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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 6, 2007 9:52:44 GMT -1
If I'm honest, as best I'm aware she's the first native American I've ever met, so I'm struggling to avoid stereotypical mental images too at times - she's really good about it; she said if I have questions, I can just ask and she won't take offence, which is useful! When she told me she lived on one of the reservations, I wasn't sure whether to imagine a normal-looking town or tipis everywhere! Normal town, apparently; they just have a tribal government that can tell the national one to stuff it if their rulings cause a culture clash Could i ask her some questions? On the grounds that I'd rather she wasn't mentally scarred... no
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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 6, 2007 9:53:15 GMT -1
I'm afraid I'm not the type to divulge any details along those lines Tastefully trimmed? I repeat the above ;D
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Post by jh1980 on Nov 6, 2007 9:54:15 GMT -1
If I'm honest, as best I'm aware she's the first native American I've ever met, so I'm struggling to avoid stereotypical mental images too at times - she's really good about it; she said if I have questions, I can just ask and she won't take offence, which is useful! When she told me she lived on one of the reservations, I wasn't sure whether to imagine a normal-looking town or tipis everywhere! Normal town, apparently; they just have a tribal government that can tell the national one to stuff it if their rulings cause a culture clash Yeah, it's all pretty interesting stuff. I wouldn't have known much of that, sounds like these days they don't get quite as rough a deal from the "Land of the Free" as I'd hitherto imagined...
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 6, 2007 9:54:58 GMT -1
Tbh i really like the Native Americans and think that along with the Abos of Aus it rates as the biggest displacement of peoples ever.
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Post by unkownperson on Nov 6, 2007 9:57:31 GMT -1
Morning All!
Just planning the route for shrewsbury ;d
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 6, 2007 9:58:55 GMT -1
Morning All! Just planning the route for shrewsbury ;d The A49 gets you there Tom.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 6, 2007 10:01:57 GMT -1
If I'm honest, as best I'm aware she's the first native American I've ever met, so I'm struggling to avoid stereotypical mental images too at times - she's really good about it; she said if I have questions, I can just ask and she won't take offence, which is useful! When she told me she lived on one of the reservations, I wasn't sure whether to imagine a normal-looking town or tipis everywhere! Normal town, apparently; they just have a tribal government that can tell the national one to stuff it if their rulings cause a culture clash Yeah, it's all pretty interesting stuff. I wouldn't have known much of that, sounds like these days they don't get quite as rough a deal from the "Land of the Free" as I'd hitherto imagined... I can imagine it's gonna be quite a learning experience for me too - I didn't, for instance, know that they migrated to the US from Siberia originally! Apparently, they only beat the Vikings to the US by about 100 years - that would've been a pain in the arse; travelling thousands of miles across some of the world's most inhospitable terrain, finding a gorgeous country and then being greeted by about a thousand 6'4" 300lb man-mountains! "Uhm... we'll go this way, then?" If I'm honest, I'm dreading meeting her Dad - apparently her mum knows about us and is cool with it, but she's a bit more hesitant about Father finding out I've got this worrying mental image of the stereotype big village chief sitting cross-legged with a tomahawk by his side, glowering disapprovingly! Again, I know I shouldn't stereotype, and I realise that image is likely entirely inaccurate, but it's difficult sometimes!
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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 6, 2007 10:03:05 GMT -1
Morning All! Just planning the route for shrewsbury ;d I assume your plan is a little more detailed than, "Let's go that way and hope for the best!"
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Post by unkownperson on Nov 6, 2007 10:05:36 GMT -1
Morning All! Just planning the route for shrewsbury ;d The A49 gets you there Tom. Chopper! I know it does as does the A5 ;d but I go by train when i go its only 3 quid and 5 mins away...
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Post by unkownperson on Nov 6, 2007 10:06:30 GMT -1
Morning All! Just planning the route for shrewsbury ;d I assume your plan is a little more detailed than, "Let's go that way and hope for the best!" Its a bit more deatailed than that " its that way" but in all seriousness i know ware were going
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 6, 2007 10:08:09 GMT -1
The A49 gets you there Tom. Chopper! I know it does as does the A5 ;d but I go by train when i go its only 3 quid and 5 mins away... The A5 also goes to London and that is a shithole.
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Post by unkownperson on Nov 6, 2007 10:11:16 GMT -1
Chopper! I know it does as does the A5 ;d but I go by train when i go its only 3 quid and 5 mins away... The A5 also goes to London and that is a shithole. Agreeing with you on that one as well is Paris!
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Nov 6, 2007 10:11:25 GMT -1
The A5 also goes to London and that is a shithole. come down here and say that ;D
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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 6, 2007 10:12:11 GMT -1
Chopper! I know it does as does the A5 ;d but I go by train when i go its only 3 quid and 5 mins away... The A5 also goes to London and that is a shithole. In all fairness, the A6 (or was it A606? ) runs from Luton to Carlisle; you lose whichever direction you go in!
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Post by unkownperson on Nov 6, 2007 10:13:09 GMT -1
The A5 also goes to London and that is a shithole. come down here and say that #boxing# ;D Ive said it many times there and in Paris
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 6, 2007 10:13:17 GMT -1
The A5 also goes to London and that is a shithole. come down here and say that ;D I did but you had fucked off to Spain.
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 6, 2007 10:13:51 GMT -1
The A5 also goes to London and that is a shithole. In all fairness, the A6 (or was it A606? ) runs from Luton to Carlisle; you lose whichever direction you go in! The A6 thro' Derbyshire is very nice.
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Post by unkownperson on Nov 6, 2007 10:13:52 GMT -1
Lets agree most of England is a fucking shithole....
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Nov 6, 2007 10:14:08 GMT -1
come down here and say that ;D I did but you had fucked off to Spain. fair comment........LOL ;D
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 6, 2007 10:14:40 GMT -1
Lets agree most of England is a fucking shithole.... No offence Tom but Telford is up there too. Proper shit.
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