Ok I'm glad we're on the light hearted tone of things, it was never my intention to start flame wars
Re-the poll being the end all of all knowledge, I agree with you that this is no 'definite' guide mind you. I also like to read a profile or see somebody's posts on the forums before contacting them, but it does happen that at times a photo will catch my attention and will lead me to click on that person's profile.
I'm also no fashion guru mind, I don't change my looks to please others, if they don't like me, it's their business.
Returning to the original reason for the thread, I'll make you this analogy with advertising. As shallow as it may seem, why do most ads have a picture of someone flashing a bright smile, posing in a seductive way, or something of the kind even if that has nothing to do with the product? Simple, it's eye catching to the human eye. I know, shallow, but that's human nature.
Her point re-the Punjabi was that the doctor in question prescribed the wrong meds due to problems in communication in understanding the patient's symptoms. Yes language does play a key role in many jobs, especially if people's lives are at stake.
Re-the asylum seekers incidents, you do get to wonder why it is always them who get in trouble despite their lower numbers eh? We have a lot of those in Malta too, surprisingly many of them get in trouble with the law here as well.
But then again, calling a spade a spade is somehow 'insulting' for those afflicted with today's greatest virus epidemic, k/a 'political correctness'.
Freedom of religion is one thing, but what do religious/cultural symbols have to do with wearing your country's military uniform?
As far as I'm concerned you can worship the sun, trees or sea, but when you are serving in any public capacity, you are a servant of the people and your own religious beliefs don't come into that. Same applies for christian crosses too.
No western military uniform was ever designed with turbans, except for 'foreign' raised regiments which serve as auxiliaries to that country. As such, yes navygirl is right that it is painful to see personal religious/cultural symbols as part of a nation's military uniform.
So you believe unquestioningly anything that is spouted from the ruskies and terrorists, while anything that comes from the western side is lies and propaganda? Yes, very unbiased on your part.
Did it never occur to you that just as the western governments have their own agenda, so do the russians, chinese, arabs etc?
She is doing her job and her duty, nothing more, so that people like you can continue to live safely at home and bash her for it.
As for your ludicrous claims of 'ethnic cleansing in afghanistan', care to tell me where these imaginary concentration camps where the Afghans are being cleansed located?
So far as I know, terrorists captured by NATO are treated as prisoners of war, it's the other side which is in the habit of beheading and cutting the throats of any prisoners that fall in their hands, routinely breach human rights, even on their own people. Just see how women are treated in lovely Al Qaedaland.
Well you're entitled to your opinion, but I do see it as very far fetched. Conspiracy theories abound all the time and many remain just that, theories with little or no proof to their name.
Maybe the Taliban and Al Qaeda gaining power in Afghanishtan was an inside job on the part of the CIA as well so that in future a war could be fought there?
As for your previous claim that Obama's ultimate plan is to do an ethnic cleansing of the whole world?!! Come on man! Mind you, I'm no Obama fan myself.
That Obama, like all politicians tries to further the power of his own nation is obvious, it's what they're there for. A nation has to stay strong otherwise it will crumble. America is currently the world's sole superpower, the American government would have to be crazy to try to change that. If a politician tried to work against his own country in that way he'd be on the top of the traitor list!
I already said that this was meant to be a light hearted thread. When I first became a member here I had honestly no clue of what type of pics to post etc, and a bit of advice as to what would be more eye catching would have been helpful. If a new member sees this thread and it helps him/her make a nice profile, I'd be happy about that.
If you don't like this thread and see it as 'pointless', no one's forcing you to post on it, not that hard to figure I guess
While I agree with you on the reasons America entered WW2, I do find your reasoning that if 'soldiers knew the true resons war would end' to be extremely naive.
Warfare has been, is, and will be part of human civilization as it is an intrinsic part of human nature. We 'civilized' persons would like to think that it is not so, but face it, conflict is at the root of human behaviour.
