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Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Hi everyone.

Nice to be here.
I have been reading these fora for a while now, so high time I introduce myself.

Although I grew up in a protestant family and school, I have always been an atheist. I think I am missing the gene you need to believe :-) and I never thought it was a 'thing', until I moved to the US (North Carolina). Coming from the Netherlands, that was quite a shock. There are actually people who don't want to have anything to do with you just because you don't go to church. After trying to fit in for 12 years I have moved back to Europe, but it is starting to look like I am heading back there. So I may be in need of some moral support from some fellow heathens :-) at some point.

I won't bore you anymore at this point. Ask away if you want to know more......
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RE: Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 12:42 pm
Oh hell, the Netherlands to NC? That had to be one hell of a culture shock.

Welcome to the forums!
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- Thomas Jefferson
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RE: Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Heya welcome Smile

You have come to the right place for support.

I think the gene you're missing is gullibility. Certainly nothing to miss Smile

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RE: Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 12:50 pm (This post was last modified: December 3, 2014 at 12:51 pm by Alex K.)
Welcome!

Being German I can relate to your culture shock. This "omg ordinary people here actually really believe that stuff???" moment...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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RE: Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Welcome, friend.

Just as a tip, there are other places in the US than fucking North Carolina.
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December 3, 2014 at 1:49 pm
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RE: Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 1:54 pm
Welcome from NZ.

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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RE: Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 2:08 pm
(December 3, 2014 at 12:50 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Welcome, friend.

Just as a tip, there are other places in the US than fucking North Carolina.

He's right. There's Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas among many other garden spots of free thought and tolerance.

Ok, seriously, we're not wall-to-wall nutcases here. It just feels like it sometimes.

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RE: Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 2:34 pm
Howdy.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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RE: Hey y'all
December 3, 2014 at 2:43 pm
Welcome! I'm new here myself, but everybody is most welcoming and kind. I can only imagine the incredible culture shock you must have experienced after moving here from the Netherlands. I'm in Mississippi, which is as bad or worse than North Carolina, so I probably know some of the things you experienced there. Well, if you move back to the U.S., I'd suggest a different state if at all possible. Big Grin All of the states are not created equal.
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