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Originally Posted by CS

Josh, that's a gross misrepresentation of what I posted and you're smart enough to know it.

I would never advocate or endorse unethical behavior in line with what has been represented in Barry's post. It doesn't need to be said that he was 'too trusting'; obviously that trust bit him in the ass and it's truly unfortunate. It certainly reinforces the fact that every organization has a dirty, gross underbelly with little creatures scuttling around on it.

My point is this: wouldn't you make a couple of trips out to the US to first take a look at operations, feel out the culture and the dynamics of the organization, AND SIGN THE FUCKING PAPERWORK before you uprooted your entire existence and flew it 12,000 miles overseas? I mean, you're an experienced businessman. To be frank, that's a rookie mistake.

I feel sympathetic to your situation; we live and learn and at the end of the day that's the best we can do. But it's not a home run until that ball clears the fence and 'almost' never cuts it.

I'm not slamming you personally Barry. But dude, I learned two important lessons pretty early on: trust IS NOT ENOUGH anymore when doing business with anyone and you never mix friends and business. Maybe 25 or 50 years ago it was OK. But not anymore. And I'm only 23.

CS hit it.

To pick up and move on just a phone calls and emails is not just crazy but down right stupid. At the very least you should have gone alone to scope out the situation and got your feet wet.