2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   That is not based in reason or logic though , thay vote that way because the oppose Israel's existence .

   Cases are bought against Israel because other Countries oppose Israel's existence 

Thought the topic was eating while walking

As you are the thread starter I guess it is ok to answer to your ot comments:

 

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Just call them the Palestinians and the Israelis , no need for the

watermelon people" or "the chosen ones".

 

You and I live in completely different worlds with totally different realities.

 

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

   The Palestinians are most entitled and privileged people on the planet.

 

Privileged? Since more than a year they are being “unalived” by the 10s of thousands.

Entitled? To what? To own the land, they have been living on for generations and which has been taken from them, without ever asking them, and it's still being taken from them right now. Would you act differently?

 

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

You wouldn't have heard of their cause if it wasn't for Israel being the ones they oppose .

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

   They only have mass World support and mass funding because they are fighting against Jews .

 

Which side is the one being funded with billions? Which side is the one with the well trained army and equipped with the best and most modern weapons, you can get Let alone tanks, fighter jets, 2000 pound bombs, bunker breakers, you name it and is supported with data from satellites, western Secret Services and even Google.

 And which one is the site with AK-40 sevens and outdated missiles, which hardly hit any target. You call that mass funding?

 

 

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

   They would have as much support as the Rohingyas have if they were fighting against Buddhists 

 

The mass world support is not because they are fighting against Jews it is because they are fighting for justice. Justice in terms of the UN partition plan of 1948 which granted both people a state but only one people proclaimed their state and since then did everything to prevent the other people from getting theirs.

 

These are historical facts. I'm not making that up.

If anyone is entitled, then those people who claim a land, which they had left 2000 years ago, and now claim to have the exclusive right to live there as it was promised to them by their God justifying it with some ancient book.

 

It is historically proven that both people have been living peacefully side by side together with the third group, I call them the strange people, as their most used sign is the cross on which their beloved prophet was killed in a horrific way.

 

Sure, there have been wars and the rulers changed but most conflicts were between the watermelon and the strange people, while both sides never had issues with the chosen people, because you could only be born as one as your mother had to be a chosen person but not be recruited and therefore posed no threat or competition to the beliefs of the others, which one could convert to or from.

 

The since then never ending war started when the chosen people started moving back back to the land of their ancestors about 100 years ago, were now the watermelon people were living for centuries, raising their numbers from 3% to 30% of the population within less than 3 decades and then taking more than 50% of the land and proclaiming an exclusively chosen people state.

 

The basic law of the chosen state says: “the state of I. is the national home of the J. people in which it fulfils its …. right to self determination. The state will ensure the safety of the J. people … due to the fact of their J.ness.  The state views the development of J. settlement as national value and will act to encourage and promote its establishment and consolidation.”

 

I was never good in history and until last year didn't know much about the watermelon-chosen conflict, because almost every year one could see some news reporting something about it and after a few days it was over.

 

But this time the whole conflict took more than a year and the world started taking notice and was shocked.

 

And a horror once seen cannot be made unseen.

 

Again, I am not siding with one people and to be honest, having met people from both the chosen and the watermelon people I always got along much better with the chosen people, as they are usually very friendly, open minded, intelligent and well educated.

 

But I refuse, and always will refuse, to rightfully condemn the heinous atrocities done to one people within one day and then be silent when the other people are brutalised in the same way for more than a year.

 

And from my point of view everyone, no matter on which side, who supports any kind of aggression or harm being done to the other side, is a hopeless idiot and imbecile, because that's what they have been doing for the last 7 decades and where did it get them to?

 

If they would have spent just a fraction of that money they spent for their weapons to support the fair creation of two states where both people can live and thrive without fear side by side, all those atrocities on both sides would never have happened.

 

Because a person, who is living a prosperous life in peace, harmony and safety for him and his family will hardly be convinced to pick up a weapon, start a war and by doing so risking all he has.

 

34 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Thought the topic was eating while walking

 

Oh, we are eating while discussing.

1 hour ago, Somjot said:

 

Which side is the one being funded with billions? 

 

 

  Both .

