11 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Not just the poor because living in many places in America costs quite a lot, especially if you have children. 

 

The powers that be set it up that way.

Prior, a man could raise a family on one income, but that changed at some point.

They basically forced most women into the workforce, although most women are arguably benefiting from it. 

Maybe most want to work anyway, but almost impossible to raise a family on one income unless you make 250K. 

 

 

@fredwiggy Americans are notorious for their lack of geographical knowledge. They can tell you every state in the Union, but most could not even pinpoint Iraq on a map during the Gulf wars. 

Personally I've had some eye opening personal conversations that confirmed that view.

Of course it's a stereotype. A generalisation. But there must be a reason for that stereotype to exist.

1 minute ago, JakeC said:

@fredwiggy Americans are notorious for their lack of geographical knowledge. They can tell you every state in the Union, but most could not even pinpoint Iraq on a map during the Gulf wars. 

Personally I've had some eye opening personal conversations that confirmed that view.

Of course it's a stereotype. A generalisation. But there must be a reason for that stereotype to exist.

But if you only know a few Americans, you can't judge them all. I've asked people directions in the US, Thailand, Mexico and other places and some couldn't tell you where a street was in the neighborhood they've lived all their lives. Many students everywhere can't tell you much about the world outside their own areas, unless they like geography. 

17 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

The powers that be set it up that way.

Prior, a man could raise a family on one income, but that changed at some point.

They basically forced most women into the workforce, although most women are arguably benefiting from it. 

Maybe most want to work anyway, but almost impossible to raise a family on one income unless you make 250K. 

 

 

My brother and his wife made over 150K a year in New Jersey and they were getting by and a tad more. This is the reason so many thousands moved from California and the east coast to Texas, where houses are half the price. When you have kids, most need both parents to work with few exceptions. 

5 hours ago, Cameroni said:

You have to put her to work. You cannot leave a woman to her own devices. She will get bored and frustrated with life

 

Yeah mine took up an ice habit.... which then became a dealing habit.... she is halfway through her 10yr prison sentence.

The police raiding my house was not fun!

6 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

But if you only know a few Americans, you can't judge them all. I've asked people directions in the US, Thailand, Mexico and other places and some couldn't tell you where a street was in the neighborhood they've lived all their lives. Many students everywhere can't tell you much about the world outside their own areas, unless they like geography. 

American at Nong Khai wanted to go to Laos. He caught the train to Udon lol

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

American at Nong Khai wanted to go to Laos. He caught the train to Udon lol

Maybe he received directions from a local.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Age of majority through marriage (with judge's permission) 13

Age of majority through love (with parents permission) 15

Age of majority (unrestricted) 21

This piques my interest !

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

Maybe he received directions from a local.

He sat waiting for the train for 30 minutes. Sign in English. The guy was dumb!

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

He sat waiting for the train for 30 minutes. Sign in English. The guy was dumb!

Okay, and that's one American. I've asked people directions here quite a few times, for places that were a kilo or two away, showing them pictures and an address,and they couldn't tell me where they were, and they lived in that area. Some people are just not aware.

28 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

The powers that be set it up that way.

Prior, a man could raise a family on one income, but that changed at some point.

They basically forced most women into the workforce, although most women are arguably benefiting from it. 

Maybe most want to work anyway, but almost impossible to raise a family on one income unless you make 250K. 

 

 

I'm my country it was the opposite. The government encouraged millions of women to have children and not work at all and live off benefits. My mom was one.  Later they were encouraged to work only 16 hours a week and claim "in work" benefits.  UK

@fredwiggy 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmNlj-gqKKs

 

Notorious.

 

I'm sure that you can find lots more. Took me five seconds.

20 minutes ago, JakeC said:

@fredwiggy Americans are notorious for their lack of geographical knowledge. They can tell you every state in the Union, but most could not even pinpoint Iraq on a map during the Gulf wars. 

Personally I've had some eye opening personal conversations that confirmed that view.

Of course it's a stereotype. A generalisation. But there must be a reason for that stereotype to exist.

and the American's at the Ryder Cup let down the side badly

@fredwiggy Lack of geographical knowledge has nothing to do with giving directions. What are you thinking?

1 minute ago, JakeC said:

@fredwiggy 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmNlj-gqKKs

 

Notorious.

 

I'm sure that you can find lots more. Took me five seconds.

I've watched them many times, , and see many that don't know the basics of geography. I'm thinking if these were done in every country, you would see the same results.

