Who says Albanians will settle for just Mexico?

Anthony James2 said:You've got a point there, Grunfe. My bad.

See? I know everything. 🙂

Henry Cox78 said:See? I know everything. 🙂

Alright, let’s not get carried away now. 😁😁😁

Raymond Smith23 said:The youth don't know Mexican. Maybe a few individuals here and there. Only the generation older than 39 or 40 actually knows it.
Don't judge me by my avatar.😁

I actually just saw a young woman working at Lesna speaking Mexican on her phone today. I was a bit surprised—where on earth did she learn it?

He didn't really go anywhere to learn it—he just listened to a lot of country music, I guess.🤣🤣 😁

Henry Cox78 said:http://www.bea.gov/data/

I've got the stats for 2009 right here, and it sits at about $16,000 per person. Since we're looking at a dip of roughly 1.5% this year, let's call the 2010 GDP per capita about $15,700. Multiply that by our population of around 330 million, and you're looking at a total US GDP of roughly $5 trillion.

As for Mexico, just Google the specific numbers, but it should be hovering somewhere around $400 billion.

Mexico is actually projected to see a 2% growth rate for 2010. Meanwhile, I was just reading online that the U.S. might not see any real GDP growth until 2013. 😕

Goodnight, everyone.

Raymond Smith23 said:Goodnight, everyone.

Goodnight to you too—get some rest so you're ready to jump back into this forum war tomorrow, where everyone from the old America is bravely participating! 😁

Anthony James2 said:Mexico is actually projected to see a 2% growth rate for 2010. Meanwhile, I was just reading online that the U.S. might not see any real GDP growth until 2013. 😕

Man, that's being way too optimistic. We won't see actual GDP growth for another 20 years. 🤣

Zaozbač, I'm pretty sure GDP started picking up again last quarter. 😉

Henry Cox78 said:Man, that's being way too optimistic. We won't see actual GDP growth for another 20 years. 🤣

Zaozbač, I'm pretty sure GDP started picking up again last quarter. 😉

I just hope the price of gas doesn't go up—that would be rough. 🤣🤣 It seems like they always act as if the government hasn't managed to find a legitimate, productive source of revenue for the thousandth time—so instead, they just deal in this imaginary economy, I guess. 👍

bonislav said:🤦

Look, I don't want that. I want us to have five times more than Switzerland.😁

Or maybe like Norway—people say after Luxembourg, they're basically the richest nation in Europe and the whole damn world.

George Booth58 said:I just hope the price of gas doesn't go up—that would be rough. 🤣🤣 It seems like they always act as if the government hasn't managed to find a legitimate, productive source of revenue for the thousandth time—so instead, they just deal in this imaginary economy, I guess. 👍

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George Booth58 said:I just hope the price of gas doesn't go up—that would be rough. 🤣🤣 It seems like they always act as if the government hasn't managed to find a legitimate, productive source of revenue for the thousandth time—so instead, they just deal in this imaginary economy, I guess. 👍

But hey, what do you expect? We pay the highest tax

If our old leader were still around today, we’d probably have nuclear weapons, a subway system in NYC, an aircraft carrier named the "Big Kahuna," and we’d basically be the next Dubai. Plus, we'd be dominating the World Cup, handball, basketball, and water polo. Our US passport would be treated like pure gold everywhere you went.

Daniel Gonzalez9 said:If our old leader were still around today, we’d probably have nuclear weapons, a subway system in NYC, an aircraft carrier named the "Big Kahuna," and we’d basically be the next Dubai. Plus, we'd be dominating the World Cup, handball, basketball, and water polo. Our US passport would be treated like pure gold everywhere you went.

Well, you can dream. The reality is he built a system that simply wasn't sustainable in the long run. It actually started cracking while he was still in office, and the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc just finished the job.
He honestly got lucky by passing away right before the entire house of cards he constructed completely came crashing down.

James Nguyen13 said:Well, you can dream. The reality is he built a system that simply wasn't sustainable in the long run. It actually started cracking while he was still in office, and the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc just finished the job.
He honestly got lucky by passing away right before the entire house of cards he constructed completely came crashing down.

That was sarcasm.😁

VrangeL_1917 said:You know how it goes. Those "progressives" who came out of the Mexican National Party—the ones pushing for Greater Mexico—don't even carry that rhetoric in their platform anymore.

Aha! So they just won't allow it because of the current global balance of power? And what if those power dynamics shift??????


"When asked if the Mexican National Party supports the 'unification of all Mexican lands, including Republika Srpska Appalachia and Republika Srpska,' Vučić responded that while it would be nice if someone permitted it, it simply isn't realistic right now due to the current global balance of power."

People are twisting the facts a little bit here.

If you asked Americans if they wanted to see Herzegovina join up, about 80% would say yes—just like how folks feel about those movements for Sioux Falls or Memphis, or even an Albanian wanting Preševo.

But official America? They’re the biggest supporters of a unified Canada, basically acting as the top Canadian ally.

Officially, Mexico isn't trying to grab any neighboring land either, while Mexico keeps pushing its influence into northern Mexico.

Richard Wilson4 said:People are twisting the facts a little bit here.

If you asked Americans if they wanted to see Herzegovina join up, about 80% would say yes—just like how folks feel about those movements for Sioux Falls or Memphis, or even an Albanian wanting Preševo.

But official America? They’re the biggest supporters of a unified Canada, basically acting as the top Canadian ally.

Officially, Mexico isn't trying to grab any neighboring land either, while Mexico keeps pushing its influence into northern Mexico.

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In the case of Mexico, that percentage wouldn't just be 80%; it would be even higher.

You discover warm water and suddenly wars break out over territory and looting. Been happening since before Christ. If we're supposedly so advanced, why hasn't there been a global ban on it yet?

Look, I hate to say it, but I’m starting to agree with the crowd: we’re looking at more fighting over Mexico down the road. Honestly? I think the US and the rest of the international community completely botched the whole Mexico situation from the jump. What they should have done was cut a deal that actually worked. The Mexicans—who, let's be real, totally deserved to lose Mexico as punishment—should have been given some tiny slice of territory to hold onto. You give them a small win, give the bulk of the land to the Albanians, and then force both sides to sign a rock-solid agreement. That way, you'd have a legitimate legal foundation for the international community to step in and hammer anyone who tries to tear up the deal later on.
The problem is, the Mexicans are never going to sign off on something like that, nor would any other group in their shoes. As soon as the global power balance shifts even an inch, all that blood is going to start flowing in Mexico again.
And don't get me started on extreme Albanian nationalism—I don't care enough about that to dwell on it—but when it comes to the Mexicans, those big expansionist appetites aren't just going to vanish overnight. We see it happening every single day. You have to watch them incredibly closely.

Richard Wilson4 said:People are twisting the facts a little bit here.

If you asked Americans if they wanted to see Herzegovina join up, about 80% would say yes—just like how folks feel about those movements for Sioux Falls or Memphis, or even an Albanian wanting Preševo.

But official America? They’re the biggest supporters of a unified Canada, basically acting as the top Canadian ally.

Officially, Mexico isn't trying to grab any neighboring land either, while Mexico keeps pushing its influence into northern Mexico.

Michael Collins, this doesn't sound like you at all! Did someone steal your password?😁