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While in Kuwait, I kept in touch with the internet by frequenting an internet cafe. Internet cafes are very popular overseas, since many people in developing countries don’t own computers, and only the wealthy or upper middle class have internationally recognized credit cards. Since there are so many expatriates in the middle-east, I saw Indians, Filipinos, Pakistanis, some Europeans and arabs from various countries as they surfed the net. Most of the activity I saw from foreigners involved IM’s, chat rooms, looking at music and news sites, and using long-distance internet phone service. I don’t think shopping is at the top of their lists. Just my personal observation.
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Name : Mitch, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : Sub-contractor, artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I was stationed in Germany for five years. I would have to say the most popular sport is what we Americans call soccer.
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Name : Mitch, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : Sub-contractor, artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Either there ARE other uses for firearms, or I have murdered hundreds of helpless paper targets as a hobby. Firearms can be used for various sporting and collection purposes. I own some flintlocks that have not been fired in over 200 years, yet their craftsmanship is art. Shooting paper targets for accuracy is a relaxing sport that improves hand/eye coordination. Although I’m not a hunter, people in a free society should be allowed to hunt, especially if they eat what they kill, or if they are culling out-of-control species. I’m a former cop, and I also own handguns for personal protection. Unless you take a class on handgun safety and use, and are fully prepared to take a human life in self-defense, you may want to consider tazers, chemical spray or even a ball bat under your bed as more non-lethal options. We are each responsible for our own destiny, as well as our own safety and security.
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Name : Mitch, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : Sub-contractor, artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Although I have only filled in as a bartender (I spent two years as a bouncer), my brother was a bartender for seven years, and all of his friends & roomates were bartenders or bar workers. Bartending is a performance related job. If you’re good, you make better tips. You can be good by being very fast and productive…and during slow times, learn the names, faces, favorite drinks and personal lives of you regular customers. The more drinks you pour, the more tips you get. At large bars, you’re the fighter pilot, and you have barbacks who will set your station up and restock your inventory. In smaller bars you’ll have to cut the limes and refill the mixers yourself. In a large resort town during peak season, a good bartender can bring home over $1,000 a night in tips, easy. Depending on where you are and what kind of bar you work at, you might bring home between $300 to under $30 per night. Your salary will be crap; you will live off of your tips. If you don’t claim these tips to the tax man, you’ll have trouble getting credit and buying a car, since you’ll have no proof of income. You will become a night owl, sometimes not getting home until after sunrise, and you’ll be sticky from spilled drinks, your feet will be tired, your shoes may be soaked, and you’ll reek of cigarette smoke. Your coworkers will become your best friends, and you’ll have no respect for 9 to 5 workers. You will develop a special bond with other hospitality service workers, and will become a better tipper. You’ll know all the best places for all-night food and breakfast, and you’ll usually sleep until late afternoon. While at work, drunk guys (sometimes girls) will hit on you, you’ll learn to hold your liquor since customers will often buy you shots, and you’ll be invited to lots of after-hour parties. You will have no real social life if you work at the bar full time, and nightclubs will seem like any other workplace. After a while, you’ll become a homebody, since you’ll have seen it all, and will prefer not to go clubbing when you’re not getting paid to be in a bar. One day, you’ll panic when you realize you’ve become the oldest person in the bar, and will seek a new line of work. You’ll also run an increased chance of alcoholism, taking up smoking and getting chubby. My response is probably your first, since I surf the internet at night, while most bartenders are busy at work or are sleeping through the day.
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Name : Mitch, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : Sub-contractor, artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,It’s not just the English accent. Think of a villian’s line from a movie…Star Wars, The Patriot…whatever. Now think about doing it with a jordie accent or a scouse accent; thoughts of Darth Vader with an accent from Yorkshire or Lincolnshire make me giggle… maybe even try an Irish (Luke, I’m yer fadder), Welsh, cockney or Scots accent. Not the same, is it? Would be a great comedy project, though. Gotta have a posh, upperclass English accent. So perhaps the royals should be outraged. As a sidebar…yes, the English have been oppressed – by the Romans, the Saxons and the Normans.
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Name : Mitch, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : Sub-contractor, artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I think you might be taking several personalities of your coworkers, and calling it ‘The South’. Southerners are as diverse a group as you can imagine. I consider myself a southerner, although I’ve travelled all over the world as an Air Force Officer and contractor, and to southerners I have a slightly northern accent. When I worked in New York two years ago, everybody thought I came from a farm outside of Hicksville. We have liberals, conservatives, black, white, catholic, jewish, baptist, hispanic and even transplanted europeans and orientals who have become southerners, and we natives welcome them. (We do have intolerant rednecks, but they often live way outside of the city limits) My observations from my travels vs. life in the south: Southerners don’t lay on their car horns as much as those from up north, and are sometimes tactful to the point of ‘white lies’ so they don’t hurt your feelings. Southerners hate rudeness, abruptness, impatience and having other cultural views forced upon them…although they’ll eventually accept new situations, in their own time.You may be working with a tight-knit group who are suspicious of outsiders. You may be facing a small-town mentality, where your accent makes you stand out. (In some places down here, differing accents are a novelty and a pleasant diversion.) Without more information, it’s hard to say. Please don’t become closed-minded and think that all southerners are the same. Hang in there…you’ll eventually find a group of like-minded souls and form fast friendships.
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Name : Mitch, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : Sub-contractor, artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’m assuming this is more than a hypothetical question. Your answer is the same as it would be for any region of the world: Any business that almost everybody will need at some time or another. Oftentimes, spending decisions are based on wants rather than needs, and desires are often difficult to sell in a bad economy. Go for needs…Check out Maslow’s heirarchy of needs, and see what ranks at the top, then work your way down the list. Think about items that people will always need, such as haircuts, food, medical care, transportation and funerals. There are many other factors to consider, such as saturation of other similar businesses. To avoid competing with more established firms in your chosen line, you may have to put a different spin on your business…do something new, better or different. Since you’re from West Columbia, you may have noticed that Columbians are slow to adopt newer ideas and fashions, so stay conservative, unless you’re looking for a niche market. Would you like to make a lot of money on a one-time sale, such as real-estate or a car; or would you prefer to establish a long-term clientele by offering a lower cost and more frequently needed service? Finally, find something you have an intrest in. To succeed, you will need passion and a belief in what you are doing. Hope this helps.
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Name : Mitch, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : Sub-contractor, artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
