tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post1145608320132748492..comments2016-12-14T15:39:59.537-06:00Comments on The Lazy Skeptic: America and FinlandSkeptigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114437797095740146noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-78408619192139478732012-02-05T15:34:42.839-06:002012-02-05T15:34:42.839-06:00First, kaiwen, if you really want to, try to get i...First, kaiwen, if you really want to, try to get it published, what the heck. <br /><br />Taylor, I really agree with you about the racism part. I was never hassled or harassed for being illegal but I am white. I could definately tell the difference between the way I was treated and the way an illegal Mexican was.<br /><br />I also agree that in many ways being illegal is easier than being legal, certainly easier than getting legalized. The problems arise when you can't get a real job, go to school, get insurance, be counted on your husband's food stamps or leave the country. You can't report a major crime that may lead to them looking at you more closely, especially in Utah.Skeptigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114437797095740146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-78413977438953866272012-02-05T14:04:00.710-06:002012-02-05T14:04:00.710-06:00Being legal immigrant is extremely hard in the U.S...Being legal immigrant is extremely hard in the U.S. and being illegal immigrant is extremely easy in the U.S. I've been living in the U.S. for 16 years now legally, but I still can't apply for a greencard. <br /><br />At the heart of the problem is really racism in America. It was fine when English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Italians were immigrating, but now that Mexicans, Chinese, Koreans, and Indians want to immigrate, they don't like that.Dr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212507262059979041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-78089586771666199022012-01-10T05:03:47.840-06:002012-01-10T05:03:47.840-06:00So your OK with me publishing it unedited? or did ...So your OK with me publishing it unedited? or did you decide you don't want it published?KaiWenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807115279983591853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-41931629413093040562012-01-09T09:11:24.326-06:002012-01-09T09:11:24.326-06:00Yeah, sorry dude, thought about it last week. I wa...Yeah, sorry dude, thought about it last week. I was going to tell you I'm not going to get to it. I am happy that you like my writing so much and grateful that you offered and I thought I would do it but changed my mind after procrastinating a long time. I think I prefer the post to stay in it's context right now.Skeptigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114437797095740146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-15260079394971389882012-01-08T10:27:41.172-06:002012-01-08T10:27:41.172-06:00Im sorry. No rush but, have you gotten around to e...Im sorry. No rush but, have you gotten around to editing it yet?KaiWenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807115279983591853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-72921861797373242022011-11-08T03:32:17.569-06:002011-11-08T03:32:17.569-06:00I would not mind you submitting it. The only probl...I would not mind you submitting it. The only problem is I would have to edit it slightly. It is in the contents of my blog and if taken out of it I would have to qualify a few things. I will see if I can edit it a bit and send it to you.<br /><br />That is a pretty big paper you are talking about. Last paper, and only paper, I was published in was a tiny one for the Finnish immigrant community in Cananda and was free so I am not really holding out hope for getting published but I will take a look at the blog again and send a slightly tweaked version to you and you do what ever.Skeptigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114437797095740146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-10605843784258666122011-11-04T00:52:36.588-05:002011-11-04T00:52:36.588-05:00Looking back and reading this again, this post is ...Looking back and reading this again, this post is probably some of your best writing. It looks good enough to be an editorial in a newspaper. An American newspaper would eat it up!<br /><br />I have a proposition for you. What if I submitted this post to my local paper; Newsday, on your behalf? It's the largest suburban newspaper in the US and they are always looking for opinion columns from readers. I guarantee they would love to see an article written by a foreigner who has lived in America discussing the current state of the American dream.<br /><br />Please consider it. I don't want any credit or money, I just thought that this would make a great editorial. My E-mail is in my Blogger profile (click on my name)KaiWenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807115279983591853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-19575327619889773912011-07-23T16:08:18.189-05:002011-07-23T16:08:18.189-05:00Yes we do and no he does not. He is too old and no...Yes we do and no he does not. He is too old and not a citizen.Skeptigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114437797095740146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-31560854461066509202011-07-23T15:39:29.339-05:002011-07-23T15:39:29.339-05:00Doesn't Finland practice conscription? Did you...Doesn't Finland practice conscription? Did your husband have to go into the military when he came there?KaiWenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807115279983591853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-88904601585461925802011-07-12T02:30:38.127-05:002011-07-12T02:30:38.127-05:00The immigration policies are really easy to unders...The immigration policies are really easy to understand and the bureaucracy is a lot easier to slog through. An America, I think kaiwen you are one, has no problem. My husband is American so I know that you could just travel here, no problem with a passport, no visas ahead of time and get a three month tourist visa. Then we get into the hazy territory because you need some sort of an excurse for asking to stay longer and my husband's was being married to me. I know that getting a a position as a student in an university is a pretty good deal for staying. <br /><br />As for the language, it is as hard or difficult as any other. The problem is that it is not related to English in anyway so there is a lot of new stuff to learn. But the good news is that most people here speak atleast some English and many even very good english. <br /><br />My husband adapted just fine. The people are a little different, more cautious and stand offish than Americans, that is something to get used to. They are often quite friendly when approached but they rarely aproach. I think that is the hardest part other than the obvious geographic issies of cold dark winters and ridiculously long days in the summer.Skeptigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114437797095740146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-74087924994694841582011-07-12T01:49:41.444-05:002011-07-12T01:49:41.444-05:00I wish I was born in a country like Finland ;_; Sp...I wish I was born in a country like Finland ;_; Speaking of which, how tight are their immigration policies? Is Finnish difficult to learn? Could the average American adapt easily?KaiWenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807115279983591853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3782706867987073426.post-56099133926943398722011-03-13T16:47:19.349-05:002011-03-13T16:47:19.349-05:00It is excellent that you are doing better. When d...It is excellent that you are doing better. When did you and your family move (in your case, back) to Finland?Kane Augustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555200343644277026noreply@blogger.com