If you had to move to a new country.....

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by FAX

I can live with learning a new language. No problem there. What I don't understand is why someone would want to live in a cold environment, Mr. BWillie007. I suppose if you're skiing or something it would make sense. I mean, at least you're having fun. Otherwise, why not live somewhere where the weather is always about 75 degrees and the beaches are pristine and white and the water is crystal blue and the girls are topless?

FAX

Very easy Mr. Fax. I am lazy. And it would take me at least 3 years to be fluent in another language and it would take a shitload of time out of my day. Furthermore, I would never sound natural in that language. Kind of like how arabic, indian, and non-native chinese people can never ever sound fully fluent no matter how smart and how much of the English language they grasp.

I also don't mind the cold. I'd much rather have it be 40 degrees than 90 degrees...but I could definitely dig 70 degrees on a nice beach while looking at women in thongs.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

Very easy Mr. Fax. I am lazy. And it would take me at least 3 years to be fluent in another language and it would take a shitload of time out of my day. Furthermore, I would never sound natural in that language. Kind of like how arabic, indian, and non-native chinese people can never ever sound fully fluent no matter how smart and how much of the English language they grasp.

I also don't mind the cold. I'd much rather have it be 40 degrees than 90 degrees...but I could definitely dig 70 degrees on a nice beach while looking at women in thongs.

Well, I can certainly relatetacize to that sentiment, Mr. BWillie007. They way you phrase it, the second language idea isn't quite so appealing. Still, maybe we wouldn't have to learn all the words, you know? Just enough to order a sandwich and a beer, learn the location of the restroom, and find out how old the girl is sitting at the end of the bar and where you can score a bag of halfway decent reefer. When you think of it that way, it isn't so bad.

As for the weather thing, I'm sorry but I still don't get it. Cold weather costs money for lots of clothes, firewood, antifreeze, handy hand warmers, cross country skis, and other stuff. It's time consuming, too. You get stuck in drifts, you're constantly looking for coal chunks and carrots for your snowman, and you have to scrape your windshield every morning assuming your fingers aren't permanently frozen to your ass. Alternatively, warm weather requires little more than a swimsuit, a tshirt, a pair of sneakers, a surfboard, and a cooler. You meet a lot more female personages at the beach as compared to the radiator repair shop and it is common knowledge that no girl ever turned down a frozen margarita on a hot day.

So, after weighing all the good and the bad, calculating the recent increases in frostbite treatment, and constructing a detailed titty graph illustrating the number of interesting females one is likely to encounter at the ocean on a Wednesday afternoon, for me, the ideal life is to own a blues club that serves spirits and TexMex on a beach in Tonga. But never fear. You're welcome to drop by anytime, Mr. BWillie007. If the airport's open, that is.

FAX