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18 hours ago, Grouse said:OK, I see that
The point I was making was that with higher infant survival rates and a movement from the land to the cities, the requirement for large families is mitigated (subject to religious distortions)
But the point that I was making is that (with particular reference to the UK), the elderly are frequently alienated and their skills undervalued.
In UK 3 out of 4 oldies suffer loneliness, or kids stuff oldies in a home out of the way. Waiting to share collar the assets. I think there is more respect in Thailand.
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21 hours ago, Khun Han said:
Christine Lagarde (who should be in prison: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/christine-lagarde-convicted-imf-head-found-guilty-of-negligence-in-fraud-trial-a7484586.html) tells the world that this steady growth in our economy is vindication of Project Fear's relentless fake forecasts of recession
. That's what we get when criminal stooges are put in charge of our destinies, folks. Welcome to 1984.
Yeah, 'Animal Farm' springs to mind. Give the peasants TV ...there's the distraction to cover the truth.
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15 hours ago, Grouse said:
Listen, fat head, if you want a sensible discussion I'm listening
1) In Germany they have a a much better rental sector (50%) due to proper regulations and security
2) If you build a new house, you are encouraged (fiscally, financially) to include a granny flat
3) In Denmark, mortgages stay with the property. One may buy a house by taking over several existing mortgages with different fixed term rates. 10% of the purchase price is held in escrow against undisclosed defects.
OK???
No need to be abusive..I have lived in Germany before the wall came down, and had a German GF for 18 months, so I know a little about Germany. Why the aggression?
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15 hours ago, Grouse said:
Now this IS a key issue and worthy of debate. In the UK we have this terribly wrong. Look at Germany and Denmark. Different systems. Look it up ?
Right on Grouse, Germany, and its people are impressive.
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15 hours ago, oldhippy said:
So you live on the island?
And you told us before you are into buddhism?
Surely much easier to be a buddhist on that island than in Thailand, where you would be confronted with the reality of buddhism.
I'm sure your local library has very inspiring books on buddhism - whereas Thailand has no libraries and no inspiring books on buddhism. They have monks though. Lots. Monks on grid.....
Wrong again.
I am in Thailand now. 6 months, 6 months in UK There are books in Thailand on Buddhism. Monks are human..Its the philosophy thats right. So what is your point?
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15 hours ago, oldhippy said:
OK
It is because of too many opt outs and exceptions
It is because of not enough EU
No maybe's
Maybe you're wrong.
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15 hours ago, Grouse said:
I take your point. However, they can't cover all the bases. We are largely responsible for our own economic system. I hate to forecast what's coming down the line...
I can give you a hint...it comes out of the end a sewer, and its brown.
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15 hours ago, oldhippy said:
maybe that is because of the opt outs & exceptions?
maybe that is because of not enough EU?
Too many maybe's for me.
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15 hours ago, Grouse said:
I think you will find that inequality will increase exponentially without EU constraints on the Komodo Cons.
EU 'restraints' have'nt done much so far.
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15 hours ago, simoh1490 said:
But he has access to one, that is the point.
I didn't have a car either when I lived in the UK. I lived in the North and I went to job interviews in London by train, coming back the same day, easily a 4 hour journey one way at the time. Only seeking local jobs because the person doesn't have a car, seems like they really aren't trying that hard or are probably not too serious about improving their lot.
I think one of the things that is happening with Brexit is many younger people are looking at their wealth versus that of their parents and are feeling disenfranchised and they're looking for someone to blame, for many, the EU and all membership entails is the target and Brexit is the means - that is, seriously misguided stuff.
Could you afford the Train fare to London now?
House prices have been prohibitive long before brexit.
More and more folk are living homeless.
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15 hours ago, simoh1490 said:
In my days there were no employment agencies, no internet, no email, we didn't even have a telephone. If I wanted a job I either had to read the national newspapers with the job adverts in them every Thursday, write a letter and wait for a reply or I would go to the company and try to get an interview. Yes, times have changed, now with the internet you have access to thousands of job vacancies and instant replies.
