NoeloD076 Forum Posts (622)

RE: Dole

I am not going to discuss my personal life on here but its impossible to have a choice on whether you are going to become a parent or not when the woman who is pregnant with your child doesn't tell you about her pregnancy.

RE: Dole

I agree with you, however i think the point Sylvester is trying to make (god i think i need to have my head checked for backing up his argument here when he has infuriated so many ) is this, the system is so loose that anyone can play the system and many have found that its more rewarding to play the system than to find work and give up their entitlements.

RE: Dole

Could you retract what you said about choosing to be single with kids, i find that comment particularly personally insulting.

RE: Dole

I was happy to let you off on your thoughts, cause i actually think you have a point in what you are trying to say (despite the fact that you are doing such a woeful job in trying to articulate it). However you are completely wrong on this one.......I had no choice on becoming a parent and more to the point i had no choice in being a single parent.

however i do take what i think is essentially your point and that is that there is an entitlement culture that exists in this country, handouts are given too freely. There is no gain for enterprise and initiative, laziness is rewarded instead.

RE: A bit of light reading for a Sunday afternoon!

You and me both mate. ouldn't have it any other way though (being a gentleman i mean). Hasn't worked out so well for us has it though.

Wonder what the female perspective on this issue is though.

RE: Hi my 7 day wait is over

Is it really, i would have thought a more fitting tribute to CS would have been for her to meet someone, have the arguments that we have on the threads with that person and basically enjoy the company of that one person in her life as opposed to interfacing with us mad hatters here on CS through a computer.

All jokes aside i get what you mean Caitlin, its good to see that someone enjoyed the experience first time round and is back for more.

RE: Hi my 7 day wait is over

Welcome back to the mad house.

RE: Dole

Thats a very simplistic notion you have there Sylvester.....what about the Irish born child to Brazilian parents, the child has the passport, the parents do not. The child, as an Irish citizen has a right to live and grow up here.....not possible if the parents cannot work or get the dole.

RE: Dole

I may be wrong, but what you heard is within the context of reducing wages, reducing costs of production, reducing benefits and basically getting our cost base as a country in line with our European neighbours. the way i see it is its about introducing a level playing field for all.
Here are two examples which both negatively impact on Ireland. Our wages are higher so if you are a company which is looking to set up in Europe, would you pick Ireland or a country like Finland where wages and costs are lower if all else was equal? m thinks Finland.
Second example: with the expansion of the European Union we have had more people from countries like Lithuania and Latvia here. They may get a job here and they may not, same as at home in their own country. However i am sure you would agree that it would be preferential for them to be unemployed here rather than in their own countries, so they come here.

RE: Burka

Not sure what you mean by saying where does it end......but anyway from what i can tell most people here arguing against the ban come at it from the point of view that the ban is a denial of a freedom
Freedom is great, we all want that. However this freedom, the freedom of religious expression as Muslims would argue wearing the Burka represents comes at a cost, a cost to other freedoms.
In an ideal world it wouldn't have that cost but we don't live in an ideal world. The Burka is about the subjugation of women to men, Snow had it spot on there.
The question is, can one freedom override another and should a freedom be at any cost?

RE: Burka

I agree, it is a form of imprisonment unless a person wears it of their own free will. However i am not sure how many of those who wear it are doing so of their own free will, i suspect very very few if any. So i agree with the ban.

RE: A bit of light reading for a Sunday afternoon!

Serene Dr Phil is saying something very similar to a post i put up here recently in response to a question from a guy who asked whether being a 'nice guy' was actually a good thing.
Here is what i wrote.....

"Many women say they want a nice bloke who cares for them and knows how to treat a woman well. Some genuinely do but many out there have no interest in a nice guy.
What they really want is a charmer, a guy who is a bit of a cheeky chappy and many like the appeal of a guy with a bad boy image.
Strange then how they wonder why these guys flirt with other women, cheat and lie.
Do women think these guys suddenly change over night just because the guy is with them. I don't think so!
The person you meet for the first time is the person you will end up in a relationship. Any character traits that attract you to that person in the first place may well be the character flaws you will come to hate because the person hasn't changed in the way you want them to.
Women (and men too) need to be realistic when they date, what you see when you meet someone for the first, second or even third time is what you will still see five, ten 15 months and years down the line. People only change in very subtle ways.
If a guy isn't nice, romantic and caring from the start then he never will be."

