Padre Nuestro, que estas en los cielos,
Santificado sea tu nombre.
Venga a nosotros tu reino (y prosperidad plz).
Haganse en la tierra como en el cielo.
Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día (y crecimiento económico o vamos a morir).
Perdona nuestras ofensas,
como también nosotros perdonamos a los Americanos que nos ofendieron.
No nos dejes caer en la revolución, y líbranos de la independencia.
Amén.

Deputy Regional Minister of the Planning and Development Agency(March 8-May 19, 2014)

Local Council Member(April 24-August 11)

Court Justice of TSP(August 15-December 7)

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"The 1% is like a 1% battery charge. It will die out if it is not charged(the charge is the 99%). But if you don't charge it, it will die for sure, sooner or later"
- Me (2001- Present)

"Change is the world's blood"
- Me (2001-Present)

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(This post was last modified: 01-14-2017, 11:42 PM by Ryccia.)

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There are a few reasons.

1- I'm Venezuelan, and the crisis my country has faced for the last four years has made me, and lots of others, slowly slip into poverty. We used to be able to travel abroad, and now we have to use most of our money buying whatever food we can find. Just so you have an idea, a US dollar's real value (the value the government gives has no basis in reality anymore) in Venezuela is about 3,000 bolívares (our currency); the minimum wage is 34,000 bolívares, most of it going towards food (and the prices are so inflated they rise almost every week).

2- Even without that variable, $300 (convert it to my currency if you want. It's depressing, really) is way too much for that type of console (and paying for online play is bullshit).

3- If I had that kind of money, I would buy myself a nice PS4 already. I've been unable to buy a new-gen console due to Reason No.1.

4- Very few people would sell the thing here, as importing stuff has gotten significantly difficult due to, again, Reason No.1. Also, the ones who do sell videogames have to hike the price up in order to turn whatever meager profit they can make (only the ultra-rich can buy that stuff now).

It's a disappointment really (Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks fucking amazing). I have missed three years of this console generation, and will probably have missed it entirely by the time this crisis ends. I'll also have to move in with my aunt in a town near Caracas for university purposes, so... it'll be even harder. Star Wars: Battlefront, Battlefield 1, Uncharted 4... all great games I can't play.

*Drinks whiskey directly from the bottle*

I'm sorry to hear that
*puts Venezuela on the list of destinations, he wants to travel to, even if it is almost impossible, that he will ever reach the destinations, he already planned until now*
I hope the situation will get better and you'll be able to live a not as harsh life as now soon :/

(Again I'm feeling somehow arrogant/snobby. Statistically I'm living in poverty, regarding the fact, I'm living in Germany and it tears me up somehow, that many other regions in the world are just suffering of our globalised, neoliberalistic world, that gives profit maybe for us Europeans and Americans and some Asians, but puts pressure on other states...)

*takes RG's bottle and gives himself a big glass of it, before returning the bottle again*

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Gianluca IV
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Aurora Markatt (Maura)

(This post was last modified: 01-15-2017, 10:05 AM by GI-Land.)

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Don't worry. I don't consider this to be the developed world's fault. It the fault of my government's failed policies. In his attempts to implement socialism in the country, former president Chávez instituted lots of social programs aimed at helping the poor. So far so good. However, this also put the country heavily in debt; in his attempts to put the private sector under his control, he nationalized numerous businesses and enterprises. Those were put under the control of corrupt officials who profited from them while keeping them paralyzed, destroying the country's ability to make essential goods. The country was forced to import most of what it needed, augmenting the debt.

So, when the high oil profits that Chávez used to pay for his programs dried up, and the prices fell, the country became unable to import essential foodstuffs and other goods, due to it having to use its hard currency to pay the debts. After Chávez's death in 2013 (the situation started to get out of control even before his death), his successor, Nicolás Maduro, in his infinite incompetence, has made the situation worse by increasing his control over business by ridiculous price controls, overregulation, and more restrictions (now the government controls almost all production and distribution of goods). So, yeah, it's pretty much their fault. If anything I envy you; I wish I lived in Germany! I would try to go there, but that would mean learning German (why are the words so long!?), and you guys have enough problems already trying to accommodate all those Syrian migrants to deal with people like me (also the career path I have chosen isn't exactly known for being high-paying)

*takes a big gulp from the bottle*

RandomGuy199
Representative of the Federal Republic of Karnetvor
Resident Venezuelan/Lampshade Bar & Grill Manager- The South Pacific
Soldier, South Pacific Special Forces

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Federal Republic of Karnetvor

 

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Government:

• President: Yaleksandr Kerenskiy
  
• Vice President: Sergei Voroshilov
  
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Josef Kyrzinski
  
• Speaker of the House of Representatives: Saria Alianovna
  

Founding Member, South Pacific Treaty Organization (SPTO)
Member, Southern Cooperation Organization (SCO)

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(This post was last modified: 01-16-2017, 12:54 AM by RandomGuy199.)

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Don't worry. I don't consider this to be the developed world's fault. It the fault of my government's failed policies. In his attempts to implement socialism in the country, former president Chávez instituted lots of social programs aimed at helping the poor. So far so good. However, this also put the country heavily in debt; in his attempts to put the private sector under his control, he nationalized numerous businesses and enterprises. Those were put under the control of corrupt officials who profited from them while keeping them paralyzed, destroying the country's ability to make essential goods. The country was forced to import most of what it needed, augmenting the debt.

