Things that would make Canada better for you ...
Nov 26th 2009 | 8:32 am
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Nov 26th 2009 | 9:22 am
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Re: Things that would make Canada better for you ...
) and enjoy that
Nov 26th 2009 | 9:25 am
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Re: Things that would make Canada better for you ...
Lets be fair here - if someone lends their unlimited Amex card away they deserve to lose their savings through sheer stupidity
Nov 26th 2009 | 9:39 am
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I wish people would complain instead of just putting up with crap.
For example last night at the cinema there was a parent sitting in the very front row with a 3yr old child. This child was walking around the cinema, touching the screen, continuously dropping her toy (on purpose) and the Mother did not bat an eye lid. It ruined about 30 minutes of the film. All I could see were people shaking their head and not doing a damn thing about it.
If that were in England the parent would have been shouted at and pop corn thrown at her. Here people just accepted that she had no control over her kid and raised their eyebrows.
When the movie had finished and people were walking out, she was the topic of conversation and almost everyone was moaning about "that kid".
You may be asking yourself why I didn't complain... I was at the back, but had I of been sitting near her, I would have been the first one to shout at her.
For example last night at the cinema there was a parent sitting in the very front row with a 3yr old child. This child was walking around the cinema, touching the screen, continuously dropping her toy (on purpose) and the Mother did not bat an eye lid. It ruined about 30 minutes of the film. All I could see were people shaking their head and not doing a damn thing about it.
If that were in England the parent would have been shouted at and pop corn thrown at her. Here people just accepted that she had no control over her kid and raised their eyebrows.
When the movie had finished and people were walking out, she was the topic of conversation and almost everyone was moaning about "that kid".
You may be asking yourself why I didn't complain... I was at the back, but had I of been sitting near her, I would have been the first one to shout at her.
You know what I so agree with you on this one, kids way out of control, rude and not disciplined in the slightest......oh and this leads me onto the main thing that annoys me whch are eating habits in this country......why do they only eat with a fork using it as if it's some sort of shovel????
Nov 26th 2009 | 10:01 am
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You know what I so agree with you on this one, kids way out of control, rude and not disciplined in the slightest......oh and this leads me onto the main thing that annoys me whch are eating habits in this country......why do they only eat with a fork using it as if it's some sort of shovel????
which country are we talking about now?
Nov 26th 2009 | 11:32 am
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Nov 27th 2009 | 2:51 am
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It could be a deal-breaker for some. I was shocked, almost appalled, during my last trip to the UK to see how many people were holding their knives with a pencil grip. Something should be done. I may write to Nick Griffin. I'm sure he could do something about this.
Nov 27th 2009 | 3:00 am
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Re: Things that would make Canada better for you ...
Quite. I sometimes wonder why some of my in-laws bother with cutlery at all.
More than a few of them would be more at home with a trough or nosebag. Some may even relish the thought of being fed via a tube. No bothersome washing-up. Or chewing.
More than a few of them would be more at home with a trough or nosebag. Some may even relish the thought of being fed via a tube. No bothersome washing-up. Or chewing.
Nov 27th 2009 | 3:10 am
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Re: Things that would make Canada better for you ...
By Jove Souv I think you're onto something
Nov 27th 2009 | 5:59 am
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Nov 27th 2009 | 8:37 am
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My mum, who has standards, would insist we held our knife and fork correctly. No fingers near the food end of the implements, only on the handles. Forks to be used with the tines down. Knives to be held in the palm of the hand. Cutlery should not be waved about while talking.
Do you know what? I've noticed that she now uses the pen hold. Shocking. Is there a general dumbing down of maternal standards these days?
Plus, I'm also quite upset by the lack of soup spoons. When I have soup I want to eat it with a soup spoon. Is this too much to ask?
