Hi, ATS! My name is Hiromi and I live slightly to the northwest of Lake Tahoe with my family. English is not my first, nor even my second language, so please do not be grammar nazi's with me. I have been living in the U.S. for 2 years now. In Japan, I was a biochemist, but in the U.S. I am a housewife.

I have been reading ATS for several months so that I could participate in conversation with my husband and his friends. Many of the topics that are discussed here are typically talked about at my house. The flu, pole reversals, climate change, collapse of the governemen, etc... It is all here. My husband is also very politically charged, but I tend to not care about politics.

I am not sure how often I will post or contribute to the discussions here on ATS. It depends on how comfortable I become with the community. I feel comfortable enough now to introduce myself.

I would like to close by saying that not all Japanese eat dolphin and whale. I don't eat it. It tastes bad and many of us think it is food for old people.

Hello,
I would like to say hello. I too am a newbee and English is also my third language. Russian being my first and German being my second. English however is my most proficient language and therefore language of choice. Mainly due to the fact that the entire world speaks English or some close version of it. In my experience people who speak English as a second or third language actually speak it better than most "native speakers". No offense is meant by this because I like many people of the world do not speak my native language in its proper form. English is a difficult language and even the most proficient of speakers do not always get the grammar right all the time, so rest assured no one will be a "grammar nazi" here! In my short time here I have come to find the company knowledgeable and embracing of the worldly people who share their quest to DENY IGNORANCE!
Welcome be to you and all others, is the feeling I have gotten from all here!

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