My ex-wife was born in Taiwan and a lot of this centers around the concept of "face (i.e. how you are perceived by your family others)". And yes there were a lot of high school kids that would commit suicide because they perceived themselves as "losing face" because they did not get into a good...
When it's part of a well-known quote, or something similar it's one thing, but I am stepping in because it is all over the place and it's now turned into an eyesore.
As for the word "niggardly" you are right on the money.
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The word "niggardly," meaning stingy or miserly, has a history rooted in Middle English and Old Norse, and is etymologically unrelated to the highly offensive racial slur it resembles.
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The word's origins can...
"Negro" started to fall out of favor around 1966. It was actually advocated by Booker T Washington and then W.E.B. DuBois in the 1920s over the term "colored". It's complicated: Here is a more detailed history
You have to censor manually and that means looking at each post on an individual basis and making an individual judgement on what alternative term would be the best fit. It doesn't necessarily mean the post will be "nicer". Terms such as "asswipe" are still pretty vulgar but it is still better...
His chances of getting something in the IT field with a reputable company were ruined a long time ago and his experience with that Australian company is so old it's practically useless.
If by some rare chance Josh got something, he would not try to sabotage the company. Daniel had nothing to...
I made a promise of free speech. I put a disclaimer on this because I know how this initially looks. I'm not sure what to say on something like this except I'm sorry this happened to you.
“This is not how a civilized nation should act, just murdering people on the high seas without proof, without trial.”
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To a large extent this has been true, there are some differences in our culture. But yes, it has been overdue for us to part ways with kiwifarms, which we are doing even if it seems that we are not.
Daniel thinks he has this big terrible expose on me over a picnic I celebrated over 10 years ago with a group friends from the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center. :haha:
At this point, I think a binational state would be best for Israel. Let the territories merge with Israel and officially recognize the whole place as both a Jewish homeland and a homeland for the indigenous Arabs. As for Jerusalem, I have a remedy. Let Jerusalem remain the national capital of...
I have to say this is certainly unexpected. Turkmenistan is among the most heavily censored countries on the planet when it comes to internet censorship.
I think this entire community is awesome. Originally, I wanted to be working for a CPA firm but I hit a glass ceiling. So I found my calling here in the lolcow world. I would not have had the same level of success in a CPA firm as I do here even though this is not a paying job.
I believe it was the Warwick Police not the Rhode Island State Police.
Since you are probably wondering how an arab restaurant can serve bacon cheeseburgers or sausage or pepperoni pizza? The answer is very simple. They use beef bacon and beef sausage.
He's been unemployable in the computer industry for years. His big dream was going to China and make a nice living teaching English. No teaching degree but he wanted to go teach English in China because one of his admins at the time was doing just that.
@2:13:44 - "I traded in the Kabob Shop for this". What??? Josh was running a Middle Eastern Kabob Shop and he traded it in for a trailer home? :haha::haha:
Joshua needs a big black 250 pound snaggletooth mammy who will keep him warm at night, cook him some of that southern fried chicken and give him that nice family he's always wanted. :Null
I've noticed several people wanting to work on their own little projects (i.e. reaction stickers, badges, themes and so forth). I fully support this 100%. So if you think you have something like this in mind and you want to run this by staff, go for it.
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Palatka has a high poverty rate with approximately 34.12% of the population living below the poverty line.
This rate is significantly higher than the state and national averages. While Palatka is considered the cheapest city in Florida to live in due to low housing costs, the high...
There are wetland areas in Green Cove Springs but not the type where you would have a little cabin out in the middle of nowhere. The nearest big swampy area is the Green Swamp which is down around between Orlando and Tampa.
Yes and no. If a legal resident who is not a citizen goes to jail, that person can be deported.
How a naturalized citizen can lose citizenship
Fraudulent naturalization:
If the government proves a person lied about a crime during the naturalization process, they can face denaturalization...
Josh is pissed because he never got that dream IT job that he wanted and Indians and Pakistanis are coming over and filling these positions. When you get right down it this is looking more and more like veiled jealously. And he has no one to blame but himself. You know why his family wants...
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