Happy New Year to all!
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I actually have a question on this one. For those outside of the United States, is it customary to make "New Year's Resolutions?" Did you ever have to write them down in school for example? Are they considered a joke? Also, what are the traditions for New Year's Eve in other countries? Anything specific to your family that you do yearly and look forward (or maybe not look forward to!) each year? I started a blog about New Years so I'd like non-US cultural references if possible. Thanks for any responses and all the best to all at CP--no matter what day it is! --Leckey
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I actually have a question on this one. For those outside of the United States, is it customary to make "New Year's Resolutions?" Did you ever have to write them down in school for example? Are they considered a joke? Also, what are the traditions for New Year's Eve in other countries? Anything specific to your family that you do yearly and look forward (or maybe not look forward to!) each year? I started a blog about New Years so I'd like non-US cultural references if possible. Thanks for any responses and all the best to all at CP--no matter what day it is! --Leckey
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New Year Resolutions are very common in the UK. I never make any - if you're going to do something, why wait till Jan 1st? :) Traditions here? Get drunk, sing Auld Langs Syne. :)
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New Year Resolutions are very common in the UK. I never make any - if you're going to do something, why wait till Jan 1st? :) Traditions here? Get drunk, sing Auld Langs Syne. :)
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Sounds the same here--does anyone in the UK know the lyrics to Auld Langs Syne past the first passage? I know in the US it's a garbled mess!
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No, they don't. :) I watched the TV coverage of the celebrations in London and it was obvious no-one knew the words! In Scotland however, it is a different story...
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I actually have a question on this one. For those outside of the United States, is it customary to make "New Year's Resolutions?" Did you ever have to write them down in school for example? Are they considered a joke? Also, what are the traditions for New Year's Eve in other countries? Anything specific to your family that you do yearly and look forward (or maybe not look forward to!) each year? I started a blog about New Years so I'd like non-US cultural references if possible. Thanks for any responses and all the best to all at CP--no matter what day it is! --Leckey
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People here in the UK make resolutions, but its pretty much common knowledge that no one bothers to keep them :laugh: Also, people send SMS text messages to basically the entire address book/contact list on their phone wishing them a Happy New Year :) But I suspect thats the same in a lot of countries :rolleyes:
I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.
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People here in the UK make resolutions, but its pretty much common knowledge that no one bothers to keep them :laugh: Also, people send SMS text messages to basically the entire address book/contact list on their phone wishing them a Happy New Year :) But I suspect thats the same in a lot of countries :rolleyes:
I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.
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I STILL refuse to text anyone! Or use Twitter!
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I don't blame you about the Twitter crap, I mean just WHAT is the point of it? :doh: :confused: But whats wrong with texting people?
I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.
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I don't blame you about the Twitter crap, I mean just WHAT is the point of it? :doh: :confused: But whats wrong with texting people?
I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.
I just figure if it's that important to text about, you could just call the person. I've had this discussion with a few that are younger than me and they acted like it was a way to communicate w/o being assertive as a friend, if that makes sense. I really think it's an age thing; I'm Generation X-slash-Y, but I don't get the texting thing.
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I just figure if it's that important to text about, you could just call the person. I've had this discussion with a few that are younger than me and they acted like it was a way to communicate w/o being assertive as a friend, if that makes sense. I really think it's an age thing; I'm Generation X-slash-Y, but I don't get the texting thing.
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I see what you mean :) I like texting, I must be in the younger generation :laugh:
I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.
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I actually have a question on this one. For those outside of the United States, is it customary to make "New Year's Resolutions?" Did you ever have to write them down in school for example? Are they considered a joke? Also, what are the traditions for New Year's Eve in other countries? Anything specific to your family that you do yearly and look forward (or maybe not look forward to!) each year? I started a blog about New Years so I'd like non-US cultural references if possible. Thanks for any responses and all the best to all at CP--no matter what day it is! --Leckey
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When I was a kid growing up in India (in the 60s), our elementary school teachers would ask each of us on the first day of the term (in early Jan) to stand up and proclaim our New Year resolutions. Most of the time if was stuff we made up like "I will not fight with my sister.", "I will do better at school", etc. In 4th grade I had the bright idea of saying "I promise not to make any more New Year resolutions". Surprisingly, Ms. Pinto didn't find it funny. My New Year resolution for the past 5 years has been 2048 x1536, a goal yet to be attained. I think I know at least one of your New Year resolutions - I believe it has to do with freeing humanity from the clutches of CD. And I applaud you for that. :) /ravi
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I see what you mean :) I like texting, I must be in the younger generation :laugh:
I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.
