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"The holocaust must keep you on your toes" to Monty about being jewish.
You can be living in a modern, wealthy civilised nation; the land of Beethoven, Brecht, Nietsche and Einstein to name a few and along comes one shouty charismatic and suddenly your shops and houses are being burned and vandalised and you're being bantered off into gas chambers with six million of your cousins.
I guess it would make you a little pensive.
:nod: The weirdest thing is how ready people are to forget that context. If you point out that one of the most advanced nations on earth deciding it would be a good idea to wipe out their entire race within living memory might possibly have an effect on how Jews see the world, you can almost see people rolling their eyes as if to say 'Ugh! Not that again! It was ages ago. Can't they bloody well let it go, ffs?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
Oh, and it's 'Nietzsche', btw. No need to thank me.
I think it helps to understand why Israel has such a ... robust approach to it's perceived security interests, whether its actions are fair or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Quite. 'Fair' doesn't really enter into it if you quite justifiably believe that the successful defence of your nation is an existential matter for your entire race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Yes, but it would be misleading to claim that israel's defence policy is dictated entirely by its justified paranoia. There's votes to be won by being ****s to Palestinians just for the giggles, after all.
Saying that, I've always found it hard to get my head around quite how secular Israelis tend to be. They are often at pains to point this out, in my experience.
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Originally Posted by Burney
Spell Nietzsche right you non-alcoholic punk!Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
I kind of liked Israel when I visited. This was down to several factors. The (a) hot chicks; (b) good quality falafel stands; and (c) the fact that they spoke my language (approximately). Damn Greece is depressing, because a lot of them don't speak English, and because they're generally a bunch of illiterate peasants, bearing no relation to their illustrious forefathers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
Just say "Endaxi" a lot. You'll be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by eastgermanautos
Six million? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
Greece is the worst of the civilized European nations. Awful, boring food served by miserable, unhappy people in a crumbling, backdated setting.Quote:
Originally Posted by eastgermanautos
Greece is sh1t.
[QUOTE=World's End Stella;4180342]Greece is the worst of the civilized European nations. Awful, boring food served by miserable, unhappy people in a crumbling, backdated setting.
Greece is sh1t.[/QUOT
That view of the caldera from Santorini, though :cloud9:
I refer you tio previous comments that you have made on greece... basically, you don't know what you are talking aboutQuote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
[QUOTE=Monty92;4180343]Well, yes, no matter how much you hate Greece the harbor view in Santorini is difficult to argue with.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Shame the people charging you extortionate prices for drink and food while you're sat there are Greeks, though.
[QUOTE=World's End Stella;4180347]10 chars up yer big wide canadian arseQuote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
What are you LOLing about you fúcking quarter-witQuote:
Originally Posted by Donald
[QUOTE=Herbert Augustus Chapman;4180349]No, as usual you are incorrect, Herb. Do you never tire of this particular phenomena? Still, I'm sure you're magic with Java.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
There is a resort two hours outside Dubai which has wonderful weather, superb food and incredibly attentive and helpful staff so each year my family and I go there for 8-10 days to relax and get some sun.
'Ave it.
Did you enjoy the Labour Party Conference?Quote:
Originally Posted by Donald
[QUOTE=World's End Stella;4180352]drive along a coastal road that would shame the Amalfi. Can you have the attentive staff whipped if they displease you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
If it's particular it's a phemenon :titsup:
I took my holidays many times when younger on Greek islands and always found them to be nothing but perfectly fit for purpose.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Ios, Paros, Corfu, Zante.
Cheap booze and chicks mad for Irish cock, bang on.
Are you enjoying your week free of racial abuse?Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
It has been refreshing :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
It's OK, sw. I just texted Sir C. He's asked me to call you an inbred bogtrotter and to ask you if you enjoyed your breakfast gallon of Guinness. :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
When is the clogg wearing tulip eating Dutch coont back on hereQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney