Questions for Non-Americans (3219 hits)
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Submitted by netimportant (View user info) at 2007-11-13 01:10:05 EST
I've only been out of the United States twice—once to Toronto when I was 11 and once to Juarez for a few hours—so I don't have much first-hand knowledge of culture in other countries. I have fantasies about what life is like in other regions. For example, my idea of western Europeans is that they are thinner than us, walk everywhere, drink multiple glasses of wine and cups of coffee per day, are well-informed about geography and world news, and hate Americans. Would you mind enlightening me about your culture by answering these questions?
Sex:
Are your attitudes toward sex as boring as ours? Is sex talk taboo? Does the media get up in arms when female celebrities wear revealing outfits? Do men and women share equal sexual freedom, or are women expected to be more chaste?
Food:
Are your grocery stores filled with processed food? What are the average person's alcohol- and coffee-drinking habits? Can you describe a typical experience dining at a local restaurant (restaurant atmosphere, portion sizes, etc.)?
Transportation:
Do most people own cars, take public transportation, or walk?
Elderly people:
What are the predominating attitudes toward elderly people? Are they a nuisance? Are they respected? Do they retire or continue working? Is it common for more than two generations to live in the same household?
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Submitted by Danger_Ranger (user info) at 2007-12-01 06:26:11 EST (#)
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Sex:
Are your attitudes toward sex as boring as ours? Is sex talk taboo? Does the media get up in arms when female celebrities wear revealing outfits? Do men and women share equal sexual freedom, or are women expected to be more chaste?
(up until your questions sex was a number from new zealand. now I'm just confused.)
Food:
Are your grocery stores filled with processed food? What are the average person's alcohol- and coffee-drinking habits? Can you describe a typical experience dining at a local restaurant (restaurant atmosphere, portion sizes, etc.)?
(all I know is that if you go to the deli-section, you can find and purchase liecester cheese. It's wrapped in plastic and is cheese, so I guess by definition it's processed. We drink our coffee black and sugarless because we are Australians, hard and resolute, unwilling to let go of the depression years lest they tap us on our collective embittered shoulder and say y halo thar precious times. The light horse, tobruk, being awesome at sport and actually manning-up in korea and vietnam, that was all/is all thanks to black sugarless coffee.)
Transportation:
Do most people own cars, take public transportation, or walk?
(we surf everywhere, except for the aborigines. there's not a whole lot of ocean in a corrugated iron lean-to.)
Elderly people:
What are the predominating attitudes toward elderly people? Are they a nuisance? Are they respected? Do they retire or continue working? Is it common for more than two generations to live in the same household?
(we are of the opinion, that elderly people (i.e. anyone over 41), can suck our balls - just not in the literal sense. Mostly we will just offer them a seat on our public surfboard system unless they are aboriginal. The whitey elderly get to sit in specially designated and proffered 'ur over 41' ejector seats, any indigenous over 41's are ejected well before they reach the city limits. except in kakado, where there is no city. it's cool though because there is no public surfboard system either, just a bunch of useless ochre hand paintings, and some dumb world heritage stuff.)
Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2007-12-01 02:49:09 EST (#)
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Caul and I should run for PM as the Canadians are full of shit party!
Too bad Canada doesn't have running mates.
Submitted by redskieslookfake (user info) at 2007-11-22 18:26:32 EST (#)
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I utterly agree with Caul
Submitted by rorrim (user info) at 2007-11-19 12:19:50 EST (#)
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Great post. I especially liked the non-usual reviews like from crx and many others.
Some of my opinions;
Sex. Almost anything goes, and is done. It will probably be on tv next week aswell.
Food. A friend of mine stated ; the more cooking on tv, the less people cook themselves.
quite true. Take away all microwave ovens, and holland would be decimated in 3 weeks or so.
transport. I had a short period without a car,and felt handicapped. Public transport isn't bad, although a trip by car, saves 50% of the time neccessary. Big cutbacks, ever since it was commercialized, and low-traffic routes are often not covered anymore. on the other hand, it gained better troughput on high-traffic routes. Trains had some troubles the last years. (capacity problems, Technical problems caused by weather, theft of material,etc etc.)
The Elder. A lot of cutbacks in this lately, to the point where prisoners are much better off then
our ancestors. Also recently commercialized, so care is 'bought' by the state from private companys. Compared to other country's not too bad, but i think Germany does a better job on that.
For a country with our economic performance, we should do a better job , me thinx.
Doeg!
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-16 09:21:32 EST (#)
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Submitted by Method (user info) at 2007-11-16 09:11:02 EST (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-11-16 08:57:15 EST (#)
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don't expect rob to elaborate on how this statement isn't true.
his answer will be something like: "i feel the chills of canadian pride inside me!", like an ovulating woman with hormonal imbalances.
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hahahahahahahahhahaah
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2007-11-16 09:11:02 EST (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-11-16 08:57:15 EST (#)
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don't expect rob to elaborate on how this statement isn't true.
his answer will be something like: "i feel the chills of canadian pride inside me!", like an ovulating woman with hormonal imbalances.
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hahahahahahahahhahaah
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-11-16 08:57:15 EST (#)
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Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2007-11-14 14:26:59 EST (#)
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Canada is exactly like the US in every way except our winters our colder, hockey is popular, and we have a national inferiority complex causing us a pretentious feigned confidence that we're *so* better than America.
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you're the only canuck i like.
don't expect rob to elaborate on how this statement isn't true.
his answer will be something like: "i feel the chills of canadian pride inside me!", like an ovulating woman with hormonal imbalances.
rob berg, that guy from vancouver (what a cultural beacon) who wants the world to be as one while at the same time, focuses on trivial "differences".
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-11-16 08:50:05 EST (#)
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btw Canadian (canadien) is historically a designation for french-canucks (hence the habs name). throughout most of canada's history, you were simply english.
so stop bragging about your fake identity. and stop bragging about unimportant shit. canada is in every regard like the US.
"oh but we like hockey and beer!"
seriously, so the fuck what? americans do too and do you get on top of building to scream about your favorite color?
the canadian propaganda of the jean chretien era certainly has affected the feeble minds of many.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-11-16 08:37:22 EST (#)
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Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-11-14 21:28:19 EST (#)
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Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2007-11-14 14:26:59 EST (#)
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Canada is exactly like the US in every way except our winters our colder, hockey is popular, and we have a national inferiority complex causing us a pretentious feigned confidence that we're *so* better than America.
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Sad thing is this D-prime retard actually believes this simplistic bullshit observation to be true.
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Sad thing is this rob berg retard actually denies that factual statement.
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2007-11-16 02:30:07 EST (#)
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Why are you interested in how the US works?
They'll only claim you're building a portfolio for terr'ist activtimit... actviest...avitche... things to do and come raid your house, then raid your ass, then your families house and collective asses.
That place is in a poor state...
All we have to worry about is our own police force shooting us seven times in the face for being a little dark of skin.
Submitted by GnarlsBarkley (user info) at 2007-11-15 00:16:51 EST (#)
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Sex:
My attitude towards sex isn't boring thank you, it's rather... outgoing. And now, sex talk is NOT taboo here, people tend to speak of it publicly on the contrary. The media here dosen't mean anything to me or the people around me. Women are somewhat expected to be less sexual, but this culture is very progressive sexually and its almost evened out.
Food:
No our groceries aren't filled with processed foods. Coffee and Booze? Alot and... Alot. Restauraunt. Smaller portions than americans, more time at the table, more expencive.
Transportation:
Well I live in the country, so everyone has a car, yet, in the city nobody has them.
Elderly people:
OLD PEOPLE ARE COOL! TABERNACK!
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2007-11-14 23:22:46 EST (#)
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Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2007-11-13 20:26:42 EST (#)
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When you were 14, did an old grampa ever spank your pussy until you squirted?
^^^^^^^
there goes bubba self-projecting again and forgetting about the statute of limitations
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-11-14 21:28:19 EST (#)
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Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2007-11-14 14:26:59 EST (#)
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Canada is exactly like the US in every way except our winters our colder, hockey is popular, and we have a national inferiority complex causing us a pretentious feigned confidence that we're *so* better than America.
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Sad thing is this D-prime retard actually believes this simplistic bullshit observation to be true.
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-11-14 17:49:19 EST (#)
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I figured i'd add my two cents as a born and bred new zealander;
Sex:
Sex talk isn't really taboo, we start getting them in school around the age of 11 - the word *boner* became the most used word that year. Being in a small country, we don't really have 'celebrities' or anything close to resembling paparazzi and tabloids so no up in arms. if comments are made it's very tongue in cheek.
Women expected to be more chaste? well with me it depends on which group of friends i'm hanging out, i have one group who will give me a high five and 'woooo' when they see me leaving a bar with a guy. my other group give me faintly disgusted looks when i talk to them about my sex life. In general though - of course women are expected to be more chaste - that's never going to change.
Food:
From what i've heard, the portion sizes in america are just ridiculously huge, we don't 'tip' here either I don't understand why you would have to tip someone for doing their job, maybe someone can explain this to me.
Alcohol habits are at dangerous levels, we are a drinking culture, the legal drinking age is 18 which means you usually start drinking around the age of 13 or 14.
Transportation:
I live in the biggest city in new zealand, i've travelled around and can honestly say that our public transport system is arse. compared to somewhere like brisbane or sydney our public transport system is on par with that of a third world country, therefore not alot of people use it.
Elderly people:
taste good with bbq sauce. yummmm
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2007-11-14 16:19:50 EST (#)
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The Netherlands, living in Germany.
People starting to get fatter and dumber around here. There's plenty of (coffee) drinking indeed and yes we are 'more aware' of world news simply because we depend more on the rest of the world.
The Germans 'hate' not only Americans but practically everyone else who's not German. This hate is limited to discussions about other nationalities that aren't present at that time.
Sex: Sells and is treated that way. Netherlands is even more 'liberal' which I think is good.
Food: More and more towards processed food is the trend here too in grocery stores.
Germans prefer to go to the pub after work for a 'feierabend' beer and then drink a lot more than just 1. They even sell alcohol at gasstations here which is forbidden in The Netherlands.
Regional restaurants in my area serve huge portions at reasonable prices. The atmosphere around here is called 'gemütlich' or relaxed.
Transportation: Germans own at least 1 car per household, where I live Mercedes and Porsche are built. Germans look at/ask about your car when you get to know them, it's status around here, sad but true. They have good public transportation but riding/trapped in traffic alone in your Benz is where it's at!!
Elderly people: Here in Germany more and more retirement homes are being built due to the change in working and living mentality. Around here you still can see upto 3 generations in single building, not necesarily 1 house but in different appartments. Old people are always a nuisance when your young yourself:-) Of course people do retire here but the age for that is under discussion for some time now.
Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2007-11-14 14:26:59 EST (#)
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Canada is exactly like the US in every way except our winters our colder, hockey is popular, and we have a national inferiority complex causing us a pretentious feigned confidence that we're *so* better than America.
