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I like my man Like I like my chicken...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:32:37 +0100

I like my man like I like my chicken
With a little bit of fat on the ends
Not too much and not too little
Just enough to make me grin

When I see a little man walkin' down the street
He ain't my type, I need a little more meat
He’s skinny, and not my cup of tea…

Besides that I like man who are a really man, not Bi or " I like to be in toutch with my feminine side" kind of man...someone who dont have to ask everything to mummy before he take a step! Yep thats the way I like my man....

Random Thought of the Day

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:03:49 +0200

What a beautiful f*cking day.

the things we see/hear on NS train

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:13:42 +0100

what hiliarious or odd things have we seen or heard while riding the train?

- a repulsive smell comes from someone across the isle... aha! patatje oorlog! i have to quickly move to another carriage! so gross!

- a young woman in front of me, drinks red wine [Hardy's] straight from the bottle. she embarks later than i and finishes the entire bottle before we reach AMS CS. it's not even noon yet!

- a young Asian [Vietnamese according to her necklace] woman in front of me tells non stop loud yakking NL women across the isle to keep quiet because it's stilte coupe. it seems the cat suddenly gets the NL women's tongues! mwahaha...

- woman next to me asks complete strangers if she could also use their discount cards when the conductor comes round.

- bloke rides train with expired discount card from 2 years ago. has no explanation for it.

- bloke rides train with absolutely no discount card or ID and with a discount ticket. conductor spends 30mins writing a fine. the zwartrijder doesn't want to give his real address and provide his parents'.

- middle aged woman in front of me, on an overfull train, makes useless small talk with her 'seat mates' wanting to know their whole life stories in 5 minutes! i shoot her a piercing look when my turn comes.

- a bird wears some sort of trousers which i've seen in the adverts of late. is that a nappy she's wearing under there? no, no nappy. apparently these trousers are in fashion this autumn/winter.

- Chinese man barks at his phone so loud [and for so long] people in the carriage laugh at him and say how horrible he is.

Big Trouble in Tourist Thailand.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:51:56 +0100

Interesting stuff... shows a part of Thailand I've never come across, but isn't actually very nice at all. A trailer plus all the 8 episodes, 4 parts per episode.
http://www.youtube.com/user/suirside1

Doing a Google, I see the show has apparently caused quite a scene in a few western countries involving embassy/government officials with corruption and scammers running rife and Thai government officials angry at the way Thailand has been 'exposed'... this isn't the Thailand I know and hope I never see, though, reflecting on some experiences, may be I got away lightly.

Are you a follower

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:19:45 +0200

Just thought I'd give it a try...

Expat, Westerner, immigrant, foreigner...?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:33:52 +0100

Hi,

Recently someone told me that expats don't really like to be called expats - because a great many of you have been living in the Netherlands for quite some time and are destined to stay, either for love of the country, because of a job or for reasons of love.

So I then asked what this group - you! - would like to be called, should I be wanting to use a catch-all name.

He said 'Westerners'. Another person said 'foreign national' (I'm not sure whether that computes at all...). Another one simply said, 'immigrant', and another said 'oh cut it out, we are expats!'

What's your opinion?

What's wrong...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:42:57 +0100

What's wrong with these two pictures taken in the UK?

V Door

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:24:51 +0200

Does anybody have a V door key ?

Police, Justice and Politics shocked KLPD - report

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:04:04 +0100

The police & cameras catch the speeders, but when it comes to the police, they think they're above the law...
I would hope that the police don't get the money from the fines, otherwise it could be seen that anytime they want/need to make a bit of money, that they would just go out and catching people speeding.
Here you see the police driver of the van and equipment that is used to catch people, speeding around the country doing the exact same thing that he's trying to stop others doing! How hypocritical can you get!
http://www.peterrdevries.nl/archief/politi...klpd-reportage/

Simpel phone company

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:08:18 +0100

I don't know what it is with me and phone companies in this country. They keep ripping me off. I paid 70EU to a company called 'simpel' and eventually got a sim card and login details in the post.

The login details did not work. They have no email address on their website (great - since it only operates via the web).... they have a 0900 number which they do not answer and a postbox address which they also don't seem to respond to.

Does anybody have any ideas how I can get my money back? I am desperate and this has gone on for months now.

The trials of Darryl Hunt

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:04 +0100

Don't know if anyone else here saw this documentary on TV last week,but here is another story of disgraceful injustice,committed by people who are only after a conviction to better their careers and bank balances,rather than catching the real criminal.
Its enough to make you weep for the guy - and he was one of the lucky ones who managed to be freed after 20years.
I really can't understand how the so-called professionals who rail-roaded this guy can sleep at night.

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16miEJ-tKjM

Scooters in the bike lanes

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:57:50 +0100

Does anyone know if there is or has been a law discussed to ban scooters from the bike lane?

I must say I find the idea absurd. Your average biker can't go anywhere near the speed of a scooter.

I have been almost hit dozens of times. The weight, speed, and pollution differential between bike and scooter should really force scooters into the main road.