There are still those without internet or computer. A friend uses my machine, but can only seek local jobs as he has no car, jobs available are low paid menial positions like washing up, or gardening, at the moment he shovels pig muck in a piggery..he tells me that it is not as easy as it once was to get a job. Firms paying people not to work, may be the future.
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15 hours ago, vogie said:
Yes intelligence can go a long way. You can educate an intelligent person but not the other way round as I'm sure you know.
It is not uncommon for people with high IQ to make stupid mistakes.
On the other hand, a dog can be taught some quite clever tricks.
Common sense is rare.
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16 hours ago, simoh1490 said:
I'm having difficulty understanding this, if I take it at face value then I have even more difficulty understanding why that should be! I grew up without the benefit of computers or mobile phones or even a university degree plus I grew up in a class ridden society in which I had no connections, AND I was from the North to boot! I left home with no money to speak of, I moved, I took chances, I worked hard, I took chances and I never lived off the state - I was 35 before I bought my first home in the UK. So please, do tell me MMB, why young people today can't aspire to achieving what I achieved and why it's just fantasy?
In your days there were no zero hours contract, 100 people applying for the same job, and university grads having to work in McDonalds.
Times have changed.
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16 hours ago, SheungWan said:
It must be Christmas Panto time.
Widow Twanky advertising the UK panto?
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15 hours ago, GarryP said:
You are comparing swimming costumes, not something I would dress up in to go out on the town, nor any woman for that matter.
To quote you, "value comes from the heart". How are you able to make a determination on whether a person has a good heart/is a good person without talking to them? And yet you do that very thing, judging them on the way they are dressed.
When a man dresses up to go out at night or to a party he puts on his best shoes, slacks, shirt or even a suit, etc. When women do this many often put on high heels, somewhat revealing or body hugging dresses, or other such clothing. Note the difference. Why is it not wrong for a man but wrong for a woman? Both dress to attract, but it is wrong for a woman to do so in your book because it makes her shallow.
The mankini was a metaphor. Theres nothing wrong with your best bib and tucker,.. its 'style' that's important.
How you dress, and your choice of woman is up to you.
Bear in mind, the divorce rate is quite high, even in the street where I am, its not unusual to hear a rumpus going on in the early hours...
to everyone's amusement. We're all different, have fun.
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15 hours ago, simoh1490 said:
Oh dearie me, feeling victimised are we!
The fact is that if Brexit goes really well, everyone will benefit, if it goes poorly it will result in higher taxes to pay for services and borrowings and as a result, the wealth creators, the business owners with money, many will leave. That will leave the less well off to fill the tax gap either directly by paying higher taxes or indirectly through fewer services. At some point, the electorate will get fed up with the Cons. and there will be an election where Labour could well end up in government. Given that scenario, the poorer in society will benefit in the short term but again, at some point, taxes will have to rise to pay for improved services and borrowings - that leads to a repeat of the above.
But getting back to being stuffed! As I recall I was twenty years old before I lived in a house that had central heating and my family was quite well off, many still didn't have an inside toilet. I was seventeen before we owned our first TV and car ownership was not common at all - few people had ever travelled overseas. Forty-five years on those things are now very different, just one example of how everyone benefits if the country does well, not just the very wealthy.
Perhaps you are lucky and done well in the system, but I know folk who are poor, no car, no tv, no hope, working class. Its known as austerity..a government policy to reduce the UK massive debt. The rich get the pleasure, and the poor get the blame.
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15 hours ago, GarryP said:
So a man can "dress up" but a woman can't. A man "dressing up" would not be seen as provocative, but a woman "dressing up" would. Perhaps chador is the way to go then!!!!!
One can be both intelligent/kind and attractive. Everybody should be confident in the way they look and if you happen to be attractive/handsome, it should not detract from the fact that you are also intelligent/altruistic or whatever. If I am handsome or beautiful why should I not dress to show it if it makes me happy.