Submitted by Bizdorph (user info) at 2007-11-14 12:35:00 EST (#)
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Canadian.
I drink at least one cup of coffee a day, usually no more than three.
When I eat, it tends to be a lot of fish, fruit, and vege the tables. I also eat Kraft Dinner a lot, because it's essentially the perfect food: reasonably nutritious, delicious, and cheap as fuck. I'm a student so it makes sense.
I have nothing against elderly people except the way they tend to drive. If a person is competent, it doesn't matter what age they are. It's incompetence that I hate, and that has nothing to do with age.
Wine is the best form of alcoholic beverage known to man, especially California shiraz, though late-harvest Ontario Riesling comes close.
I don't believe much in the whole nationalism/sovereignty thing. Both of these are illusions for the most part. I am proud to be Canadian but if I was from anywhere else I feel that I would be no more or less proud. I don't care much for conservativism or the United States' foreign policy or government but I do not have anything against the country itself. I cannot say that I speak for most people in this regard.
Ta-da!
Submitted by netimportant (user info) at 2007-11-13 23:41:13 EST (#)
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Bubba = the new kaos-king
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-11-13 22:48:21 EST (#)
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there are maple leaves all over the place nowadays...that's about it for canadia.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2007-11-13 22:19:07 EST (#)
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Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-11-13 21:47:50 EST (#)
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Fuckin' hell, Bubba. I'm going to go pour Scope on my eyeballs.
*****
Whoop!!! SCOPE THIS!!! Lisa is a fucking STUPID CUNT!!!!
Lisa: Show us yer twat, ya dumb CUNT!!!!
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2007-11-13 22:14:13 EST (#)
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Submitted by netimportant (user info) at 2007-11-13 21:11:33 EST (#)
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Wow...you are...incredibly disturbing.
^^^^^
Disturb THIS,you brainless, bald-pussied twat. . .
:) :)
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-11-13 21:47:50 EST (#)
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Fuckin' hell, Bubba. I'm going to go pour Scope on my eyeballs.
Submitted by netimportant (user info) at 2007-11-13 21:11:33 EST (#)
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Wow...you are...incredibly disturbing.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2007-11-13 20:26:42 EST (#)
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Lisa: Do you REALLY have a tight pussy? Do you really swallow cum?
Have you ever stuck your tongue up a human's asshole?
Did you suck shit out of your brother's asshole? Did you ever work in a massage parlor, jacking men off for money?
When you were 12, did you lick the nuts of 13 year-old boys?
When you were 14, did an old grampa ever spank your pussy until you squirted?
People want to know. . . .
Want to ask more stupid questions, bicth <.....
Submitted by netimportant (user info) at 2007-11-13 20:00:42 EST (#)
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Interesting, thanks.
Submitted by Unabonger (user info) at 2007-11-13 19:31:10 EST (#)
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valid questions.
and informative answers.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-11-13 18:56:27 EST (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:21:04 EST (#)
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Well something had to knock that shlongy post off most heated, it was starting to get embarrassing.
You got THAT right.
I get my heat without even SHOWING MY VAGINA OR TITS!
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2007-11-13 18:56:20 EST (#)
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good post
excellent reviews
Submitted by Flying_buttmonkey (user info) at 2007-11-13 18:36:50 EST (#)
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HOLY CRAP ITS BEEN MY FOURTH UBERTHDAY ALL DAY AND I DIDN'T NOTICE. +2s FOR ALL, EVEN THE SHIT POSTS.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 16:02:07 EST (#)
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Haha at Quint. Halo noob below.
Submitted by crx687 (user info) at 2007-11-13 15:53:20 EST (#)
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Grew up in China
Sex:
It's basically no sex before marriage unless you're a prostitute. Talking about it is taboo. If anyone does it before tying the knot, both families will put a lot of pressure for them to get married.
Food:
Everyone drinks and a lot of people smoke... there's no age restrictions and there doesn't really need to be one. You should expect to be breathing in smoke all the time in major cities. People drink, but more wine than beer. Average portions are tiny compared to american meals, I can tell you that I was very surprised when I first saw a steak in an american restaurant.
Transportation:
Most of the cars are owned by companies. Walking is sufficient for most everyday needs, going to work usually involves a short bus ride or biking. Major cities usually have bike streets that rival car-streets in size.
Elderly people:
elderly people are to be respected. There's no social security system, but there really doesn't need to be one because 3-4 generations usually live in the same roof. It's pretty much expected for the elderly to be living with their son(s) and for the working men to be taking care of their parents. It's frowned upon for sons to leave home on their own unless there's a brother staying back with the parents.
Submitted by Flying_buttmonkey (user info) at 2007-11-13 15:52:11 EST (#)
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Sex:
Are your attitudes toward sex as boring as ours? Is sex talk taboo? Does the media get up in arms when female celebrities wear revealing outfits? Do men and women share equal sexual freedom, or are women expected to be more chaste?
Home Counties - England
Food:
All thanks to Jamie pissing flappy-mouth Oliver a lot of people have started buying fresh local produce and making sure their supermarkets are sourcing from as nearby-ish as possible, which I find laudable. At least they say they do anyway, it's mostly fibs; I still see the pikey families heaving around trolleys of fish fingers and potato waffles in ASDA. Generally, eating out is pricey so no one really bothers.
Transportation:
I'm still not decided on whether the roads are so congested because everyone drives, or whether it's just because the country is too small. I don't drive because public transport doesn't anally rape you for your money quite as badly. The buses still never turn up, though.
Elderly people:
I have all the time in the world for old people who don't harp on about the fact that they're old. In my line of work, the second thing out of their mouths is their age. The first is that they're disabled. The third is what they're demanding off me and expecting for free. Give me an old battleaxe with an attitude problem and a sense of humour, and they get all the respect they want. That's the sort of old school Empire spirit that I respect.
But no, my mum's going in a nursing home. My house is too nice to smell like pre-death. Sorry mummy, I love you dearly.
Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2007-11-13 15:49:17 EST (#)
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I can't speak for other countries, but I can speak for Method's Mom's place:
Sex:
Every day, every way.
Food:
You can eat her ass for breakfast, lick her snatch for lunch, then suck on her tits for dinner.
Transportation:
Slap her ass and ride the wave in.
Elderly:
They get a 10% discount and free coffee in the waiting room
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2007-11-13 15:23:19 EST (#)
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I support the idea behind this post.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2007-11-13 15:22:54 EST (#)
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I have to disagree somewhat with Berty and everyone else who said people are the same everywhere. Of course, there are certain basic similarities, like, wanting happiness and money and safety and freedom, yatta yatta yatta, but it's silly to say that all people are basically the same. People are at least as much a product of their environment as they are a product of their geneology. Differences in cultures are not hard to find.
I live in Canada, and though we hate to admit it, we're pretty similar to the States. Notable exceptions I noticed in my brief travels to the US:
America has way more of a hard-on for America than Canada does for Canada. You motherfuckers have American flags EVERYWHERE. I saw more goddamn flags in my brief drive through Michigan than I have seen Canadian flags all year. I don't know if that means that you are too patriotic, or that we are not patriotic enough.
America seemed more 'consumerist' to me. The Almighty Dollar, and all that.
America seems to rely more on the threat of force than Canada. I only really observed this by looking at road signs. In the States, it's like "AUTOMATIC LIFE IN JAIL FOR INJURING A ROAD WORKER IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE" and in Canada, it's more like, "Please fasten your seatbelt."
Obesity. There seem to be a lot more fat Americans than fat Anyone Else's. Canada's not too far behind, but Jesus. It blows my mind that there are places in urban areas of the States that don't have sidewalks. I was staying at a hotel in Virginia Beach for a wedding once; a main area of town was about twenty minutes away walking, but I had to walk on grass and lawns for ten minutes before I reached the sidewalk. Weird.
Of course, these are all generalizations. America is too big a country to say, "Oh, all Americans are like this," and so forth. Just mentally compare how different your typical New Yorker is from a Texan, or someone from Ohio, or Los Angeles.
Anyhoo, carry on.
Submitted by Sphagnum (user info) at 2007-11-13 15:08:48 EST (#)
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My country sucks ass these days because we live under a regime that is intent on emulating everything you seppo cunts do in your fucked up, fundamentalist, bible bashing retard of a society.
It makes me want to puke everytime I see a tv or pick up a newspaper.
The sooner some dumbfuck arab cunt drops your whole shitty country into the bottom of the ocean, the better.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 14:49:51 EST (#)
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PS - BRITS KEEP YER GODDAMNED BIRDS OUT OF OUR AIRSPACE!
THANKS,
US
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-11-13 13:41:23 EST (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:40:59 EST (#)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:00:48 EST (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:10:22 EST (#)
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Fuck places though. Places are banal.
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Gonna hafta go ahead and disagree with you here a little bit. People are pretty much the same everywhere, but the places aren't. London is not Los Angeles is not Bangkok is not Prague is not Rio de Janeiro is not Tokyo. The Sistene Chapel is not the Eiffel Tower is not the Grand Canyon is not the Great Barrier Reef is not the Great Wall is not the Wailing Wall is not Ayres Rock. Those are places and things that you must travel to in order to experience. The people you meet there, I quite agree, you can meet anywhere.
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None of those things are anyway near as good as shooting heroin whilst being sucked of by a hooker in vietnam.
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...or sitting at a table in the Philippines with five of your buddies, smoking purple weed and drinking 'mojo' and playing poker while two hookers move about under the table blowing everybody. Testify, my brother; some things you simply have to travel in order to experience.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:56:40 EST (#)
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Berty makes me happy...
Submitted by Director (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:55:05 EST (#)
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Lisa, will you please suck my dick?
I wanted to ask you at the Michigan Ubercon, but I was too shy, and it was too hot, and your trucker hat made think of pasty white hairy belly jelly and tobacco juice, which, quite frankly, rather put me off.
Anyway, EVERYBODY knows that the only two places in the world that really matter are Texas and Michigan.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:40:59 EST (#)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:00:48 EST (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:10:22 EST (#)
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Fuck places though. Places are banal.
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Gonna hafta go ahead and disagree with you here a little bit. People are pretty much the same everywhere, but the places aren't. London is not Los Angeles is not Bangkok is not Prague is not Rio de Janeiro is not Tokyo. The Sistene Chapel is not the Eiffel Tower is not the Grand Canyon is not the Great Barrier Reef is not the Great Wall is not the Wailing Wall is not Ayres Rock. Those are places and things that you must travel to in order to experience. The people you meet there, I quite agree, you can meet anywhere.
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None of those things are anyway near as good as shooting heroin whilst being sucked of by a hooker in vietnam.
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:35:15 EST (#)
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Maybe people here just get sick of how their parents treat them and think "fuck you, when you're old you're going in a home". I can understand it. My mom is impossible to live with.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:21:04 EST (#)
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when you are addressing someone on this site, as you said you were, and you say this
"It's very possible that I am just as mediocre and simple-minded as many of the people who drone about me every day."
how am I to take that seeing as that is a fair assessment of how people on this site seem to label you, right or not.
