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Re: Europe

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Re: Europe

Postby Rhapsody » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:16 pm

Of course all kinds of kids do various naughty things, but relatively small events like these are good for Wilders and bad for Dutch Muslims in the current climate. More food for polarising. Be careful though to criticize these Moroccan kids, you might be considered racist or an Islamophobe who loves escalation.

. Surreal imagery, too.
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Re: Europe

Postby Hans Bulvai » Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:46 am

Now I'm far from home
Spending time alone
It's time to set my demons free
Been put to the test
My mind laid to rest
I'm on a psycho holiday
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Re: Europe

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Re: Europe

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Re: Europe

Postby I am ST » Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:11 pm

I agree, re French. The key to a good relationship with Frenchmen seems to be command of nearly flawless French. I am sure Torchwood would be far more authoritative on the matter, though.

Re: Rhap's bike theft video - I've seen similar things happen in Romania in my youth. Although the perpetrators were Roma, it's not an issue of race per se, but one of lawlessness. In a climate of impunity, certain groups might act far more viciously towards what they perceive as outgroups than could be supposed. The way the kids in the video were gloating and making victory signs about using their legs to kick the girl and her bike is indicative that they did not see her as fully human, but an outgroup victim. Romanian gangs in my youth would act the same way towards isolated Roma, and groups of Roma would reciprocate towards isolated Romanians. It's not caused by race, but race informs the outgroup perception.
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Re: Europe

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Re: Europe

Postby Captain Murphy » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:33 pm

Do you want the moustache on or off?
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Re: Europe

Postby skyhook77sfg » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:04 pm

Once long long ago in a land far far away ...

the ugly but sturdy steppe horse tethered to graze not far from my carefully selected bit of rocky terrain for some hoped for sleep, suddenly began to protest loudly in the direction of a distant ridgeline. The speck in the flawless Zeiss lenses grew to be a small man bent under a huge rucksack homing in on the smoke from my campfire.

I gladly offered up a hot cup of bouillion and some dried apricots to the only other human inclined to traverse this high mountain pass solo..and on foot to boot.

He was a doctor with Medcins sans Frontiers ... and his accent made his revelation he was French superflous.

I asked him what the hell brought him up here to nearly 5,000 meters altitude and thousands of kilometers from the nearest boulangerie...

he replied in that smooth sliding francofied accent....


I am here....

because I dont like ze frenshmennnn....
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Re: Europe

Postby Rhapsody » Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:59 am

Aij zont no. So many different characteristics and qualities of the Euros... I just LOVE the diversity. Even ze Djzermans nowadays! Quieete loviball. For Spirit go to France, for a decent Welcome to the UK, for Innocence, Poetry and Sunshine the Iberian peninsula, for food Italy is a must, for the hottest Women the East is nearby and go there in your Audi with 140 mph via die Autobahn in Germany, for mental relaxation go to Sweden...
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Re: Europe

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Re: Europe

Postby Torchwood » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:56 pm

Oh dear, sweeping generalisations about national characteristics. Still, this is the internet.

In the same vein, the only European nation I find problems relating to is the Swiss. Putting Switzerland next to Italy is one of the better cosmic jokes.

The Germans, on the other hand, seem positively likeable and oh so eager to be liked, just that the food is as bland as the culture. Berlin is one of my favourite cities, because its slightly anarchic punk past means it is less uptight bourgeois than the rest of the country. Italy is great to visit, but it would be an awful strain to live there.

Nobody loves the French, not even themselves, truth be told, that apparent arrogance hiding a lot of angst and insecurity. Le Capitaine Murphy's friends are right, there is a big difference generally between Parisians and the French elsewhere. I find the latter a friendly lot, but then I speak fluent French; interesting though that those who have settled in the French countryside - even the English! - integrate much more than the monolingual sunshine emigrants to the Spanish and Portuguese costas , who stick to their ghettos as much as any Muslims in Rotterdam or Bradford. Still, I suppose that the Iberians are happy to keep them there and take their money, especially these days.

The language thing these days is not so much "you must speak French " as a lingering perfectionism, which means even people who know English are reluctant to speak it in case they make mistakes. It's changing, though, with the younger generations, who are still pretty formal compared to northern Europeans but much less so than their parents.
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Re: Europe

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Re: Europe

Postby Colonel Sun » Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:13 pm

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Never criticize anyone until you've walked several kilometres in their shoes.
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Re: Europe

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Re: Europe

Postby skyhook77sfg » Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:11 am

cinci...


night and day especially northern exquisite cooking and southern crapola...

btw see media blackout afpak forum asap...
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Re: Europe

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Re: Europe

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