When I see a beautiful "provocatively" dressed woman, I do not instantly go, "Oh she must be evil and thick". I do not make assumptions about people based on the way they dress.
The same applies too men.. try walking down beach road in a mankini.
I have noticed that some farang boast of their wealth to attract the ladies..Handsome is as handsome does.
Where did I mention evil and thick? Read again word for word, you have misunderstood at first glance.
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17 hours ago, RuamRudy said:Here we go - the true objectives of Brexit are slowly becoming apparent. Last week we saw that ministers plan to scrap the EU Working Time Directive so that lucky UK employees will now be able to work 18 hours a day should their employer wish; now it seems that UK/US trade negotiations will be held in total secrecy, and that confidentiality maintained for 4 years after the conclusion of the talks, by which time we will be happily wolfing down our chlorination chicken while planning which Health Insurance Company to choose.
Exclusive: UK demands secrecy in Brexit trade talks with US
"Liam Fox’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has quietly opened preliminary discussions with a team of American officials. Both sides have agreed that their talks will be classified as either “sensitive” or “confidential”, and information will be shared only among approved individuals. Nothing can be released for four years after talks are concluded, unless both sides waive the secrecy rule, according to documents seen by i(news)."
Remain or leave will make no difference to the common man.
The government and its economists will make sure us commoners
lose out. ie. will be stuffed. Some things never change.
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18 hours ago, Kadilo said:
Don't know where you go with your lady but places I go don't have this problem. Sounds more like a zoo.
And once again......it's not about guys showing off their lady, it's about letting her dress herself. If she wants to wear a short skirt/ dress, as many ladies do, that's her choice. You can't legislate for animals.
There is no gain in telling a woman how to dress, one choses the right woman that suits oneself. When we choose to dress in a provocative way, we send a message that we believe our value comes from our looks rather than from our heart. Skimpy clothing says that our worth is in our sex appeal. This is a weak foundation to build self-esteem or self-worth. What happens when we age and the wrinkles start showing? Where will the sense of value and worth come from then? For various reasons (e.g. past sexual abuse, low self-esteem) some believe that their worth comes from how good they look and how many heads they can turn. But that can leave a person feeling empty and alone. All of us, ultimately, want to be pursued and loved deeply because of our hearts and minds, not for our bodies. Dressing in a showy fashion puts the focus on our outward appearance, not on our heart.
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15 hours ago, melvinmelvin said:
The campaigns leading up to the referendum on leave/stay and the debates after the referendum
have revealed, in abundance, extraordinary talent in the UK population.
There is absolutely no end to the hoards of people being able to predict the political and economical
future of the UK, and that with high degree of accuracy.
Impressing.
That is a talent which is highly sought after in Asia. Truth sayers can make fortunes here.
Without the Brexit referndum this talent may not have been discovered.
I am amazed that someone else has seen it other than me.
Well done Sir. But you will be vilified by the many.
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16 hours ago, baansgr said:
Well Im actually a millionaire twice over and that will be even more so in 14 months on vesting my numerous pensions when im 55.
Actually I'm a skint millionaire magnet.
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18 hours ago, ilostmypassword said:
Well, when there's nothing substantive to discuss, it's likely that only inane comments like this will be posted. My money is on you.
The whole thing is pointless and boring, like flogging a dead horse, most of is sourced from newspaper cuttings, and 'experts' that all have different perspectives. Think of ways of dealing with it..that might be interesting.
If your money is on me, then you've already lost your password and 50 satang.
Only Bitcoin accepted please.
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16 hours ago, ilostmypassword said:
Well, when there's nothing substantive to discuss, it's likely that only inane comments like this will be posted. My money is on you.
Your down for 50 satang each way.
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Anyone fancy a flutter on who makes the last post?
At the moment its odds on for Grouse, with oldhippy on evens.
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May ready for tough talks over Brexit
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We are privileged with the internet; we can look up and find any raw documents, speeches, videos of anything the news outlets are reporting on. You're not subjected to anyone's opinions and your own are left to form your own.