I try not to assume things so if you are speaking about people outside of uber (if people really exist outside of uber) please don't hesitate to mention so.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:16:18 EST (#)
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I don't you read my review right, Muddie.
I meant the people I am around in teh Reality.
Everybody knows that Ubersite is populated soley by Method's fractured OCD personalities...
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:15:50 EST (#)
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good point on feeling feelings.
actually i've tried to portray a fairly honest view of myself. unfortunately i'm really pessimistic, but at least it means you never get your hopes up and therefore, are not disappointed by me.
i think.
maybe.
fuck off.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:12:55 EST (#)
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Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:51:18 EST (#)
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It's very possible that I am just as mediocre and simple-minded as many of the people who drone about me every day. *I* don't think so, but, then again, aren't we all taught tofeel that we're individual and beautiful snowflakes?
You seem to enjoy teasing people about your own unconventional path through life, and yet I'm often suprised by the intensity with which you seem to yearn for normal, uncomplicated experiences.
Perhaps you're just burnt out with it all, but I think it's more likely that you never really wanted into that world to begin with. Now that it surrounds you, for whatever reason, all you can do is look at those you see as being normal and wonder what might have been.
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Um, I'm not trying to be a bastard here. I actually think that you're pretty neat-o; I'm also wondering why you seem a bit irritated lately.
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technically speaking I don't think we are taught to feel anything, I think we are taught to think certain things but feelings tend to occur naturally.
i find it ironic how in the same response you tell everyone that how they perceive you on this site isn't true and then you ramble on about how you perceive someone....based on how they act on this site
you seem like a walking contradiction.
assuming you can walk.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:02:21 EST (#)
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Skrap speaks da Truf...
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:02:17 EST (#)
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Small town, South of England. I've been all over the world. Most places are the same.
Sex:
Are your attitudes toward sex as boring as ours? Is sex talk taboo? Does the media get up in arms when female celebrities wear revealing outfits? Do men and women share equal sexual freedom, or are women expected to be more chaste?
I work with teenagers. They talk about sex all day. The girls are just as obsessed as the boys. I think there is less taboo surrounding the subject than when I grew up.
Food:
Are your grocery stores filled with processed food? What are the average person's alcohol- and coffee-drinking habits? Can you describe a typical experience dining at a local restaurant (restaurant atmosphere, portion sizes, etc.)?
Yes to processed food, although it's possible not to eat it. I'm really careful about what my daughter eats so we eat better as well. It's also possible to eat normal sized portions of nicely cooked food. there is a place that does European/ middle eastern cuisine that is nice.
Transportation:
Do most people own cars, take public transportation, or walk?
Most people own cars and walk as well. Today I walked to the drs and along the sea front, and took the car to the library and the supermarket.
Elderly people:
What are the predominating attitudes toward elderly people? Are they a nuisance? Are they respected? Do they retire or continue working? Is it common for more than two generations to live in the same household?
My parents live with my sister and her son, and my grandfather lived with them before he died. That isn't unusual. There is no way any elderly member of the family is ever living with us though.
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:01:50 EST (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/110560thats the kind of man we should all aspire to be.
PS this has nothing to do with your survey
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:01:11 EST (#)
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I'm not a baby, i am a MAN
I built the eiffel tower out of steel and braun.. thats the kind of man i am.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:00:48 EST (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:10:22 EST (#)
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Fuck places though. Places are banal.
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Gonna hafta go ahead and disagree with you here a little bit. People are pretty much the same everywhere, but the places aren't. London is not Los Angeles is not Bangkok is not Prague is not Rio de Janeiro is not Tokyo. The Sistene Chapel is not the Eiffel Tower is not the Grand Canyon is not the Great Barrier Reef is not the Great Wall is not the Wailing Wall is not Ayres Rock. Those are places and things that you must travel to in order to experience. The people you meet there, I quite agree, you can meet anywhere.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:00:12 EST (#)
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i can't wait to move to england. if that doesn't work i'm going to france.
if that still doesn't work i'm moving to russia to be a beetfarmer's wife.
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:57:40 EST (#)
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I'm onto everything.
I can't belive I get paid for this.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:54:22 EST (#)
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Sorry, I was talkin' to you, Noonie.
Orph had some interesting points as well. I think he's onto something.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:53:15 EST (#)
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Americans get off this post!!!!!!! You have to join in with everything right at the flipping end hey ;)
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:52:09 EST (#)
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who was that directed to?
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:51:18 EST (#)
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It's very possible that I am just as mediocre and simple-minded as many of the people who drone about me every day. *I* don't think so, but, then again, aren't we all taught tofeel that we're individual and beautiful snowflakes?
You seem to enjoy teasing people about your own unconventional path through life, and yet I'm often suprised by the intensity with which you seem to yearn for normal, uncomplicated experiences.
Perhaps you're just burnt out with it all, but I think it's more likely that you never really wanted into that world to begin with. Now that it surrounds you, for whatever reason, all you can do is look at those you see as being normal and wonder what might have been.
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Um, I'm not trying to be a bastard here. I actually think that you're pretty neat-o; I'm also wondering why you seem a bit irritated lately.
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:48:13 EST (#)
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The following words are spelt thusly:
- the, not teh
- angry, there is no 'f'
With regards to Europe, I believe some of the comments that regard the way of life over here in a less than rosy light are somewhat correct, but I believe life in Europe is what you make it (just like life anywhere). Having lived for periods of time in France (Paris & Lyon), Italy (Verona) and England (London) as well as travelling everywhere else, I think the standard of living here is fantastic, as is the way people live their lives.
The so-called superiority complex comes from history, culture, art and variety. Europe kicks arse - so many countries and cultures to explore, all so close together. Good examples of non-soviet socialism can be seen in the scandanavian countries, so it does not have to be the stalinist nightmare that some think it must be.
The french are often kicked around for lack of work ethci etc, and strike just for the hell of it, but at least they are trying to stand up for more life time than work time.
I forgot where this was going, but in summation, Europe - fuck yeah.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:48:02 EST (#)
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you're still assuming he doesn't. he just may not announce it.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:46:56 EST (#)
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Sacrilicious
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:44:56 EST (#)
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will do CJ, be tommorow but will do.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:42:15 EST (#)
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Damn, Noonie.
HATE!
I was just remarking that, from the numerous reviews that he's written, he seems too repulsed by what conventional society deems devient for there not to be a sliver of curiosity underneath it.
And I'm not throwing my own...different tastes in his (or, for that matter, your) face. I just think he'd too well to walk on the wild side, sometimes.
And go ahead and e-mail me, Em. My account's on 3/4 of my posts. I'd like to hear what you have to say.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:34:40 EST (#)
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Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:23:18 EST (#)
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I agree, Noonie.
Just wish he was a bit more open to some of the...less vanilla aspects of life.
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you're assuming too much there. you're assuming simple means boring, or that he even is simple and bored. you're assuming that you're not "vanilla" ie boring to someone else. you're assuming that you really push the boundaries and you really really probably just fall in the middle like most people.
too much ass outta u and me.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:32:56 EST (#)
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CJ email me and i will explain all, i am not going to type a massive long list whilst im at work, but i will. meatspinner1977.at.aol.com and yes that is real. I will address each of your points one by one.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:32:11 EST (#)
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i give up.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:30:36 EST (#)
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Meh, Czech-boy seemed the most coherent, but all he really said was that (eastern) Europe was cool because he could roll however he liked (which isn't as fun as many like to believe, especially when you are the one who gets rolled on). Then he called me mean names 'cause I don't like teh Socialists. Anyway, I wasn't that impressed with his words, which is why I didn't respond.
But that doesn't matter right now. I want to hear what YOU have to say, Em. I'm actually curious about why you think I should be quiet if you can't articulate about what I'm mistaken on and, more importantly, WHY I'mn a dumb-ass. And me being a goth, emo, drunk-posting fag doesn't count ('cause Hurty's cornered that particular name-calling market).
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:27:05 EST (#)
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im not angry.
im just trying to demonstrate your lack of understanding and give you the why's of why Europe is different and why more or less why we scoff at americans and feel superior to them.
if it was another ranting idiot that wrote this, i woodn't have bothered to reply, but because its you and i like your writing, i felt it would be prudent to write and hopefully explain what i see as maybe the error of your ways.
judge a wise man by the way he speaks or spells?
is this more important than the stories that he tells?
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:24:57 EST (#)
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Whoever he is
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:24:28 EST (#)
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I would very much like to comb Betrys hair.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:24:03 EST (#)
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Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 14:20:43 GMT (#)
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I dunno.
You haven't really written much except telling me to shut my pie hole and that I'm being too general about a continent (granted). What else you got?
*waits*
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You're a bald goth who writes emo shit when he's drunk.
(Still cool though. Cunt.)
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:23:53 EST (#)
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Oh CJ you poor deluded fool. The first time I thought you new fuck all about England was in that post you made about your visit to London.
Everyone else has made the necessary points against you on this post and no one for you.
So yes keep your pie hole shut when you arent asked to comment.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:23:18 EST (#)
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I agree, Noonie.
Just wish he was a bit more open to some of the...less vanilla aspects of life.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:22:34 EST (#)
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Is everyone on Uber due a period? What is with all the hate today.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:21:21 EST (#)
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berty's brilliant cj, you should know that by now.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:20:43 EST (#)
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I dunno.
You haven't really written much except telling me to shut my pie hole and that I'm being too general about a continent (granted). What else you got?
*waits*
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I'm feeling quarelsome today.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:19:59 EST (#)
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even though i'm american...
i liked the english grocery store i went to. in the frozen food section under "american" food the first thing they had was fajitas.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:17:58 EST (#)
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I know more than you on the topic of my own country, so please shut the fuck up.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:15:44 EST (#)
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Oh, Em.
You trying to intelligently argue a politico/philisophical point is even more cute than watching you try to e-seduce someone or anfry-type.
It just ain't in you.
But, that's okay. I loves you anyway.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:12:51 EST (#)
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And Berty is quite a bit wiser than I first surmised.
Them thar's quite a bit o' wit couched in his odd turns of phrase.
All he needs is a bit of sin and he'd be just ducky.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:12:30 EST (#)
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There are counter arguments Cj if you look hard enough and ive made some valid points against you even making points on this post, so please dont be ignorant.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:10:51 EST (#)
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Hey, I loves the Dutch.
I'd go back to Amsterdam inna heartbeat (I'd hafta change jobs though; there's no way I could resist temptation a second time).
Don't know why Czech-boy's gettin' all bent outta shape.
...I also haven't read anything here that could be construed as a counter-arguement to my points.
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Oh wait. This is Ubersite, I forgot.
NEEDS MOAR RAPES!!!
