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I think you're assuming your parent is an American? (Looks like they're Australian: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25194634 https://news.ycombinator.com/
by jefftk 6y ago
I think you're assuming your parent is an American?
(Looks like they're Australian: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25194634 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25194634)
- FireBeyond 6y agoA bit of both. I live in the US now, but grew up in Australia (and born in Scotland, so I have quite the passport collection at this point).
- caf 6y agoIt is likewise illegal for Australian citizens, residents or corporations (with the same sort of "Facilitation Payment" carve-outs mentioned elsethread): https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2020-09/factsheet-2-the-foreign-bribery-offence.pdf https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2020-09/factsheet-2-the-f...
- JackFr 6y agoIt’s funny - I did give that some thought - and then concluded (VERY INCORRECTLY I ADD), well he worked for one of the BIG oil companies — more likely than not an American. Upon giving it a little more thought it turns out that only 2 of the top 10 oil companies are American. So, yeah, my bad.