto Rico began annulling all old birth certificates and began issuing new ones with security features to cut down on theft and fraud cases. Morton and Breuer declined to comment on whether the measure has worked.

There was a lot of confusion with that whole thing, my co-worker had to fly down to Puerto Rico to her old hometown to get her new Birth Certificate because they wouldn't mail it to her here in the U.S. I'm not sure how many are going to actually make the trek down there. There's a heck of a lot more native born Puerto Ricans on the mainland than in Puerto Rico.

But, law enforcement, awesome job.

Did the government send him over there?

That's what I was wondering. So far the story is he went to visit grandma.

I thought some of you RUBbers or your spouses may enjoy this piece. I've been listening to this report for the past two days on NPR, it's very well done and very interesting. The photos are beautiful as well. Audio isn't available yet, but I assume it should be shortly.

Nearly 6,000 miles of railroad separate Russia's capital city of Moscow from Vladivostok, on the Pacific Ocean. While crossing the world's largest country and bridging two continents, NPR's David Greene reports on how Russia's history has shaped its people and, where, 20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians want their country to go.

Russia by Rail

Yeah! Let's be proud of living in an economic powerhouse that shafts its vulnerable citizens!

Woooooohoooooooo! I got mine so suck it, losers!

Oh, was I reading that wrong?

Don't waste the Cool Whip. Make an icebox cake!

How to Make an Icebox Cake

I don't really like american cheese or their lunch meat (those prepackaged ham, turkey breast lunch meat ect taste really bad, nothing like fresh prosciutto),

I guess you don't live near an Italian Pork store (as we call them here in NY). You'll find plenty of fresh prosciutto & cheeses and all kinds of other meats as well as imported goods. I have one around the corner from me, and I often have to be dragged out of there by the hubby.

Nome has more whites than natives living there. It was a gold mining town back in the day founded by whites. Any natives living in Nome are ones that moved there from somewhere else.

Fixed!

Poor Inuits People. I don't know why anyone would want to live up there in the freezing cold, but I'm sure they have their reasons. Hope they get their heat back soon.

Can you imagine if you had to burn your Ikea coffee table to keep warm? What would you even burn it in?

Poor Inuits

magnets are trickery too

You have no idea how insane this gets me. Oh well back to work.

Yo, R-Bone! Perhaps the statement should have said "There were a lot more height/weight-proportionate women overseas who were available & willing to marry and who were of childbearing age and weren't psychologically deranged, si man," si man.

T-Bone, lay off the gringas compadre!

Did you apply for PCAP program of NY state? I'm worried that If i applied it will back fire to me. We also worried that when we apply for REMOVAL OF CONDITION next year, this might be a problem. Anyone can help? I really don't know what to do... Excited and worried.

I'm on the same boat as yours. My wife is 6 weeks pregnant. I have work but our company health insurance terminated late last year (2011) because of group ineligibility. My employer didn't even offer us a new health insurance. While still looking for new affordable health insurance these past few weeks. My wife told me she's 6 weeks pregnant. I just applied for Healthy NY insurance and still waiting for approval. However, I just found out that her pre-existing condition is not covered by health insurance and majority of health insurance don't cover as well when you are pregnant and applying for insurance. This is a big problem for us right now. I hope someone can give us some advise.... Thanks!

PCAP is a great program, I don't know where in NY you live, but what I suggest you do is find a local hospital that accepts it and usually they will do the enrollment process there at the hospital. The people who help you sign up are typically well-informed on what eligibility requirements are, etc. and they can give you better info than anybody on here.

Good luck & congrats on the upcoming baby.

I think we've seen non-USCs also get defensive in this thread - it's not nice to be reduced to a generalization or national statistic.

agreed

I totally agree with you. The OP already lives in Peru. I think it makes more sense to get married in Peru and files for the I-130

ME

Peruvian weddings are also AWESOME!!! A heck of a lot more fun than any American wedding I've been to.

My sister-in-law in Peru told me that I have nice nails because American women don't clean anything or do any housework. My brother-in-law & I had her believing that I have a robot that cleans my house, of course I don't clean anything.

Apparently we just let our babies cry in a separate room too, and only give them cold milk.

The best stereotype though, was the one she got from watching "Everybody Loves Raymond." Apparently all Americans have cereal boxes above their refrigerator and it looks tacky. I told her that it was true, but it is definetely not tacky I have to keep the Cap'n Crunch out of my kids' reach!!!

Go get him?

We could send a team of Delta operators on C-130s to a remote desert landing strip where they'd link up with helicopters that would transport them to just outside Tehran. The following night they'd be guided by CIA operatives to the place holding the hostage and they'd overpower the guards, transport the hostage to a stadium and then the helicopters would pick everyone up and fly them to an air base where Rangers would take control of the air strip and the C-130s would come back, pick everyone up, and transport them to safety.

Or Obama could just say, "pretty please."

That's a very elaborate plan, Slim! Sounds like an episode of the A-Team. You forgot the part about knocking Mr. T out so that they can get him on the plane.

They'd tell Obama where to go shove it.

My husband didn't find the portion sizes so huge here, they give a generous amount of food at restaurants in Peru too. A LOT of rice. More than I could ever possibly eat in one meal. The good thing about the big portion sizes is that 99% of the time you have leftovers. People seem to forget, you don't HAVE to eat that much.

Mowgli ...and don't forget Tarzan either...although he was raised by apes, he still seemed normal other than a few fashion faux pas.

True, and Jane was kinda diggin' him.

No. When filing the I-130, we went up to the window in the consular services section, a couple windows from where we handed in the I-130 packet, and presented the amount in US dollar bills. Same as for the interview.

Cool, that's much easier. One less trip.

If you're planning on getting married in Peru anyway, you could wait it out and do the DCF for the I-130 through the embassy there. You won't have to go through the extra hassle of the Adjustment of Status process then, and your future hubby (or hubby) will have his greencard & authorization to work immediately.

Sure. But there are people with family there and regardless of his reasoning for going... he is an American. Are we just going to ignore the fact that an American citizen has been detained and sentenced to death by a foreign government?

I agree. I don't know how the heck we could 'go get him' though (I doubt Bill Clinton's charm will work on Ahmadinejad like it worked on Kim Jong Il, but we could always try!)

I have friends who came to this country from Iran in '79 (as small kids) with their parents, fleeing the Iranian revolution as refugees. They went to visit a few times (the rest of their family is there) but in recent years, haven't dared gone back because of the increased tensions.

I heard of a child who was raised by a wolf pack and ended up ok.

Just sayin'

You're seriously comparing adopted kids to a feral child?

Werewolf Boy Who Snarles and Bites

"It's quite possible he is a dangerous with psychological problems but also a source of viruses and infections."