Jan1305 Forum Posts (5,319)

RE: gillyloves69..........??

For those of you who kindly reminded me that it was against CS rules to start a thread about a specific person after I posted earlier, thank you, but why are some of you continuing to post to this 'illegal' thread?

Ya esta, me voy, adios companeros y buenas noches a todos.

RE: Quotations or sayings that have moved you

I too love Oscar Wilde quotes. Two of my favourites are:

"Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live"

"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple"

RE: gillyloves69..........??

I didn't think your thread was offensive at all, and I'm not sure why you had a hard time for a short while. There's a tendency here sometimes to respond without reading and digesting first! This might also be the reason there have been so many fights here lately.

Anyway, I too have wondered why Gillyloves doesn't usually participate once his questions have been posted, some of us like a little feedback from the OP. Perhaps you have already solved the mystery and he doesn't actually have an opinion, but is just picking our brains to help him write his assignments.

If this is true it's not such a clever thing to do, by all means use whatever information is available, but I hope he is using it wisely and forming his own opinions.

RE: Who`s the biggest Liar on here??

As a general rule, liars don't admit to lying unless they are in a corner, hence the lack of replies

Good luck to you!

RE: it bums me out

Shall I disappear now?

RE: Thank you for all your flowers and messages, I have found the man I want, and he has found me!

I don't think she was waiting for responses either, so maybe that's a good sign! My post was a little tongue in cheek because I've seen undying love declared so many times then pinnochio showed his little face!

RE: Thank you for all your flowers and messages, I have found the man I want, and he has found me!

I think Ricagallia has already left. Why did nobody post congratulations? Is it because we've seen it so many times before and everything turned sour?

Shame on you all!

RE: r children born good or bad?

If children are born without any kind of mental imbalance then it is only environmental factors which can influence them and make them 'bad'. Even then it's possible, in my opinion, to turn things around and rid someone of anti-social behaviour.

Have you ever seen a 'bad' baby?

RE: Do you think guys and girls can just be friends?

I don't think I've ever met a man over 30 who has female friends other than friends of his wife, girlfriend, or work colleagues. Most guys prefer to hang out with other guys in their free time, nothing wrong with that, as most girls prefer to be with female friends in their free time too.

Time and place for everything don't you think?

RE: I thought you could be trusted...

Oslojete now that you've got everybody wondering, are you going to divulge more or shall we all go home?

RE: what is a culture of peoples?

Don't apologise! Your post was exactly what I meant in my response to your question.

RE: what is a culture of peoples?

That's a difficult question Cristina. I don't think anybody ever loses their cultural roots but if you have to live in another country you have to adapt and immerse yourself in the new culture. If not, you can't survive or be accepted.

As an English teacher, language for me is the first thing I try to understand, for example, British English is so polite, use of modals constantly, i.e could, would, etc. We say 'could you pass me....?' whereas in Spanish they say 'Dame.....' which translates as 'give me....' It's not being impolite but appears so to native English speakers.

Roles of women differ too, so I have to change my social behaviour depending on where I am. In the UK it's acceptable for a group of women to go out in the evening and drink wine. In Spain, women who drink wine, other than with a meal, are viewed as alcoholics (you can drink as much spirits as you like though!) and here in Russia, it's just not acceptable for women to go out at all in the evening without a man. Remember though, I don't live in ex-pat Spain where the culture remains British through and through. There are few British people living in Murcia city centre, it's totally Spanish, thank goodness! But that also means I have to speak and live Spanish.

I don't wish to offend my hosts in other countries , so even though I may not agree, I accept.

RE: what is a culture of peoples?

Very interesting, but what you describe isn't really culture but life, Some aspects of life are the same regardless of where your roots are.

RE: what is a culture of peoples?

ah now I understand, I think!

My culture confuses me every day because I travel and work and get immersed in different cultures all the time. I have to adapt to strange customs and accept them....as culture. You could say, I don't really have my own culture anymore and that's fine by me, makes me more tolerant.

How would you describe your culture Cristina?

RE: what is a culture of peoples?

Explain yourself a little please.

A culture of people?

Where did everybody go?

No ageist comments here Cristina thank you!

RE: Taken or Not Taken........Which are you?

<----------Taken by work, work work and great friends! I love it!

RE: I have decided

Excuse me? What was that remark about? Aren't we allowed to contribute in a constructive way?

Actually, the shirtless look is not a favourite of mine personally, and I didn't participate in the thread I referred to in my previous post, but it is better than faceless profiles.

RE: I have decided

Good advice. Not many women go for the shirtless look here on CS. I think there was a thread about it many months ago and photos like this got the resounding thumbs down!

