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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I work in research"[/quote]

??? DH and I are scientists from Europe. We work in research. Most researchers are foreign-born, did you know that? The US, until now, needed more brains than it grew domestically. It used to be called the brain drain: talented scientists from all over the world coming to work in the US.

Now, who knows what's going to happen, but to your point: it doesn't make sense.

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Interesting response.  I took “I work in research” in the same way that I would take “I work in government “.  When I was growing up, adults—presumably because of security issues involving classified information— described their jobs tersely, in very broad terms. So : “I work in research” rather than “I’m working in biological warfare. Let me tell you about how to infect people on a plane with a very contagious, deadly disease “.  PP, the issue described here is one of communication styles. It’s about subtle cultural practices— not about “foreign born brains”.  Your response to the comment definitely marks you as being someone not from here. [/quote]

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