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:10:22 EST (#)
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I despise travelling Emission. The sad truth is that people are actually the same all over the world. Yes they may talk funny, yes they may be more enthusiastic about certain things and yes they MAY have more fun than people you're used to but ultimatly they have the same wants, the same fears, the same personal failings and the same thoughts as everyone you already know.
Bear that in mind Lisa. Although you can always try traveling to explore individuals and specific experiences rather than places. Perhaps go to some third world country as a volunteer to experience burying dead AIDS babies, Maybe take a working holiday to the caribean to work as a fisherman, go to Australia and stalk Bickerstaff to leach his talent.
Fuck places though. Places are banal.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:02:29 EST (#)
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Blatant attempt at heat (and hey, it worked) but I did learn something from the reviews so a solid worth reading.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:02:19 EST (#)
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I know you agree with me Orphelia, I am like a mirror that only reflects what is correct and pure. The world looks in and my words stride forth to bathe all who witness me in knowledge and justice.
*becomes drunk on raw ego*
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:01:01 EST (#)
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Bery I shall travel with you and be your cricket expert. We shall bestow knowledge upon each other.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:58:49 EST (#)
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I have never been to the orient though, and I've not been to the middle east because I've heard it is full of flies. I may travel to Dubai one day, but not this year and not the next.
India would be pretty cool though. I have a friend who taught some kids english at a village, called Macloud Ganj or something, and he spent much time taking drugs with the traveling holy men and playing cricket with the children. I don't like cricket though, so traveling there is probably a terrible idea. Generally if one wishes to travel the commonwealth, one must know and love cricket. A shame that, because Malaya would be fucking sweet.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:57:23 EST (#)
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I really do agree with you Berty. My experience of the Dutch has been a very level headed, forward thinking and placid nation.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:56:57 EST (#)
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The Dutch are the frendliest nation I have visited. And as for Dutch girls...............phwoooooar
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:55:17 EST (#)
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Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:51:04 EST (#)
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And rorrim, who is dutch, is lovely.
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Quite so. The Dutch culture is superior in every way. They speak 4 languages for heavens sake, 4! All fluently!
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:54:00 EST (#)
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cwzij i will remember the zips. I look forward to tomorrow with glee.
And Berty is always right. The end.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:51:14 EST (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:49:38 EST (#)
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Italians are fucking barbarians. I went to Rome and there was a window in the shower. In the piazza outside there was a mime in the evenings accompanied by a clown. He touched a tourists bottom. Italians drive terribly and with no consideration.
Europeans beyond the bastion of Great Britian have no sense of humour, the eastern europeans are quite humuorous but somewhat cruel.
There's lots of good things to say about the French but they are a strangely plastic people. There is too little grit and filth about them for my liking.
I'm afraid I only vaugly know a few spaniards but the country is a third world, quasi-desert. I know no Germans but I've heard nothing but good things about the efficency of their bars.
The Dutch are the best. The Dutch rule. They are a people of culture, class and intelligence. They allow the smoking of marijuana but the locals rarely partake. Their police are superhumanly helpful, their hoteliers are friendly and inviting. Their women are approachable and beautiful. go to Holland, ignore the rest of the world. It's all shit apart from Holland. Even England is shit really, only we do shit with aplomb wheras everywhere else can only manage a plop, but Holland is fucking ace.
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now this is a well travelled soul, CJ take notes and learn, ya emo redneck
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:51:04 EST (#)
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And rorrim, who is dutch, is lovely.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:49:38 EST (#)
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Italians are fucking barbarians. I went to Rome and there was a window in the shower. In the piazza outside there was a mime in the evenings accompanied by a clown. He touched a tourists bottom. Italians drive terribly and with no consideration.
Europeans beyond the bastion of Great Britian have no sense of humour, the eastern europeans are quite humuorous but somewhat cruel.
There's lots of good things to say about the French but they are a strangely plastic people. There is too little grit and filth about them for my liking.
I'm afraid I only vaugly know a few spaniards but the country is a third world, quasi-desert. I know no Germans but I've heard nothing but good things about the efficency of their bars.
The Dutch are the best. The Dutch rule. They are a people of culture, class and intelligence. They allow the smoking of marijuana but the locals rarely partake. Their police are superhumanly helpful, their hoteliers are friendly and inviting. Their women are approachable and beautiful. go to Holland, ignore the rest of the world. It's all shit apart from Holland. Even England is shit really, only we do shit with aplomb wheras everywhere else can only manage a plop, but Holland is fucking ace.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:44:38 EST (#)
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right.
no clawing, i have short nails anyway.
please dont hurt me can be done, but i will be smiling, so i apologise ahead of time for that.
leathers have one zip on the right side.
ziiiip, and im basically yours.
physical abuse, a slap now and again to clam me down, is expected and eagerly accepted.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:41:50 EST (#)
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stanstead fine. Could you possibly refreain from clawing my face as I don't want any difficult questions posed. Also, if you could possibly beg for me not to hurt you this would be gratefully appreciated.
Motorcycle leathers sound awkward to remove.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:36:49 EST (#)
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wait.
which holiday in?
cummute (sorry, commute) easier from standsted or heefrow?
i'll wait patiently in the lobby and you can sneak up behind and drag me into the nearest broom closet. I'll whisper help, help for authenticity.
oh, how will you recognise me?
i'll be wearing motorcycle leathers, shitty loafers and will be the whitest dude in the area. even more pale than the average englishman (no blue veins or cruddy teeth, mind you)
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:33:15 EST (#)
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shoop da whoop cwzij. Raping a guy is on my list of things to do before I die. Tomorow afternoon at the Holiday Inn is fine. Shall I not surprise you though? Drag you away against your will?
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:28:23 EST (#)
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Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:13:41 EST (#)
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Disliking Socialism is my own personal belief. I didn't mean to imply that it does not work, as far as short-term benefits go. I mean only that, as time goes on, it inculcates a dependancy on Government Actions that is exceedingly dangerous to any culture that values both a capitalistic economy and a society based on individual preferences.
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problem is you dont know what socialism is, yet you rant on it.
typically american.
lets kill islam.
what is islam?
who cares, lets kill it anyway.
good approach.
god save us all.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:25:27 EST (#)
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Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:18:57 EST (#)
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I don't want to be raped today. Tuesday is non rape orphelia day, Em
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im open for wednesday afternoon. i can take a flight to heathrow and be there in an hour fifeteen.
just to be a sport, you can rape me. (this option only open to the female gender. sorry mates. this includes you too, skirt wearin bonk eye)
where and when?
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:21:04 EST (#)
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Well something had to knock that shlongy post off most heated, it was starting to get embarrassing.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:20:46 EST (#)
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By post something worthwhile do you mean a picture of a kitten or a pair of boobs, MW? 'cos if you mean a good bit of original fiction, well, I am screwed. noob forever, me!
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:18:21 EST (#)
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HAHA. Truth below.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:17:14 EST (#)
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Country: Scotland
Status: Constituant part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Aslo sheep botherers.
Answers follow>>>
Sex:
Are your attitudes toward sex as boring as ours? Is sex talk taboo? Does the media get up in arms when female celebrities wear revealing outfits? Do men and women share equal sexual freedom, or are women expected to be more chaste?
<< Scottish people will fuck anything that doesnt scuttle away fast enough. This is the reason for kilts>>
Food:
Are your grocery stores filled with processed food? What are the average person's alcohol- and coffee-drinking habits? Can you describe a typical experience dining at a local restaurant (restaurant atmosphere, portion sizes, etc.)?
<< The haggis is an inside out sheep. Black pudding is a big scab. Alcohol comes out of our taps. Portions of food are whatever food you can steal from the laird at the time.>>
Transportation:
Do most people own cars, take public transportation, or walk?
<< Scotland is a country where mechanisation is no longer feared, merely mistrusted>>
Elderly people:
What are the predominating attitudes toward elderly people? Are they a nuisance? Are they respected? Do they retire or continue working? Is it common for more than two generations to live in the same household?
<< We eat them. Dont ask what is in the dish "stovies" if youre in Scotland, if you find a wedding ring in it its considered a bonus >>
END TRANSMISSION
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:17:01 EST (#)
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fuck I've been bored today.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:16:53 EST (#)
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you're still a noob until you post something worthwhile, sorry
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:16:37 EST (#)
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you'll find out tomorrow
*waggles eyebrows*
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:14:37 EST (#)
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Whoop what do I get for turning from noob into a regular user?
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:09:29 EST (#)
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you've been here 6 months, I reckon your noobship is over.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:03:32 EST (#)
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Nobody go on Hurtys post. Even if you make a valid and for once intelligent comment, he ignores you. Hmmm the life of a noob sucks.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 08:00:32 EST (#)
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yep, that was just about the most boring thing I have ever discussed on uber. If I ever wax pedantic on another issue I can always look back on this and say, "shit, at least it wasn't as bad as the chicken conversation."
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:54:02 EST (#)
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hahaaha...you say shaws and you must live in the north east. I only know that because of comedian Bob Marley.
I eat chicken almost daily simply because it's good protien and I can make it taste almost like whatever I want.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:50:16 EST (#)
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Sorry, mud. I'm wrong on the chicken. I wasn't thinking by the pound, but by the by the container, i.e. a package with 2-3 pounds in it. Still--and despite how much it will look like backtracking--chicken's easily 2.99 on a good day, at either shaws or hannafords. if you work at a restaurant, you can buy it at 1.69 a pound, but in that case your buying 40 pounds at a time and nobody's palate can tolerate that much chicken.
Submitted by DeMoNiC (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:45:44 EST (#)
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IM Most heated ftw.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:42:20 EST (#)
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okay, elia tomorrow, can I pencil you in for saturday just orph?
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:35:25 EST (#)
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I am changing my name. sorry orph, I am dragging your good name down to gutter level with me.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:35:21 EST (#)
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jesus pen, I live in NJ and I do the shopping in my family and even at the high end supermarket I can get cut and cleaned chicken breast for 1.99 on sale (every other week) and while I agree that only a good cut of meat (read: ribeye, delmonico) is worth eating...if you are slightly less financially endowed you can't be that choosey so a decent sirloin should do just fine.
Orange Juice goes on sale every week, one brand or another. People could shop frugally if they really wanted to but like I said...who wants to marinade an grill chicken breast when they could pop some nuggets in the microwave and be done with it.
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:34:09 EST (#)
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probably the other one... but you know, try everything once...
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:33:22 EST (#)
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EI? which orph and I meant to be raping?
I'm busy tomorrow I can't do both.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:31:49 EST (#)
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Oh I thought you were talking to me DCWoody. Hey orph.
*confused brow furrow*
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:30:26 EST (#)
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Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:29:17 EST (#)
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Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:25:45 EST (#)
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see ya tomorrow then Orph
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Do I really have to leave now?