As for the OP, I assume your statement was tongue in cheek, I don't think you can actually choose to be a lesbian.

RE: HELP I got a suspicious email in SPANISH I need translated

Hi

It translates as Do you want to go to New York? Participate in publicity?

What kind of publicity I have no idea!

RE: Players

Don't you two ever get tired of talking to each other all night?

RE: can you really fall in love with somebody living in another country ?..would you go and live there !

I left the UK alone four years ago to live and work in Spain. I fell in love with the country and the people, so for me the answer is no. I'm where I want to stay for the rest of my life (actually not at the moment because I'm in Russia working and very homesick!).

It could be an exciting experience for a young person without ties though and I would say, go for it, not so easy for older divorced people still caring for children.

RE: Is this a maltese forum?

Well I dredged this one up because the sentiments equalled my post earlier 'Where did everybody go?'. TST's post only questioned the high percentage of people from Malta on the EU forum. It's certainly increased enormously since I left CS in April, so the question was a valid one, as was mine and not meant to upset anybody.

As per usual on CS, his post degenerated into an argument about the EU Some things don't change then! However, I have to say that his observations about life in Russia are spot on, I'm working here , I know and it's a nightmare in some respects. I have to travel from one company to another to visit my teachers and I need to be legally registered in the town I'm visiting each time I fly, which is about twice a month. When I bought a mobile phone to use here I had to give my passport details for it to be formally registered in my name.

The company I'm running English classes for is a multi-national, but the employees here, are in the main, still governed by antiquated Russian employment law and pay scales which are appalling. My students have to go through a long complicated process to apply for a passport to travel outside Russia only to be refused because they don't meet certain, ridiculous criteria and aren't wealthy enough.

Where did everybody go?

Hi, another familiar face.

What's happened though? Have people left, are they using the International Forum, or just posting selectively and occasionally? The latter being the healthy option I learned a long time ago!

Where did everybody go?

Hello to you too!

I haven't left Spain, my little flat is waiting for me, but I was invited to work as a Director of Studies here in Russia until December with the option of returning for a longer term contract. The pay was too good to turn down, and I thought it would be an interesting experience.

It's a very different way of life for me compared to Spain and I'm struggling with the language, but the work is good and I've met some lovely people.

Where did everybody go?

Hello! It's nice to see a familiar face.

Things have changed a lot around here haven't they?

If you think it's chilly there in Spain, come and visit me here in Russia, the evenings are freezing at the moment and it's going to get colder! Dios mio, voy a morir!

Where did everybody go?

I've been away from CS for six months and find that most of the old faces have disappeared!

Is the EU forum now only for members from Malta? I'm not criticising all you good people from Malta, but it certainly seems that way.

Please let me introduce myself to those of you who don't know me. I'm Jan and I'm English but I live in Spain Since August I've been working in Russia and I'm missing the warm Spanish evenings!

Hi also to old members who are in hiding.

RE: Honesty-Is it really the best policy?

Haven't you ever thought that maybe when these women get to know more about you they realise that you're not the person they are looking for? I'm not criticising you, but we all have our own ideas about ideal potential partners and it may be, with that extra bit of information, any future relationship isn't feasible. There's nothing wrong with that is there? If you met somebody outside a dating site the relationship may fail after a period of time when you discover more about the other person and realise it's not to be.

As for photos, well you're not the first, and certainly won't be the last to complain about this. It's a risk everybody has to accept on dating sites and however disappointed you may be, nobody can ever force you to have another date with somebody who has deceived you in this way.

From Russia with love

Hello Cristina and Pearl, thanks for responding. Hi to you too Lincs, yes let's have a drink when I return to Murcia, hope you are well! Pearl, I'm in a small town called Shurovo, about 100 kilometres from Moscow. It's an industrial town with absolutely nothing except the multi national cement company I teach in. As you can imagine there is a lot of pollution and it's very dirty.

For the lady with the ex Russian boyfriend who asked me about Russia, well it's very different culturally, and a very poor country in general. Lots of alcoholics on the streets so it's not a good idea to be out alone at night. I have met some wonderful people though who help me so much with out of work day to day things like shopping. The language is quite difficult for me and I'm trying to learn a few words a day, so far not much progress though, I can say thank you, please, good morning, good evening, hello, I don't understand, how do you say that in Russian, my name is Janis, cheese and.........potatoes.

It's an experience though and I'm enjoying most of it!

From Russia with love

Hello to all of you who remember me!

I disappeared into the real world in May and now I'm teaching in Russia, just short term, but the village here is so damn boring and I'm so homesick for my beautiful Spain that I decided to check into connecting singles again to see what I've missed.

How are you all? Any exciting news? Any weddings?

Muchos besos!!!