Cultures & Groups - 20 August 2007

monthly payments and were going to increase them from £25 per month to £36 almost 50%. Since my account has never been in debit I rang them to tell them not to increase my direct debit payments.My question is how many of you have received similar letters and have you done anything about it.Why should they take what would amount to millions of pounds off us Senior citizens in advance for no good reason. It is common practice with all the utility companies.Help your elderly neighbours by contesting it if you can, if they are unable to do it themselves.

2007-08-20 23:36:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

It was an "interesting" one. Off to get some sleep. hope you have a good day.

2007-08-20 22:52:59 · 15 answers · asked by Yoda 4 in Senior Citizens

2007-08-20 21:26:37 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

i dont get how some parents can expect so much from you.. there are parents who have kids and support them financially of them but there are some taht have kids so the kids can support the parents financially. like through the government.. ther more kids you have the more money you get.. how could anyone possibly want kids just to ahve more money... thast how i feel about my parents.. havhing kids to survive financially grrrrr and why are poor ppl fat in america and skinny in other countries..thrye the one gettin free money from the gov and they consider themselves poor

2007-08-20 20:40:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

For me: The troll invasion is at an annoying HIGH! Some of the questions in this section have hit an all time low! Great people are either leaving or had their accounts deleted.
So, what, if anything is upsetting you?!?

2007-08-20 19:20:35 · 11 answers · asked by ©Diva© 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I guess I'm mad about this. In Pompano Beach there is a public spot in which many drummers and fire dancers go to have some fun during full moon, drumming and firedancing. It is the taxpayers money that maintain the beach, it belongs to the public. So on my first outing to this drum circle I decide to bring my guitar and have my friend bring his also. An hour into being there the cops showed up and broke up the fun, saying that the city commissioner got word that there is underage drinking going on there and he himself instructed the police to break down these get togethers. What a bummer!!! When will the children realize they have the time to do what they want in their own time? What drives me up the wall is that I don't even drink, for me making music is fun. I don't go to clubs and bars. What can we do to get the full moon drum circle back?

2007-08-20 19:04:50 · 3 answers · asked by remove me 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I have some very intense feelings at times that I 'should' be female. It's as though doing feminine things feels 'right'. As an example I'll get the intense urge to wear a pair of high heels or paint my fingernails, etc and do it. It feels so wonderful at first but after a bit I begin to feel guilty and start to undo whatever I did. It's to the point that I don't know what to do. The other things is I am not attracted to men in any sense. Being intimate with women is wonderful and I don't want to give that up. Thoughts?

BTW...rude and nasty answers get reported!

2007-08-20 18:52:35 · 6 answers · asked by bronzegod4ever 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Some people just rubs me off as really intelligent through the way they speak, talk and write. Are they naturally gifted, or did they read lots of books and built their vocabulary at a young age? I'm fascinated with these people, and I want to be like them.

2007-08-20 18:47:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

This is my personal experience, I am a student at a local university, for some reason there seems to be a lot of females converting to islam in my college and they are extremely devout, wearing hijab etc. Anyway two of the ladies who converted told me point blankly that Homosexuals are disgrace to society and they need to be given the death penalty. What is even disturbing is they are White all American females.
Also when the Muslim Student Association was protesting the Jewish occupation of Palestine as part of a debate with Jewish hillel and Jews for Israel in campus I noticed members of LGBT siding and protesting along with Muslim Student Association members. This I thought was disturbing because Israel is only country in the middle east that supports the rights of Gays and Lesbians. Islamic countries give the death penalty, let alone grant rights to LGBT. So why do Gays align with Muslims in America?. I am a hindu I have no vested interest in Israel or the muslims just a question.

2007-08-20 18:35:40 · 14 answers · asked by rahulkumarny 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-20 18:32:27 · 10 answers · asked by W E E N i E 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Serious question.

2007-08-20 17:18:23 · 18 answers · asked by finest_man_in_fl 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

My Grandpa would send me for things like
"box of grid squares"
"a pucket of prop wash"
"a roll of flight line"
"a left handed monkey wrench"

When I would ask my dad to do something he would tell me," Sure I will do it as soon as I find out where I lost my box of 'Round 2 it's'"

and lets not forget the good old Snipe hunt!

2007-08-20 17:06:30 · 9 answers · asked by DrMichael 7 in Senior Citizens

I am out to everyone at school, and my mom, and brother. My mom asked me not to tell the family for fear they will reject me.
So I respected her wishes. Now, I want to tell my father. I would have a while back, but i was busy mending our relationship. but now I feel like i should tell him, and I want to. I live with him everyother weekend, and will see him this weekend.

So I was wondering, do you think it would be okay/ better for me to come out

via Email,
To give him some time to think about it so that he will have time to gather words for this weekend, if we have a talk.

OR

Face to face, and have him react however, right then and there.


hmmmm.
opinions?

and

if he reacts badly,
then i will have two parents that just
really dont like that part of who I am
how could I cope?

but i looking on the bright side, er trying too :]



oh and if i told him via email, i feel like I could definately express my feelings better writing, than talking.

2007-08-20 17:03:24 · 7 answers · asked by Rae ☺ 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

do you prefer to have long or short hair? Do you prefer to wear it up, or down?