UPC, the clowns, have done it again!

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:19:06 +0200

Why oh why do they feel the need to rearrange the numbering of the TV stations? They seem to do it every year, or so, for no apparent reason except to confuse the hell out of their customers. At least in Amsterdam, they do.

One thing I've noticed over the years is that the clog channels always stay in the same place. It's the English speaking ones (BBC, Discovery, NGC, etc.) that they mess with.

I would have contacted the Sky guy for a dish years ago, if it was allowed to put one up where I live So, I'm a long suffering, reluctant, UPC customer. Curse them to hell.

Do you speak 'little' bit english?

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:54:22 +0200

I remember there was time when I used to call and asks "Do you speak English?" and I used to get response no or "yes I speak little bit english".

And after 'No' answer they also continue in english that their colleague who is busy in another call speaks well if I can call again then may be he/she will talk.

And after the second answer I remember talking to them for 15 minutes without any problem.

So I thought what the heck why not to change the question like this "Do you speak 'little' bit english?" And this gives the receiver a confidence and I always get yes as answer, so now I don't have to deal with 'No' answer anymore that means I don't call again .

But the point here is that dutch people speaks english well but they don't acknowledge it and if we comfort them then they speak english fluently..its like a power they have and they don't know unless someone reminds them.

Not to forget they only listen to English songs and know the lyrics well.

Well, whatever it is I respect dutch attitude as a whole and they are the best in Europe at speaking english after UK average wise (well just my assumption). I was in Germany recently and I found them even worse .

Lets share our experience in this compare to other countries in EU. I know this is redundant thing but there was no thread entirely for this subject.
Hope you guys will cooperate.

Cheers,

Dutch racism at work again

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:49:28 +0200

Ah yesh, being a Dutsh shitishen maksh everyshing OK.

http://www.grieppandemie.nl/English

Foreigners and vaccination
You are not a Dutch citizen, but do belong to one of the groups to be summoned for vaccination? If you are seen by a doctor in the Netherlands, you will be summoned for the New Influenza A (H1N1) vaccination jab.

Hint: It has nothing to do with citizenship, and everything to do with residency and health care coverage. However, I guess it's more than predictable that the government would turn something as banal as a flu vaccination into a message that's antagonistic and ridden with little-man-syndrome feelings.

No wonder Amsterdam is becoming less popular as a business destination.

Human Arrogance

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:50:14 +0200

A poem I wrote in a poetry class while living abroad. Now share with more expats.

We are taught to love our own country
yet not any one else’s

We are taught to trust in a selfish god
or go to hell unsaved

We are taught not to know
yet act in a way that seems perfectly correct

We’re living in a perfect place for parties and fun
But not so good for knowing

We are taught to believe that we are god's chosen
so that we can show no respect to others

We kicked off the primitive struggles against nature
that actually gave rise to human

And are throwing bombs from the sky
Of a boy that barely knows they will explode

Everybody walks with a big head on the neck
With minds brought up to be arrogant and ignorant the same time

We are taught to believe our own-ism makes the country rich
but doesn’t make people lazy and fat

We are all the luckiest ones on earth
but our earth may finally not be

We are taught to bear "That is what I am" and "I do what I want"
unaware that through making changes we improve

And “life is to enjoy” a floating logic
Correct today, but tomorrow maybe not

We are experts in making judgments about things
That we do not really know

We have poor understanding of diversities
Unless this time we are the minority

We may easily forgive the poverty of a family
yet scorn never spares that of a country

Look,
Someone is wearing the empire's clothes today

And he is in deep fear
of being executed by a bomb in the bedroom

A mother that hardly understands why another mother
wants her lost son back so badly

But there is no way that
This province become a new country

We sing hymns to the god
In a world of our own

Seeking in our own land
His blessing

Black eyes, blue eyes
All are beautiful stars in the sky

Golden hair, dark hair
We are just as human as each other.

fire safety??

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:15:01 +0200

hi,
our building we live in has not got any fire alarms and one of our neighbours keeps his motorbike in the shed with the rubbish (this is classed as a fire hazard in the u.k.) and i was wondering are the fire regulations the same here in holland? i cant find what im looking for on the gemente website - does anyone have the answers?
thankyou very much for any help with this :-)

Racism at Aran Pub near Hard Rock

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:35:28 +0200

After nearly a decade of visiting Aran pub, last night's horror will prevent me from ever stepping foot in the place again. Our waiter shouted very anti American and anti Semitic rants at us. We order an initial round of drinks only to be told we should go to Germany to order "Holocaust" drinks. We were reffered to as "Yankee cunts" by the same bar man. On paying our bill, the server told us the bar would not accept 5 euro cent coins. We suggested he phone the police. Instead, the server threw the coins at us and hit and elderly woman passing by. Please avoid this place.

Nasty Transport Staff!

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:04:12 +0200

London Underground Staff Vs Elderly Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u804C65q_Jk

He's since been suspended...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...don/8310436.stm

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