Put Away the Flags

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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    A Surprise Left wrote:
    abook and el-kabong do you guys reside in the u.s? if you hate your country so much you could easily move.....*shrugs*

    I don't hate this country at all...I just know it can be so much better, so much more and I am willing to work towards that goal. I don't like to give up on a dream.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    MOKELE M'BEMBE wrote:
    Can you drink the tapwater in Australia? If you can, don't bet on doing it anywhere else, 'cept Canada and the U.S. It's just not worthy the risk.

    of course we bloody can. it is why we have such stringent quarantine laws.
    hey ASL there's nothing wrong with the water in sydney. though maybe after 40 years i'm used to it. have you tasted brisvegas' water.
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  • MOKELE MBEMBE
    MOKELE MBEMBE Posts: 53
    catefrances wrote:
    don't bother. krispy kreme donuts are shit.
    they have this substance in them that they try and palm off as cream. it's disgusting. as a fellow aussie i'm warning you now. don't do it. one of those double chocolate donuts from wendy's is better.

    Wendy's serves donuts in Australia?! Cool.

    Krispy Kreme donuts are kind of like America: they're just too frickin' sweet for some people!
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  • A Surprise Left
    A Surprise Left Posts: 743
    catefrances wrote:
    actually ASL i meant donut king not wendy's. apologies for that momentary lapse of knowing-what-the-hell-i-was-talking-about.
    okay go ahead. but don't say you weren't warned. :) just promise me you'll stay away from the 'cream' filled ones.

    Donut King must be taking a hammering here atm, with everyone wanting to try Krispy Kreme. I will remember your warning but I think curiosity will get the better of me and I'll have to try a few of those bad boys. Drive-thru donut stores...only an American would think of something like that....LOL.
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  • MOKELE MBEMBE
    MOKELE MBEMBE Posts: 53
    A Surprise Left wrote:
    Well in Adelaide you shouldn't do it and Sydney's isn't that great but the drinking water here in Melbourne is just fine (supposed to be the best in the world but I haven't tested that theory). The drinking water in New Zealand is as good as that found anywhere in Australia. I bet you can drink the tap water in Norway or Sweden or Germany for instance.

    Nope been to Germany, can't do it.

    And it's not really like you can drink the tapwater anywhere in the US. I couldn't do it in Texas. I mean I COULD, but it tasted and felt like drinking concrete that hadn't soldified. Not pleasant.
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  • A Surprise Left
    A Surprise Left Posts: 743
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    I don't hate this country at all...I just know it can be so much better, so much more and I am willing to work towards that goal. I don't like to give up on a dream.

    okay fair enough....i don't mean to get personal its just i've never seen you or el kabong say anything remotely positive about the country you choose to call home (if i'm wrong then i apologise). i think there are plenty of things wrong with my country but i still say its the best place to live on earth. (even during these cold melbourne winters LOL)
    The wind is blowing cold
    Have we lost our way tonight?
    Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

    Feels like were all alone
    Running further from what’s right
    And there are no more heroes to follow

    So what are we becoming?
    Where did we go wrong?
  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    MOKELE M'BEMBE wrote:
    You people are so fucking predictable! I guess Krispy Kreme is having people murdered in Africa right now, to keep grease and sugar prices low, yeah that's it. Why don't you just admit that you think the U.S. and "consumerism" are responsible for all the world's ills? That's the only possible explanation for "consumerism at the expense of a couple million lives." You make it sound as if I run my house of off starving children I throw into a giant Nazi-style incinerator. You sad people. You don't live in reality, and I'm growing weary of arguing against your tenebrous grasp of world events and history. You all need psychiatric help.


    i see it's impossible to have a civilized debate w/ you w/o you calling ppl names or insulting them

    krispy kreme probably hasn't done anything on a global scale, does that mean GE didn't sell munitions to Hitler even after we got involved?

    you're not throwing anyone in ovens, just installing dictators and death squads to keep the ppl in line.

    i don't hate america, i think we should take responsibility for our actions and STOP

    until you can grow up and stop pretending your actions and overconsumption don't have any consequences outside our borders on a MASS SCALE there really isn't a point in spending anymore time on you
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  • A Surprise Left
    A Surprise Left Posts: 743
    MOKELE M'BEMBE wrote:
    Nope been to Germany, can't do it.

    And it's not really like you can drink the tapwater anywhere in the US. I couldn't do it in Texas. I mean I COULD, but it tasted and felt like drinking concrete that hadn't soldified. Not pleasant.

    I don't normally drink tap-water but its perfectly fine to take a swill (or even a cup) of water here without zero chance of getting sick. They put chloride and flouride in the water which also helps. As catefrances said there is a very good reason why Australia has such tight controls on what comes into the country. I think the vast distances enjoyed by Australia (and NZ) contribute greatly to why they are good places to live.
    The wind is blowing cold
    Have we lost our way tonight?
    Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

    Feels like were all alone
    Running further from what’s right
    And there are no more heroes to follow

    So what are we becoming?
    Where did we go wrong?
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    MOKELE M'BEMBE wrote:
    Wendy's serves donuts in Australia?! Cool.

    Krispy Kreme donuts are kind of like America: they're just too frickin' sweet for some people!

    sweet? try over processed to within an inch of its life.
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  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    The only flag I plan on flying today is the Italian one, should we win the world cup match against Germany :p

    I remember a few days after September 11 (I was living in New Jersey at the time) a woman called in a radio program and said she would keep her flag in the drawer until she could be proud of her country again. This was when the flag inflation was at its dawn.