Even in 'peaceful' activities, humans compete to be the best in their careers, sports, heck even to find a partner. Businesses try to outdo each other with small businesses going bust or being absorbed by larger ones. We find conflict even in nature on a daily basis. Carnivores hunting herbivores, animals within pack/herds striving to be dominant to mate etc.
The decision to fight in Afghanistan makes sense from a military perspective. If you have to fight, it's better to fight on enemy territory instead of friendly one. That way collateral damage isn't occurring on your own population. Another effect of the ongoing war in Afghanistan is that the many terrorists who form part of Al Qaeda (most of whom aren't even Afghans) are occupied fighting there instead of plotting new terrorist attacks in the Western world. Even if you're not wiping them out, you're keeping them pinned in place there.
Of course, you might prefer to have bombs exploding near your children, airplanes falling onto your workplace etc.
Everyone should try to avoid war, but if you're involved in war you cannot pull back punches, it's your own people who will suffer in the end if you do.
It takes 2 to tango friend. Why do the poor countries prefer tobuy weapons instead of food and bettering their own people's living conditions. Too easy putting the blame for your troubles on other people's doortsteps.
As at this vote count, a face close up is the definite favourite (24 votes so far, 11 for face close up).
Let's hear your comments on what features you find attractive then. High cheekbones, nice hair do, good guy/gal or naughty guy/gal image. What hits your eye?
I don't fish so my profile pics won't show me doing that for sure.
As an aside, are profile pics of somebody performing one of his/her hobbies appealing to you? I find them interesting, but when I posted one of mine as my main pic while practicing martial arts there wasn't much feedback.
So what are your thoughts in general about that? :)
Coming again to your previous question, and answering this seriously, I don't believe in anything spiritual in everyday life, but there are moments where I do find elements of spirituality.
For example, the martial art that I practice, kenjutsu, deals with learning the way of the katana, the samurai sword. For the samurai, the katana was his soul, and would treat it with the reverence due to a sacred artifact.
Amongst other things, this involved doing a 'tore' (bow to the sword) before taking it off its stand, and at the end of a practice session.
While I don't believe that my own katana holds my 'soul' in its blade, I do perform the 'tore' to it when handling it.
We also practice meditation exercises that help focus the mind prior to training with the katana as well. So in a sense, I do have a spiritual side which helps put my mind at peace on occasion, but I prefer to put my 'faith', for want of a better word, in science.
Shall I sign you up for valhalla as well mate? Let's get our longswords sharpened and roundshields strapped up, and let's go a raiding on our dragonboat, lol.
As I explained in a different thread, while I don't believe in a religion per se, I do hold a set of morals, some of which are common to your, and other religions.
Under certain viewpoints, yes I think atheism can be seen as a form of 'religion', but not necessarily.
Yes body paint, tattoos and even scarification (mongols spring to mind here) are surprisingly widespread customs throughout the world, and not a characteristic of any particular ethnicity per se.
Yes I took the earlier post as being humurous, I just wanted to show off some knowledge that's all, he he
Coming back to the OP's comment, I think he meant when too many tattoos are 'too much'?
I have no problem with a person having a tattoo or small number of tattoos. I consider it an art form and can enhance the looks of a person.
That said a partner whose body is mostly covered in tattoos would be a turn off. I guess rather than the actual number of tattoos, it's the body area that's covered in my case.
Having small ones is fine, but a 1:1 scale portrait is not.
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What type of profile pics catch your eye at first glance?
Ok I'm glad we're on the light hearted tone of things, it was never my intention to start flame warsRe-the poll being the end all of all knowledge, I agree with you that this is no 'definite' guide mind you. I also like to read a profile or see somebody's posts on the forums before contacting them, but it does happen that at times a photo will catch my attention and will lead me to click on that person's profile.
I'm also no fashion guru mind, I don't change my looks to please others, if they don't like me, it's their business.
Returning to the original reason for the thread, I'll make you this analogy with advertising. As shallow as it may seem, why do most ads have a picture of someone flashing a bright smile, posing in a seductive way, or something of the kind even if that has nothing to do with the product? Simple, it's eye catching to the human eye. I know, shallow, but that's human nature.