Palestinians  get about 4 Billion $ a year in aid 

They spend it all on tunnels, weapons and bombs to attack Israel

If they stopped attacking Israel, then Israel wouldn't require any military assistance  

1 hour ago, Somjot said:

 

If they would have spent just a fraction of that money they spent for their weapons to support the fair creation of two states where both people can live and thrive without fear side by side, all those atrocities on both sides would never have happened.

 

 

 

  Palestinians do not accept a two state solution .

Israel have previously accepted a two state solution 

But those days have gone 

Oct 7 th changed everything  

1 hour ago, Somjot said:

Because a person, who is living a prosperous life in peace, harmony and safety for him and his family will hardly be convinced to pick up a weapon, start a war and by doing so risking all he has.

 

 

  Just like the 2 million Palestinian Arab Israelis who live in  Israel do ?

 

2 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Well you must eat your hamburger with a knife and fork eh. Maybe you use a spoon with chicken wings. Cut up doritos with a butchers knife.

 

 

 

  Nope, I sit down and eat my food at a table and chair .

Walking around eating a McDonalds quarter pounder meal in shopping centres  showing everyone your tonsils is rather rude behaviour 

2 hours ago, 1happykamper said:

You require this all over thailand? Can I eat standing up outside my home? What exactly is a "designated location"? 

 

Down my gullet? I'm not a pelican stealing fish n chips 😂😂😂🤦. What utter rubbish. 

 

   Its not up to me to teach you manners 

You should have learnt that already 

17 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Nope, I sit down and eat my food at a table and chair .

Walking around eating a McDonalds quarter pounder meal in shopping centres  showing everyone your tonsils is rather rude behaviour 

 

To you it is. To them it's not.

 

I was picking up food at a local Indian restaurant the other day. When I walked in I saw some people eating with their hands.

 

Such animals sitting there eating with their hands at a table. 

2 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

To you it is. To them it's not.

 

I was picking up food at a local Indian restaurant the other day. When I walked in I saw some people eating with their hands.

 

Such animals sitting there eating with their hands at a table. 

 

   I do disagree .

If they are sat at a table, then they can eat how that want to 

1 minute ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   I do disagree .

If they are sat at a table, then they can eat how that want to 

 

So to each their own then. Maybe find something more important to worry about than what others are doing. 

 

First world problems eh. 

On 2/14/2025 at 11:22 PM, Nick Carter icp said:

: Its rude to eat food whilst walking around in public . Sit down and eat your food on a chair next to a table . No one wants to see you walking around with your mouth open emptying food down your gullet , Sit down and eat it at a designated location 

Writing offensive control freak passive aggressive posts on AN is fine.  Just another idiot that can be easily ignored, but my god I hope you were never allowed anywhere near children.

On 2/14/2025 at 11:22 PM, Nick Carter icp said:

: Its rude to eat food whilst walking around in public . Sit down and eat your food on a chair next to a table . No one wants to see you walking around with your mouth open emptying food down your gullet , Sit down and eat it at a designated location 

That doesn't bother me. What does though, is guys sitting eating in a restaurant wearing a baseball cap.

On 2/15/2025 at 12:21 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Well no, I have yet to see anyone walking around using a knife and fork 

They seem to just use their hands to eat , like animals do 

Don't visit India, you will not survive.

6 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

So to each their own then. Maybe find something more important to worry about than what others are doing. 

 

First world problems eh. 

Well yes one of the smallest problems ever to worry about.

2 hours ago, Paul52 said:

Writing offensive control freak passive aggressive posts on AN is fine.  Just another idiot that can be easily ignored, but my god I hope you were never allowed anywhere near children.

 

   You are extremely over reacting and exaggerating to a post on A.N .

