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08-Nov-2009 21:29
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gawkabout »
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25-Nov-2009 19:32
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Kuri »
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I'm not a stuff accumulator, I don't think. But;
Do you remember a useful souveneer or gizmo, that you wish you'd bought on an earlier trip?
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06-Nov-2009 09:15
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19-Nov-2009 07:36
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tonya001 »
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I just went into my local shop tonight and asked if they knew what guy fawkes day meant. The turkish guy didn,t, he has been here 15 years and couldn,t be bothered to find out. The other guy from India has been here 30 years and didn,t have a clue what it meant. I know what diwali is, i know what ramadan is, i know what the chinese new year is, i know what Eid is.
Why can,t they be fucked to at least know what my culture is?
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29-Sep-2009 19:14
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jasper007 »
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28-Nov-2009 17:48
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acstev »
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As I get older I find I stick out more with other travellers, do other people find this? I travelled around Australia and stayed in backpackers and all the other people seemed really young, I am 34 so getting on a bit, and felt i did not fit in anymore.
Are there places where the age difference doesn't show up so much? I am off to Latin america soon, will i stick out there?
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21-Sep-2009 04:21
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tonya001 »
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16-Nov-2009 09:31
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tonya001 »
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What is your favourite and least favourite branch on LP - and why?
I like GS a lot - intelligent content (for the most part); and a variety of posters who don't care who posts.
I dislike YC - idiots who struggle to write their own shite.
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16-Sep-2009 06:46
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tonya001 »
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02-Oct-2009 04:06
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gawkabout »
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...the mods will use our beloved LaST as a dumping ground for stuff that would not see the light of day in why see.
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16-Sep-2009 06:17
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tonya001 »
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11-Oct-2009 08:05
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majortraveller »
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And is this a British, European or world-wide view? (I suspect the first.)
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14-Sep-2009 13:56
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dave80 »
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20-Sep-2009 19:55
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jasmine22 »
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i hope you enjoy this story :
" So we are here in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon,
in the hot, sticky southern section of the country.
Robin finished a month-long course for teaching and
will find work soon. They are desperate for English teachers....
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-vietnam13-2009sep13?content=e+Gucci+bags+and+kitschy+souvenirs.&single_page=y#show
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posted
07-Sep-2009 07:43
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Kerouac2 »
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07-Nov-2009 00:35
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VinnyD »
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Frankly, their distress casts a pall over my own life, especially when there is nothing I can really do.
I was watching the Afghan refugees in Paris this morning. What is it like to leave home at age 15 and travel 3000 km to a place that doesn't want you and where you don't speak the language?
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01-Sep-2009 01:29
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sm145 »
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25-Nov-2009 19:43
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Kuri »
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has anyone noticed that some people post thousands of times but never really say anything? one individual comes to mind who has thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of replies (rarely posts) but usually keeps the replies to three to five words w/o really relaying anything useful. it just seems that posters like that just want to pad their post/reply total for the sake of padding it. has this happened to anyone and what do you think?
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28-Aug-2009 23:05
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PerArdua »
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23-Oct-2009 19:48
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aarbain »
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In the classic movie Pulp Fiction there's a line that goes as follows:
"You know what the funniest thing about Europe is? It's the little differences. I mean, they got the same shit over there that we got here, but it's just – it's just there it's a little different."
So what are the 'little differences' that you've encountered on your travels that you found fascinating, amusing, hilarious, puzzling, bizzare? I'll get started with a couple:
1. South African toilets - Without exception they were always spotlessly clean and in perfect working order. The strange thing was that they were rarely on the premises. When you ask a waiter where the toilet was you were invariably handed a key (with enormous key tag) and given directions that would take you out the door, down the street, up a flight a stairs and down a hallway. For us it turned into a silly game where we would wager w...
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27-Aug-2009 18:11
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8speedsteve »
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05-Sep-2009 03:17
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guywhoeats »
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"Old forms of identity and belonging around states and localities can be seen as a way of resisting positive changes- holding no to these can provoke conflicts with newcomers and involve attempts to defend privilege."
Nationalism, isent it time we gave up on it?
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17-Aug-2009 06:35
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cherriebaby »
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08-Nov-2009 02:56
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kevinl »
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Hi
I am currently on holiday with family in southern italy and recently read the thread "black while travelling" or
something like that. In the thread their were many valid points. For example, I am an 18 y/o Black British male
from London and have noticed that locals treat me well because they know I have money
Unlike the african immigrant that racially discriminated against. I have not yet experienced any obvious racism
but do notice constant staring which is probably just fascination that a black person has
As much if not more wealth than them (the italian locals that is) I always make a point of reaching
For the Blackberry when I feel that a lot of eyes are watching me, which is a regular occurance
The locals can distinguish between black italian immigrants that sell sunglasses, their
Bodies,etc and black british american tourists.
It is unfair to accuse all...
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21-Jul-2009 08:49
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Fieldgate »
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06-Oct-2009 10:08
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Edwricepatty »
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That's today's feature on LP main page.
It's the only achievement in the space run that's ever been questioned. Did it happen, or did it not?
What are your doubts?
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10-Jul-2009 02:30
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jasper007 »
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18-Nov-2009 17:17
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andybox »
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Do you make much of an effort to speak the local language when you travel to a new country? The reason I bring this up is that the French must be the worst at this, and its not that they have the second language of the world anymore either!
I always make sure I can say hello and thank you in a foreign language and I think others should do the same and make more of an effort (incl. the French!)
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01-Jul-2009 05:19
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Kerouac2 »
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17-Oct-2009 15:38
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stephens9042 »
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