JamesM

There's always a point where you have to just tell them to "Go fack themselves!"- usually does the trick for moi.

The stupidity of these inbreds agitates me. They hear a southern english accent and then attempt to do a hollywood english accent and think it's some sort of achievement when their friend/pier/2nd cousin or whatever says "that is really good".

MikeUK

That strange, I know some people in the UK are negative, but not all and not the majority, and one thing it does do is change and evolve, maybe not allways for the better, but at least change occurs....

IMHO the one thing Canada does well is resist change (In my opinion this is not a postive thing)

Alan2005

I didn't single you out. Your post was a good example of people thinking they are living in an isolated place, but aren't really. Ok, that looks I did single you out - but it's not you personally, you just happened to have posted the last one before my post.

(And, to be pedantic, your husband doesn't live outside Abbortsford, he lives in Abbortsford)

helcat12

Opinions will obviously be divided on this dependent on personal experiences. In my experience, the UK has very few positive people - lots of negative ones and the majority who are exceedingly small-minded and self-centred.
Changes of any significance that do come about are not by the will of the people, more due to the will of a few and the complete apathy or ignorance of the majority.
Change for the sake of it has no merit. Canadians consistently vote as being happy with their lives (see this survey for one piece of evidence, http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/14/wor...lup-table.html ) and if you are happy, then it is not surprising that you oppose change. Perhaps they subscribe to the maxim, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"?

Gremmie

And you've never imitated any one ??? Guess you should pack your bags and get back to what ever retarded clan you came from coz you obviously dont like it here with the "inbreds"

JamesM

Oink

I agree, Canada is mind numbingly dull with mind numbingly dull people but parts of it are nice to look at.

MikeUK

A few points to counter your thoughts

Change is the natural order of the universe, it’s much more natural to allow things to change and evolve than it is to resist.
Do nothing and change will occur, eventually when the temperature of the universe sits at 0 Kelvin change will stop, but that’s a long way away.

Its innovation and change that created the world we live in.. the fact you are on this Forum was driven by the change of few in CERN doing hard physics and were not happy with the status quo, the computer used by those physicists evolved from simpler machine by those that thought manual calculations were too slow
In each case these were done by a very small number of individuals that chose to directly ignore if it aint broke don’t fix it

And as somebody involved in innovation professionally I do understand that its few that drive the majority, the majority often have no clue what they want until somebody changes it, for some its not what they want, for others its an improvement, but whichever way you choose to look at it its progress.

We as human have evolved, and as we evolve we change the world around us, some slowly other quickly, those that change quickly and move rapidly forward have come to dominate, I would suggest the very topical discussions on Neanderthal DNA and their demise which is in the news at the moment represent a good case.

Jingsamichty

Have you seen 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'?

Jack Nicholson was much happier at the end, once he'd moved to Canada, metaphorically speaking.

Auld Yin

It must be true because you live here.

helcat12

This is all true and learned argument and if you are an anthropologist, nuclear physicist or geneticist it is self-evident. I have studied as a zoologist and geneticist and my husband is a physicist and geologist by degree, so we can both completely understand what you are saying about change. Without chance genetic change by random mutation, no evolution would ever happen, but many mutations either produce no visible or functional effect and they sometimes have devastatingly bad effects. Change can be dangerous, which is why most people avoid it.
Most people just want stasis if they can get it. Consistency and a settled life is what most people crave because change is by its very nature challenging and requires a response. That response requires a decision and then the responsibility is on the individual for the results.
People would much rather be left in their current situation, even if it involves mild discomfort rather than chance change that could go either way - for better or for worse. They also would rather avoid the responsibility of making the decision for change themselves. As you say, change is driven by a few motivated individuals and that proves my point.
You say change is natural, but staying the same is a law of the Universe. Newton discovered this and it is his First Law of motion. A body will stay still (or continue to move in the same direction and at the same speed) unless acted upon.
Personally, I like change and I work better with uncertainties and challenging, unpredictable situations. If I am in a fix, I would much rather act and take the consequences than do nothing and let others or chance take control. I prefer to take responsibility for my own successes and mistakes than be a victim.
I am not making a judgement about which approach is right, but in the same way that harsh environmental conditions tend to precipitate a higher mutation rate and faster evolution, so a kind environment does the opposite. My personal preferred way of living involves a lot of uncertainty, stress, risk, highs and lows and some self-recrimination when I make the inevitable mistakes - the more passive approach has its merits in terms of guaranteed modest satisfaction, less stress, expectation of moderate variation which is easy to cope with and little risk of spectacular failure.
I am certainly not going to criticise anyone for making that choice and being reluctant to change, especially if they live a fairly comfortable lifestyle in the first place. I am also thinking that, at the age of 42, I might like a little piece of that myself for a while. Think of it in zoological terms - perhaps I am entering my sedentary phase!

helcat12

My husband has been raving about this film since he saw it recently. Is it really that good?

Lemi

Oink

I agree with you. They usually end up sounding like Mick Jagger after a stroke

Tangram

It was made in the 70's. Do you get out much ?