Me, too! ;P
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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When I was a kid growing up in India (in the 60s), our elementary school teachers would ask each of us on the first day of the term (in early Jan) to stand up and proclaim our New Year resolutions. Most of the time if was stuff we made up like "I will not fight with my sister.", "I will do better at school", etc. In 4th grade I had the bright idea of saying "I promise not to make any more New Year resolutions". Surprisingly, Ms. Pinto didn't find it funny. My New Year resolution for the past 5 years has been 2048 x1536, a goal yet to be attained. I think I know at least one of your New Year resolutions - I believe it has to do with freeing humanity from the clutches of CD. And I applaud you for that. :) /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
I made a resolution about 30 years ago to procrastinate more. It's the only one I ever kept, perhaps because I haven't got around to making any others since.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I made a resolution about 30 years ago to procrastinate more. It's the only one I ever kept, perhaps because I haven't got around to making any others since.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
I made a resolution about 30 years ago to procrastinate more.
Heh. Reminds me of my circa 1998 resolution[^]. :) /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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When I was a kid growing up in India (in the 60s), our elementary school teachers would ask each of us on the first day of the term (in early Jan) to stand up and proclaim our New Year resolutions. Most of the time if was stuff we made up like "I will not fight with my sister.", "I will do better at school", etc. In 4th grade I had the bright idea of saying "I promise not to make any more New Year resolutions". Surprisingly, Ms. Pinto didn't find it funny. My New Year resolution for the past 5 years has been 2048 x1536, a goal yet to be attained. I think I know at least one of your New Year resolutions - I believe it has to do with freeing humanity from the clutches of CD. And I applaud you for that. :) /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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I see what you mean :) I like texting, I must be in the younger generation :laugh:
I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.
When cells came out here, or rather when I got my first, I only noticed a fairly useless feature, mentioned in the manual, called SMS. I ignored it until a friend, also now 40, showed me how simple it was, and how it is less 'intrusive' that a call. I was hooked for life.
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Roger Wright wrote:
I made a resolution about 30 years ago to procrastinate more.
Heh. Reminds me of my circa 1998 resolution[^]. :) /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
"I bought into a timeshare at a Y2K survival condo in the Mojave Desert. The caretaker, Percival "Bubba" Smythe assures me the condo is also fortified against asteroid bombardment, and the rent includes five years of "Wheel of Fortune" reruns, including the coveted "Big Words That Are Hard To Pronounce" episode." Neighbors!! :-D
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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When cells came out here, or rather when I got my first, I only noticed a fairly useless feature, mentioned in the manual, called SMS. I ignored it until a friend, also now 40, showed me how simple it was, and how it is less 'intrusive' that a call. I was hooked for life.
My phone has SMS, but it can only receive, not send them. How weird is that?
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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My phone has SMS, but it can only receive, not send them. How weird is that?
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Sounds like the iPhone, which couldn't send MMS for the longest time (and could only get one by viewing it on your computer in a browser window given the password sent to your phone).
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Sounds like the iPhone, which couldn't send MMS for the longest time (and could only get one by viewing it on your computer in a browser window given the password sent to your phone).
It's nothing that fancy - Motorola i580. It uses MMS for everything, except kindly reminders from Nextel that my service will be shut off if I don't pay up really quick.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I actually have a question on this one. For those outside of the United States, is it customary to make "New Year's Resolutions?" Did you ever have to write them down in school for example? Are they considered a joke? Also, what are the traditions for New Year's Eve in other countries? Anything specific to your family that you do yearly and look forward (or maybe not look forward to!) each year? I started a blog about New Years so I'd like non-US cultural references if possible. Thanks for any responses and all the best to all at CP--no matter what day it is! --Leckey
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Here we have a "polar bear" swim on new years day where everyone wears funny costumes and takes a dip in the ocean. However today it's above freezing and raining so I think I'll skip it this year.
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