RE: waste of resources

RE: waste of resources

I can't agree with that, some people do have their noses stuck in other peoples business....that is true.
But many people do have a genuine concern for their neighbours and friends......where do you draw the line between nosiness and neighbourlyness.
The response was not appropriate to the situation, wonder what the controller who took the call would have to say about it, what responsibility for the cost do they have?

RE: Burka

Sorry messed up with the quote button there, the first part is Sharimi's quote, my comment starts with 'Yes our society.......

RE: Burka

Our society is based on democratic principles...the right to free speech, movement, expression etc.....a ban like this flies in the face of OUR traditions etc....

So taking this ban to its logical conclusion....all you achieve is to make the muslim population less visible?....theyre not going away?......If the french authoritues ahd any genuine interest in assimilating these groups into french society, they would be negotiating and educating to introduce an AGREED programme of change....

"Liberty, fraternity, equality", eh?[/quote

Yes our society is based on democratic principles, the right to free speech, movement and expression. However as many have said we dont know how free women are in their choice of whether to wear the Burka or not. So why not, as a secular society ban the Burka to protect those freedoms and traditions.

Are Irish people put off going to Islamic countries because of their traditions and customs and their attitudes to women.....i think many possibly are.

maybe it will put some Muslims off coming to France. However those who do come to France will know the culture and traditions of the country they are going to. Those not happy with that will remain where they are. That is the freedom we all have.

If i believed that all women who wear the Burka do so voluntarily then i would be totally opposed to banning it. We don't know its voluntary so i absolutely agree with it being banned. Women of all religions and none are no longer second class citizens in our society.

RE: Burka

How is what i said advocating a police state?

RE: I need a woman to cook for me...

Why not cook together, more enjoyable in my experience.

RE: Input please?

Honestly mate the fact that you don't drink shouldn't and probably won't be a problem. My brother in law doesn't drink and he is as sound a bloke as you will meet, he is relaxed, easygoing and anybody on a night out with him wouldn't know whether he drinks or not.

However having read through your thread i do see a problem for you....you have a seriously condescending attitude towards those who do drink. It comes across as if you see yourself as superior to those of us who do enjoy a drink.

I don't know you at all and you are probably a dead sound bloke. However on the basis of the comments you have made on this thread if i was a woman who enjoys a drink i would have no more interest enjoying your company on a night out let alone date you.

RE: I know most of you wont care but

Fair play to you is all i can say, its good to have goals in life.

A woman who knows what she wants is always good to hear from.

Only advice i would give you is this.....not that i would ever presume to give you or anyone advice....but here it is.... sacrifice your goal of being married in five years if it means being married to someone you don't truly and deeply love.....never settle for second best. No one should settle for second best.

Also take risks, the man of your dreams may not be immediately obvious.

JMO and best of luck, hope life is all you dreamed of and hope for.

RE: need saving!!

A few dates today????? Wow you have been productive despite the hangover!!!!

RE: need saving!!

So you got the fry, any luck on the man or are you still taking offers?

RE: OPINION

Night sweet dreams.





Hope my dancing bananna and the image contributes to the dreams.

RE: OPINION

Yippeeeeee

RE: OPINION

Oh crap....not good is....... not good

RE: Do women run from NICE guys?

Many women say they want a nice bloke who cares for them and knows how to treat a woman well. Some genuinely do but many out there have no interest in a nice guy.
What they really want is a charmer, a guy who is a bit of a cheeky chappy and many like the appeal of a guy with a bad boy image.
Strange then how they wonder why these guys flirt with other women, cheat and lie.
Do women think these guys suddenly change over night just because the guy is with them. I don't think so!
The person you meet for the first time is the person you will end up in a relationship with. Any character traits that attract you to that person in the first place may well be the character flaws you will come to hate because the person hasn't changed in the way you want them to.
Women (and men too) need to be realistic when they date, what you see when you meet someone for the first, second or even third time is what you will still see five, ten 15 months and years down the line. People only change in very subtle ways.
If a guy isn't nice, romantic and caring from the start then he never will be.

RE: OPINION

Not God...............












but damm close.

RE: OPINION

Too late now.......can switch off the lights now without hands cause of you.

RE: OPINION

Now look what you done.....you got me all distracted now.

RE: OPINION

And knows one