BE Sandpit Dubai..
Mar 1st 2010, 9:56 am
#16
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Mar 1st 2010, 10:04 am
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Re: BE Sandpit Dubai..
nah...it's not even that as far as i am concerned...there's just no interaction at all, it doesn't even get to the 'bitching' stage...it all just dull dross, there is no chemistry between people, no sparks flying, no back and forth posts that make you sit behind your computer and really make you laugh...no witty posters, and a few that have a know it all attitude that makes me wanna spoon my eyes out with rusty implements...threads die on the same page cause there's no incentive to post on them, no one is making challenging posts anymore these day...
Plus ever since BB2 came on the site..it was ****ing doomed
Mar 1st 2010, 10:09 am
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Re: BE Sandpit Dubai..
nah...it's not even that as far as i am concerned...there's just no interaction at all, it doesn't even get to the 'bitching' stage...it all just dull dross, there is no chemistry between people, no sparks flying, no back and forth posts that make you sit behind your computer and really make you laugh...no witty posters, and a few that have a know it all attitude that makes me wanna spoon my eyes out with rusty implements...threads die on the same page cause there's no incentive to post on them, no one is making challenging posts anymore these day...
Might have to do with all the pc that seems to be necessary these days.
Nobody can afford deportation....and yes, that does happen, just recently here in Qatar a female western professor had to leave the country due to her critical postings on a local website.
Not only have I had myself deleted on several websites, on the 2 that I still frequent, I very much watch what I am saying, and therefore post a lot less .
Mar 1st 2010, 10:16 am
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Re: BE Sandpit Dubai..
Might have to do with all the pc that seems to be necessary these days.
Nobody can afford deportation....and yes, that does happen, just recently here in Qatar a female western professor had to leave the country due to her critical postings on a local website.
Not only have I had myself deleted on several websites, on the 2 that I still frequent, I very much watch what I am saying, and therefore post a lot less .
Nobody can afford deportation....and yes, that does happen, just recently here in Qatar a female western professor had to leave the country due to her critical postings on a local website.
Not only have I had myself deleted on several websites, on the 2 that I still frequent, I very much watch what I am saying, and therefore post a lot less .
MM, xx
Mar 1st 2010, 10:18 am
#20
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Re: BE Sandpit Dubai..
So, the question is this...
What are peoples thoughts about why the participation in the ME bored has declined???
What are peoples thoughts about why the participation in the ME bored has declined???
Mar 1st 2010, 10:22 am
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Mar 1st 2010, 10:23 am
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Mar 1st 2010, 10:27 am
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hmmmm...nice
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Re: BE Sandpit Dubai..
Might have to do with all the pc that seems to be necessary these days.
Nobody can afford deportation....and yes, that does happen, just recently here in Qatar a female western professor had to leave the country due to her critical postings on a local website.
Not only have I had myself deleted on several websites, on the 2 that I still frequent, I very much watch what I am saying, and therefore post a lot less .
Nobody can afford deportation....and yes, that does happen, just recently here in Qatar a female western professor had to leave the country due to her critical postings on a local website.
Not only have I had myself deleted on several websites, on the 2 that I still frequent, I very much watch what I am saying, and therefore post a lot less .
if so, that's not as far as I know what is going on here on BE...I cannot imagine for one second that people have changed their style, or stopped posting because of that reason...
Mar 1st 2010, 10:34 am
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Mar 1st 2010, 10:43 am
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Re: BE Sandpit Dubai..
I don't know...banter about traffic, maids, general lifestyle etc ,often have a underlying somewhat critical , even if tongue in cheek ,meaning . And as you said, this is seen a lot less, not only on BE.
Unless ,of course, you are talking about purely personal banter. Then my thoughts do not apply.