• @[email protected]
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    “Yeah, my yard is always going to be mowed, but my neighbor who is from another country might have some different yard standards,” said Bertolo, adding that certified communities also agree to show more understanding on matters such as getting a call about a goat being slaughtered in a front yard during a religious festival.

    You had me up until here. Lawns are crimes against nature, but I’m not sure I’m down with open animal sacrifice on the sidewalk.

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      I hope you’re a vegetarian

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        You misunderstand, I don’t object to the slaughtering of animals, I object to the slaughtering of animals openly in a residential area. Amateurs aren’t going to use proper sanitation. One sick goat and the whole neighborhood has cholera or whatever the hell goats carry. That is of course assuming people are actually doing it in the first place.

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          Yeah, but there’s also a bunch of pretty cool people too. Seriously, come to Ohio and see for yourself. Pop an edible and wander around the Cleveland art museum for a few hours, go for a bar crawl in Athens, see the big basket. Columbus is one of the most LGBTQ friendly cities in the country, and has large east and west African populations. The people in between are polite and friendly enough on a Saturday afternoon, even if they’re fascists when you turn away.

          I won’t pretend it’s not run by a fascist party, it’s a fact that deeply saddens me. I’m currently saving money to move out, but I’m going to miss this place for the rest of my life.

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      09 months ago

      This may come as a shock to you, but life in the Rust Belt would be an improvement for many immigrants.

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        09 months ago

        Oh, absolutely it would, but the locals are far too racist and bigoted for that to happen.