mnealtx 0 #51 January 9, 2008 Quote Quote the food is so bland its terrible. As opposed to England, where the food isn't bland at all...because we all know how delicious English food is. Odd, I thought it was the Indians that invented curry, not the English? Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #52 January 9, 2008 Quoteonce you have enough resources that those things are no longer an issue, i don't know that more money will make you happier. You summed up better what my point was. Obviously if you are homeless having enough money to live in an apartment is going to make you very happy....but once those basic needs have been met, I don't believe money is the source of happiness. There might also be a bit of a more cultural side to this. Having lived in both Europe and North America, there seems to be a bit more of a tendency to relate life fulfillment with how much "stuff" you can buy in North America. That appears to be less of a case in Europe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #53 January 9, 2008 As a generality, I can agree with that - the whole "keeping up with the Joneses" thing that is so important for some.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #54 January 9, 2008 QuoteHaving lived in both Europe and North America, there seems to be a bit more of a tendency to relate life fulfillment with how much "stuff" you can buy in North America. She who dies with the most toys.. WINS neener neener Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #55 January 9, 2008 Quote Quote Having lived in both Europe and North America, there seems to be a bit more of a tendency to relate life fulfillment with how much "stuff" you can buy in North America. She who dies with the most toys.. WINS neener neener First ghoul to the crater gets the best stuff? Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #56 January 9, 2008 Quote Quote Quote the food is so bland its terrible. As opposed to England, where the food isn't bland at all...because we all know how delicious English food is. Odd, I thought it was the Indians that invented curry, not the English? That depends on the curry in question. The English national dish is now Chicken Tikka Massala. It was invented in England and has subsequently been exported to India where it was previously unheard of. Tonight I had a Raita that was hotter than the Vindaloo!!! Thats really wrong!When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #57 January 9, 2008 Quote Quote Actually I'm working in Sweden at the moment, the beer costs a fortune, the food is so bland its terrible. An Englishman complaining about food being too bland. And I bet you have a big Red Maple leaf sewn onto the back of your PJ's don't youWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #58 January 9, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote the food is so bland its terrible. As opposed to England, where the food isn't bland at all...because we all know how delicious English food is. Odd, I thought it was the Indians that invented curry, not the English? That depends on the curry in question. The English national dish is now Chicken Tikka Massala. It was invented in England and has subsequently been exported to India where it was previously unheard of. Tonight I had a Raita that was hotter than the Vindaloo!!! Thats really wrong! "Chicken tikka masala is a Westernized Indian dish..." Hmmm.....Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #59 January 9, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote the food is so bland its terrible. As opposed to England, where the food isn't bland at all...because we all know how delicious English food is. Odd, I thought it was the Indians that invented curry, not the English? That depends on the curry in question. The English national dish is now Chicken Tikka Massala. It was invented in England and has subsequently been exported to India where it was previously unheard of. Tonight I had a Raita that was hotter than the Vindaloo!!! Thats really wrong! "Chicken tikka masala is a Westernized Indian dish..." Hmmm..... Wrong... 'London: It is about as Indian as 'Chicken Manchurian' or 'Sour Hot Soup' are Chinese. The latter, among the most popular dishes on the menu of any Chinese restaurant in India, have never been heard of in China. Similarly, 'chicken tikka masala' Britain's favourite 'Indian' dish, is by no means Indian. It is unknown to Indian restaurants or dinner tables or palettes. Yet, in a ringing affirmation of the rise of multi culturalism, this phoney Indian dish is celebrating its 60th anniversary in Britain this month. It is the country's most popular dish - mind, not just most popular Indian dish - according to Food Service Intelligence. Robin Cook, the former British foreign minister, has hailed it as "Britain's true national dish,” relegating fish and chips to second place. It accounts for a quarter of the total turnover of 2.5 billion pounds of all the 9000 odd 'curry houses' in Britain, and won the Best in Britain Award (BIBA) for best dish in 2002. The organisers of the National Curry Week have estimated that if all the portions of chicken tikka masala consumed annually in the country were stacked on top of one another, they would form a tower 2770 times taller than the Greenwich Millenium Dome. The origins of the dish lie shrouded in mystery. If an apocryphal story is to be believed, it was invented by a Bangladeshi chef to please a demanding British customer. The first Bangladeshi restaurants - calling themselves 'Indian restaurants' of course - opened in Britain in the 1940s, serving mostly Punjabi cuisine, specially Chicken Makhani, Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Tikka. At one such restaurant a Sylheti chef served a customer a dry Chicken Tikka dish he had taken some pains over, and was expecting to be appreciated for. Instead the pukka sahib summoned him and hollered: 'Where's the gravy?' The chef took the dish back into the kitchen and simply emptied a can of tomato soup into it, adding a few spices as well. When he brought back the altered dish, his customer was delighted. Thus was 'Chicken Tikka Masala' born. For long it was looked down upon by connoisseurs. Mahendra Kaul, who founded Gaylords in London in the 1950s, recalled TN Kaul, then India's deputy high commissioner in Britain, laying down a condition when invited for the opening: he would not come if chicken tikka masala was on the menu. But just as a trashy Bollywood film can attain iconic status once it proves a blockbuster, chicken tikka masala has had the last laugh, marching triumphantly ahead, silencing all critics.' http://content.msn.co.in/Nri/NRIHinT_221007_1310.htm (An INDIAN web site) http://www.menumagazine.co.uk/book/tikkamasala.htmlWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #60 January 9, 2008 QuoteChanged my mind... