The Bitch Box

Cheese · 01-03-2014, 04:11 AM

Who here donated anything toward the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan? It received lots of media coverage here and I donated $200. A mere drop in the bucket admittedly, but i've never in my life felt such an overwhelming need to donate the way I did for that

Taxman · 01-03-2014, 04:23 AM

Some people here, especially those who call themselves Nationalist, seem to think that everyone should care only about himself. I know, I may be over idealistic and unrealistic, but how can they close their eyes and say that they don't care. I dunno, but thinking about other people's pain hurts me, no matter where those people are from.
The world may not be fair, and maybe it will never be, but still, we should at least try. You can't just say "it's not my problem" and move on. And sorry for that bitching, but that annoys me a lot.

djchameleon · 01-03-2014, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Grogsy

Today I read in the paper that 30 people died when a bus overturned in India. This was a small paragraph on page 6. If it had happened in the UK, anywhere in Europe or the US it would be on the front page and first item on TV news. It's the same when ferries loaded with people sink off the Philippines and most of them drown. Is it because for some reason, people's lives or deaths in third world countries aren't worth as much as people in 1st world countries. It would seem to be so.

The news media is a business. The only way for 3rd world countries to get front page is if it is a mass disaster. They need people to buy their papers and only shocking events do that. 30 people dying is a drop in the bucket compared to all the other deaths going on around the world everyday. They prioritize stories that will sell.

FETCHER. · 01-03-2014, 08:22 AM

We don't hear about anything that happens in other countries unless it is on a massive scale. We didn't hear about the Wellington earthquake or anything and I have no other examples because I don't live in the other countries. I'm not even sure but I don't think we heard about the earthquake that vanilla was involved in, I think it was a case of 'new Zealand earthquake happened at....?' And that was it.

Taxman · 01-03-2014, 08:25 AM

Also if for example, someone like Michael Schumacher injuries, like he did, it sells more than a story of a buss accident in India.
Catastrophes sell better when you can,identify with them and maybe some of us who live here in the first world countries cannot identify with those poor Indians. Not to mention Syrians.

Plankton · 01-03-2014, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Did not mean that in a bad way. But my parents, for example, don't use centimetres when they are measuring something. It's always inches, etc.

Not a problem. I took my Geritol and now I feel better.

Trollheart · 01-03-2014, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FETCHER.

Went out on my new mountain bike for the first time and have a whole host of bruises now

. It was ****ing great though.

Woo-hoo! Not to the crash of course, but welcome back Kay! Nice to see ya, and Happy New Year!

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Oh good, that means we no longer need guns, we can arm everyone with apples

Oh no! People are going to start throwing ipods at each other? Oh, the humanity!!!

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Did not mean that in a bad way. But my parents, for example, don't use centimetres when they are measuring something. It's always inches, etc.

Yeah, like I always say: give people a centimetre and they'll take a kilometre!

Mojo · 01-03-2014, 08:40 PM

I've always been irritated to no end by people who ignore me, or pick me up and drop me whenever its convenient for them. Basically if someone doesn't wish to commit to a friendship, or just doesn't like me, and they never give that impression then I'm perfectly ****ing happy with that. However I know too many people who are happy to give that impression when they need something, and then pretend they never met me when they don't. What annoys me the most is I've always tended to allow these people to keep coming and going, appearing and disappearing.

This weekend I had encounters with two people like this. Both went very differently. One lad I used to work with, didn't see him for a few months when I left, during which time he split up with his girlfriend. He got back in touch, we grabbed a few pints on occasion, I helped him with things on about three different occasions, which included helping him to move house, then he met someone else and ignored me whenever I tried to make contact with him again. This weekend I bumped into him and he sparked up a conversation with me. I said hello, I shook his hand, and told him I would very much appreciate it if he just doesn't bother in the future, that I don't particularly wish to remain friends with him, and goodbye.

There is also a girl I have known for several years now. Way back when we used to hang out a lot, very frequently. I was quite into her at this time. We drifted apart, we saw each other much less frequently. She is very rarely single. Its always been the case. After three separate break-ups, it became very clear that I would only see her each time she was dumped. I would make her feel better about herself, give her a little bit of an ego boost, sometimes a rebound, and of course then I wouldn't see her again when she met someone else. Someone told me during the week she had just split up with her last serious boyfriend, and so I waited. Knowing what to expect. She texted me today. I deleted both the message and her number.

I'm either growing a spine or I'm just getting to an age where I'm getting more comfortable saying exactly whats on my mind.

ROCKSTARMARTHA · 01-03-2014, 08:46 PM

I work 2 full time jobs and go to school and still seem to be broke. End of story!

