tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post115780515161602481..comments2019-03-20T12:02:44.852+02:00Comments on Thinking aloud...: England is MiserableAscribohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582175676256624202noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-26734286508835506632012-07-10T08:56:15.990+03:002012-07-10T08:56:15.990+03:00I heard a psychologist talking about Great Britain...I heard a psychologist talking about Great Britain one day. According to him he had this impression (after listening to general opinion) : The Irish are mad; The Welsh are thieves; The Scottish are miserly and The English are sadistic. I wonder if his impressions were accurate.Ozzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158417797855691852006-09-16T17:43:00.000+03:002006-09-16T17:43:00.000+03:00The Syrian Brit,I agree that being able to tell li...The Syrian Brit,<BR/><BR/>I agree that being able to tell lies is a required skill for a politician to have...In this case, You'll never be a politician, neither good nor bad!<BR/><BR/>I understand that it's not necessary to agree with others. Understanding is always required!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your precious visitAscribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582175676256624202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158280639102853232006-09-15T03:37:00.000+03:002006-09-15T03:37:00.000+03:00Ascribo,I think a 'good' politician does not chang...Ascribo,<BR/>I think a 'good' politician does not change his mind quickly, as your Consultant suggests... A 'good' politician only makes you BELIEVE that he has!.. I, for one, am too transparent for that kind of behaviour!.. whenever I tell a lie, the tip of my nose goes purple, and my mouth goes very dry!.. So, my friend, I can NEVER be a 'good' politician!..<BR/>Furthermore, I don't think one The Syrian Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918783557049896806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158259026262992502006-09-14T21:37:00.000+03:002006-09-14T21:37:00.000+03:00Dear Rami,Thank you for passing by. I highly appre...Dear Rami,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for passing by. I highly appreciate your thoughful comments<BR/><BR/>I will try to read through your blog soon.Ascribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582175676256624202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158258755584671462006-09-14T21:32:00.000+03:002006-09-14T21:32:00.000+03:00Dear The Syrian Brit,My "Blogroll" is reserved for...Dear The Syrian Brit,<BR/><BR/>My "Blogroll" is reserved for Blogs where I read usually. Your blog is certainly one of my enjoyable readings...<BR/><BR/>Looking at things from others' point of view is a great gift, or let's say a skill. It's hard to be practiced without enough experience.<BR/><BR/>Your Good/Bad politician reminded me of a short conversation I had. In which, one of the consultantsAscribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582175676256624202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158185978054678372006-09-14T01:19:00.000+03:002006-09-14T01:19:00.000+03:00Ascribo,First, a heartly 'Thank You' for placing a...Ascribo,<BR/>First, a heartly 'Thank You' for placing a link to my humble blog on your delightful and facinating blog.. I sincerely hope that I can demonstrate that I deserve it...<BR/>Second, I really think that the first step towards understanding others is trying to look at things from THEIR point of view, something I try to practise in my daily life.. That, sadly (or perhaps, thankfully!..),The Syrian Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918783557049896806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158170233447199542006-09-13T20:57:00.000+03:002006-09-13T20:57:00.000+03:00Oh Karin! Tagging again! This sounds like more tha...Oh Karin! Tagging again! This sounds like more than "warm" welcome into the blogsphere!<BR/><BR/>Just give me some time to answer all the difficult questions!Ascribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582175676256624202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158170120372483152006-09-13T20:55:00.000+03:002006-09-13T20:55:00.000+03:00Dear Angel,Although I always like what you write, ...Dear Angel,<BR/><BR/>Although I always like what you write, but I disagree with the shallow and deep bit. It may sound more easy to think in the most simple way and say: we are all human beings, we all got eyes, ears, etc...so we look the same. But can't you see that this will remove any sense of beauty we might have got?! All our beauty, all our understanding of complicated ideas, all human Ascribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582175676256624202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158153942235748322006-09-13T16:25:00.000+03:002006-09-13T16:25:00.000+03:00SURPRISE!! YOU'VE JUST BEEN TAGGED!! :-) HAVE FUN!...SURPRISE!! YOU'VE JUST BEEN TAGGED!! :-) HAVE FUN!Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01834225120243982983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1158092139944221822006-09-12T23:15:00.000+03:002006-09-12T23:15:00.000+03:00Ascribo! Is it “Looking at life from different ang...Ascribo! Is it “Looking at life from different angles!”<BR/><BR/>September is rushing past so quickly it's nearly time to say hello for October, so this is a double comment to your post: very late or very early, depending which way you look at it.. :-)<BR/>Different people from different cultures at different time may have different views on one same thing…… the key thing here is that Ascribo canAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1157993329085762462006-09-11T19:48:00.000+03:002006-09-11T19:48:00.000+03:00Karin,It's so rewarding to have such an open-minde...Karin,<BR/><BR/>It's so rewarding to have such an open-minded (and open-hearted, I say) fellow around. I hope everybody will be able to accept diversity the way you do...<BR/>Thank you for your precious commentAscribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582175676256624202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1157993211599276112006-09-11T19:46:00.000+03:002006-09-11T19:46:00.000+03:00This trap we should never allow ourselves to fall ...<I>This trap we should never allow ourselves to fall in. Not only by keeping our eyes open, but our hearts as well</I><BR/><BR/>A piece of wisedom Abufares, as always. I promised myself that I'll never let myself into that trap again. I'll try (hard) to avoid all kinds of prejudice and judging people or things without enough knowledge. I'll do whatever I can to keep my hear open to accept change,Ascribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582175676256624202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1157928483612915812006-09-11T01:48:00.000+03:002006-09-11T01:48:00.000+03:00Very good post .. I like the way you analyse!It's ...Very good post .. I like the way you analyse!<BR/>It's all in the eyes of the beholder .. what I like, you may find only average and what appeals to you, I may not be fond of at all! <BR/>I think it is all about finding ONE common denominator ... not necessarily about agreeing in general. It is to a large extent our different cultural background which makes us see things differently but then Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01834225120243982983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31962068.post-1157874846015309132006-09-10T10:54:00.000+03:002006-09-10T10:54:00.000+03:00good thinking ascribo. the same experience could h...good thinking ascribo. the same experience could have totally different meaning for two participants.<BR/>even beauty, an abstract quality at best is in the eye of the beholder.<BR/><BR/>"Al Erd Bi 3en Ommo Ghazal"<BR/>القرد بعين امه غزال<BR/><BR/>A monkey is a gazelle in it's mother's eye.<BR/><BR/>Personal opinion might take a totally opposite twist at times. We tend to forget the beautiful in Abufareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528721595411746558noreply@blogger.com