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Post by mossie on Jul 16, 2013 7:29:00 GMT
Ladies of the world, unite
We'll keep the Red Flag flying here
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 19:38:03 GMT
I find it fascinating that a major movie star, albeit only 16 years old, would be so excited about this to post it on Twitter as a fabulous find. I suppose that his parents are still confiscating most of his money. http://instagram.com/p/cFDtuOqrYG #
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2013 17:44:10 GMT
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Post by htmb on Dec 27, 2013 18:02:26 GMT
Hadn't seen the posts before they were removed. Good response on your part.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2013 18:15:37 GMT
Two posts above that, I was outed by the same person as a "gay homosexual old man."
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Post by htmb on Dec 27, 2013 18:27:36 GMT
I saw where she called Joan an "old homosexual," too.
Obnoxious idiots, possibly young teens, with nothing better to do with their time, especially now that some of the big companies are requiring more in the way of identification before allowing a comment post.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2014 20:00:13 GMT
One on of the sites, this was a great question:
Can I mail Organic Sea Salt to the USA without restrictions?
Naturally, it was quickly pointed out that salt is a non organic substance.
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Post by htmb on Jan 19, 2014 17:43:54 GMT
It's one thing to be proud of your heritage, but this sounds like something much more. I tend to avoid people like that unless there is some compelling reason to interact. There's no changing them, so why waste energy in dialogue. I feel the same about many of the ultra-consertives in the United States, too. Those people who choose to focus on our differences rather than our commonalities, while also believing their way is the best and only way. I can remember attending a bible study with a group of conservatives who were part of my husband's work place. I was a naive 22 year old and was totally shocked at what I heard these people saying in regards to "others" who had a different religious belief, or no religious belief. Though there was lots of pressure to continue to attend those meetings, for the most part I avoided them like the plague. This kind of goes back to your question about "snobs" and my response regarding "elitists," Deyana.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 17:50:04 GMT
My first boss at the airline was English and always used the word "racialist" which shocked me. He was definitely a great believer in "separate" racial equality. He was the sort of person who denounced apartheid in South Africa but felt that a new more equitable system should be found as long as it kept the races from intermingling. In fact, every person whom I have ever met who used the term "racialist" was English.
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Post by htmb on Jan 19, 2014 17:59:50 GMT
I have never heard the term used before, but here I would suspect the majority of the population would call that the same as being a racist.
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Post by tetsyd on Jan 19, 2014 18:34:04 GMT
I currently live in England and am unaware of the term "racialist" in everyday use. The word does however appear in good English dictionaries.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2014 0:38:51 GMT
I have never heard the term used before, but here I would suspect the majority of the population would call that the same as being a racist. That's what I would call it. Trying to sugarcoat hatred of others with a word only works on those who are desperate to put their point across without being labelled.
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Post by tetsyd on Jan 20, 2014 14:25:49 GMT
dayana From Collins dictionary and thesaurus:- racialism or racism n 1. the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superioriry. 2. abusive or aggressive behaviour towards members of another race on the basis of such a belief - racialist or racist n, adj
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2014 15:25:55 GMT
Thanks for the definition, tetsyd.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2014 20:05:52 GMT
Hello,
I am traveling with my spouse in a week and we have all our airfare, hotel, activities prepaid and wanted to know how much to carry for food, fine dining and spending as well as a VIP car service which is 800euros while we are there. So less the car service we will have 4700euros
At least one meal a day is also prepaid for....
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Post by bjd on May 31, 2014 7:15:42 GMT
I guess any unbooked time is going to be spent shopping.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2014 10:59:08 GMT
Okay the verdict.
Spent 7 full days and nights in Paris.
Arrived with 5,000€ in cash - it went everywhere I went.
Assigned a daily budget of 700€ with 100€ extra.
Visited the Fendi store and made a purchase of 1,500€ taking 200€ from each day's budget along with the 100€ extra.
3,500€ left…
So we had a new daily budget of 500€. Some days we were under and somedays over.
Day 1 budget paid for 2 sets of car service, cafe lunch and a 2 star Michelin 10 course dinner
Day 2 budget paid for one day metro tickets, Eiffel Tower souvenirs for our families, pictures on the boat cruise and cafe lunch and ate the leftovers for dinner.
Day 3 budget paid for car service, cafe lunch, 3 star Michelin 2 course dinner and midnight snack.
