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I've been negligent in not introducing myself since joining this forum several days ago. Thanks to Paul (UKRV) for the link.
I was born and bred in (not so) sunny South Wales. Having worked for a California company in Wales for 10 years, I was offered a job at the California HQ. I went home to explain the offer to my other half, thinking we'd have to have a long discussion. Instead, she immediately packed her suitcase and there was no discussion.
We emigrated to California in 1980 and, for a number of years, I used the tag line "Taff exiled in USA". I eventually got tired of explaining what "Taff" meant to Americans and eventually dropped the tag line. But I'm still a Taff at heart and was once referred to (online) by a London friend as someone who "defends anything and everything Welsh".
I'll admit to being very homesick for the first 3 years, although my wife Chris hasn't looked back since she got off the plane at San Francisco. On a trip back to the UK I recall driving up the M4 to Heathrow and saying "I'll be glad to get home". That's when Chris said "I didn't think I'd ever hear you say that" (i.e. call California home).
We became naturalized U.S. citizens with U.S. passports and all the rights of someone born in the USA, except one (actually two). One cannot be President of the USA unless you were born here, which means I also can't be Vice President since the VP is the automatic successor in the event of the President's untimely death. That's why Arnold Schwartzenwhatsit can't run for the office of President. So far, he's not doing a very good job as Governor of California, but I'll leave that for another thread.
So, for you that hang out the Stars & Stripes for me, diolch yn fawr (thank you very much), but ...
I was born and bred in (not so) sunny South Wales. Having worked for a California company in Wales for 10 years, I was offered a job at the California HQ. I went home to explain the offer to my other half, thinking we'd have to have a long discussion. Instead, she immediately packed her suitcase and there was no discussion.
We emigrated to California in 1980 and, for a number of years, I used the tag line "Taff exiled in USA". I eventually got tired of explaining what "Taff" meant to Americans and eventually dropped the tag line. But I'm still a Taff at heart and was once referred to (online) by a London friend as someone who "defends anything and everything Welsh".
I'll admit to being very homesick for the first 3 years, although my wife Chris hasn't looked back since she got off the plane at San Francisco. On a trip back to the UK I recall driving up the M4 to Heathrow and saying "I'll be glad to get home". That's when Chris said "I didn't think I'd ever hear you say that" (i.e. call California home).
We became naturalized U.S. citizens with U.S. passports and all the rights of someone born in the USA, except one (actually two). One cannot be President of the USA unless you were born here, which means I also can't be Vice President since the VP is the automatic successor in the event of the President's untimely death. That's why Arnold Schwartzenwhatsit can't run for the office of President. So far, he's not doing a very good job as Governor of California, but I'll leave that for another thread.
So, for you that hang out the Stars & Stripes for me, diolch yn fawr (thank you very much), but ...
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