    I agree with the article, and having grown up in Italy in the 70s I'm really not a flag person at all.

    I will not think ill of anyone flying the American flag today, it's like displaying the picture of family members you don't necessarily like, but still love. Those who fly it every single day, however, or have it sticking to their cars... :rolleyes:

    The friends I'm celebrating with though have this flying on their pole :)

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  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    catefrances wrote:
    sweet? try over processed to within an inch of its life.

    it's disgusting how much over processed food is in the avg american diet
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • A Surprise Left
    A Surprise Left Posts: 743
    The best donuts on earth I reckon are the ones they sell here at Australian Rules Football games at these cool little donut vans. They are COVERED with sugar and with jam inside and they are the best damn things ever invented by mankind! LOL
    The wind is blowing cold
    Have we lost our way tonight?
    Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

    Feels like were all alone
    Running further from what’s right
    And there are no more heroes to follow

    So what are we becoming?
    Where did we go wrong?
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    meme wrote:
    The only flag I plan on flying today is the Italian one, should we win the world cup match against Germany :p

    I remember a few days after September 11 (I was living in New Jersey at the time) a woman called in a radio program and said she would keep her flag in the drawer until she could be proud of her country again. This was when the flag inflation was at its dawn.

    I agree with the article, and having grown up in Italy in the 70s I'm really not a flag person at all.

    I will not think ill of anyone flying the American flag today, it's like displaying the picture of family members you don't necessarily like, but still love. Those who fly it every single day, however, or have it sticking to their cars... :rolleyes:

    The friends I'm celebrating with though have this flying on their pole :)

    http://www.gettysburgflag.com/images/earth.jpg

    Now there's a flag I can get behind, We have to come to terms and learn to coexist with the rest of the world as a whole, where every life is equal and just as precious as our own. :)
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    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    El_Kabong wrote:
    it's disgusting how much over processed food is in the avg american diet

    you know i'm coming over at the end of my next uni semester and besides the fear of accidently ticking the 'yes i am a terrorist' box, natural food is my biggest concern. i know i may be over reacting just a little but i don't eat fast food so it is a major consideration for me. and that water thing. are you guys serious about only drinking bottled water?
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  • Abookamongstthemany
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    A Surprise Left wrote:
    okay fair enough....i don't mean to get personal its just i've never seen you or el kabong say anything remotely positive about the country you choose to call home (if i'm wrong then i apologise). i think there are plenty of things wrong with my country but i still say its the best place to live on earth. (even during these cold melbourne winters LOL)

    I have said in this thread even that we have a lot of potential and I think we were founded on worthwhile notions. But now we have to live up to our own expectations. If this country is headed in the right direction then I will say so. If not then I will denounce it. I refuse to stand behind a course that is wrong in my eyes just because I reside here. Wrong is wrong no matter where you were born. When this country is something to be proud of again then I would love to be the first to brag about it and celebrate. But I will not show pride until it is deserved....it would be meaningless. As of now I see not to much to celebrate.
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    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    A Surprise Left wrote:
    The best donuts on earth I reckon are the ones they sell here at Australian Rules Football games at these cool little donut vans. They are COVERED with sugar and with jam inside and they are the best damn things ever invented by mankind! LOL

    OMG yes!
    i knew melbourne was good for something :p
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  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    catefrances wrote:
    you know i'm coming over at the end of my next uni semester and besides the fear of accidently ticking the 'yes i am a terrorist' box, natural food is my biggest concern. i know i may be over reacting just a little but i don't eat fast food so it is a major consideration for me. and that water thing. are you guys serious about only drinking bottled water?


    well, of course it depends on the area the water is coming from, but most of the water tables are polluted.

    where i lived in both northern virginia and south carolina i could tell a big difference in drinking tap water over filtered/bottled/...water. taste, smell...and the tape water has fluoride in it.

    when i lived in virginia i had a pitcher w/ a filter in it or one on the sink. now i buy it from a place called garner's natural market

    we bought a 3 gallon container w/ a spout for something like $16, then it only costs $0.49/gallon to refill it.

    i doubt you'd get sick or anything from drinking the water on your trip but it just won't be clean.
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • A Surprise Left
    A Surprise Left Posts: 743
    catefrances wrote:
    OMG yes!
    i knew melbourne was good for something :p

    ah melboune is cultured....melbourne is learned....melbourne has class! :p
    and we have roadways that don't go around in circles and melbourne is always ahead of sydney in the most liveable cities in the world surveys! hehe
    The wind is blowing cold
    Have we lost our way tonight?
    Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

    Feels like were all alone
    Running further from what’s right
    And there are no more heroes to follow

    So what are we becoming?
    Where did we go wrong?
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    A Surprise Left wrote:
    ah melboune is cultured....melbourne is learned....melbourne has class! :p
    and we have roadways that don't go around in circles and melbourne is always ahead of sydney in the most liveable cities in the world surveys! hehe


    we have sunshine :p

    not to mention that melbourne is the home of organised crime. you want a hit done. go to melbourne. :p
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    El_Kabong wrote:
    i doubt you'd get sick or anything from drinking the water on your trip but it just won't be clean.

    oh i'm not worried about getting sick. it's getting fresh stuff that i'm thinking about. somewhere to get decent lebanese or vegetarian food would be a help. organic growers markets. that kind of thing.
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