tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post2022379810329226113..comments2024-03-29T10:23:58.866+00:00Comments on nourishing obscurity: [national identity] time the namby-pambyness stoppedJames Highamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-19882683008786202332008-04-26T22:36:00.000+01:002008-04-26T22:36:00.000+01:00Ha ha - Nazh has done my answering already [cheque...Ha ha - Nazh has done my answering already [cheque's in the mail].<BR/><BR/>Commenters - thanks and each threw more light on this. Different parts of the same country can be different too, as Bob said.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-63181679619612068982008-04-26T18:17:00.000+01:002008-04-26T18:17:00.000+01:00There does seem to be a strange attitude in Britai...There does seem to be a strange attitude in Britain regards these things but I guess the terrible incidents of the past years have left this terrible guilt and questions about could we have prevented this or that and these restrictions are being taken to the extreme at the moment.<BR/><BR/>That is a very sturdy looking plug. But it is 220 volts as opposed to 110 so half the plugs on electrical smallgoods are not even grounded.<BR/>All very disconcerting to me when I first arrived.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-26648552867045967842008-04-26T16:22:00.000+01:002008-04-26T16:22:00.000+01:00"The more gung-ho Americans would raise an eyebrow..."The more gung-ho Americans would raise an eyebrow at this at the very least - at least those of a certain mentality would. However I think the same mollycoddling pc-ishness is at large over there."<BR/><BR/>Very true, depending on the area. The US is made up of several sub-cultures, depending on area, that is why we are sometimes puzzled by the descriptions of Americans by citizens of other countries who have only visited one area of the US. To us in the western US, for instance, the east coast and California almost seem like foreign countries to us; they seem to be more concerned with political correctness and trying to legislate their problems, rather than solving them. Our history in the western US was one of people on their own with no real help from the government, and have gotten used to being individuals and solving problems locally whenever possible.<BR/>Just my opinion.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-55045278719838955702008-04-26T13:30:00.000+01:002008-04-26T13:30:00.000+01:00It's all a bit much. say thye should simply have ...It's all a bit much. say thye should simply have worn alice bands wiht the two St George's flag on. Who could attack anyone in that?UBERMOUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428848028109037855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-43094760775153278162008-04-26T12:53:00.000+01:002008-04-26T12:53:00.000+01:00Court: no they won't, the voters are the ones that...Court: no they won't, the voters are the ones that WANT this bullshit<BR/><BR/>quiet: After the problem, action is in cleanup or useless; preventive saves more money/lives/time/etc than corrective ever will<BR/><BR/>jams: electricity is still a big mystery to most people (I work with it daily); so there will be people who just don't have a clue :)<BR/><BR/>nunyaa: you don't protect after an attack, you can only protect before.<BR/><BR/>Semaj: good post, PC is directed by liberalness of all stripes. It is choking the life out of parts of this country as well as EuropeLord Nazhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251537214808629536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-2637046212472013732008-04-26T12:28:00.000+01:002008-04-26T12:28:00.000+01:00You have summed that up quite nicely!You have summed that up quite nicely!CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-85102078234365837032008-04-26T12:03:00.000+01:002008-04-26T12:03:00.000+01:00You caught me, Nunyaa. Up to 1987, for twelve yea...You caught me, Nunyaa. Up to 1987, for twelve years or so before that but another stint in childhood.<BR/><BR/>GSG, Quiet Man, Jams - good to see it struck a chord.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-81464785547578615132008-04-26T10:29:00.000+01:002008-04-26T10:29:00.000+01:00If some type of attack did occur, and there was no...If some type of attack did occur, and there was not enough police to protect....if there was an overkill of police presence and nothing occured...you lot can't have it both ways. <BR/>How long since you lived in Australia James and for how long?Nunyaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627939958188041617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-3659156831550947522008-04-26T09:37:00.000+01:002008-04-26T09:37:00.000+01:00I do find the tread on eggshells interpretation of...I do find the tread on eggshells interpretation of health and safety regulations annoying. It's not the HSE at fault mainly but a hideous overapplication where risk are trivial. All too often the rules will be louted where they are most needed.<BR/><BR/>As for electricity, I was brought up to respect its dangers (my dad having been a maintenance electrician at the Ford plant in Dagenham). At least I can rewire light fittings etc safely!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-20071202123331979542008-04-26T08:53:00.000+01:002008-04-26T08:53:00.000+01:00I like you am getting very tired of people being o...I like you am getting very tired of people being offended or fearful in my name.<BR/>The time for action is if a problem occurred, not using prevention as an excuse to ban. All this does is drive the ordinary people into the hands of the BNP, oh not all of them I'm sure, but some no doubt.Quiet_Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575652127079681825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-26580313963618093832008-04-26T08:17:00.000+01:002008-04-26T08:17:00.000+01:00Hi Semaj- Great work. Really re brands mulit cultu...Hi Semaj- Great work. Really re brands mulit culturalism. Reckon voters will respond next election and vote out the namby pamby fans?GrEaT sAtAn'S gIrLfRiEnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760252542953109449noreply@blogger.com