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now I'm confused.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:30:10 EST (#)
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oh, you can get a a chicken for 3 bucks a pound, but most people can't be bothered to do the cutting. hence the chicken breast pack which ranges from 5-7 bucks.
any steak under ten bucks ain't worth it unless you are going to stew it to keep it from being chewy.
meat is expensive around these parts. maybe it is cheaper elsewhere. I know i hate paying 5 bucks a gallon for OJ when i can get three 2-liter bottles of coke for the same price.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:29:35 EST (#)
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don't worry, I rape the fun way.
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:29:17 EST (#)
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Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:25:45 EST (#)
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see ya tomorrow then Orph
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Do I really have to leave now?
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:29:03 EST (#)
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national guard!
national guard!
*taps feet*
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:28:39 EST (#)
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I don't really appreciate rape on any day of the week, Dc, but i am good for wednesday.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:26:58 EST (#)
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"Get the fuck off the internet and step away before you get hurt."
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ah...true colors
hello Oathmeal
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:26:55 EST (#)
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load up load up load up for rubber bullets!
load up load up load up for rubber bullets!
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:26:06 EST (#)
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that was most definitely a burn.
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Then you are most definitely a witless moron.
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doctor who sucks. and so does your mom.
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Seriously, how fucking old are you? 7? Get the fuck off the internet and step away before you get hurt.
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seriously, do you think i am taking this conversation seriously? seriously?
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:25:45 EST (#)
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see ya tomorrow then Orph
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:25:14 EST (#)
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Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:18:54 EST (#)
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pound of chicken breasts: 7 bucks
bag of chicken nuggets: 3 bucks
steak: 10 bucks
box o' burgers: 5 bucks.
most people can't afford to eat well.
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I disagree, you can get chicken breast for 1.99lb and steak pretty cheap (should only be eaten in moderation anyway) so I don't think it's about price but more about the laziness of the parent.
Submitted by TheDoctor (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:23:24 EST (#)
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Submitted by TheDoctor (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:17:33 EST (#)
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Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 12:13:21 GMT (#)
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that was most definitely a burn.
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Then you are most definitely a witless moron.
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doctor who sucks. and so does your mom.
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Seriously, how fucking old are you? 7? Get the fuck off the internet and step away before you get hurt.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:21:53 EST (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:15:17 EST (#)
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You need an assistant if you are a rapist? To do what? Hold the pants down?
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Zed had an assistant. two if you count the gimp. course, that one guy should have been watching the door. dumbass
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:21:47 EST (#)
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Who is this TheDoctor bollock? They talking more shit than me.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:20:40 EST (#)
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It is all very well saying that Pen Name but alot of people are not educated enough to know what to do with a chicken breast. And anyway, here, fruit and veg is really quite an expense.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:20:16 EST (#)
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Submitted by TheDoctor (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:17:33 EST (#)
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that was most definitely a burn.
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Then you are most definitely a witless moron.
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doctor who sucks. and so does your mom.
BURN X 2
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:18:57 EST (#)
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I don't want to be raped today. Tuesday is non rape orphelia day, Em
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:18:54 EST (#)
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pound of chicken breasts: 7 bucks
bag of chicken nuggets: 3 bucks
steak: 10 bucks
box o' burgers: 5 bucks.
most people can't afford to eat well.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:18:53 EST (#)
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Name a Bird that cant Fly.
"The one from Holby City"
Why did the holby city star jump from the balcony.
She wanted a part in casualty.
Submitted by TheDoctor (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:17:33 EST (#)
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that was most definitely a burn.
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Then you are most definitely a witless moron.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:17:02 EST (#)
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hello orphelia......... quick guys!
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:16:46 EST (#)
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Actually, that doctor thing and kids with constipation may have been an episode of Casualty. I don't think I know any doctors. I get so muddled in my old age.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:16:21 EST (#)
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you get the arms, I'll get the legs.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:16:05 EST (#)
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the fuck? other rapists have assistants?
i gotta speak to my union
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:15:17 EST (#)
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You need an assistant if you are a rapist? To do what? Hold the pants down?
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:15:11 EST (#)
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Back to an original point - I knew a doctor who said that more children are coming into A&E with severe stomach cramps bought on by bad diet. They eat so much junk that they get horribly constipated for weeks. On a few occasions, they had the kid vomitting shit he was so backed up. Child obesity is scary. I used to do some part time work at a supermarket checkout - the junk some people buy, when they had 2 or 3 kids, was amazing. 23 tins, 14 packets, boxes of frozen processed shit and one bag of golden delicious.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:14:22 EST (#)
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banger seems like something a rapist's assistant would say.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:13:29 EST (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:07:24 EST (#)
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Aha how great was that idea, right we dont want any convicts in this country dammit, lets send them ummmmmmmm *points randomly at map*
THERE!
Those were the days.
Do you think the govt of Fiji would accept deported prisoners? slave labour perhaps?
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:13:21 EST (#)
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that was most definitely a burn.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:12:43 EST (#)
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See i dont even know that banger meant all those things. So many accents and phrases in such a small country.
Submitted by TheDoctor (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:12:23 EST (#)
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Submitted by TheDoctor (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:10:25 EST (#)
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This is all very retarded.
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no, you are.
BURN
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I'm sorry? That was a burn? More like a wet fart.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:11:46 EST (#)
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Submitted by TheDoctor (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:10:25 EST (#)
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This is all very retarded.
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no, you are.
BURN
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:11:00 EST (#)
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Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:07:03 EST (#)
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Bangers - sausages, old cars, boobies.
fists, thugs, people who fuck hard and fireworks.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:10:37 EST (#)
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corrr blimey govvvnor, those apples and pears are a bleedin nightmare
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:10:29 EST (#)
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haha, the ww2 talk made me think of it. read a book called "auschwitz." I think it was actually based on some PBS program.
Submitted by TheDoctor (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:10:25 EST (#)
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This is all very retarded.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:09:19 EST (#)
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um thanks orphelia, I was being sarcastic
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:08:25 EST (#)
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oh that is interesting, jews huh.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:07:24 EST (#)
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Aha how great was that idea, right we dont want any convicts in this country dammit, lets send them ummmmmmmm *points randomly at map*
THERE!
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:07:03 EST (#)
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Bangers - sausages, old cars, boobies.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:06:05 EST (#)
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Like, are you guys totally different than us, what about the bad teeth thing and WTF are bangers?
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:05:58 EST (#)
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yeah, had to dig out a book. jews had to register--there were only 16 remaining apparently. channel island police administered the reich's policies. jews were eventually deported...etc.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:04:43 EST (#)
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oh, apparently we used it as a mini australia.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2007-11-13 07:04:42 EST (#)
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Just reading the reviews...
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:57:47 EST (#)
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I think a few sheep took it over.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:55:11 EST (#)
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Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:49:01 EST (#)
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what was that small island off of england that made a deal with the germans to give up their jews? not trying to be inflammatory. it's just bothering me i can't remember it.
Do you mean the Channel Isles? Because they were taken by the Germans rather than a deal.....only other I can think could be Isle of Man...I have no idea what happened there in the war
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:51:25 EST (#)
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just so you know, by waging war on japan, you wage war on germany via the tripartate pact. germans and japanese would have stuck together, unlike the americans and british, where yanks looked away when the shit hit the fan in 38, as it was not their war (no pact either so, cant be blamed)but you made money on the lend-lease program.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:50:16 EST (#)
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I did a presentation on Pearl Harbour it involved putting the bombing scene on teh video and singing the following song whilst banging my hands on the table.
Let's remember Pearl Harbor
As we go to meet the foe
Let's remember Pearl Harbor
As we did the Alamo.
We will always remember
how they died for Liberty
Let's remember Pearl Harbor
And go on to victory.
My teacher said it was the prefect example of how not to do a presentatation.
The class loved it though.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:49:01 EST (#)
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what was that small island off of england that made a deal with the germans to give up their jews? not trying to be inflammatory. it's just bothering me i can't remember it.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:44:41 EST (#)
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America of the 30s/40s was practically xenophobic. not as much as germany, but it was up there. given that, i think we would rather have sat on our asses with thumbs up our butts and avoided the whole mess altogether. pearl harbor demanded a response.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:44:15 EST (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:28:09 EST (#)
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Yes, so Lisa, we have helped in no way at all. Do a trip of Europe and come live in England for a few years, im afraid that the only way you will find out what you really want to know.
P.S We all wear pin stripe suits and bowler hats.
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i love the london gangster look
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:43:18 EST (#)
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the states has history?
hehe
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:42:54 EST (#)
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Im not sure if ive ever been on a post on uber with out a link to a scissorman post.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:42:42 EST (#)
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Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:12:03 EST (#)
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"but one thing stays constant, we all HATE yanks"
and after we bailed you out of WW2?
*shakes head. moves to corner. sits in leather chair. smokes pipe. shakes head again*
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bailed out of WWII?
jeesus! after several generations, you guys still beleive that?
just so you know, you werent the only ones there. brits canadians and australians fought before dec.7, 41 and staved them off of the island. couple of sand niggers hit the two towers and you guys are shitting yourselves in fear and antipathy several years later.
this is untrue but has equal validity in comparison to your statement.
niggers was figurative, i mean you cant say anything you truly believe in fear of reprimand.
i dont hate yanks, i loved the states and its history, its just that you guys have no idea and are loud about letting the rest of the planet know that you are, well, ignorant.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:40:55 EST (#)
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I saw a guy on Saturday running down the street, drunk out of his mind, his buddies keeping up shoulder to shoulder with him. He ran up to everyone, including me, calling us all "faggots" before squealing merrily and running to the next group. I thought this was pretty well tolerated.
Submitted by sexualchocolate1984 (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:40:42 EST (#)
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When you say "bailed out" surely you mean "protected your investment" and secured our future support?
I'm fairly sure the US didn't "bail us out" out of the kindness of their hearts, even if that is what they told the public.
just like Iraq, they're "bringing democracy" aka "claiming the oil in the area and securing future access to resources"
*points a finger before sitting back down with his pipe*
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:39:38 EST (#)
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Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:44:19 EST (#)
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And if you don't like how I described the Europen immigration problem/social laziness, well, I defy you to refute me. Socialism is a mind-numbing plague that trades freedom of choice for physical comforts.
Everyone always screams about how nazi-esque current American culture is becomeing, but, truly, Europeans live with far, far more restrictive social constraints.
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socialism - explain please. how does socialism trade freedom of choice? if you are comparing what you may think socialsim is as compared to the russian model, then you are greatly mistaken. successful socialist countries like sweden and norway are great places to live and raise children, a far cry from the "socialism" practiced in the former soviet bloc. it works if human greed is replaced with actual care for state than personal gain. what you may think you know is the repressive system that was fed to you by your teachers, media, whatever. that has little to do with socialsim in the true sense of the word.
two, i can do waaaaay more and get away with waaaay more than you ever dreamed here in europe. no social constraints - i can say anything i want and at best will be called an idiot, but i wont lose social standing, my job or br reprimanded by a court which would tell me to (force me to, or else)seek a professional to discuss my negative feelings.
you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about and you have been here on several occasions. stick to story telling. you are good at that, but these statements make you look like an idiot.