So, when the high oil profits that Chávez used to pay for his programs dried up, and the prices fell, the country became unable to import essential foodstuffs and other goods, due to it having to use its hard currency to pay the debts. After Chávez's death in 2013 (the situation started to get out of control even before his death), his successor, Nicolás Maduro, in his infinite incompetence, has made the situation worse by increasing his control over business by ridiculous price controls, overregulation, and more restrictions (now the government controls almost all production and distribution of goods). So, yeah, it's pretty much their fault. If anything I envy you; I wish I lived in Germany! I would try to go there, but that would mean learning German (why are the words so long!?), and you guys have enough problems already trying to accommodate all those Syrian migrants to deal with people like me (also the career path I have chosen isn't exactly known for being high-paying)

*takes a big gulp from the bottle*

It's OK man. At least you have this game to take your mind off things. Anyway. You're the barman. We're supposed to be telling our sad stories to you, aren't we? And what's your career path anyway?

John Hills- President of Ausstan

(This post was last modified: 01-16-2017, 02:03 AM by Ausstan.)

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@Ausstan: I'll be studying history, and the jobs that one leads to don't have a reputation of being...high paying. Still, history is a subject that I found extremely interesting; I spend my free time reading about historical events in Wikipedia, about the factors that led to said events, the participants... etc. So, I think I chose well

Anyway, you're right. Does anyone have a sad story to tell? Alcohol is the best antidepressant there is!*

*=The barman clears himself of any responsibility regarding what might happen if somebody takes that terrible piece of advice.

RandomGuy199
Representative of the Federal Republic of Karnetvor
Resident Venezuelan/Lampshade Bar & Grill Manager- The South Pacific
Soldier, South Pacific Special Forces

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Federal Republic of Karnetvor

 

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              National Flag                                                    Coat of Arms


Government:

• President: Yaleksandr Kerenskiy
  
• Vice President: Sergei Voroshilov
  
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Josef Kyrzinski
  
• Speaker of the House of Representatives: Saria Alianovna
  

Founding Member, South Pacific Treaty Organization (SPTO)
Member, Southern Cooperation Organization (SCO)

 "You're talkin' to the Rolex wearin', diamond ring wearin', kiss stealin', wheelin' n' dealin', limousine ridin', jet flyin', son of a gun, and I'm having a hard time keeping these alligators down!"
 
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

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[Venzuelian background story]
If anything I envy you; I wish I lived in Germany! I would try to go there, but that would mean learning German (why are the words so long!?), and you guys have enough problems already trying to accommodate all those Syrian migrants to deal with people like me (also the career path I have chosen isn't exactly known for being high-paying)

*takes a big gulp from the bottle*

If you need help learning German, you can write with me. I'd be glad to help you (It's a serious offer, whether you want/can make it to Germany in the long term or not.)
Basically our words are so long, because we connect different words to get a new word often, so words get longer ^^
May I ask you, what career path you have chosen?

*serves you some snacks, because when telling stories, you not only need booze but also snacks*

I'll be studying history, and the jobs that one leads to don't have a reputation of being...high paying. Still, history is a subject that I found extremely interesting; I spend my free time reading about historical events in Wikipedia, about the factors that led to said events, the participants... etc. So, I think I chose well Big Grin

@RandomGuy199 I thought about studying history as well, because German history is quite interesting
I even had an advanced course in it, when doing my A-Levels, but in the end, the low income I'd get and the sometimes pretty dry parts of theory, that wouldn't interest me, scared me away from that subject :S
Now studying transportation with going in depth regarding planning and operation, but....maths is killing me.
There's still the chance, I'm changing my subject.

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Gianluca IV
Roleplayer (active in TSP since 2016)
TSPedia-Author
Head Bartender of the Lampshade Bar & Grill


Information about my roleplay
Pacifica GI-Land, Snolland (Hazelbrust), Guardian of the World Forum, IUFA-FWC/WFWC- and Pacivision Supervisor • 
Aurora Markatt (Maura)

(This post was last modified: 01-16-2017, 09:48 AM by GI-Land. Edit Reason: Answering RG's post, that he has written, while I posted my answer )

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Sorry, I absolutely hate history. Unless it's one of the World Wars. Other than that I hate it

I am Zadiner/Zak. Part of Assembly, some other stuff, Founder of some other region.
Hey, I have a bunch of issues. You don't need to care.
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History isn't that bad. Unless you live in Australia. It is very Australia focused for most of primary school/early high school, and we don't know much about Australia with the aboriginals, so you have about 250 years of history to learn. I have done 3 years of history just about Australia's role in ww1/2 alone. I've dropped history as a subject now, but I have a big interest in history in Europe. Even if I did want to keep on doing it, I am trying to get into a science course so that wouldn't help much.

John Hills- President of Ausstan

(This post was last modified: 01-16-2017, 06:59 PM by Ausstan.)

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History isn't that bad. Unless you live in Australia. It is very Australia focused for most of primary school/early high school, and we don't know much about Australia with the aboriginals, so you have about 250 years of history to learn. I have done 3 years of history just about Australia's role in ww1/2 alone. I've dropped history as a subject now, but I have a big interest in history in Europe. Even if I did want to keep on doing it, I am trying to get into a science course so that wouldn't help much.

I don't hate Abroiginal culture, but we had to learn it every year from Prep to year 8. I am just so sick of it now cos it was the same thing every year

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Hey, I have a bunch of issues. You don't need to care.
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