Comments on: Could you become a US citizen? http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Raytibbitts http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1304 Raytibbitts Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:49:26 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1304 Got a 95% as I didn't know which INS form to use. No guessing needed. Take your Madison Avenue and shove it. Got a 95% as I didn’t know which INS form to use.
No guessing needed.

Take your Madison Avenue and shove it.

]]> By: Paul http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1303 Paul Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:07:59 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1303 Simon, it shouldn't take more than a drop of that tea. There isn't much good about being an American (excuse me - North American) these days. Our post-WWII boom put a TV in every home, and we started electing actors to our highest posts. Years of TV commercials have made Madison Avenue highly skilled in persuasion, and poor education and parenting have made us dumber than ever. Norte Americano gullibility is at an all-time high. We even elected W to a second term after loads of evidence of his lack of cognitive and verbal skills. Even after all the brouhaha by Congress about stopping the aggression expenses, they just approved another 150 billion yesterday. Better print more money. No, my friends, now is not a good time to study up for that test. If you could emigrate here, you would be way too smart for us, and would have nobody to talk to. If it is true about having to score 80% on that test taking it verbally with no multiple choices to choose from, I feel confident saying that less than one US citizen in 5,000 would pass. Simon, it shouldn’t take more than a drop of that tea. There isn’t much good about being an American (excuse me – North American) these days. Our post-WWII boom put a TV in every home, and we started electing actors to our highest posts. Years of TV commercials have made Madison Avenue highly skilled in persuasion, and poor education and parenting have made us dumber than ever. Norte Americano gullibility is at an all-time high. We even elected W to a second term after loads of evidence of his lack of cognitive and verbal skills. Even after all the brouhaha by Congress about stopping the aggression expenses, they just approved another 150 billion yesterday. Better print more money.

No, my friends, now is not a good time to study up for that test. If you could emigrate here, you would be way too smart for us, and would have nobody to talk to. If it is true about having to score 80% on that test taking it verbally with no multiple choices to choose from, I feel confident saying that less than one US citizen in 5,000 would pass.

]]> By: simon http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1302 simon Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:38:10 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1302 65%. Guess I'll have to resign myself to staying British. I shall now drown my sorrows in a nice cup of tea. 65%.
Guess I’ll have to resign myself to staying British. I shall now drown my sorrows in a nice cup of tea.

]]> By: Jane http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1301 Jane Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:47:03 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1301 Wow. I only missed one (about amendments) but I sweated about 5 of them. My civics/govt class in middle school consisted of the teacher making us spend the entire period copying the chapter word for word, so I didn't learn any of this there. Wow. I only missed one (about amendments) but I sweated about 5 of them.

My civics/govt class in middle school consisted of the teacher making us spend the entire period copying the chapter word for word, so I didn’t learn any of this there.

]]> By: erik http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1300 erik Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:55:53 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1300 Wow! Orally? There's no way I could name all original 13 states. But when one of the answers contains "New Zealand", it simplifies things. A couple years ago, I sat down and tried to list all 50 states. I think I got to about 38 before I couldn't think of any more. It's not easy. Wow! Orally? There’s no way I could name all original 13 states. But when one of the answers contains “New Zealand”, it simplifies things. A couple years ago, I sat down and tried to list all 50 states. I think I got to about 38 before I couldn’t think of any more. It’s not easy.

]]> By: Paul http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1299 Paul Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:43:10 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1299 Tough test! I scored 90%, with many guesses. I would have been lucky to score 50% if I had taken it without the multiple choices available, as is apparently required - "Candidates are not given multiple choices in the naturalization interview, which is conducted orally." Tough test! I scored 90%, with many guesses. I would have been lucky to score 50% if I had taken it without the multiple choices available, as is apparently required – “Candidates are not given multiple choices in the naturalization interview, which is conducted orally.”

]]> By: sgazzetti http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1298 sgazzetti Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:05:28 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1298 Wow! That is not a very easy quiz. I only missed one (the numbered amendment one you refer to), but I had to think pretty hard on several of the questions. I don't know what sort of constitutional/American history study is required for citizenship, but unless it's more rigorous than that going on in most schools, tests along these lines are going to be too tough. (And despite what my flag icon may indicate, I'm an American citizen.) Wow! That is not a very easy quiz. I only missed one (the numbered amendment one you refer to), but I had to think pretty hard on several of the questions. I don’t know what sort of constitutional/American history study is required for citizenship, but unless it’s more rigorous than that going on in most schools, tests along these lines are going to be too tough.

(And despite what my flag icon may indicate, I’m an American citizen.)

]]> By: sarita http://erikras.com/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1297 sarita Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:04:19 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/10/01/could-you-become-a-us-citizen/#comment-1297 Oh, boy, I only got a 60%. Guess it's a good thing I don't live there anymore! Oh, boy, I only got a 60%. Guess it’s a good thing I don’t live there anymore!

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