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what he said.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:37:48 EST (#)
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God damn you, shitbags. This post deserves all the attention: http://www.ubersite.com/m/113101 :)
Also, all creeds that aren't American are shit, sub-human, and deserve to get pooped on by flying rhinoceroses because they aren't American.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:35:20 EST (#)
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Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:44:19 EST (#)
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And if you don't like how I described the Europen immigration problem/social laziness, well, I defy you to refute me. Socialism is a mind-numbing plague that trades freedom of choice for physical comforts.
Everyone always screams about how nazi-esque current American culture is becomeing, but, truly, Europeans live with far, far more restrictive social constraints.
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socialism - explain please. how does socialism trade freedom of choice? if you are comparing what you may think socialsim is as compared to the russian model, then you are greatly mistaken. successful socialist countries like sweden and norway are great places to live and raise children, a far cry from the "socialism" practiced in the former soviet bloc. it works if human greed is replaced with actual care for state than personal gain. what you may think you know is the repressive system that was fed to you by your teachers, media, whatever. that has little to do with socialsim in the true sense of the word.
two, i can do waaaaay more and get away with waaaay more than you ever dreamed here in europe. no social constraints - i can say anything i want and at best will be called an idiot, but i wont lose social standing, my job or br reprimanded by a court which would tell me to (force me to, or else)seek a professional to discuss my negative feelings.
you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about and you have been here on several occasions. stick to story telling. you are good at that, but these statements make you look like an idiot.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:31:09 EST (#)
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russian winter was the bigger hero. the bombing was a bluff, as you know. we had two bombs. we used 'em. i think the president was a point, probably one our current president is close to reaching, where he said, "fuck, i can't take this shit anymore, just end this mother fucker."
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:31:06 EST (#)
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Em next you will be asking Lisa if she would like to kip on your sofa for a few nights.
Mr Smooth
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:30:21 EST (#)
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"P.S We all wear pin stripe suits and bowler hats."
personally I think the women should go back to summer dresses.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:28:09 EST (#)
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Yes, so Lisa, we have helped in no way at all. Do a trip of Europe and come live in England for a few years, im afraid that the only way you will find out what you really want to know.
P.S We all wear pin stripe suits and bowler hats.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:26:36 EST (#)
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Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:21:28 EST (#)
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Without the brits the germans own more of western europe; without the yanks, the surge to push the nazi's back is alot harder. that's how i feel.
IMO without the Russians we'd almost certainly all have been in deep shit, without the British/Commonwealth we'd very probably all have been in deep shit, without the usa the germans would probably have held out maybe up to a year longer, and Russia would have taken much more of Europe.
usa can take a lot of the credit for fighting the Japanese though....sadly also the blame for bombing them.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:24:31 EST (#)
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who is answering questions? i thought the original descriptions of americans were inaccurate, so i gave my esteemed opinion. then i went on a tangent to make fun of those who piss on our weakened "free speech", and got sidetracked into a world war 2 discussion.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:21:57 EST (#)
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a few people have answered, and I think the general consensus is that there is no consensus, people have different opinions and it varies from area to area anyway.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:21:28 EST (#)
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Without the brits the germans own more of western europe; without the yanks, the surge to push the nazi's back is alot harder. that's how i feel.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:20:45 EST (#)
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This post now annoys me because it was aimed at Non Americans for Lisa to perhaps see how Europe and the rest of the world works from the inhabitants view and for pissing hells sake we get an American answering all the questions!!
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:19:45 EST (#)
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argue with me, I'm always up for one.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:19:07 EST (#)
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hahaha
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:18:44 EST (#)
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Oh i want to argue with someone.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:17:40 EST (#)
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I suspect he was joking EI
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:16:01 EST (#)
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Bailed us out? Ahhh here we go again. I suggest you stick your pipe up your fucking ass you dumb fucker.
Submitted by sexualchocolate1984 (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:15:23 EST (#)
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Oh yeah, us brits hate old people!
We can't afford to pay their pensions because the labour government spent all the money the old people paid into tax throughout their years, wasting it on a hospital service that GIVES you diseases.
Sex is also used as a revenue generating tool, you see the natural product of sex is babies, and if you haven't got a job, you're a single parent, you can still get all the sex you want, thus more kids, thus more free money from the hardworking tax payer.
So sex and having kids is like a job in the UK.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:15:02 EST (#)
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yeah, i know. "all" is way too overinclusive. he should have said some of us. maybe most of us. all is just ridiculous.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:14:29 EST (#)
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It is getting very heated in here. A serious debate or just an excuse to slag off one anothers homeland?
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:14:04 EST (#)
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"and after we bailed you out of WW2?"
ya, that's pretty much why we don't like you.
I shouldn't be using this as a chat room but no-one uses gabbly these days.
Maybe I should actually do some work.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:13:41 EST (#)
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Disliking Socialism is my own personal belief. I didn't mean to imply that it does not work, as far as short-term benefits go. I mean only that, as time goes on, it inculcates a dependancy on Government Actions that is exceedingly dangerous to any culture that values both a capitalistic economy and a society based on individual preferences.
But hey, most people think I'm bat-shit crazy.
It's all good.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:12:36 EST (#)
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Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 11:12:03 GMT (#)
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"but one thing stays constant, we all HATE yanks"
and after we bailed you out of WW2?
*shakes head. moves to corner. sits in leather chair. smokes pipe. shakes head again*
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You cannot be fucking serious.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:12:07 EST (#)
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ya know I've now got the scene in my head of them planning to gradually change Sterling to look more and more like Euro and hoping no-one will notice when they switch over. It's taking place in Yes Minister and it's highly amusing.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:12:03 EST (#)
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"but one thing stays constant, we all HATE yanks"
and after we bailed you out of WW2?
*shakes head. moves to corner. sits in leather chair. smokes pipe. shakes head again*
Submitted by sexualchocolate1984 (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:10:03 EST (#)
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Can't really remember your questions, but...
Food, smaller portions (lame) costs a huge amount more! We eat at home a lot more than yanks, but mostly because we can't afford to eat out as much.
Travel, we have a serious congestion problem in the UK, not enough roads / not big enough roads and too many cars. The government thinks that making it too expensive to drive (fuel tax, road pricing etc) will fix this. Oppressive fucks.
Sex, this is a mixed bag, in some circles it's not something that's talked about, suppose could even be seen as taboo but we also have the binge drinking, stranger screwing, sexually transmitted infection catching culture, which gives us a STI epidemic that everyone is to shy to talk about! Swings and roundabouts.
but one thing stays constant, we all HATE yanks.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:06:26 EST (#)
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Australian money is the worst, you cant even rip the fucking notes.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:04:24 EST (#)
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yeah, it's got the queen on and it looks kinda like gold.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:03:17 EST (#)
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you just called socialism a plague. That's extremely insulting to nations which do have social healthcare etc
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:01:55 EST (#)
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Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 11:00:44 GMT (#)
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It's because the Euro, being designed from scratch relatively recently, has very modern security features built in, so when they bring out a new note with some of these modern security things in, it can often make it look more like Euro notes.
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Huh. I thought they were just being sneaky. Truly, there is nothing more majestic than a pound coin.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:00:44 EST (#)
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It's because the Euro, being designed from scratch relatively recently, has very modern security features built in, so when they bring out a new note with some of these modern security things in, it can often make it look more like Euro notes.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 06:00:13 EST (#)
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Well, okay.
If I am wrong (and, might I add, I may very well be), what am I wrong about?
Please tell me what I am mistaken on and, more importantly, why I am mistaken.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:59:36 EST (#)
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Quite the nerve you have, tootsie. In my defense, they ALL suck :) Cheerio.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:59:25 EST (#)
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Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:59:08 EST (#)
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Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:11:54 EST (#)
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tits, beer and the beach - Czech Republic
i wouldnt live in the states for anything.
i find your country extremely restrictive as of late and you cant say what you want due to political correctness or an overwhelmed sense of racial tolerance.
i can walk the streets with a beer in my hands,
why wife can sunbath topless in the park.
i can call someone a dirty nigger if i want to without reprocussion if they are a dirty nigger as opposed to being just some dude with darker skin than me.
and so on and os on.
i used to love travelling to the states when i was younger, now, i find the attitude and social sense of belonging somewhat scary - patriotism akin to nazi germany in the 30's
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lol @ nazi germany reference.
you can call whomever you want a dirty nigger. It's just frowned upon, like calling your mother a cunt or fucking your sister.
By the way, I love how people won't come here because they can't call a guy a nigger. Like that's the one thing they can't be without. "Oh, it's great country, don't get me wrong. But there's the whole nigger issue and it leaves me feeling uneasy. As it stands now, before I go to bed every night I brush my teeth, say my prayers, and complain to my wife about the fucking niggers. Upon awakening, I say 'goddamn niggers' four to seven times, depending on how late I am, and tell the doorman to call a cab. I also warn him to watch out for the 'thieving niggers,' because they are always up to something. At work, I lunch with a nice girl named Eva. I think I can get her in the sack if I play my cards right. Cross your fingers. Anyway, that's beside the point. We spend the hour standing on our table, decrying niggers to my fellow workers. We eat our meals when the applause is too loud to continue. When I return home I tell my son about my mid-afternoon nigger speech, and show him pictures of many different niggers so he'll know to look out for them. It's a good thing, too. He didn't know niggers come in many different shades, from midnight nigger to big-nose Caucasian nigger. Can you believe that?
"Nope. America just wouldn't be a nice fit for me and my family."
topless in the park? yeah, cause all tits are good tits. nothing like seeing Kathy bates powdering the sweaty area under her right boob. that's what i've been missing all my life.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:57:53 EST (#)
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Interestingly enough, may of the reasons why the UK is doing so well can be attributed to their playing both sides of the field as far as the EU and the U.S.A. is concerned. They get all the trade bonuses that being a member of the EU grants, yet they maintain enough independence to keep their original ties with America strong.
Pretty smart if you ask me, but the same problems that are encroaching upon the EU are starting to seep in around the UK's edges, too. Or are all you Brits not concerned about how the pound doesn't buy as much as it used to even a year ago.
I like how people assume that, just because one currency is doing better than another, it means that the country with the higher-valued money is more economically sound.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:56:42 EST (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:53:36 GMT (#)
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Stubbornly refuse? Im not arguing with you but please think before you speak.
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Also, ATTN: Brits. Don't those new banknotes look suspiciously like Euro? WHAT THE FUCK!?
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:55:38 EST (#)
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I've lived in two different states in America, I've lived on mainland Europe and travelled there extensively. I've also lived in both England and Scotland.
