also Absolutely hilarious.....

name calling when someone calls your stats into question

Same ole adroomi

Why do I even bother having a discussion with you when all you do is revert to name calling and other "childish behaviour"

Geeshhhhhhhhhh.... no wonder you like other countries so much. Your self rightous attitude doesn't wash in the US

sigh - the assault weapons ban (a BIG misnomer) had NOTHING to do with assault weapons. It, in NO way, affected full auto weapons - assault weaponds, by definition, are capable of full auto.

How about the guy in WA today shooting up the mall and everyone running and hiding and hoping that he didn't look for/find them.

How about one armed citizen with the ability to take the f&cker out?

That would have been nice Steve.. but not politically correct in this world any longer...

I'm waiting to hear bout the Journalist who raped some chick on Holloween and then went on ebay and bought him some Explosives and now is held up somewhere threatening to blow the building up??

Hog

Adroomi,

Those stats are mind numbing. They are, however, typical stats in that they do not show the whole picture.

We would need to define "crime" and then determine who is collecting the data and how.

I don't doubt that many US cities top the ranks. The laws seem to only exist to disuade honest people from breaking them.

Side question: Why would an American in Japan be at the British Embassy? I understand if you choose not to answer, it's your own business. It just seems odd.

I smoked a Cuesta Rey Sun Grown and a Casa Torano before the Patriots game today. Both outstanding smokes in the beautiful New England weather as the Pats beat the Saints.

1. Last time I checked Japan had the world's #2 economy.

2. I met my wife at the Canadian embassy in Tokyo. I really enjoyed the British Club in Bahrain. Expats tend to mingle.

3. Singapore is a very nice place. Not perfect, not fabulously wealthy, but very nice. I'd love to visit again.

Tailgater,

I was in the British Embassy in Seoul, Korea. The APEC was going on and that's why all the big-wigs were in town (including GWB).

I was at the Embassy because that's the best way to meet Prince Andrew (haha). Expats do tend to mingle as WJM said though, and mostly everyone I hang out with is an expat from one country or anther. I live and work overseas doing work with multiple foreign countries. Embassies are overseas to represent their country, so that's who you deal with.

Gotcha.

In my travels abroad, I've not gone to any embassies. It makes more sense now, thanks.

I always thought of the embassy as simply a place to go if you get in trouble. A-la Midnight Express, or whatever that movie was.

No The Embasy is the place to go and slide a few down if your on Active Duty and in a place where your not allowed to drink Alcohol! ;0)

Hog

No The Embasy is the place to go and slide a few down if your on Active Duty and in a place where your not allowed to drink Alcohol! ;0)

Hog