Yes you do know, but as you say you don´t know why. It´s because canned and preserved food contain often toxic elements in order to maintain its freshness or edibility.
Only fools or lazy people would favour canned food over fresh produce.
Just compare a tin of anything, for example chick peas, with freshly cooked and you will not only taste the difference, you will also not be digesting E numbers or excessive salt and and sugar.
Check out the list of ingredients and additives the next time you buy a tin of anything.
Seriously though, I do believe that teachers influence their students in a profound way. Those who have bad experiences of school life tend to find problems in later life and subsequent career choices.
I now teach only adults, and I can tell you that it is never too late to learn and improve your resume!
Nada, I´m going to bed and fighting off a flu virus so food is the last thing on my mind today.
I´ll try to have a healthy breakfast tomorrow before I set off for a weekend away with my man and our friends. It is Spanish National Day on Monday so a long happy, work free weekend for some of us here.
I beI know a very poor family who gets food from the food bank and brings it to me, things that they wont eat like canned goods, yams, pinto beans, black eyed peas, cranberry sauce, sliced beets, salmon. I pay them for it so they can buy cigarettes.
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I believe you.
I wouldn´t swap food for money for cigs or booze, even if I wasn´t in the fortunate position not to have to put any crap canned or processed food in my body.
You are too soft Tom and going against your beliefs.
I know that there are some people here who try to do this, not adopted Europeans generally, but those who have adopted US nationality.
I know this because I have taught English to many nationalities, and therefore recognise non native speakers (or writers) immediately, however well they write, and it is often grammatically much better than native speakers incidentally!
Why? Is it because they do not feel fully integrated or accepted?Eastern Europeans in particular seem to do this, however long they have lived in the US, and perhaps it is because they get a hard time on the forums from their adopted countrymen.
Well that may make sense for younger people who haven´t been married long and give up at the first hurdle, but for older. long married people, then I think many may have decided a long time ago that their marriage was a farce. Then to have to waste even more years waiting for a formal divorce is simply ridiculous and unfair.
Incidentally, I´m not Irish, I was simply stating a legal fact and trying to say that things aren´t so simple for many people.
However pressure is sometimes a good thing. In Obama´s case it should ensure he follows the good and sensible path he has begun, without the risk of radical U turns.
Thanks ven, good advice. I´m coughing a lot which is a little worrying, and of course prohibits a good nights sleep, but I feel much better than I did this morning and the weather is fabulous, so I´m sure I´ll be fit enough tomorrow.
Most of the men here are here because they are looking, and cannot generally find what they are looking for in real life for a variety of reasons, so why would they "play hard to get?" The same goes for the female members by the way.
If someone has tried unsuccessfully to "lasso" another, it´s simply because they just aren´t interested I would say.
I would also say that the majority of folk on dating sites are probably easier to "lasso! than those in the real world, by virtue of the fact that they have joined a dating site.
Am I being mean? I don´t think so. It´s a last resort for many. Lots say that that dating sites are another string to the bow in order to meet somebody, and I agree in some respects, at least for those who have busy lives and do not go out and meet people in traditional ways. However some of these same people do not seem to have a social life at all, and the site is clearly the be all an end all.
Jesse, I´m disappointed, where do I say, or even imply that there is a lower level of culture in America in comparison to Europe? I did not mention this at all, deliberately so. I do not want to be accused of bashing America.
Perhaps you should ponder the definition of the word "culture". It not only means "enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training or acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills". (one dictionary definition). Which I think is what you are referring to?
It also means something shared by people in a place or time, or shared attitudes, values and goals. Americans and Europeans in general differ enormously in this second definition, as I´m sure you would agree, particularly after reading some of the posts here.
And yes, I agree with your comment which I´ve highlighted. Not sure I would use the same word...spark...but I know exactly what you mean.
Even with the common language shared between some of us, the American culture is poles apart from the culture we share in general in Europe, even taking into account the differences between the States.
I´m not "bashing", I have American friends, (although they have chosen to live in Europe permanently), and it is great to see successful relationships such as that between Petal and Jesse. However, I cannot imagine ever having enough in common with an American man to have a long-term relationship.
Well my earlier comments remain similar. People often disappoint us.
In this particular case, I think you both have to be strong and not so caring, particularly as this person has clearly abused your trust.
I´ve been "soft" all my life, usually it doesn´t create any problems. However, if it is money which has reared its ugly head then you have to toughen up.
Advice which I can give, but unfortunately do not often personally follow. I have a few unpaid debts for translation work I´ve undertaken, which I need to start taking stricter action on, rather than the polite email reminders I´ve sent!
Why do people after a disagreement of sorts on here, hold on to their grudges and keep on making snide comments? Even going so far as to dredge up old thread or post links for everybody to see. I´m not speaking from personal experience, at least about the old posts comment.
They are often very clever though, the comments are usually cloaked in a grey mist so as to not alert anybody else to the underlying inention.
I´ve even seen it still going on against members who have long since left the site.
I suck up to nobody here Robert, I don´t need to, even if it were something I could even do, which it isn´t. Anyway, I know nobody here well enough to even show the tip of my tongue!
I have just read your post again, and perhaps I misunderstood. Were you actually talking about HIS misleading profile? If so then your post was worded badly and you appeared to be making an accusation about MY profile. If I thought that, then many others would have too, so be careful with your choice of words.
I do apologise if that is the case. However, I still stand by my other comments.
Well that doesn´t explain in the slightest why you accused me of having a misleading profile does it Robert?
I don´t really care about his profile, many profiles are a work of art here, some belonging to those who are long-standing members. What I commented on was something completely different.
You have called people by the same names Robert, and worse, so don´t tell me you are offended by name calling and swearing.
Fake profiles are one thing, fake people are another and exist here too, by virtue of their dishonesty, and constant U turns on things.
I am far from perfect, I´ve been upset here, and written things I regretted later, because I try to be true to myself and not make out I´m something other than what I show here. However, I have never sworn, or told someone to f off and kill themselves, not here or anywhere. You see, I can´t even type the word let alone say it.
How is my profile misleading or untruthful? It is not in the slightest.
I am not an expert on relationships and have never claimed to be Robert.
You expected and elicited sympathy when people told you to go ahead and kill yourself after your suicide threads here, unjust and unfeeling on their part in my opinion, but that´s beside the point, so why are you making comments just as hurtful.
Fortunately the OP has already said that he does not take your comments seriously. But you did when they were aimed at you, and I felt nothing but empathy towards you at the time.
Don´t let your negative feelings towards people colour the posts you make and assume things which are simply not true.
goahead and tell people to f off if that´s what you want to do. I don´t like it when anybody swears here, and I said so after my response to your post, but that´s just me, my opinions aren´t worth a cent here, as are most people´s, truth be told. I don´t lose any sleep over it.
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Why do people hide their country of birth?
Jokers abound!
I was being serious though. I do know that there are a few members here who choose to deny their roots.....as in nationality John!