How did you get from *Not eating dinner walking down the street " to *A danger to children* 

   That is one huge leap

On 2/15/2025 at 12:21 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Well no, I have yet to see anyone walking around using a knife and fork 

They seem to just use their hands to eat , like animals do 

It is part of Thai, Indian and probably other Asian countries to eat with their hands. What pisses me off is the Thai trend to turn over and flick away three or four pieces of food on a shared plate before taking the one they want. Thus putting  their dirt, bacteria and possibly viruses on other people's food... Builds up natural resistance I suppose...😆

11 minutes ago, SunsetT said:

It is part of Thai, Indian and probably other Asian countries to eat with their hands. What pisses me off is the Thai trend to turn over and flick away three or four pieces of food on a shared plate before taking the one they want. Thus putting  their dirt, bacteria and possibly viruses on other people's food... Builds up natural resistance I suppose...😆

 

   I was talking about Westerners walking around shopping centers eating hamburgers, rather than grandmothers eating in a village home

18 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   I was talking about Westerners walking around shopping centers eating hamburgers, rather than grandmothers eating in a village home

Nick, I get it.  I empathise with your concern.  I have a large dining table and chairs in my house because that contributes to making a meal an occasion for my family and friends.

I can set my own example, and hope that my children respect it and continue the practice.

I am reminded of Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer, which we are probably all familiar with:
 

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

 

It works for me.  I hope it works for you too.

 

4 minutes ago, IsaanT said:

Nick, I get it.  I empathise with your concern.  I have a large dining table and chairs in my house because that contributes to making a meal an occasion for my family and friends.

I can set my own example, and hope that my children respect it and continue the practice.

I am reminded of Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer, which we are probably all familiar with:
 

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

 

It works for me.  I hope it works for you too.

 

 

   Maybe some Westerners who walk down the street eating food will read this and realise its rude and dirty to do so and thus will stop doing it?  .

   So, things could indeed change 

   

On 2/14/2025 at 11:26 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

Why?

In general, I sit and eat or stay and eat near a table. But sometimes I walk. Why not?

 

Because you're insulting people who don't have food and are hungry who see you eating. It's a big no-no in Arab countries and also in China. I never remember seeing anybody in the States doing it, but I haven't been back in 45 years, so my memory may not be all that reliable.

 

 

 

 

On 2/17/2025 at 1:49 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

Walking around eating a McDonalds quarter pounder meal in shopping centres  showing everyone your tonsils is rather rude behaviour 

Chew with your mouth closed and people won't see your tonsils. My mama always told me, "Don't eat with food in your mouth, and don't talk with your mouth open." Simple rules to live by. 

On 2/18/2025 at 9:57 AM, ColeBOzbourne said:

Chew with your mouth closed and people won't see your tonsils. My mama always told me, "Don't eat with food in your mouth, and don't talk with your mouth open." Simple rules to live by. 

 

Was she suggesting Anal Nutrition?

 

Or did you just misspell and it should be "don`t eat with your foot in your mouth"?

On 2/15/2025 at 12:02 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

Its usually Westerners that I see walking around shopping centers and markets whilst eating their takeaways 

 

At the Airport a few days ago waiting for baggage....  I saw a Thai woman open a pack a salami slices and start eating while waiting for the baggage.....     a rather grim example of a trashy low taste new money behavior... 

 

Growing up I was never allowed to eat while on the move, be it a packet of crisps or a mars bar etc...   If necessary, stop eat out of the way, place rubbish in the bin.... 

 

 

Its the same today - we will not (and my son cannot) eat on the move.

He cannot eat in the car (while the car is moving - for choking reasons), but we have had the odd drive through KFC on a road trip.... otherwise, nothing in the car either.

 

 

Worse still - the pigs who are unable to eat with their mouths closed....  and then there are those who talk with food in their mouth.

 

And another one....  people to slide of a shoe (or usually a flipflop / sandal) and sit cross legged on their chair at a table.

 

 

My Wife says she's a snob.... I think so too.... I think I am too... I'm glad we agree on the standards with which we bring up our Son. 

On 2/17/2025 at 10:45 AM, SunsetT said:

It is part of Thai, Indian and probably other Asian countries to eat with their hands. What pisses me off is the Thai trend to turn over and flick away three or four pieces of food on a shared plate before taking the one they want. Thus putting  their dirt, bacteria and possibly viruses on other people's food... Builds up natural resistance I suppose...😆

 

I've spent enough time in other cultures, Middle East, India etc to recognise the manners there too... 

