I don't get this. It's not like people usually have sex in their parents houses anyway, so most likely, it's just sleeping. I won't have sex if I have a peer houseguest in my own home. It would just be weird to have friends hear me banging. I mean, that happened in my youth, but it just feels classless now.
College freshmen. Our dean wanted a flash mob type of thing, and the wobble is as close as we could get. So basically it's me - a 30yr old who can't dance, who learned the wobble from a fucking YOUTUBE video, leading a bunch of 18yos who think I'm trying to be cool. I promise I'm not, just trying to get a raise. Lol
I also work at a college in town. EEEEENteresting!
Asking this question as posed is no different from asking ... why there are so many Filipino nurses
See, I disagree with this. It would be like asking why there are so many Asian nurses.
That is a big part of the issue (As I think you agree). Asia is a big continent. When she raised this question she didn't mean "why are there so many russian/indian/afghani/bangladeshi/thai/mongolian/nepalese/syrian/turkish nail salon employees. She was "observant" enough to notice that the person doing her nails usually comes from somewhere out there in some part of southeast asia but sufficiently biased in the way she deals with race and ethnicity not to notice that they are mostly from Vietnam, or even to specify "southeast asian" in her OP. A lazy generalization across a whole continent is an issue. (a continent which covers 30% of the earth's land mass, contains 60% of it's population, and 48 countries).
Why so many Filipino nurses actually has a very straight forward answer.** The US has ridiculous immigration policies, including a per country quota. If you are trying to immigrate from a country which has many prospective US immigrants in it, it takes longer to do so than from a country with few prospective immigrants. The waiting time for visa numbers from the philippines are the longest. For certain family based immigration from the philippines you must have applied *before Jan 8 1990* to have become eligible this month. Yes, more than 23 years ago. However, those applying for visas based upon medical profession (with certain special provisions) were given priority. So Filipino nurses would get entry much faster than their non-nurse relatives. Training as a nurse was sometimes the only way to be reunited with your family.
**I know this explanation is long and most people don't care. Immigration system problems are a pet peeve of mine.
I was under the impression that the majority of nail salons we're talking about are run by Korean people. So imagine if the OP had said, "Why do so many Koreans own nail salons?" and in Miso's opinion that would be wrong. So wouldn't the reaction to that be "You said the wrong nationality, you're racist!"?
But I play Call of Duty a lot, but also Borderlands 2. And I'm willing to try any recommended co-op or multiplayer games that are recommended here. (I also have Battlefield 3, but playing multiplayer solo with a team they just match you up with is a shitshow, so I didn't get far into it.)
Currently on PS3, with Call of Duty being my most consistently played game. I've binge played the Borderlands 2 DLCs in the last year. I played through Tomb Raider and Uncharted 3 in the past few months, and am currently waiting for my BF's friend to return Bioshock Infinite so I can tackle that.
I've only dabbled in PC games (Myst, HOLLA!), but have a bunch of various console games dating back to NES. I played a lot of Goldeneye in college. A LOT. Also PS1 stuff like Tomb Raider series, Resident Evil series, Silent Hill, some racing games. When I was married, I used my H's PS2 and 360, but then I got divorced and bought the PS3. Scifi loves include a full-blown Whedon obsession, X-Files, BSG, zombie stuff. I've only seen a couple of Dr. Who episodes but saw all of Torchwood (new eps coming soon!). Uh, what else...The Matrix is probably my all time favorite movie. And yes, I admit it. THE HUNGER GAMES. Hate on!
My current boyfriend is way more into games than my previous SOs, so I'm probably getting drawn into it more now just because it's no longer discouraged by my partner. He's really into LoL, so I have attempted that, but I'm too intimidated to jump into playing online. He does marketing for anime shows, so I started watching some of that, namely Attack on Titan. Which is really good, but lord, do they yell a lot.
I think at our next gtg we are making pasties shaped like the state of tx. So don't forget your soup cans. Original Campbell's size if you're tiny, Chunky Campbell's if you're medium sized, and Progresso soup if you're blessed. lol
I'm not sure I'd call Progresso sized "blessed." I would be comfortable making pasties but not actually wearing them in front of an audience, so I'd be OK with this.
