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September 14, 2003
Two Very Important Questions
Ever since moving here, people have been asking the same two questions:
- When are you getting a car?
- When are you applying for your citizenship?
And I keep giving them the same answer for both: No time soon.
This answer blows most people away. They can't seem to understand that I get along just fine with public transportation, Flexcar, and the occasional rides from friends. Oh, and I don't mind not paying $2.00 a gallon for gasoline, thank you very much.
And citizenship? Well, since I already pay taxes I don't see what it could offer me. Protection from deportation? Well, I guess. The right to vote in American elections (not to mention the ridiculous number of referenda in Washington state)? Thanks but no thanks. I have enough trouble keeping up with Canadian politics.