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Ditto! In fact, most people who live outside of America (I mean the USA, not the southern part of America) are knowledgable about a number of languages. It seems that only we in the US are arrogant enough to expect the rest of the world to speak our language. I think we are missing much as a result...
Also arrogant enough to claim the english language as your own:) (just kidding) Paresh Solanki One Tequila Two Tequila Three Tequila Floor
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Martin Marvinski wrote: others will read your orginal post the same way I have Not a chance! It was completely gender-neutral, perfectly PC.
Roger Wright wrote: Not a chance! It was completely gender-neutral, perfectly PC. I'll second that. :) IMHO Martin's lost the plot today... ;P Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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David Wulff wrote: I know of a fool-proof natural method for getting rid of stress and making you relaxed, but you'd need a box of tissue (or a partner who's openminded)... I can't believe you wrote that. Women are not just objects to be used for relieving stress or as sperm depositories. How are women supposed to feel with men having attitudes like that? If you were in the U.S. you would be trained at an early age to respect women as equals. Just because England is a backwards country doesn't excuse you from posting such chauvinistic rhetoric online. It may someday come back to bite you in the arse. I :love: :bob:
Martin Marvinski wrote: Just because England is a backwards country doesn't excuse you from posting such chauvinistic rhetoric online. Excuse me? I'd think more carefully about what you're saying if I was you. Your comments are well out of order. :mad: Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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Is the lack of sleep disturbing your waking hours? Maybe you don't need those hours of sleep you are trying to get? Are your dreams waking you up? Or are you just not getting to sleep? When I am having trouble falling asleep, what I do is: **1)**exercise for at least 1/2hour **2)**start warming some milk **3)**hop in a warm shower **4)**drink some warmed milk with Baileys (I see honey was suggested,that would work too) **5)**lie in bed and read a dry book until I fall sleep I usually don't make it though a page! good luck :-) qomi "Don't compromise yourself. It's all you've got." - Janis Joplin
qomi wrote: 5)lie in bed and read a dry book until I fall sleep I usually don't make it though a page! good luck This was actually a problem for me when studying for uni, any textbook should do it. Only works in bed however because the sound of your head hitting the desk usually wakes you up again. :eek: sonork ID: 100.9940
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Konstantin Vasserman wrote: . "You Russians...", "You Brits...", "You --insert any country, nationality, religion--..." And well you should find such comments insulting. They are spoken by the ignorant, so be a bit tolerant, but not too tolerant:) Stereotypes are usually built upon experience, but they are not usually universally true. And unpleasant experiences we tend to remember longer than those we enjoyed. What a pity... All that you earn by your years are wrinkles - very few ever acquire wisdom. - me
Roger Wright wrote: They are spoken by the ignorant, so be a bit tolerant, but not too tolerant I am getting more tolerant as I get older. I pick my fights more wisely than I ever did. However, I believe that it is tolerance of the ignorance that makes ignorance spread so fast and so far. It is almost OK to be ignorant these days. It doesn't bother anyone much anymore. It is almost OK that majority of the people know very little of their history, their culture and culture of the world. It seems that nobody is ashamed of being illiterate anymore...
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Also arrogant enough to claim the english language as your own:) (just kidding) Paresh Solanki One Tequila Two Tequila Three Tequila Floor
Paresh Solanki wrote: (just kidding) Why? It's a perfectly valid statement, and inthe case of a great many Americans, probably true:laugh:
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Roger Wright wrote: They are spoken by the ignorant, so be a bit tolerant, but not too tolerant I am getting more tolerant as I get older. I pick my fights more wisely than I ever did. However, I believe that it is tolerance of the ignorance that makes ignorance spread so fast and so far. It is almost OK to be ignorant these days. It doesn't bother anyone much anymore. It is almost OK that majority of the people know very little of their history, their culture and culture of the world. It seems that nobody is ashamed of being illiterate anymore...
Konstantin Vasserman wrote: It seems that nobody is ashamed of being illiterate anymore... Is that true everywhere? I thought it was only happening in the US... I do three crossword puzzles a day, and I'm amazed that of the 100 or so employees where I work, only one besides myself ever even attempts to work one. When asked why, they claim that they're too hard. Mind you, one actually is a bit challenging, though not very (LA Times), but the other two are trivial. In fact, they are often wrong! Konstantin Vasserman wrote: It is almost OK to be ignorant these days. It will never be okay in my book, but there's little I can do to alter the fact. We've tried to pass a law requiring a standardized test to be passed as a requirement for high school graduation in this state. The law has failed for several years, with the primary opposition coming from teachers. It turns out that quite a few of them can't pass it:mad: On the subject of literacy, and communications skills in general, one of my favorite authors said: "Anyone who cannot convey the fundamentals of his profession to a five year old is incompetent."** A bit harsh, perhaps, but I'm inclined to agree. ** Albert Einstein You can lead a man to knowledge, but you can't make him think! - a sign on the wall of my 7th grade Math class...
