washing dirty laundry in public... (62)

redgerbil wrote: I prefer the openness of modern society to what it was when I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s.

To a certain extent I agree, but there are times when I think it's swung too far. It gets derided an awful lot, but a little bit more stoicism and stiff upper lipness wouldn't be a terrible thing.

"Me and Kevin, we're just not the same"
Women are from Reigate, men are from Reigate. Not all of them of course, that would be silly, some are from Pimlico, or Cleethorpes, or that little village in Derbyshire who's name eludes me, or Bridlington, or Weston Super Mare, or Clac....

You don't have to read it, you don't have to reply you have the right to ignore posts of that kind.

Even if you have a good social life/network sometimes its a way of telling friends without having to face them and break down in tears, plus having a good network social life doesn't mean that they are your "best" friends...

For some reading about other peoples issues, relationships can help them understand things that may concern them which they don't wish to be as open about.

So you may not like those who pour there heart out but to be honest what right do you have to say they shouldn't....

Don't make them a priority, when they only make you an option...

Sorry, but if you would rather blog to total strangers rather than 'MEMO' people who are your aquaintainces then thank goodness you are letting the population out there know before they get into a relationship with you. No-one said they you can't blog all you wish...just that people like myself would avoid you like the plague because we dont wan't our business plastered over the internet. Our opinion is as valid as yours

Actually, in public they are. Generally speaking, Italians are very concerned about demonstrating a 'bello figura' rather than a 'brutto figura'.

When I want your opinion, I'll thrash it out of you.
Can you taste the grit between your teeth....

But elsewhere I have just happened across some genuine nastiness - whether true or not, I've no clue. But noone needs to know all that detail and personal vindictiveness. Truly, truly shocking.

But, sometimes people do need to ask opinions on some things. There is surely not a place better than here for sensible people (most of them anyway) Even if you ask your family, you still have flakey Aunt Flossie and Uncle Herbert who pitch in their opinion, so it's about the same as here.

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ok just to clarify a few points l don't like to see when they are getting into "bitching" about ex's but again free speech and all that... if it doesn't contravene the sites rules then what the hell let them blog if it helps them to move forward. Some may blog just to hit out at an ex and yet even though l don't agree with it, pride and stiff upper lip and all that, l will still defend their right to say what they think as long as its within the guidelines of this site.

But on a personal note you obviously haven't read my blogs there is only one about my break up last year and it was only a mention as the actual blog was about me moving forward and not a diatribe about the break up. I have never at any time made any ones business public but my own, but the majority of my blogs are to some amusing.

Don't make them a priority, when they only make you an option...

Richtea wrote: redgerbil wrote: I prefer the openness of modern society to what it was when I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s. To a certain extent I agree, but there are times when I think it's swung too far. It gets derided an awful lot, but a little bit more stoicism and stiff upper lipness wouldn't be a terrible thing.

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Spot the quote.

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Carry on up the Khyber which in the circumstances is probably quite apt !

Correct!

Taken from the most quintessentially British scene I can think of in any Carry on film.

Go and do what you have to. Come back and finish your meal. Then after the Port and Cigars...

More 'tiffin'

Owner of The Croppery Dungeon and Breakfast. Organises The St Leonards munch.

Isn't tiffin tipping cows over?!

To the op, I don't know if it's a cultural thing regarding countries but possibly a generational thing instead? A lot of the people I speak with who are younger than me seem to not have an inbuilt censor, the ability to say and write instantly using almost every type of technology has removed the common sense and thought process for quite a few people. Is it wrong? No just different to how you /we/others may choose to behave.

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