Prince Myshkin

What else does it sell?

It's what I always think of when I see/hear the word lapdog, so I wondered if that's where you'd got it from, given your new obsession.

Sweet, some more varied lists than I expected.

In fairness, this is very different. Could become an anarchy thread. I'll reply tomorrow.

HE MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT MARK. THE OLD GUY WHO POSTS ON THIS BOARD.

I call everyone who isn't English a Paki.

Seventh Day Adventist's believe that Jesus' second coming has already happened but we were all too sinful to see it. In 1895 an Adventist business man decided he would diminish the amount of lust in the world by promoting vegetarian breakfast. His name was Kellogs, hence the creation of cornflakes.

Who's going to say pitchfork first?

I don't go on any other than LastFm for the scrobbling and recommendations. I go on here, but I don't see it as a music site. As far as I'm aware that is it. Looking forward to this thread for some suggestions though.

That I am a lot fitter than some of the people who used to be fitter than me last year.

Playing against people in Burnley shirts. Good job we won.

Booooo. Bad decision on their front.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2011/05/18/sportscribddoc.pdf

Is your 'location' a Skip Divided reference?

I really don't understand these people. Restraining order!

I don't understand what is happening in the last page and I can't tell if it's because it's none of my business (which is fair enough) or if I'm stupid :( How come you are on crutches? Sorry to hear that.

Sounds interesting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13454160

Indeed, which is similar to what was in the perceptions thread. Egotism and bias etc.

I might blog about this, I find it quite interesting and I wish more people looked at things like many of the posters in this thread do. I honestly feel it would be a better place.

In this country the church schools tend to be better. Not because of their ethos, but because of their monopoly and the fact most of them have more money. To get into them you have to go to church, which is what I had to do as a child to get into mine. Whilst the education system itself isn't religious, if you wanted the best for your children many argue you'd be wiser sending them to a church school. If things haven't changed by the time I have children I'll certainly be in a conundrum as to which avenue to go down, though I shall not be taking my children to church unless it is their explicit choice.

And I stuck in a minor edit, adding humour to the list, and also the fact that my friends and family who have influenced me greatly were themselves influenced by this country, although quite possibly in a different way, and this makes it inescapable not to have been influenced to an extent by the country in which I live. Sorry to keep going on haha.

Thanks Nancy :hug: I do appreciate such replies.

Your country certainly shapes who you are. The culture, the arts, the language, the education system, the law, the level of censorship, the employment opportunities, the climate, the humour, the social norms. My friends and family and many of the people who have influenced me have done so with an obvious influence of similar aspects I have mentioned above that have influenced me, which have also influenced them, though perhaps in a different way. It's impossible not to be at least a little defined by your country, even if you wish it wasn't the case. We'd all be different to some extent if we lived somewhere else. Therefore I think everyone should feel some kind of connection to where they live, even if they don't enjoy it they can acknowledge that it has shaped them in some way. And you can be proud of that too, proud of who you are and of your national identity. But it would be naive to believe that other people don't share this same feeling. Therefore, you aren't any better, of course. But this does not have to lead to blind loyalty. You are part of the country so you can attempt to make the changes you want to make it an even better place. If you don't think it can match your ambition, or you simply disagree with certain things about it and don't believe they will change, then you should have the right to move to another country without the need of feeling guilty. You should also not have to feel guilty about taking space within your new chosen country if you have arrived there legally. We are all humans, we are all on the earth, things shouldn't be so rigid. That in itself doesn't seem natural.

Go to where you want to go. Just don't apply for any jobs I apply for. There's already hundreds going for them :p