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Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by FooBarBizBazz »

neither_color wrote: post #144
MomoXenosaga wrote: post #74

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The US is actually bizarre, anyone born in the US automatically gets US nationality. This leads to amusing birth tourism. Iirc it is the only country that does this.

It's not unique to the US at all. Almost all the countries in North and South America are like this. If you want to claim it's wrong that's another debate but everyone in the Americas came from somewhere else, borders are an ephemeral concept and what's bizarre to me is how strict Europe is with jus sanguinis when its borders have changed so many times in the last century and in the centuries leading up to it. I do b…

> what's bizarre to me is how strict Europe is with jus sanguinis

Asian countries are also notoriously hard to get citizenship in.

> Why are there zero barriers for a Greek or Estonian to live and work in Spain but tough immigration rules for the spawn of their 15+ latin american colonies, who speak the same language and have the same religion?

Could be worth exploring for Spain and Portugal.

There's a "transitive property" issue, however. It'd be hard to do this without, effectively, adding the former Spanish and Portuguese empires to the EU.

This would also run into the Monroe Doctrine, if you carried it far enough.

But it is an interesting idea.

Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by nradov »

lmm wrote: post #47
wonnage wrote: post #39

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Hong Kong and Macau are relics of the colonial era and exerting "iron-fisted" control there is no different from exerting it over, say, Shanghai

What's different is the will of the people. If Shanghai, or San Francisco, or anywhere, developed a cultural consensus that it wanted to leave its parent country, it would be evil to prevent them.

Several US states south of the Mason-Dixon line developed a cultural consensus that they wanted to leave their parent country. Was it evil to prevent them?

Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by [deleted] »

b112 wrote: post #147
JoeAltmaier wrote: post #139

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Her professor counseled her against reporting. They needed the contact to get PhD students positions and recommendations. Reporting it online meant throwing up obstacles to herself for holding other academic positions. A PhD student is hostage against the system.

Her professor counceled her to let him trap others in the same situation?!? Fine professor. Sounds like she should wait until after she gets her phd, then scream. And, while leveling accusations at the professor too. He's as guilty as they are.

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Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by Neil44 »

forinti wrote: post #164
Neil44 wrote: post #69

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Do you have any more info on this right of proximity? It’s nearer to me so it’s mine is that about it?

Would that work recursively?

Maybe we should observe China for the next 100 years to find out!

Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by MomoXenosaga »

randomopining wrote: post #146
MomoXenosaga wrote: post #80

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Thanks to tourism your country was exposed to Western Europe and people speak English. If you think things are bad now look at Serbia: sold to China because nobody in the EU cares.

What's it like in Serbia, do Chinese oligarchs own everything?

The Chinese are buying up Serbia's industry and mining. They provide jobs and money but care nothing for the environment.

Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by pessimizer »

b112 wrote: post #126
aww_dang wrote: post #124

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Can you say who held the contract?

It would. And after their hold on her was over, she should have screamed to the hills. While I get the reluctance, at the same time, not yelling about it means others get burned. That's just plain wrong.

Whistleblowing can severely hurt you, from destroying your career to killing you. People who demand it blindly probably haven't ever had to make a hard choice about it.

I recommend against it in almost all cases for people I care about, because people have this natural infatuation for victims that is obviously prurient (whether it's love, reverence, hate, or even disgust) and you yourself are going to end up the center of the storm.

If they decide to do it anyway because they're better people than me. I try to make sure they don't do it stupidly, and work with them on a careful plan that minimizes their personal danger and has the best chance of succeeding.

Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by Workaccount2 »

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #138
cookieswumchorr wrote: post #125

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she had to stay, ok. but why keep working? Jobs can be scarce on an island but maybe you can find something that pays more than zero. Or work remote. Or just take vacation if you have some reserve

The recommendation, remember? The research? She was a PhD student.

Technically, just to be that guy, she worked all the extra time and was compensated for it with a recommendation.

Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by pc86 »

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #166
b112 wrote: post #149

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You should council your friend to keep as much data, write everything down (keep a log book), keep backups of emails etc. Don't let time, let scum win.

I did, but as a tall white middle-class male counseling a short young inner-city woman of color it's a little difficult without being patronizing. Her response was "This is not even the worst thing that's been done to me; I have to let some of it go."

Would you have felt more comfortable counselling her if you were 3 or 4" shorter?

Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by ceejayoz »

pjc50 wrote: post #116
harry8 wrote: post #109

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> There is no queue. Any country that has a number of people who would like to immigrate of whom it will not accept all and will chose who to reject has a queue. How that queue is implemented, orderly, disorderly, corruptly, unjustly, ridiculously, incompetently or at various times all of the above. Some get in, some don't, it's a queue. It may not be a fantasy of an orderly queue where everyone is served in order in…

> priority queue if you must with priority being given by a random number generator tempered with both nonsense You cannot sensibly call this a "queue". No programmer would accept "random order" when they expected "in order". Moreover, decisions are independent . The number of people already accepted is not a factor in individual immigration decisions! Someone else getting accepted cannot affect the outcome of your o…

> You cannot sensibly call this a "queue". No programmer would accept "random order" when they expected "in order".

I see somebody never used the first iteration of AWS SQS.

Re: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

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Post by quadrifoliate »

sbacic wrote: post #4
disabled wrote: post #2

I would say that there are places that are like the Falkland Island in Croatia.

As another Croatian, I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I'd like other people to experience the breathtaking beauty of my country. On the other hand, considering all the negative externalities and the rampant devastation that comes with our brand of tourism I'm not sure I want any more tourists coming. I especially don't want tourists buying holiday homes here.

I visit Europe about once a year, and am low key avoiding visiting most of the former Yugoslavia because of this.

I agree that having a rush of tourists in a country not accustomed to them can cause problems for both the tourists and the locals that resent the sudden influx.

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