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article3137506.ece Oxford Economics says that while the comparisons are affected by sterling’s high value against the dollar, they also reflect longer-term factors. “The UK has been catching up steadily with living standards in the US since 2001 ? so, it is a well established trend rather than simply the result of currency fluctuations,” its report says. It concedes, however, that a significant fall in the pound against other currencies would push Britain back down the ladder. It has assumed an exchange rate of just over $2 for the purpose of the calculation but in recent days the pound has slipped below that level. The Oxford analysts also point out that Americans benefit from lower prices than those in Britain. With an adjustment made for this “purchasing power parity”, the average American has more spending power than his UK counterpart and pays lower taxes. (In the run-up to Christmas many Britons travelled to New York and other American cities to take advantage of the strength of sterling against the dollar and those lower prices.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #61 January 9, 2008 curry: Indian cuisine masala: Indian cuisine Don't get your knicks in a knot, mate... I'm pulling your leg!!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
434 2 #62 January 10, 2008 After travelling world around, I can tell you that americans is not the happiest people on earth I have met. The happiest people I have spent time with is those with less things, most friends and family around themselves. Often people we call from the 3 world. I have met many poor people around in USA, and when you have that big differences in a country you would like to call a rich one, there is something wrong! U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK Here is a web page that should interest most of you http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #63 January 10, 2008 Yea I know When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vortexring 0 #64 January 10, 2008 Quote After travelling world around, I can tell you that americans is not the happiest people on earth I have met. The happiest people I have spent time with is those with less things, most friends and family around themselves. Often people we call from the 3 world. I have met many poor people around in USA, and when you have that big differences in a country you would like to call a rich one, there is something wrong! U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK Here is a web page that should interest most of you http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ Very, very well said. And agreed with. 'for it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #65 January 10, 2008 Quote I have met many poor people around in USA, and when you have that big differences in a country you would like to call a rich one, there is something wrong! I would think Norway might be a LITTLE bit of a different status on the world stage.. lets look at some numbers... From https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html Area: total: 323,802 sq km land: 307,442 sq km water: 16,360 sq km Area - comparative: slightly larger than New Mexico Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower Population: 4,627,926 (July 2007 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 19% (male 450,612/female 430,126) 15-64 years: 66.1% (male 1,552,473/female 1,507,638) 65 years and over: 14.8% (male 291,659/female 395,418) (2007 est.) Median age: total: 38.7 years male: 37.9 years female: 39.6 years (2007 est.) So lets see that compares to a single state in this country.. in size and population... and has a totally different social and tax structure. The quintesential nanny state..... hey it works for you now doesnt it. Hell we have at least 3 times your population in just illegal immigrants... who seem to think its not all that bad here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #66 January 10, 2008 Wish we had some of your large cliffs and could legally jump off them. Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #67 January 11, 2008 QuoteAfter travelling world around, I can tell you that americans is not the happiest people on earth I have met. The happiest people I have spent time with is those with less things, most friends and family around themselves. Often people we call from the 3 world. I have met many poor people around in USA, and when you have that big differences in a country you would like to call a rich one, there is something wrong! Interesting observation. Anecdotally (& that's all it is), I've made similar ones. The 'happiest' people that I have observed & interacted with were in rural Nepal -- off the main trekking routes -- living above 12k. Most basic susbsistence lives - largely driven by the geography & climate. There was very little disparity within communities -- everyone was poor. I speculate that there was a religious component as well ... but it's just that: speculation. AS striking as it was, I didn't think it was "better," and I certainly would not choose that life. But it was a provocative cognitive observation. VR/Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #68 January 11, 2008 Quote Quote I have met many poor people around in USA, and when you have that big differences in a country you would like to call a rich one, there is something wrong! I would think Norway might be a LITTLE bit of a different status on the world stage.. lets look at some numbers... From https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html Area: total: 323,802 sq km land: 307,442 sq km water: 16,360 sq km Area - comparative: slightly larger than New Mexico Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower I'm suprised America hasn't invaded it yet.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #69 January 11, 2008 QuoteI'm suprised America hasn't invaded it yet. Perhaps we will... based on who is running this "gorenment"....and they will probably set up the park service to administer the fiords as a National Park.. so Base Jumping will be illegal there too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
434 2 #70 January 11, 2008 We are already invaded! Mc donalds, Coka Cola, American TV show, Hollywood movies, Embassy treathning us every time we do something that is not in the interest of USA! Happens quite often! I think we might know more about the upcoming vote than the average American! But our cliffs is still legal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #71 January 11, 2008 > and designed by Slarty Bartfast (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
