If these Afghan refugees speak English and are willing to work, bring ‘em on.

@hawaiiboy @pratik Agreed, on both points! One of the things I miss most about Boston now that I live in New Hampshire is the diversity of accents and languages around me every day. All white people sound (and look) too much like me.

@pratik it for immigration, but for work, at least where I live

@hawaiiboy Maybe for work but for federal immigration, you don't need to speak English.

@pratik in Hawaii we are used to a number pacific and Asian languages as first languages for people. It’s common to hear many different languages at the market

@fgtech I can relate... I'm a Bostonian through and through, but I also live part-time in NH when up at my parents' lakehouse in Plymouth. Both areas are nourishing to the soul for me; NH for her beauty, tres, nymphs, (I mean the spirits, not the slang term for beautiful females LOL), and solitude, and Boston for her energy, vigor, and bustle.

@cambridgeport90 Yes! That is a beautiful way of describing the different ways I relate to these places as well. "Nourishing to the soul" is a great phrase.

Driving north from Boston we would often hit a particular distance and say that we could feel our molecules slowing down.

@fgtech Indeed. By the way, have you ever walked the trails in Lincoln? My family went to the floom last year. Scared the crap out of my mom because she had never seen hear heart rate go that high while walking. I just chuckled and told her to have a good time.