>>>Was that a compliment on the U.S. Metin? :o) I am surprised that the opportunity to change careers is not as easily attainable in Turkey as it is here. Many here don't think they can do it either, but typically it takes some planning and research and alittle bit of sacrifice. Here, it depends on how much you spend - your quality of life really. If you spend a lot then you will not have anything left over (set aside) to live on when/if times get rough or you wish to go back to school and learn a new trade. However, it is always possible to do it slowly by attending college at night while working fulltime (or nowadays even online but the written work is almost triple for online courses). Isn't that option available in Turkey? It would mean more time away from the family, but the reward would be more options when you attain a 2nd degree or technical trade.
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>>As I've said before, and this merely validates it, the US is THE place to be. I hate it for people in Turkey and other countries, but a lot of their problems are due to their "left of center" policies, as pointed out by Fred Thompson. I agree with your statement that many people view situations as problems as opposed to opportunities.
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>A little correction, (to Fred Thompson whoever he is), currently we have a "far right of center" policy for a long time and situation is much worse than ever before.
>Cetin

Fred Thompson may be our next president, if he decides to run. Some of your countries policies may be right of center, but is it that way from a business perspective. Does your country encourage entrepreneurship? Are they tax heavy on the people, or not? Our country has never done so well when the taxes were so heavy on the people. Ronald Reagan cut the taxes and our economy took off. The democrats jacked them back up and the Republican congress forced Bill Clinton to cut them again after the dems took it on the chin in a mid-term election. We may be heading back in the tank, if another dem gets elected prez though. Y'all got any jobs over there for retired cops who are now developers?<g>