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Lets have others comment on it. I believe that you meant what you inferred and are now embarrased. I bet that others will read your orginal post the same way I have. If they don't, then I appologise, but if everyone agrees that you meant it that way, I retract my appology. I :love: Microsoft and :bob:
Martin Marvinski wrote: f they don't, then I appologise, but if everyone agrees that you meant it that way, I retract my appology. I guess that means i'll have to accept your "appology", as I can tell that half-arsed attempt is all I'm going to get out of you. Thank you - it's been a pleasure talking with you. Cool name BTW! ________________ David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk "I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves" - August Strindberg
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Konstantin Vasserman wrote: It seems that nobody is ashamed of being illiterate anymore... Is that true everywhere? I thought it was only happening in the US... I do three crossword puzzles a day, and I'm amazed that of the 100 or so employees where I work, only one besides myself ever even attempts to work one. When asked why, they claim that they're too hard. Mind you, one actually is a bit challenging, though not very (LA Times), but the other two are trivial. In fact, they are often wrong! Konstantin Vasserman wrote: It is almost OK to be ignorant these days. It will never be okay in my book, but there's little I can do to alter the fact. We've tried to pass a law requiring a standardized test to be passed as a requirement for high school graduation in this state. The law has failed for several years, with the primary opposition coming from teachers. It turns out that quite a few of them can't pass it:mad: On the subject of literacy, and communications skills in general, one of my favorite authors said: "Anyone who cannot convey the fundamentals of his profession to a five year old is incompetent."** A bit harsh, perhaps, but I'm inclined to agree. ** Albert Einstein You can lead a man to knowledge, but you can't make him think! - a sign on the wall of my 7th grade Math class...
Roger Wright wrote: Is that true everywhere? Well, it's been almost 10 years since I've crossed country borders, but my understanding is that the standards are lowering rather quickly all over the world. Roger Wright wrote: I do three crossword puzzles a day I cannot say that I am a big crossword puzzle type. But I do read and educate myself on all kind of subjects as the time permits. I still have much to read and learn, but at least I am trying. Was it Plato who said "All I know is that I don't know anything."? That is me, than more I learn then more I realize that I know nothing. It is people who refuses to learn and think that scare the hell out of me... Roger Wright wrote: The law has failed for several years, with the primary opposition coming from teachers. It turns out that quite a few of them can't pass it Teacher's goal number one should be not to give knowledge of things and facts, but to teach children a value of thinking. You cannot _make_ someone think, but you can teach him/her to think. I spend way too little time with my daughter (my fault) but every chance I get I make her think about everything. I ask her "why?" more times that anyone would care to hear. I want her to learn to question everything and to think about everything - not just to accept things because "everyone does it". Sometimes I pretend to take a "wrong" point of view on a subject in discussions with her just to make her prove her point to me. If she learns how to think and a value of thinking - there is no limit to what she can achieve.
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Roger Wright wrote: Is that true everywhere? Well, it's been almost 10 years since I've crossed country borders, but my understanding is that the standards are lowering rather quickly all over the world. Roger Wright wrote: I do three crossword puzzles a day I cannot say that I am a big crossword puzzle type. But I do read and educate myself on all kind of subjects as the time permits. I still have much to read and learn, but at least I am trying. Was it Plato who said "All I know is that I don't know anything."? That is me, than more I learn then more I realize that I know nothing. It is people who refuses to learn and think that scare the hell out of me... Roger Wright wrote: The law has failed for several years, with the primary opposition coming from teachers. It turns out that quite a few of them can't pass it Teacher's goal number one should be not to give knowledge of things and facts, but to teach children a value of thinking. You cannot _make_ someone think, but you can teach him/her to think. I spend way too little time with my daughter (my fault) but every chance I get I make her think about everything. I ask her "why?" more times that anyone would care to hear. I want her to learn to question everything and to think about everything - not just to accept things because "everyone does it". Sometimes I pretend to take a "wrong" point of view on a subject in discussions with her just to make her prove her point to me. If she learns how to think and a value of thinking - there is no limit to what she can achieve.
Konstantin Vasserman wrote: I want her to learn to question everything and to think about everything She's a lucky girl! Very much the way I was raised, full of curiosity, never settling for "because..." about any topic. I see patterns others never notice, and as a result can fix just about anything; I read everything I can get my hands on that might teach me something - our GM introduces me as 'Jack of all trades, master of most'. You're giving her a huge boost toward a great life - good work!
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Konstantin Vasserman wrote: I want her to learn to question everything and to think about everything She's a lucky girl! Very much the way I was raised, full of curiosity, never settling for "because..." about any topic. I see patterns others never notice, and as a result can fix just about anything; I read everything I can get my hands on that might teach me something - our GM introduces me as 'Jack of all trades, master of most'. You're giving her a huge boost toward a great life - good work!
Roger Wright wrote: She's a lucky girl! Well, she is not all that lucky because she has a workaholic programmer for a daddy. :(
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Paresh Solanki wrote: (just kidding) Why? It's a perfectly valid statement, and inthe case of a great many Americans, probably true:laugh:
I didn't want to be mis understood. I was making that statement as a jest (even though it may be true;P ) Paresh Solanki You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead - Stan Laurel
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I didn't want to be mis understood. I was making that statement as a jest (even though it may be true;P ) Paresh Solanki You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead - Stan Laurel
Paresh Solanki wrote: I didn't want to be mis understood. You weren't misunderstood at all:-D Most good humor pokes fun at truth...