Hello fellow wood burners!
I would like to share with you that I became a US Citizen today. And I am damn proud of it!
I would like to share with you that I became a US Citizen today. And I am damn proud of it!
Citizenship
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Babaganoosh
Minister of Fire
Thanks. Been in the US almost 14 years. Took me almost 12 years to get through the process (which might be good I assume).
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
Congrats . . . I sometimes wonder how many of us natural born citizens would be able to become citizens if we had to take the same tests.
Test was easy. Took only 15 minutes. Getting a drivers' license is much more difficult.
Congratulations.
I expect folks who have to earn it have a lot more respect for being a citizen then many folks who got it by the accident of birth.
I expect folks who have to earn it have a lot more respect for being a citizen then many folks who got it by the accident of birth.
I agree, I had to work for it. There are many steps to take to get it. Makes me feel even more proud getting it!
vinny11950
Minister of Fire
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Congratulations Jan. You must feel proud. We appreciate the things we work for more than the stuff that's handed to us.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
Well, house prices went up in our neighborhood since the Dutch came in to town.Well, there goes the neighborhood.
Congratulations!
Ashful
Minister of Fire
The Dutch settled NY and NJ in the early 1600's. Anything is bound to go up a few dollars in 400 years.Well, house prices went up in our neighborhood since the Dutch came in to town.
The Dutch owned New York for a while. Try to buy a home in Manhattan!The Dutch settled NY and NJ in the early 1600's. Anything is bound to go up a few dollars in 400 years.
Hogwildz
Minister of Fire
Congrats, welcome and thank you for putting in the effort & work to doing it legally. You are exactly what this country needs, and what makes this country great. Glad to have you with us.
Easy Livin’ 3000
Minister of Fire
Well done, Jan, and congratulations! You are just what we need right now, someone from a country with centuries of experience keeping the rising waters of the oceans at bay.
Oh, and by the way, how did the "Dutch oven" get its name?
Oh, and by the way, how did the "Dutch oven" get its name?
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Thanks Ed.
During the late 17th century, the Dutch system of producing these cast metal cooking vessels was more advanced than the English system. The Dutch used dry sand to make their molds, giving their pots a smoother surface. Consequently, metal cooking vessels produced in the Netherlands were imported into Britain. In 1704, an Englishman named Abraham Darby decided to go to the Netherlands to observe the Dutch system for making these cooking vessels. Four years later, back in England, Darby patented a casting procedure similar to the Dutch process and began to produce cast-metal cooking vessels for Britain and her new American colonies. Thus the term “Dutch oven” has endured for over 300 years, since at least 1710.
The most rewarding things are often those worked hardest for. Congratulations.
HisTreeNut
Minister of Fire
Re citizenship test... the state department puts out a flash card set of questions to prepare for the citizenship test.. I bought it after one of my friends became a citizen..just to see what it asked
The questions are mostly stuff you learn in grammar school civics
That said.. welcome op
The questions are mostly stuff you learn in grammar school civics
That said.. welcome op
Thank you.
It is the Immigration Dept. (USCIS) processing the application. You need to memorize 100 questions and answers of which they only ask 6-10 during the interview/test. Like I said before, you're faster done with the test than getting a driver's license.
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Congratulations Jan and welcome. We need all the diversity we can get. It makes us stronger.
