International Connectivity 504
Steve Suppe writes "As an American who is going to be living overseas for a few years (Germany, to be more exact), I'm curious as to what advice/information Slashdot could provide people like me. How much can I expect to pay for dial-up/broadband, and from who? I'd be interested to hear how it differs around the world. Any good reference sites? Thanks!"
Re:An American in Germany? (Score:5, Funny)
A truly Canadian Apology to the USA...
Courtesy of Rick Mercer from This Hour Has 22 Minutes CBC Television
On behalf of Canadians everywhere I'd like to offer an apology to
the United States of America.
We haven't been getting along very well recently and for that, I am truly sorry.
I'm sorry we called George Bush a moron.
He is a moron but, it wasn't nice of us to point it out.
If it's any consolation, the fact that he's a moron shouldn't reflect poorly on the people of America.
After all it's not like you actually elected him.
I'm sorry about our softwood lumber.
Just because we have more trees than you doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper
and better than your own.
I'm sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey.
In our defense I guess our excuse would be that our team was much, much, much, much better than yours.
I'm sorry we burnt down your white house during the war of 1812.
I notice you've rebuilt it! It's Very Nice.
I'm sorry about your beer.
I know we had nothing to do with your beer but, we Feel your Pain.
I'm sorry about our waffling on Iraq.
I mean, when you're going
up against a crazed dictator, you wanna have your friends by your side.
I realize it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against Hitler, but that was different.
Everyone knew he had weapons.
And finally on behalf of all Canadians, I'm sorry that we're constantly apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way which is really a thinly veiled criticism.
I sincerely hope that you're not upset over this.
We've seen what you do to countries you get upset with.
Thank you.
Re:How about.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:An American in Germany? (Score:1, Funny)
Broadband or Autobahn (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My advice (Score:3, Funny)
I'll put it this way:
If you:
- dont want to have good spending power
- dont want to have access to good schools
- dont want to live in a country with financial stability (the swedish currency has gone from 1-1 SEK/CHF to 6.4 - 1 SEK/CHF since the fifties).
- want to live in a country where there is a tangible risk that the money that you've saved for your old age will be confiscated by the government (when I was living there - this was actually discussed in parliament).
- dont want to live in a country with agreable climate
- dont want to live in a country where summer exceeds 2 months / year.
THEN - maybe Sweden is the place for you!
General advice (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Serious Answer (Score:1, Funny)
WTF? Bill G. can't be happy with just Microsoft, so he gets into the phone system too?
Re:My advice (Score:2, Funny)
Why did you mention the president twice?
Re:Deutsche Telekom (Score:2, Funny)
Sure, as in "Torture feels better without all the acid."
Re:Other advice about Germany (Score:1, Funny)
Not as many really fat people
Coincidence?
Re:My advice (Score:3, Funny)
- hot blond chicks
And if the weather is what you say it is (can't go outsite alot) and you're money is worthless (can't go out for entertainment)
- lots of indoor activities with hot blond chicks
The pros slightly outwiegh the cons.
Critical info (Score:2, Funny)
Funny life must be yours, really.