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-03-2014, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojo

I've always been irritated to no end by people who ignore me, or pick me up and drop me whenever its convenient for them. Basically if someone doesn't wish to commit to a friendship, or just doesn't like me, and they never give that impression then I'm perfectly ****ing happy with that. However I know too many people who are happy to give that impression when they need something, and then pretend they never met me when they don't. What annoys me the most is I've always tended to allow these people to keep coming and going, appearing and disappearing.

This weekend I had encounters with two people like this. Both went very differently. One lad I used to work with, didn't see him for a few months when I left, during which time he split up with his girlfriend. He got back in touch, we grabbed a few pints on occasion, I helped him with things on about three different occasions, which included helping him to move house, then he met someone else and ignored me whenever I tried to make contact with him again. This weekend I bumped into him and he sparked up a conversation with me. I said hello, I shook his hand, and told him I would very much appreciate it if he just doesn't bother in the future, that I don't particularly wish to remain friends with him, and goodbye.

There is also a girl I have known for several years now. Way back when we used to hang out a lot, very frequently. I was quite into her at this time. We drifted apart, we saw each other much less frequently. She is very rarely single. Its always been the case. After three separate break-ups, it became very clear that I would only see her each time she was dumped. I would make her feel better about herself, give her a little bit of an ego boost, sometimes a rebound, and of course then I wouldn't see her again when she met someone else. Someone told me during the week she had just split up with her last serious boyfriend, and so I waited. Knowing what to expect. She texted me today. I deleted both the message and her number.

I'm either growing a spine or I'm just getting to an age where I'm getting more comfortable saying exactly whats on my mind.

Good on you. People can be so selfish.

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01-03-2014, 04:23 AM	#13872 (permalink)
Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	Some people here, especially those who call themselves Nationalist, seem to think that everyone should care only about himself. I know, I may be over idealistic and unrealistic, but how can they close their eyes and say that they don't care. I dunno, but thinking about other people's pain hurts me, no matter where those people are from. The world may not be fair, and maybe it will never be, but still, we should at least try. You can't just say "it's not my problem" and move on. And sorry for that bitching, but that annoys me a lot. __________________ ...

01-03-2014, 08:25 AM	#13875 (permalink)
Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	Also if for example, someone like Michael Schumacher injuries, like he did, it sells more than a story of a buss accident in India. Catastrophes sell better when you can,identify with them and maybe some of us who live here in the first world countries cannot identify with those poor Indians. Not to mention Syrians. __________________ ...

01-03-2014, 08:40 PM	#13878 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I've always been irritated to no end by people who ignore me, or pick me up and drop me whenever its convenient for them. Basically if someone doesn't wish to commit to a friendship, or just doesn't like me, and they never give that impression then I'm perfectly ****ing happy with that. However I know too many people who are happy to give that impression when they need something, and then pretend they never met me when they don't. What annoys me the most is I've always tended to allow these people to keep coming and going, appearing and disappearing. This weekend I had encounters with two people like this. Both went very differently. One lad I used to work with, didn't see him for a few months when I left, during which time he split up with his girlfriend. He got back in touch, we grabbed a few pints on occasion, I helped him with things on about three different occasions, which included helping him to move house, then he met someone else and ignored me whenever I tried to make contact with him again. This weekend I bumped into him and he sparked up a conversation with me. I said hello, I shook his hand, and told him I would very much appreciate it if he just doesn't bother in the future, that I don't particularly wish to remain friends with him, and goodbye. There is also a girl I have known for several years now. Way back when we used to hang out a lot, very frequently. I was quite into her at this time. We drifted apart, we saw each other much less frequently. She is very rarely single. Its always been the case. After three separate break-ups, it became very clear that I would only see her each time she was dumped. I would make her feel better about herself, give her a little bit of an ego boost, sometimes a rebound, and of course then I wouldn't see her again when she met someone else. Someone told me during the week she had just split up with her last serious boyfriend, and so I waited. Knowing what to expect. She texted me today. I deleted both the message and her number. I'm either growing a spine or I'm just getting to an age where I'm getting more comfortable saying exactly whats on my mind. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

01-03-2014, 04:11 AM	#13871 (permalink)
Cheese Shadow on the wall Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 823	Who here donated anything toward the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan? It received lots of media coverage here and I donated $200. A mere drop in the bucket admittedly, but i've never in my life felt such an overwhelming need to donate the way I did for that

01-03-2014, 08:46 PM	#13879 (permalink)
ROCKSTARMARTHA Groupie Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 0	I work 2 full time jobs and go to school and still seem to be broke. End of story!