CJ, if you can't see a massive gulf of difference between Europe and America, then frankly my man, you're walking about with your head up your ass.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:53:55 EST (#)
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I suppose it is nice to hear a view from a non British / European. Even if that veiw is just wrong.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:53:36 EST (#)
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Stubbornly refuse? Im not arguing with you but please think before you speak.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:52:39 EST (#)
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CJ, you shouldn't be commenting. That's my point.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:51:56 EST (#)
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Also, I wasn't really commenting on the UK because I haven't spent a whole lot of time there. I was speaking mostly about the Mainland. Still, from what I've seen, read up on and spoken to others about, the situation isn't a whole lot different on your island except you lot stobbornly refure to give up the pound as a currency.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:49:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 10:46:37 GMT (#)
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CJ, on behalf of the UK: do fuck off.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:48:20 EST (#)
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Thing is, Non Americans were asked to comment on this post not Americans to generalise.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:46:37 EST (#)
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CJ, on behalf of the UK: do fuck off.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:44:19 EST (#)
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Well, I'm talking about Europe as a whole and, as I don't feel like writting a book, hell yeah I'm generalizing.
True, there are isolated areas that are different, but, in my experience, those places are FAR outweighed by the numbers of places that are just as I have described them.
Personally, I think most Europeans have a gigantically inflated sense about how different they are from America/each other/any 1st-world culture.
People are peaople and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that, as borders become more permeable and media becomes more wide-spread, cultural differences will become less and less noticable.
And if you don't like how I described the Europen immigration problem/social laziness, well, I defy you to refute me. Socialism is a mind-numbing plague that trades freedom of choice for physical comforts.
Everyone always screams about how nazi-esque current American culture is becomeing, but, truly, Europeans live with far, far more restrictive social constraints.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:33:57 EST (#)
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You are right on a few things CCJ and massively generalising on others they way tourists/ people who have worked in other countries for short periods do.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:33:16 EST (#)
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"For example, my idea of western Europeans is that they are thinner than us, walk everywhere, drink multiple glasses of wine and cups of coffee per day, are well-informed about geography and world news, and hate Americans."
Replace well with better and coffee with tea and that seems about right for England. Not that much thinner in some places though.
anyway.....Leicestershire, England:
In the highly Muslim/Christian areas of town sex is a no no.....out in the countryside sexual freedom is smiled politely at but not talked about much....kinky swinger parties in some suburbs....just general sluttiness in other parts.
Food....there's a lot of proccessed food, but plenty of fresh stuff too, average person drinks a lot of wine, with poorer people drinking a lot of beer/lager, and teenagers drinking a shitload of spirits, if it wasn't for the Muslims balancing us out we'd all be permanently tipsy.
Restaurants run by English/Asian people have nice food but not particularly friendly service, portions are normal sized...some posh restaurants serve tiny portions and charge lots for it, but there aren't many of that type round here. Restaurants run by non-asian foreigners are pretty much the same but very friendly. The greeks dominate the FishnChip shops, dunno why.
Most people own cars, but the buses are kept busy*
Elderly people retire then come back to work part time to stave off boredom, they're repsected unless they're particularly annoying, in which case they're tolerated. Used to be all old white people got props for the whole WW2 thing, but these days plenty of old people weren't grown up or even born by the time it ended.
Get 4 or 5 generations in the same house in the Sikh community, same to a lesser extent for Muslims/other asians, doesn't happen much with black/white people.
*I crack myself up
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:32:55 EST (#)
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CJ as much as I think your a decent guy i dont appreciate people commenting on other countries when I believe unless you have lived somewhere you cannot comment.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:31:45 EST (#)
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Yeah, well.
Tell me I'm wrong...
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:26:25 EST (#)
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Questions For NON Americans. These Yanks just have to have an opinion about everything. Sheesh.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:25:28 EST (#)
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Fuck off, Em.
;P
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:23:06 EST (#)
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yeah shut ya face CJ
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:20:50 EST (#)
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I've bounced around 'Western' Europe (that's in quotations because the differences between Western and Eastern Europe are quickly diminishing to the point of non-existance) for the past several years. I've at least visited most of the countries on the Mainland and have spent signifigant amounts of time in several different areas, mostly Germanic and French.
Due to ease of movement in the EU, most European countries are now more like U.S. states than they, perhaps, realize, in that their culters are becoming more and more intermingled and homogenous. The language barriers still exist, but are crumbling. Most people speak English (at least a smattering), German or Spanish (if not all three). Italian doesn't seem to be as wide-spread and Portugese is getting hard to find in pure form. Nobody seems to want to speak French unless they are actually from France.
Just like everywhere else, people are eating more and exercizing less. The only thing that keeps Europeans a bit slimmer than their American counter-parts is that *Everyone* smokes like chimneys. One thing I have noticed is that, far from being well-versed in current international affairs, most Europeans are just as self-centered and ignorant of the World-At-Large as your average American Red-Neck. I think the original stereotype of the Worldly European springs from that fact that Europeans are intensely curious about their neighboring countries, but not much else. So, while your average German might know about the French Presidents latest public snafu, they neither know nor really care about the latest Genocides in Africa or North Korea's most recent tantrum.
Attitudes towards sex are about the same as with comparable generations in America in that older people tend to be (far) more conservative about it while the last two generations seem to be solely concerned with spreading their genetic material as far and wide as humanly possible.
Young people tend to live with their (grand)parents much more than Americans simply because housing is hideously expesive and, whatever the Euro may be doing against the U.S. Dollar, everything costs more in Europe than it does in the States. Everything. And it's getting worse every year, for various reasons. Remember, most European countries have a *far* higher population density than a comparative area in the States (take Germany: a tiny fraction of the U.S. land area, yet it contains almost half as many people as the entire U.S.).
Respect for the elderly is probably about on par with the States too, in that it is declining. Most of the people who lived through massive change and hardships have already died off and their grandchildren are barely cognizant of the terrible wars that once wracked their now-pastoral homelands. The native populations of most Eupoean contries are lazily content with their lifestyles and it takes a great deal to create lasting change as far as governments and social movements go.
The biggest problem, by far, is the immigration issue. Due to the relaxed borders in the EU, there has been a *huge* influx of Turkish, Balkan and Russian peoples fleeing their trashed homelands. Due to most European countries' socialistic and open natures, these people find an easy life waiting for them, so they bring the rest of their clans as soon as possible. Combine this with the increasingly low birthrate that 'Native' Europeans have been experiencing over the past forty years or so, and you begin to see some disturbing social trends. Nowadays, it is common to find 'Enclaves' of foreign peoples all over Europe. These communities usually speak only the language of their old homelands and are rarely policed effectively by the Host Nation. This has given rise to increasing social tension from both the immigrants (who are neither citizens of their old countries, nor full-fledged members of the country their families have settle in). Periodically, these tensions flare up in spontaneous explosions (like when Paris burned about a year and a half ago). There are little no no controls on this and these problems will continue to grow as time progresses.
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Um, well. I could go in, but this is WAY too long as it is.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:11:54 EST (#)
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tits, beer and the beach - Czech Republic
i wouldnt live in the states for anything.
i find your country extremely restrictive as of late and you cant say what you want due to political correctness or an overwhelmed sense of racial tolerance.
i can walk the streets with a beer in my hands,
why wife can sunbath topless in the park.
i can call someone a dirty nigger if i want to without reprocussion if they are a dirty nigger as opposed to being just some dude with darker skin than me.
and so on and os on.
i used to love travelling to the states when i was younger, now, i find the attitude and social sense of belonging somewhat scary - patriotism akin to nazi germany in the 30's
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:11:44 EST (#)
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HAhaha Drogo. That made my day.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:11:43 EST (#)
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Drogo get to my post, please i need you there to stave off the feisty Orpheila!
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:10:26 EST (#)
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Hmmm
Old Blighty
Sex: We dont talk about it, we dont do it, we dont register that it exists. Our population rise is due to wonderful Immigration and thats the way we like it, we want Old Blighty and all it used to be to cease to exist and we are doing it rather well thanks.
Food: We like Bland food really. Nothing gets me salivating more than a nice hot bit of greasy battered fish in a greasy bit of papaer with some greasy chips that are softer than my wang after a night out on the lash.
Transport: Most of us own cars, if not 2. Mostly we just get the slaves to carry us around on special wicker chairs though. These days we have white slaves from poland though, as we are becoming politically correct.
Elderly: DUe to extensive tooth decay and general apathy towards doing all that much that might offend anyone we dont have many elderly now. We mostly send them off to the slughter house at age 65 and grind them down for fuel. Of course we stupidly send them for grinding in Russia so that they can sell it back to us for an exhorbitant price.
Drink: We like to drink. We dont have an unhealth interest in it we have learnt to drink sensible in a social way. Unless of course you go North of the Border into the wild that are Glasgow, then they have embraced drink like a long lost friend. If ever out and about on your own on the streets of Glasgee then make sure you have a bottle of Buckfast Wine on you to placate the robbers for 1 minute whilst you get away.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:09:22 EST (#)
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Orph. Binge drinking is not just done by societies dregs. Most people I know - respectable, working people, drink an entire weeks alcohol limit (or 2 or 3) in a single night. Also, try buying meat and fish from a local butchers or fishmonger. It is fresher and you can buy the amount you want - less waste.
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-11-13 05:03:32 EST (#)
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London, England:
- Sex - is everywhere. Not a day goes by without some tart getting her jugs out on page 3 of the plebian rags. There is quite a lot of sex/nudity on television as well - helps keep the great unwashed busy eating and feeding the obesity problem.
But general attitudes to sex are like any modern European city.
- Food - depends where you shop. If you are a cheapskate, you will eat shit. England is still very much a class-based society, and this even extends to the supermarkets. The top of the chain is a store called Waitrose, where the food is top stuff. I usually buy our fish and meat from here, but we get all our fruit and vegetables from the local market, early saturday morning.
Restaurants in London kick arse, but like anything, the more you pay, the better it can be. However, there are loads of cheap places in London to get a good meal. I think it is quite a misconception that English food is crap (well, actual english food is crap, but the variety of restaurants over here make up for it)
- Drinking - there is definitely a binge-drinking culture for the lower dregs, yet you can also get a great selection of local ales and range of beers better than anywhere I have ever been. In Europe proper, they have a more responsible attitude to drinking.
Wine is cheap and great - usually have a glass every night or so with dinner.
- Old people - again depends if you are rich or poor.
Europe rocks.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:30:02 EST (#)
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Geophillyx is Romanian. You are backwards and from Bristol.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:28:47 EST (#)
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Ok no one would miss Em if he left.
