Since this wasn’t apparent the last time I asked… no, I’m actually not a US citizen or green card holder (permanent resident). Just happened to be in this country for a long time due to career reasons.

    • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      35 days ago

      I had not heard of this until reading your comment, and I’ve just started down the rabbit hole… This place looks fucking incredible

    • djsoren19
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      36 days ago

      is it really all that? the ads promise existential horror, but I never thought it’d deliver.

      • @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        It’s an incredible art exhibit. Extremely inventive and fun. I have never been but I know people in America who have, and zero of them have been underwhelmed or disappointed. It’s my number one desire if I ever find myself near there.

  • @Nalivai@lemmy.world
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    235 days ago

    First, get a [removed by mod], make sure it’s [removed by mod], then [removed by mod] right in the [removed by mod]

    • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      I can’t tell which way this comment is going, but Five Guys is the most I’ve spent for the worst French fries I’ve ever had in my life, and the burger is “meh” grade. Burger King does a better burger and fries faster and cheaper.

      • Flax
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        25 days ago

        I spent £17 on a burger and chips at five guys due to peer pressure. I still haven’t mentally recovered.

        • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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          15 days ago

          Yeah, the burger quality was on par with just about any other smash burger, and the fries were limp, undercooked, slimy and pale.

          I think it was only 14 bucks for me at the time, but this was when you could get a whopper combo for like 6.

          • Flax
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            15 days ago

            It was nice for me. I enjoyed it. It was good food. But not something I’d bother spending £17 on. I would have enjoyed a £8 meal from burger king the same even if it’s slightly lower quality. When it comes to eating, I am not a sweat or a food enthusiast. I just needed to eat something for dinner so my mum and girlfriend don’t get annoyed with me.

  • @acchariya@lemmy.world
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    Get an FBI background check, and get it apostilled. Easy to do from your local post office in the US, difficult and expensive to do outside the us, and you will need it for many things you might want to do in other countries

      • @acchariya@lemmy.world
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        14 days ago

        Actually the only time I’ve ever needed one is outside of the country. You need a police report from anywhere you lived for more than six months to apply for residencies, get teaching jobs, etc etc. the only authority in the US that can do this and provide a report acceptable outside the country is the FBI.

      • @amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        you need it if you apply for citizenship in some countries. they’ll ask for full criminal records of all the countries you’ve lived in.

  • @andrewta@lemmy.world
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    Honestly, if you have a chance go to Washington DC the museums are beautiful. If you’re leaving permanently, you probably will never see them again.

    • Honestly, even if they’re not leaving permanently, who knows how much longer the Smithsonian will last if things keep going the way they are.

      • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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        35 days ago

        The Museum of African-American history is already on the chopping block for having content that does not paint the US in a good light.

        I wish I was fucking joking about that. The proper way to be remembered well is by doing good things, not by having orange hitler demand that the history of bad things be erased.

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    306 days ago

    Sorry it came to this. We sane few who remain will miss you; we will undoubtedly be worse for losing the diversity of thought (and snarky humor) expats like you bring.

    The best advice in the thread so far was to freeze your credit. And I’d add: don’t assume you’ll never want to come back just because your current self doesn’t forsee it. For your own sake, don’t burn bridges out of spite.