I live here. I moved in December. And meeting ladyfriends has been less than easy. So I'm up for whatever. Since I'm not a regular exactly anymore, I'll leave it up to you guys if you want to allow me into the DFW GTG. But I'll go, if I won't be ostracized for tilted headshakes if Evee's burlesque dancing is mentioned.
If I get remarried, it will be a casual backyard thing, and I probably won't invite the Advice From Groomz crowd, and I fully expect to be shunned by all of them for the rest of time.
This is not offensive in the least! Many nail salons are run by Vietnamese or Korean or Filipino (all of whom are Asian -- NOT offensive!) owners! This does not = "A lot of Asians run nail salons, why don't they do other jobs?"
You go into just about any all white small town in the Midwest where there are no minorities for miles and yep, there is an Asian nail shop.
Asking why that is isn't offensive. It's not incorrect, so what is the basis for being offended?
OMG is this THE fenton??
STAY WITH US!!!!
I'm good to go as long as my password is stored. I always forget it. It just came to me today.
This is not offensive in the least! Many nail salons are run by Vietnamese or Korean or Filipino (all of whom are Asian -- NOT offensive!) owners! This does not = "A lot of Asians run nail salons, why don't they do other jobs?"
You go into just about any all white small town in the Midwest where there are no minorities for miles and yep, there is an Asian nail shop.
Asking why that is isn't offensive. It's not incorrect, so what is the basis for being offended?
I'm guessing that if you gravitate toward "farm-to-table" joints, then no, it's not hard to do. But I'm WTFing that you seem to think THAT is easy for everyone.
I'm WTFing that someone thought it was unbelievable that anyone could possibly do it. I didn't say every family in America can find those places within three blocks of their home.
Wait, are we saying that McDonald's is unacceptable because they don't treat their chickens right?
Do you vet all restaurants' sources of meat before eating there or something?
I'm off track on where this thread has gone, but I'm WTF-facing that this is a hard thing to do. I guess if you eat out at a new place all the time. I don't, but when I do, I gravitate toward farm-to-table, organic joints. It's not that hard.
People, quit trying to lame this place up. CJoy didn't C&P identifying info, just the good, meaty gossipy parts, as she should and as should everyone on this flipping board!
I think I saw Fenton (from RE) at that John Stewart rally in DC. She had a sign that said "Hyperbole is killing America" or something like that. My H stole it for his Facebook update.
I am personally grateful for the screenshots. Thank you!
Lucy, actually, all I got was an email asking if I was still on the PCE FB board since a couple of people knew from a long time ago (discussed when I went to DC with Marie and Jeni).
That is some of the weakest shit talking I've ever seen. There's nothing bad in there?! Lucy, how could your feelings possibly be hurt by this? Some people think you're mean. Now you think it's mean that they think it's mean....aren't you now guilty of the same thing?
You all have been sheltered from IMMM for too long.
lol, whatevs! You have your own thuper thecret board. = D
That is some of the weakest shit talking I've ever seen. There's nothing bad in there?! Lucy, how could your feelings possibly be hurt by this? Some people think you're mean. Now you think it's mean that they think it's mean....aren't you now guilty of the same thing?
You all have been sheltered from IMMM for too long.
However, if it wasn't just a general prune and there was shit talked about ME, I sure hope I find out in this implosion! I like people talking about me, it's like I'm famous!!
I think we "pruned" several months ago - if people hadn't posted here or on the FB group in a long time. I think there was even a "post if you want to stay in the group" thread over there.
I figured that was why, no big deal. I didn't really use it much anyway, just checked in when the Nest was down. I didn't see the "post if you want to stay" thing; I had turned notifications off or something.
It's really only private in the sense that you have to be invited and it's an "invisible" group. Invites were handed out pretty liberally when it was created.
But the group has been pruned over time. I'm not sure when I was booted, but it was gone from my list a few months ago. Fair enough, I rarely post anymore. But I can't be the only one kicked out.