Day 4 budget paid for lunch at Roland Garros, cafe dinner and souvenirs.
Day 5 budget paid for 2 sets of car service, cafe lunch, videoing for the vow renewal and upgrade our cruise dinner menu and pictures.
Day 6 budget paid for cafe lunch and cafe dinner.
Day 7 budget paid for cafe lunch, macaroons and car service.
All activities, 2 dinner nights and metro services were prepaid. The above only shows where actually cash was spent while in Paris.
And we went home with 500€.
Of the 3,000€; 650€ was spent on car service.
So the average daily expenses were about 336€.
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Post by bjd on May 31, 2014 13:57:40 GMT
I guess trying the metro on day 2 sent them back to the car service the other days.
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Post by htmb on May 31, 2014 14:15:10 GMT
I've started to post a response to this thread on two different occasions, but have not followed through. Unbelievable!!
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2014 16:57:49 GMT
The "car service" was 80 euros a pop.
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Post by htmb on May 31, 2014 17:25:13 GMT
I will make sure to remember how many Euros I'm saving every time I hoof it down the street, or hop the metro. :-)
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Post by fumobici on Jun 1, 2014 3:20:27 GMT
I'm not sure traveling that way you can really even claim to have been in Paris any more than someone flying over it in a plane that sees it out the window can. They've probably barely even seen their own country without a pane of tinted glass in the way. The only way to actually see a city is to walk it, and I'd go further and say probably to walk it alone, in a non-touristy area, for a good length of time, and at least a little lost. If you are with friends or family or a tour group you exist in a bubble that follows you around insulating you from where you are, and more so in a country where that bubble keeps you isolated in a language different from the place you are visiting. Driving around a place also is hardly more immersive than using Google Maps street view at home. I guess I'll never understand traveling that goes to great lengths to maintain a comfortable distance between the traveler and the place they are going, it seems at best pointless and probably self defeating.. If you aren't ever uncomfortable or challenged, you are totally doing it wrong.
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Post by bjd on Jun 1, 2014 5:40:33 GMT
As much as I agree with you, Fumobici, I don't believe people who travel that way really care about learning about a place. They certainly travel with a driver and tinted windows at home, and just added "Paris" as a place they could say they have been and eaten in fancy restaurants and bought some expensive stuff.
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Post by questa on Jun 1, 2014 9:51:30 GMT
I am with you on this point, fumobici. Even travelling with one companion prevents me from meeting local people as they won't interrupt a couple. I used to sit in a park or public square and in no time someone would sit with me and soon a small group would be "practising their English" with me. I have had people show me their homes, shops and I've had invitations to a wedding and other events. I play finger games with little kids and we all have a fun time. So long as I stay in the public place I feel safe. I have lost count of the marriage proposals I have had from young men!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 12:33:17 GMT
Totally agree with you all. I have never understood the need to put some kind of distance between yourself and the people of the country you are travelling in. So much is missed with that mind of mind-set. And walking and mingling with the locals is the best way to really learn and understand what the people of a place are all about. I think with some, who have a 'them and me' attitude, it boils down to a mix of fear, pre-conceived judgements, and snobbery. And it makes you wonder why they even bother going in the first place.
I have never traveled alone, but that is something I want to try. I imagine it would be a completely different kind of experience.
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Post by mossie on Jun 1, 2014 16:33:11 GMT
I really recommend travelling alone but realise that it is not so comfortable for a lady, how Questa has escaped marriage beats me. However you do get a better feel for a place as long as you relax into the local culture.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 17:45:07 GMT
Dog sitter flew in last night. Credit card travel alerts posted. New chip and pin card in-hand. Saved Euros from last trip at the ready.
I just love the lifestyles of certain people.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 10:16:24 GMT
I will be traveling to Europe in the winter, and I am curious to know if anyone has been able to take any defensive weapons? Mace, taser, baton, etc.
Our trip will be to the UK and then to Paris, and my only concern is for my children and all the warnings about the Paris groups that target foreigners. The ring scam, the foreign student scam, etc.
Anyway, From my research it looks like mace might be about the only thing allowed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 12:12:18 GMT
Hahhahahahaha, That one made me laugh all day.
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Post by mossie on Jul 18, 2014 15:09:27 GMT
At first glance I read "mace" as the old fashioned club, as an iron ball on a stick with spikes, used in medieval times. Could prove useful but I doubt the security people would be happy.
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