Thank you Leo and I agree but most of us become set in our ways and think we know it all as we age so the knowledge or thirst for knowledge, in my view, starts at an early age through a good education then it is built on through interest and desire.
Well I have no idea what you are talking about having decided to spend less time here, however I do object to your hijacking threads to declare your love for your lovely lady.
Well I can separate with ease those who have a modicum of intelligence from those who don't, simply by the threads and postings. I agree that you don't really know someone until you meet them but you can get a pretty good idea about somebody by their posts and threads. I don't mean that I dislike people who disagree with my point of view at at all. I welcome different opinions, it makes me think, but someobody who never responds to a halfway intelligent thread or shows a complete misunderstanding is not for me.
Thanks for the responses. I am going to be a bit more honest now and say that although I originally stated that academic qualifications don't matter, and they really don't, but if someone does not know or want to know anything about certain things which normally do evolve from a relatively good education or reading as a result of open mindedness and interest then I cannot find a connection.
Exactly what I said earlier. You have encountered problems but dealt with them in a rational, caring way and now your son is a well adjusted boy without the need for psycho analysis or drug intervention.
I do agree and for this reason I try to avoid such topics, but there are other 'deep' topics which require a little thought and do not necessarily result in discord but still seem to be of little interest to the majority of members.
In my opinion it is not about academic qualifications whatsoever. For me it is good manners and respect for every living thing which is paramount. What do you consider an educated person?
A great response! Sometimes it take somebody like you who has no children or me and others like who have childen but they are now adults to state the obvious. Parents understandably have a knee jerk reaction if they think they are being criticised but often do not see what is under their noses out of love and protection for their children.
Thank you. It doesn't really get to me but I wonder why people respond more to the threads about who you would kiss, hug, dance with, why doesn't anybody fancy me, is it because I'm too fat, thin, unnattractive etc. I have responded to these threads from time to time I admit, usually out of boredom, but sometimes I wonder why these threads are more popular, are they a quick fix for those of us who are feeling lonely and nobody loves us????????
Oh I think most people have a good idea of who I am after two months of being here! Maybe that's why I don't get enough feedback from my posts or threads hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!
I get very annoyed when people post a thread, others respond, hopefully with an intelligent answer, not necessarily in agreement, but no feedback is received. I know it is sometimes impossible to answer each individual thread when it is a popular post but surely a general response is possible? Or, as I have done occasionally, send a private e-mail. Sometimes it seems to me that people start threads and don't really want to hear the responses unless they are in agreement.
Well my research is sadly lacking in sound statistics because to date, only you and I have offered an opinion. However, I also am a very tactile person but I think touch from a feminine perspective is generally very different from the male perspective. It would be wonderful though to discover that sight was less important and prove that all the threads about physical appearance, eg. am I ugly, fat, too thin, etc etc are not worth the time and effort in debating.
There is a big difference between aggressiveness and assertiveness. Women are and should be more assertive and if this means that a man thinks she is being aggressive well he is just not worth the effort!
Well this kind of poses another question. I think smell would be my choice but it is a very difficult choice. However, a lot of men have said 'I love the feel of your skin' so is there a male/female divide here?
I understand what you are saying but I believe that people who read my contributions to the forum can gain a very good insight into what kind of a woman I am and my likes and dislikes. This coupled with what I have written in my profile is me!
It really doesn't work!!! I have had kids visit me with their parents who regularly smack them but they still climb all over my sofa, jump on my bed, and touch things because they have no respect for other people's property! As I said earlier, I never smacked my two kids and they would never in a million years go into someone's house and act like little animals! Your voice, body language and teaching is more powerful.
There is no such thing as the perfect man...or perfect woman and I find that I change my opinion about what constitutes the perfect man regularly! Ask a 20 odd year old this question and a 40 odd year old and you will get very different answers. Of course everybody wants the obvious like fidelity, trust, respect etc etc but perfection? Impossible, and we shouldn't wish for it otherwise we will be seriously disappointed.
Kids today are without doubt ruder, more selfish and more violent and yes, a lot of it is because of poor parenting. I agree that there are sometimes valid reasons due to, for example, chemical imbalances or illness, but in my opinion this is not often the case. We want to believe it is so and it it easy to do so in this age of shrink/psycho-analysis popularity. America, I'm sorry to say has led the way in over analysing and often subsequently drugging our kids unnecessarily and it is becoming a global phenomena. Ironically, here in Spain, I see very little violent or anti-social behaviour displayed by kids so I have to ask myself, are the so called progressive countries creating problems which don't actually exist?
I never raised a hand once to my kids when they were growing up and I don't believe in corporal punishment in any form. Stern looks or words achieve so much more with children. I am fortunate and happy to say that I never had any serious problems with their behaviour. They were, and remain today, respectful and polite.
I too tip waiters/waitresses, they often rely on their tips to make a decent wage, but what if there is a service charge included in your bill for example? And, what about a bar which you frequent regularly, do you always tip?
The custom of tipping varies from country to country. In England I always tipped taxi drivers, my hairdresser, waiters/waitresses and the refuse collector at Christmas. Here in Spain however it is not customary to tip taxi drivers or the hairdresser, but I still do. Who do you tip and do you think the custom should be abolished?
Hi Wikked. Well I thought I was ready but now I think not. I was married for a long time and jumped into a relationship too soon, partly because I think I am used to being with someone. The relationship turned out to be very bad and when it ended I still thought I wanted to be with someone. However after a few dates, which were fine, I now realise that I need to have time to find myself before sharing with another.
...you consider to be a modern hero or heroine and why? In these times of media hyped nobodies who achieve short term fame and adulation, albeit for a short period in most cases, it seems to me that hero/heroine status is granted for no good reason. I can think of many people in the past who, in my opinion, deserve it, but I'm finding it difficult to come up with a modern day hero/heroine.
Very true, but in my experience here in Murcia city centre, where there are literally a handful of English people, the locals have nothing but good words to say about the UK and I have been made more than welcome. However, they know about the behaviour of Brits abroad in the tourist spots and ex-pats who have colonised some places, amazingly without having to speak a word of Spanish! so I am often asked questions about this by my adult students.
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What defines an educated person???
Thank you Leo and I agree but most of us become set in our ways and think we know it all as we age so the knowledge or thirst for knowledge, in my view, starts at an early age through a good education then it is built on through interest and desire.