psipike02 0 #26 July 11, 2005 Congratulations Darius!!!! Puttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #27 July 11, 2005 Welcome! Why don't you tell us your story of how you ended up here in America from Iran? I've been curious about that... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aprilcat 0 #28 July 11, 2005 Congratulatons!!!!! ~~April Camelot II, the Electric Boogaloo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #29 July 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteNow PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER TO VOTE, and VOTE in Every Election! This is a right that many natural born citizens do not practice. And it DOES make a Difference! Good Luck to you! Marc You can count on it.and thank you all and don't forget to go buy yourself a big ass truck. And where the hell were you this past weekend????Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #30 July 11, 2005 PM sentI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #31 July 11, 2005 Congratulations and welcome. (Don't you know it's not nice to make an old fat guy cry?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #32 July 11, 2005 Dude i had my reasons but i will see you next weekend bro. I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #33 July 11, 2005 QuoteDude i had my reasons If you didn't want to get smoked on the tracking dive all you had to do was say so. We would have understood....Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #34 July 11, 2005 QuotePM sent I have a friend from Iran. Good family, all educated and serious professionals, PhD, brother and sister are doctors etc, good connections at the time he moved. Yet he still came here. His story is a good one. Bet yours is too. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #35 July 11, 2005 Not really that intresting. just alot of changis. here is the pm i sent to john Hey John. We used to come out to East Hampton NY to visit my uncle when I was very young like around 6. In Iran once a male child reaches 13 he is not allowed to leave the country until he serves his military time (my older Bro. was 11 at the time). So the 2nd time we came back to the US the war between Iran and Iraq had gotten really bad. I was there threw the bombing raids but as soon as they started using Scuds my dad told us to go and stay in the US. With the scuds you had about 1-3 min warning there lack of aim was not an issue as the Iraqis bombed civilian targets with no problem at all but my dad was worried for my older bro. So I stayed here till I was 16 when the war had ended I went back to Iran. My green card had not yet been processed and we were having a very rough time. It was impossible for my dad to send money to us due to many restrictions. So when the war ended me and my mom went back. When I was 20 and 50 weeks old my mom received her green card and so did I because I was still not 21 I lucked the fuck out on that one man. I came here stayed for 8 months went back was going to get married but didn't and then decided I want to be here. I have been here since I was 21.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #36 July 11, 2005 Congrats to you Darius. It takes a lot of work to get through that process. Sometimes I wish it was mandatory for ALL to have to jump through the same hoops. Far too many people in this country do not know what it takes.. and therefore take their citizenship for granted. ( Like not voting) Sometimes I wish that a process put forward by Robert Heinlein in his book " Starship Troopers" was utilized. It would make citizenship by all citizens a more precious commodity. In his book you did not become a citizen unless you served your country/planet in some way. I think many of our modern immigrants do far more to serve this country than do some very old families who find ways to avoid any form of service. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #37 July 11, 2005 Hi Darius CongratsIn the US in everyone's family tree has roots that came from overseas, except for the native americans.Your now one of us welcome aboardR.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #38 July 11, 2005 Congratulations dude. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aggie04 0 #39 July 11, 2005 CONGRATS!!! My dad is working on his paperwork right now for his citizenship...after living here at least 30 years he is finally doing it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A life without a cause is a life without an effect Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman32 0 #40 July 11, 2005 Congrats Inveniam Viam aut Faciam I'm back biatches! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #41 July 11, 2005 Congrats! That's awesome news! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #42 July 11, 2005 QuoteCONGRATS!!! My dad is working on his paperwork right now for his citizenship...after living here at least 30 years he is finally doing it Where do your "cute" genes come from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #43 July 11, 2005 QuoteWe used to come out to East Hampton NY to visit my uncle when I was very young like around 6... Wow! That's an amazing story. It sounded like something from a war refugee in WWII. In my experience, immigrants to this country who have been through experiences like yours, tend to appreciate America and its freedoms more than the average Americans who have been here for many generations. The old-timers tend to forget how valuable our freedoms are and take them for granted, even bitching about how bad things are for them. Guys like you know better, appreciate them greatly, and realize how important they are. Congratulations on your choice, and let's all hope that someday the oppressed areas of the world can reach the same state of freedom and opportunity that we have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #44 July 11, 2005 congrats dude,...... as as smeone else said, this your first time changing citizenships???? think ya might have to owe beer.... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robr 0 #45 July 11, 2005 Congratulations! That's great to hear, I wish i was up north to congratulate you in person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #46 July 12, 2005 congrats. my dad did the same thing and hes glad he did. hope you will too MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #47 July 12, 2005 Welcome to the family, Darius! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #48 July 12, 2005 Congrats... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeflyChile 0 #49 July 12, 2005 Congrats man! I'm hopin I will be saying the same things next year when I hope to go through the process myself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #50 July 12, 2005 Funny..............here you are having worked hard to become a citizen and I am considering how to become a citizen of another country. (Non-US) Funny how that works........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