*waits for protests on the contrary*
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:27:55 EST (#)
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Im not romanian, part irish but not roamnian.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:27:07 EST (#)
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Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 09:25:53 GMT (#)
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Haha Em that was funny. Uber would be nothing without you. Hehe
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Quick as a speeding cop me. Dont say things like that O, someone will come and say something cruel and make me leave.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:26:47 EST (#)
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All our sex workers come from Romania.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:25:58 EST (#)
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Why Rob, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:25:53 EST (#)
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Haha Em that was funny. Uber would be nothing without you. Hehe
Submitted by Geophillyx (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:25:34 EST (#)
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Eastern Europe, more specifically Romania
Sex:
As far as i know, most kids here never get "the talk" or things like that. i guess it could be called taboo, but people generally just dont find good occasions to talk about it. now concerning celebrities, they dont go all the way to "forgetting" to wear panties or things like that to get attention, but you can notice an overall whoring of ones image. celebrities will try their hand at music and film and everything else just to get more money, even if they suck at it,and thats why enterntainment has really degenerated in my opinion. every one of our female celebrity has tried their hand at the "bad girl" image, and consequently failed. we do have some sex scandals, but rarely.
Food:
we do have processed food, and the number of people who prefer buying it are increasing. however, the majority of people still know how to make good foodstarting from the basic elements. my grandma is 67, she still has a house with a huge vegetable garden, she still grows the damn things, picks them, and cooks them, to our familys never ending delight.
Transportation:
There is a good ratio of cars to people, but even today i think youll see more people walking than driving, though our gas prices are much lower than in the US, its still somewhat costly to have and maintain a car. even if i have to get somewhere thats farther away, ill still walk. in my town, the only public transport we have is the tram and taxis, since taxis are considered to be expensive, many people take trams, but they are very old and in very poor condition,so its not always a pleasant ride...oh who am i kidding, its packed with smelly gipsies and beggars! dont use it!!!
Elders:
Elders are respected. theyve gone through tough times, and they know a lot. hell yes we respect them. so far, i dont know of more tha none small elderly home, but the residents there are either loony or have no family. i know of instances where even 3 generations are in the same house, though thats rare. but in general, each generation has its own home, and we visit each other very often. some elders still work, although not always with a salary, sometimes its just volunteer work.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:25:21 EST (#)
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interesting.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:24:44 EST (#)
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MJ's gonna want his monkey back hourman
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:23:51 EST (#)
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Yeah see I'm a southner.... or as we call ourselves 'savna cants'. I'm forever blowin' bubbles.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:23:06 EST (#)
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Also depends on the strength of your family, heritage etc etc
Pah im pretty close to Wales and as much as they may hate the English I think its a beautiful place in general. Plus the women are quite the filthy animals.
Appparently.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:20:42 EST (#)
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Yeah were divided - North and South and the bloody Welsh.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:19:29 EST (#)
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I think you are going to find varying English/British opinions as it varys greatly where you are from, i.e London, Birmingham or a small village, North and South etc etc. We are a very divided country in some ways.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:10:55 EST (#)
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Middle England
Obesity - is a big problem in our country too. Alot of kids are now very overweight and something like a third of the total population is obese. I think fat will eventually wipe out our species - or at least turn us into immobile, blubbery maggots.
Sex - I think the press/media is intrinsically linked towards our attitudes. Here, an actress can be front page for a daring dress worn to a film premiere, the next day it will be debated if she is too fat/ thin/ dressed like a slag.
The press is responsible for perpetuating the pressure on women to be super skinny - size zero is the 'in' look.
In all I would say attitudes vary towards sex depending on generation and taste.
Food - 'American' sized portions are here too. It is quite unnecessary, but I think alot of customers would be unhappy now at 'moderate' size portions - they see a large portion as value for money and a treat.
It scares me the amount of junk people eat. Ready prepared foods are very cheap though, and when my husband and I were on low income it would have been cheaper to buy processed foods rather than fresh fruit and veg.
Opening up the EU has increased the diffence in food available - locally I now have a Russian deli, a Polish butcher (to feed my Polish soul) but in the city, the choice is much, much broader.
Transportation - Public transport is shocking. I drive but live on the outskirts of town so my kids walk to school and I walk to work (unless daddy picks me up. Princess I am!)
Not to have a car would severly limit the amount of places I can easily transport my kids to. Petrol prices and road tax are ludicriosly high though.
Elderly people - Not a month goes by without some kind of nursing/ care home scandal hitting the headlines. The younger generation round here have very little respect. The other day I walked to the local shop with my 10 month baby an his buggy. A group of teens were playing footy on the street, the ball was kicked and hit my sons leg with quite some force. I shouted them to be more careful. I was told to fuck off and die. I think the problem stems from kids growing up too fast and having a total lack of discipline, both at home and at school.
Good questions, btw.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:04:20 EST (#)
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Oh and kids are getting so fat these days but we blame the american culture, fast food and such like but truthfully its the fucking useless parents fault.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 04:03:23 EST (#)
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Oh and most people hate your president, admire your solidarity as a nation but think you are a very insular country.
I have had two coffees this morning and debated shakespeares interpretation of society.
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2007-11-13 03:33:14 EST (#)
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Sex:
Sex isn't a taboo. Actually if anything I think it's now worse to be a promiscuous man than a woman.
Food:
Yeah we have a ass loads of processed food e.g. Dairylee.... pepperami.... We have a lot of wine bars etc now, and I think it all depends on class. Most people drink wine in the evening every day and the weekend is no exception. Or People get shit faced on a Friday and Saturday night watching football/ dancing.? Small 'quaint' bistro style experience with a fire, exposed brickwork, big portions of real steak/ chips, a nice ale and friendly people. Or Mcdonalds in town, which is small shit, expensive and a plus 100% chance of a happy slap.
Transportation:
Cars. Again though when I'm in London I'll walk or use the tubes/ bus.
Elderly people:
Minimal to no respect, and most people deem them a burden? Are they respected? Work until 65 but most keep busy long into their lives. No. Retirment homes to the max/ live in nurses.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-11-13 03:27:12 EST (#)
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ENGER LANNNNND
Sex:
Everyne assumes our attitude towards sex is pretty reserved as most people in America gage what British people are like from Hugh Grants movies but in my generation 26+ I think you will find a certain amount of sexual freedom and equality. Of course you still have the situation where women are called slags if they have slept with lots of guys and we're just called studs but somethings never change! Sex talk in public and even between copuples can still be quite taboo but I believe the sexual revoloution to be gaining momentum. The media latch onto anything and stories dont really cause a storm unless its royalty or government and to be honest I dread to think of the queen being provocative.
Food:
grocery stores ....hmmm no i would say theres vast more fruit, vegetarian and corn meals available than ever before. Alcohol is the major problem over here, binge drinking amongst teenagers and depression drinking in adults. I was amazed when I went to NYC the portions I got and the type of food. The portions were huge and well ive never seen as many dishes with fries in my life. However I dd find restaurants and the such to be frendlier than over here, maybe thats just because im English and the NYC attitude towards that.
Transportation:
Most people drive, public transport is rubbish, cycling is increasing every day though. I shoot deer and pretend to ride them to work.
Elderly people:
Its a generation thing. I respect people who are as old as Shlongy and have more hair. I will always respect elderly people for everything they have done for society including fighting in wars or just doing there best for our country because for a small place we certainly do get into our fair share of scraps. Two generations would live in the same house mainly only amongst the Italian and Indian community for some reason.
Submitted by Adaman (user info) at 2007-11-13 03:12:00 EST (#)
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The Philippines. Yes! Woo!
Sex:
Well, seeing as how this country is highly inspired or motivated by you Americans, we are sort of experiencing a period of transition. Basically, there are people who have already been more liberated but for some, people here are still very conservative-- sex is saved for marriage.
Women are expected to be more chaste. More meaning a whole lot more and talk on sex is EXTREMELY taboo.
Food:
As the poster below said, people everywhere drink.
I think cooking in the household is more common here because of the family structure so processed food isn't as abundant as (i would think) america. In large families, there will always be people cooking. Maybe, it will be cleared up in the "elderly people" category.
The local cuisine is very similar to South East Asian ones. I can't really describe it and after 300 years under Spanish rule, there are also a lot of Spanish influence.
Transportation:
Walking isn't very popular in the city area. The upper and middle class usually own their own cars. Public transportation are also abundant like Taxis, Buses and Jeepneys (converted Jeeps from the war). The public transportation, by the way is very terrible as they stop anywhere the passengers ask them to causing very horrible traffic here.
There are also railway systems that are not too well designed. No subways just above ground transit stations.
Elderly people:
Households usually reach up to 2-3 generations and it is pretty common to be 30 and still be living with your parents. Hell, personally, I still live with my grand parents that means my dad is 50+ and still lives with his parents. Very clannish people. Elderly people are cared for at home and are expected to retire from work and usually help around the house.
Submitted by DeMoNiC (user info) at 2007-11-13 01:47:09 EST (#)
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Well I'm not sure if this is European specific though I'll answer your questions from an Australian perspective.
I'd say Australian attitudes towards sex are somewhat different yet possibly disturbing to most other countries. From personal experiences and stories my friends have told me I've come to the conclusion we're a nation of sexual deviates.
We have no female celebrities worth mentioning in my opinion. Yes I know we have Nicole Kidman & Kylie Minogue, probably others I'm neglecting though I stand by my original statement.
I'd say women have just as much sexual freedom as men. They do what they want, dress how they want & say whatever they want.
While our grocery stores do have a lot of processed shit, I think the demand for processed shit is on the decline. Australians like Australian food, we don't like imports.
Everybody I know drinks a 'helluva' lot of coffee, as do I. Stereotypically and personally I drink a lot of beer, as does everyone I know (that is to say every male I know).
Restaurant quality/portion size/atmosphere is directly relational to WHAT restaurant you choose. I don't really have a generalisation for Australian restaurants.
Everybody in small to average cities drive. Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne have fantastic public transport - I'm not to familiar with Sydney or Melbourne other then a tourists point of view. Brisbane however, I can honestly say I much prefer public transport as opposed to driving.
Quite a few people I notice take the suicidal option of cycling through Brisbane's busy streets.
Im quite sure nothing changes with out elderly people. They are not a nuisance & they are generally respected. While some retire young, it's not un-common to see a 65-75 year old at work, especially in Real Estate.
Two generations living in the same house hold is definitely a European fad, as their housing prices are to high. Coming from German heritage I have a few relatives who live in a multi-generational household.
Oh and just to defend my first post - It seems us Real Estate agents have an appalling reputation in the U.S, in Australia we're actually not that disliked. Oh, and we're not really con-artists, maybe in America they are.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2007-11-13 01:30:37 EST (#)
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as an american, i have to clarify some things.
here, black people and latinos care more about their dusty old relatives than white people do. white people put them in homes and visit biannually. fucking old people.
everybody has processed food. everyone drinks.
puritan america is still around but it's crumbling.
Celebrities don't get shit on for wearing revealing garments. they get shit on for wearing ugly revealing garments and then flashing their snatch because they are too dumb to wear underwear. if they flashed their snatch because they thought their snatch was pretty, that would be one thing. This is more like, "i'm too drunk to bother keeping my legs together. weeeeee...ooops, did someone see my ugly-ass tit scar?"
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2007-11-13 01:16:37 EST (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/112481
You're a liar.