 

I find that good manners cross all cultural divides.... And if you are one who exercises polite manners in hygiene, interpersonal, culinary and dining... then you will find those similarities with minor idiosyncratic differences in other cultures.... 

.... You'll also be able to easily spot the 'pigs' in other cultures....     

 

Good manners are universal. 

 

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In India, I had enough after a few days of 'work lunches' and refused to sit across from a guy...  his dining habits were horrific.  We ate with our fingers, managing not to get the food past our first knuckle....  I observed the 'better educated and respected' of the bunch and watched how well they ate with their hands...  but this one guy managed to get food in his palms, around his mouth and over his shirt.... the worst part, he never shut up and food fell out of his mouth while he spoke...

.... I soon cared little for cultural sensitivities and refused to sit at the same table to avoid feeling sick while eating....  other colleagues soon joined me and also expressed similar opinions... 

... nice enough guy, but ate like he'd never seen food before.

 

 

 

On 2/17/2025 at 1:42 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Just like the 2 million Palestinian Arab Israelis who live in  Israel do ?

 

 

They live in a state, which has never seen or treated them as one of their own but rather called them a "demographic bomb"  as famously done by Benjamin Netanyahu in 2003.

 

On 2/17/2025 at 1:34 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Palestinians do not accept a two state solution .

Israel have previously accepted a two state solution 

But those days have gone 

Oct 7 th changed everything  

 

I know this is OT, but the sub forum, in which this subject can be discussed, seems to me like an echo chamber, were any opposing opinion disappears and despite the forum rules clearly demand it, when I sent 3 consecutive messages to the moderators asking for the reason, why they removed my posts, I never got an answer and when I asked publicly, that post was removed too without further explanation.

 

The side I chose, and always will, is the side of the innocent and defenseless, independent if they are just partying on a festival and are killed or if they are living in an open prison and are massacred by the 10s of thousands.

 

Any perpetrator who intentionally kills innocent women and children, independent of the victims being Jews or Arabs is an animal and does not deserve to live, not matter if he is from Gaza or Israel.

 

And any person, who sides with a perpetrator committing such atrocities, when done to a certain people but condemns them when done to another people, is in my opinion either mental or racist and should check his pulse as there is a good chance he has no heart.

 

Anyone who thinks I am wrong, may feel free to explain to me, why and how. In my world there is no justification and never will be, for the intentional murder of children. Period!

 

One last comment to those, who deleted many of my posts: if I am wrong, if my moral compass is damaged, then why delete them? Why not leave them and expose me as the wrongdoer, you think I am.

 

The truth never has to hide! But it needs to be hidden by those, who are afraid of it.

 

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."

― Flannery O'Connor

 

May the history books have mercy on us.

 

33 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

And if you are one who exercises polite manners in hygiene, interpersonal, culinary and dining... then you will find those similarities with minor idiosyncratic differences in other cultures.... 

.... You'll also be able to easily spot the 'pigs' in other cultures....     

 

--

 

You mean like those who still wipe their asses with paper?

 

42 minutes ago, Somjot said:

 

 

They live in a state, which has never seen or treated them as one of their own but rather called them a "demographic bomb"  as famously done by Benjamin Netanyahu in 2003.

 

 

  Palestinians  live in Israel as equal citizens , are represented in Parliament/Knesset and play for the Israeli National football team  .

   They live the same lifes and Israelis do 

45 minutes ago, Somjot said:

 

The side I chose, and always will, is the side of the innocent and defenseless, independent if they are just partying on a festival and are killed or if they are living in an open prison and are massacred by the 10s of thousands.

 

   So you support both the hostages and also the hostage takers .

You support both people in this photo ?

1 hour ago, Somjot said:

 

You mean like those who still wipe their asses with paper?

 

 

2 hours ago, Somjot said:

 

Was she suggesting Anal Nutrition?

 

Or did you just misspell and it should be "don`t eat with your foot in your mouth"?

 

    Its also rather rude to talk about toilet issues when food is being discussed .

   Shouldn't talk about your bum when eating