Countries you couldn't visit for dying of Laughter

by Celtic 9 Replies latest jw friends

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  Celtic

  Ummmm what am I up to now? Its ok, I'm just being mischievious.

  So Graham Norton was on Channel Four this evening in Japan, what a very peculiar race!!

  Which countries do you think that you could not visit for knowing that when you were there, you'd just fool about laughing at the absurdity of the culture and why?

  The question goes two ways, which religions or faiths besides the JW's do you find ridiculous to the extreme and why?

  Please do answer, I'm soooo interested in the results.

  Cheers me maties!!

  celtic

  PS HOw'd my blinkin post get aligned next to his > UncleBruce, is this some synchronicity to do with my favourite subject permaculture coming from the South Sandwich Islands?

  Please, fill me ... in ... the gaps.
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  cynicus

  The question goes two ways, which religions or faiths besides the JW's do you find ridiculous to the extreme and why?

  Ummm... have a look. Today it was in the news that some of the Dutch adherents have resigned their jobs, sold their houses, all in expectance of the Rapture. This year that is.

  http://www.prophetelia.com/efraim/uk/index.asp

  Pretty well bonkers As to the why? Well it reminds me of something I experienced myself at close range.
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  unclebruce

  Which countries do you think that you could not visit for knowing that when you were there, you'd just fool about laughing at the absurdity of the culture and why?

  England because it's a silly place.

  Oh give me a home where the wombats roam and the antipathies stay at bay.

  unclebruce
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  ashitaka

  Afganistan....possibly?

  Also, those shites in France who love to raise their arse-eyebrows at Americans because we obviously are the bottom of the barrel...

  Religions-Scientologists, Falun Gong, while they shouldn't be persecuted, are a wacky bunch. Some of the people down south in the USA (near the bible belt) should be locked up at least half of the year.
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  Haereticus

  During 12 years I had numerous longer tech training periods for 1-3 months at a time in London, Paris, Zürich, Manchester NH and Wilmington MA. This is the order my memories run from positive down. I do not blame any other than myself, but to my experience there is a wide gap in general between these two continents. Habits and attitudes are different and the one that adjusts easily will have least difficulties.

  In Wilmington MA I was the only one attending training outside US and it was heartwarming to hear people from California constantly referring to the East Coast with names. I never forget that I was remainded that it was not proper to eat ice cream before 10 am (they had a vending machine for it). They made remarks for me dressing casually during training and wearing my suit at evenings as they behaved just vice versa. Fortunately we were downstairs as I was told that in the office they had limited the number of pens one carry in shirt pocket. Also set temperature limit for men wearing short sleeves. Some of them could not understand me having a steak instead toast and maple syrup at breakfast etc.

  These experiences did not depress me understanding that I was the odd one out, square, whatever. It is very much up to one's own personal attitude. Why anybody would travel on ones own expense and free will without first learning about the destination. If travel goes with your emplyment you eventually get used to these differencies.

  "Proper preparation & planning prevents piss poor performance." - Awul Dasfilshabeda and Nowaynayda Zheet
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  fodeja

  Well, I'm not talking about dying from laughter, but I still think that people who measure small distances in fractions of inches and understand 10/12/2001 as 12 October 2001 must be living in a pretty bizarre culture .

  f.
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  Haereticus

  fodeja

  Bear in mind that these things take some time. In UK a Select Committee of the House of Commons appointed on the 13th February 1895 (not a typo) to inquire wheter any and what changes in the present system of Weights and Measures should be adopted, recommended as follows:

  -That the metrical system of weights and measures be at once legalized for all purposes.

  -That after lapse of two years the metrical system be rendered compulsory by Act of Parliament.

  Weight and Measures Act was passed 6th August 1897 yet more than century has passed and it seems that transition time was too short.

  The way dates are expressed is numerous. Years ago I decided to go logical and started writing units in decending order for example 2001-10-31.

  "Proper preparation & planning prevents piss poor performance." - Awul Dasfilshabeda and Nowaynayda Zheet
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  Commie Chris

  The U.S., where the words of Britney Spears are admired more than those of Noam Chomsky and CNN is considered "left-wing news" (it's neither).
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  ashitaka

  I agree, although I live here, this country is already at the bottom of the tube. People laud shite while denigrating things of substance. USA can look pretty, but the people have a long way to fly on the evolutionary scale.
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  unclebruce

  But in England they eat cold fat filled pies and wash 'em down with warm beer.

  In England live strange creatures like two fat ladies and one called logical (part woman part boy part singing elephantman)

  In England they invented Dick Emery, the flushing dunny and blackpool rock.

  In England men guard the Queen of Australia while waltzing about with giant bear scrotums on thier heads.

  In England women smoke cippers and chew tobacco.

  In England people play draughs in old pubs and, when someone orders beer, say things like "I'll have 'alf"

  In England the sun goes down and the rain falls up.

  In England Kings and horses go around trying to fix broken eggs.

  In England fairies live at the bottom of the garden where giant beanstalks have castles on top.

  In England a TRex drives a Rolls Royce 'cos its good for his voice.

  In England blue birds fly over tghe white cliffs of Dover..

  .. or so i've been told