6 minutes ago, JakeC said:

@fredwiggy Lack of geographical knowledge has nothing to do with giving directions. What are you thinking?

 Those are two questions . One was knowing geographical knowledge, meaning they didn't know much about the world around them, and also it does pertain to not knowing where places were where they lived, which is also a lack of geographical knowledge. If you're into geography, you can tell others where places are in many places around the world, along with giving good directions to places close to where you are. Some, like myself, liked knowing where places were, the local customs, architects, food and music, so I learned about them. Some couldn't care less, so forget what they're taught in school because it doesn't interest them. I've met people who could tell you how to get to Florida from Oregon, and some that couldn't tell you where a store was in their own neighborhood. being clueless is a trait people have worldwide. 

11 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Okay, and that's one American. I've asked people directions here quite a few times, for places that were a kilo or two away, showing them pictures and an address,and they couldn't tell me where they were, and they lived in that area. Some people are just not aware.

Thais are bad with directions.

@fredwiggy You are thinking...but don't have any evidence to back up your 'thinking'. Remember that Americans are told that their country is the 'best in the world'. We might expect that the people should actually know something about the rest of the world.

Anyway...we've strayed off-topic, so let's leave it at that.

 

Is yours an ex-bar girl?

2 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Thais are bad with directions.

Some are all over. I've been given good directions here and bad, along with the same in many states in the US. 

11 hours ago, sidjameson said:

I'm my country it was the opposite. The government encouraged millions of women to have children and not work at all and live off benefits. My mom was one.  Later they were encouraged to work only 16 hours a week and claim "in work" benefits.  UK

 

Women working part-time makes more sense to me as raising children is a full-time job itself.

Maybe women working too much has harmed marriages. 

27 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Yeah mine took up an ice habit.... which then became a dealing habit.... she is halfway through her 10yr prison sentence.

The police raiding my house was not fun!

 

She must have been adventurous in bed. I bet that was fun.

7 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

So now what? Should she get a normal job? Or can she just have a life of pleasure living it up?

Why not use yours as an example...what did she do?  

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Age of majority through marriage (with judge's permission) 13

Age of majority through love (with parents permission) 15

Age of majority (unrestricted) 21

 

I thought the age of consent in Thailand is 16?

1 minute ago, Cameroni said:

 

She must have been adventurous in bed. I bet that was fun.

next level she was.... fantastic, me and the wife thoroughly enjoyed.

Just now, JakeC said:

@fredwiggy You are thinking...but don't have any evidence to back up your 'thinking'. Remember that Americans are told that their country is the 'best in the world'. We might expect that the people should actually know something about the rest of the world.

Anyway...we've strayed off-topic, so let's leave it at that.

 

Is yours an ex-bar girl?

Who needs evidence for what thinking? No, my ex wasn't a bar girl, just a nutcase. America is a great country, all countries in the world in one place. . Almost everyone thinks their country is great, besides some here who hate where they came from. America has everything anyone on earth could want all in one place, which is what makes it great. 

3 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Women working part-time makes more sense to me as raising children is a full-time job itself.

Maybe women working too much has harmed marriages. 

Anyone working too much harms the marriage, and children involved. 

@fredwiggy I didn't ask about your ex. I asked if yours is an ex-bar girl. Since the thread is about ex-bar girls.

America is so great, that the people inside it knew almost nothing about the people outside of it.

 

With regard to your thinking...you state that you only post facts and not opinions. So I expected that you might find a link to back up your statement. But since it's off-topic, we can also forget about it and return to discussing ex-bar girls.

10 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Anyone working too much harms the marriage, and children involved. 

 

So maybe they should have reduced the working hours for men and let men spend more time at home.

And reduced hours for women.

So both men and women can participate in the workforce and take care of the marriage and the family?

But cost of living needed to go down.

That's not what they wanted though.

Also, notice that wages were stagnant precisely because women flooded the workforce. So could be a "conspiracy" for companies to keep wages down. 

 

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   As you were participating in illegal activity . did you ever get prosecuted for it ?

What "illegal activity"?

1 minute ago, JakeC said:

@fredwiggy I didn't ask about your ex. I asked if yours is an ex-bar girl. Since the thread is about ex-bar girls.

America is so great, that the people inside it knew almost nothing about the people outside of it.

Those videos show a fraction of the people living there, but they are amusing, seeing many don't know the basics about the world, but again, this would happen if you did them in the UK, Germany, Portugal, Africa or anywhere else. If you mean my girlfriend now, no, she worked for Cpac and now the government.