2007-08-20 16:27:01 · 19 answers · asked by Jack 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

what do you think caused you to be gay or bi?

genetics?
some early childhood experiences?
experimentation?
did someone convert you?

personally, i am bi and i don't really have any idea why.

2007-08-20 16:23:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

My friend and I are really close but lately she has been interested in like odd things. ( lesbians, sex, gays,ect.)
When she tlks to me I feel really weird so I tell her to plz stop tlkin about it.
But recently she has been on a chat room n has been asking for lesbians that would b interested in her, then she went to me!
What should I do? Plz help me!!!

2007-08-20 16:08:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-20 16:01:28 · 13 answers · asked by jayakrishnamenon 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-08-20 15:50:13 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I live in Canada and we just say blacks . And no offence is given or taken from it.

2007-08-20 15:36:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Tell me? and i don't want to hear that bullshi-t about everybody being a racist. white people created racism in the first place.

Don't white people know that when they populate only 2 or 3% of the world, their children will suffer by people of color. I mean you all know this is coming right?

White people killed off the native Australians to the point of extinction

White people almost killed of the native American to extinction.

White people enslaved black people because of there ancestory sick and psych path Ideas about being genetically superior ( which is BullShi-t because there nothing superior about recessive genes).

White people stolen resources and cultures from people of color.

Why whould some white people teach there children racism when there only setting there kids up for disappointment .

White people don't have to repay people of color anything but your just making things worse by teaching your kids hate for no good reason?!?!

2007-08-20 15:24:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

If you wouldnt mind. im going to come out to my parents about being bisexual soon, and, i mean, i already have planned how i want to do it, but i would jus like to hear how you did it.

peace&love

2007-08-20 15:19:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-20 15:11:46 · 8 answers · asked by chic 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

The other night I had dream that I kissed my friend. We were talking and then all of sudden I got that feeling that I was about to be kissed and then she kissed me. I let her do it and then I kissed her back and in my dream I liked it. I'm bi, but I didn't think I liked her that way, but now I think I do. I'm pretty sure she's straight and she doesn't know that I'm bi, so I don't know if I should tell her about my dream or not. Or tell her how I feel and see how she reacts. I'm afraid that if I tell her about my dream, she might think I was gross or something and not want to hang out with me anymore. I know a lot of people would say that if she's going to act like that, then I probably don't want her as a friend anyway, but I do cause she's really fun to hang out with. I'm really confused. Can someone please help me?

2007-08-20 15:11:29 · 14 answers · asked by inthewhispers 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Recently one of my coworker had made a negative comment about koreans eating dogs. He said that they eat dogs b/c they are poor? Now, there "might" be a some truth to his comment but his comment was mostly based on the fact that he felt it was an unhumaine, socially and culturally unaceptable here in the US. Americans' consider dogs and cats as part of the family. I told him that Korea is not a poor country, like other countries, it does have poverish sections, but korea is an agricultural country, their main diest is rice and vegetables, and consider meat "any" sort of meet a delicatisen. I just think that he feels that korea is inferior, he equates koreans to animals and culturally unaccepting. Does he sound racist?

2007-08-20 14:34:28 · 26 answers · asked by ?????? 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I am an Eagle Scout who never had an Eagle ceremony, so I am considered unrecognized by the troop I was in. I didn't want it, because I never cared for ceremonies such as my high school and college graduation (which I also did not go to).

Anyways, I was thinking of showing up to a meeting. Should I go or stay away? I was at one about a year and a half ago but it's been five years since i graduated high school and I think I am too old to show up. On the other hand, maybe it would be good for the scouts to see someone who isn't such a loser and geek (I would be dressed up in a shirt and tie because I would just be getting out of work) that became successful as an Eagle Scout.

2007-08-20 14:04:00 · 8 answers · asked by MLeinart7 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

The question has been eating away at me for months. I definately know I am attracted to girls. But, I do not know if I am attracted to guys. I mean, its not like I would try to show off to the guys my body or anything, but sometimes, but sometimes I wanna just give them a hug NOT KISSES, and I want to hang out with them, but I dont want to touch them or anything.

2007-08-20 13:49:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

My husbands Mother says...still..."I'm plum tuckered out!" LOL Meaning she is tired. Do you have some you can share with us?

2007-08-20 13:37:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

treatment required by a "hospital-acquired complication"? In addition, it will no longer pay for falls, objects left in surgical patients and other problems that happen in hospitals that could have been prevented.

This rule change also blocks hospitals from billing patients for the cost of the treatment.

Do you think the hospitals will be more careful with the patients they receive now?

2007-08-20 13:22:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

i liked a girl before and i asked questions about it and stuff but i got mixed answers...so does anyone kno how to tell if im bi...ive only like one girl does that mean im bi? (i wouldve taken a bullit for her...but i wouldnt want to have sex with her or make out with her...maybe just kiss her once in a while but not much and only a peck....)

2007-08-20 13:20:27 · 8 answers · asked by bisexualgirl 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

1. Australians look forward to freedom
2. Italians and Spanish are prone to do nothing
3. Britons and Americans most likely travel abroad for long periods.
4. Germans like to travel also, but prefer sporting activities
5. French go for gardening
6. Canadians do lots of charity work
7. Japanese have retirement allergies. Forty percent pursued paid work after retirement. That's 10 times more than France.

Isn't that interesting?

The international survey was taken by the French insurance group Axa.

2007-08-20 13:17:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens