fsfsxii
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Post by fsfsxii on Dec 5, 2016 22:58:50 GMT
No, not really. I don't know about Qatar, but in here, from a religious and a legal standpoint, there is no difference between any race, even between muslims and non-muslims. Through 19 years, i haven't seen a serious racial problem arise in here. I'd say people are laid back and highly welcoming of foreigners. That's good to know. Because that was definitely not the case in Qatar. Arabians would demand all sorts of crazy stuff like going first in a line, avoid blame in traffic incidents, are the only ones eligible to be a police officer and be ineligible for paying electrical bills and misc. taxes. No wonder they've got lawsuits regarding labor conditions. I must admit, there was a case recently regarding a native citizen killing a foreign worker for a stupid reason. The native's family pleaded the government to let their son go, claiming that the victim was just a foreigner. The murderer was executed for his crime. Thankfully!
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fsfsxii
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Post by fsfsxii on Dec 5, 2016 23:03:55 GMT
Honestly yes, as i can't stand the smell. As soon as i someone in the vicinity is smoking i get a headache. I even raised hell once when my brother was staying for awhile and he started smoking. I asked him nicely twice but he wouldn't listen. A friend of mine told me he smokes weed, or was it a hash? i can't remember, but i've been real cautious about him since then. Not to be hateful towards smokers, but get that stuff away from me! Isn't hash and weed the same thing? Anyways, sorry to disagree with you, but I don't think banning something just because you don't like is good enough of a reason. I don't see the point in weed, but seeing as it is less damaging than alcohol and it is becoming legal in a lot of places, I can't argue on it's ban. I just think we need to have clear rules on it before it is unbanned however. Well, you asked for my opinion. Anyway, i'm sure you know of passive smoking, and how it affects unborn babies, and increases the chances of children getting asthma. Not to mention the high chances of getting lung and throat cancer, and dental problems, and thats the most apparent. I don't think smoking has any positive impact upon anyone, and even if there were, the cons outweigh the pros. Its just one of those things that society as a whole has become accustomed to, and can't change it, much like soda.
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Dec 5, 2016 23:05:30 GMT
That's good to know. Because that was definitely not the case in Qatar. Arabians would demand all sorts of crazy stuff like going first in a line, avoid blame in traffic incidents, are the only ones eligible to be a police officer and be ineligible for paying electrical bills and misc. taxes. No wonder they've got lawsuits regarding labor conditions. I must admit, there was a case recently regarding a native citizen killing a foreign worker for a stupid reason. The native's family pleaded the government to let their son go, claiming that the victim was just a foreigner. The murderer was executed for his crime. Thankfully! Wow, there may be a culture clash here. That is a pretty serious offense to murder someone. But capital punishment is not accepted in all of the world. So using the word "thankfully" seems a little harsh to me.
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fsfsxii
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Post by fsfsxii on Dec 5, 2016 23:13:30 GMT
No wonder they've got lawsuits regarding labor conditions. I must admit, there was a case recently regarding a native citizen killing a foreign worker for a stupid reason. The native's family pleaded the government to let their son go, claiming that the victim was just a foreigner. The murderer was executed for his crime. Thankfully! Wow, there may be a culture clash here. That is a pretty serious offense to murder someone. But capital punishment is not accepted in all of the world. So using the word "thankfully" seems a little harsh to me. Its quite harsh, yes, but so is his deed. Claiming someone's life for no reason is the ultimate offense. Capital offense is only just for the victim's family. Are we talking about the same capital punishment? electrocution is horrible, so is the gas chamber, as well as using firearms.
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Dec 5, 2016 23:18:55 GMT
Wow, there may be a culture clash here. That is a pretty serious offense to murder someone. But capital punishment is not accepted in all of the world. So using the word "thankfully" seems a little harsh to me. Its quite harsh, yes, but so is his deed. Claiming someone's life for no reason is the ultimate offense. Capital offense is only just for the victim's family. Are we talking about the same capital punishment? electrocution is horrible, so is the gas chamber, as well as using firearms. Hey man, we're discussing ethics on a retro gaming forum and that's cool and all, but it's time for me to go to bed. Anyways capital punishment is in my humble opinion not a just punishment. No matter what method of execution. Excuse my morbid curiosity but what executions are not "horrible"?
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fsfsxii
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Post by fsfsxii on Dec 5, 2016 23:31:04 GMT
Its quite harsh, yes, but so is his deed. Claiming someone's life for no reason is the ultimate offense. Capital offense is only just for the victim's family. Are we talking about the same capital punishment? electrocution is horrible, so is the gas chamber, as well as using firearms. Hey man, we're discussing ethics on a retro gaming forum and that's cool and all, but it's time for me to go to bed. Anyways capital punishment is in my humble opinion not a just punishment. No matter what method of execution. Excuse my morbid curiosity but what executions are not "horrible"? Its been awhile since i had a moral talk with someone lol The kind of execution that is horrible, the ones that i've mentioned above. The opposite of that is well, the kind that is quick and painless, ie decapitation with a sword, which is the ancient way of doing it. I in no way condone it, its absolutely horrible, regardless of the method, but people should reap what they sow. In this case, the murderer got what he deserved.
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Cervantes
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Post by Cervantes on Dec 18, 2016 2:16:21 GMT
On a side note: were are some of our most esteemed members? I see leaon79s, cobretti and spidershinobi haven't posted in awhile. Guys, get your asses back here! The wall isn't up yet, we can still steal jobs/posts on the pub.
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Dec 18, 2016 2:23:17 GMT
On a side note: were are some of our most esteemed members? I see leaon79s, cobretti and spidershinobi haven't posted in awhile. Guys, get your asses back here! The wall isn't up yet, we can still steal jobs/posts on the pub. That's the sad thing. Suddenly you notice someone's been gone all too long.
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cobretti
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Post by cobretti on Dec 18, 2016 3:36:25 GMT
On a side note: were are some of our most esteemed members? I see leaon79s , cobretti and spidershinobi haven't posted in awhile. Guys, get your asses back here! The wall isn't up yet, we can still steal jobs/posts on the pub. Still here brother man. Just laying low.
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Dlotn
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Post by Dlotn on Mar 29, 2017 19:38:17 GMT
I'm a 17 year old Media and Communication student first year from Norway. Love Halo and Life is Strange, but don't know what my favorite modern game is. My favorite Retro game is probably Pokemon Sapphire. I mostly collect for xbox 360, so that's probably my favorite modern console, and my favorite retro console is GameCube.
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Post by stratogustav on Mar 29, 2017 23:08:03 GMT
I'm a 17 year old Media and Communication student first year from Norway. Love Halo and Life is Strange, but don't know what my favorite modern game is. My favorite Retro game is probably Pokemon Sapphire. I mostly collect for xbox 360, so that's probably my favorite modern console, and my favorite retro console is GameCube. Go hang out with Balder, we would like to see 2 CGR Norwegians fans in the same image.
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Post by fsfsxii on Mar 29, 2017 23:35:59 GMT
I'm a 17 year old Media and Communication student first year from Norway. Love Halo and Life is Strange, but don't know what my favorite modern game is. My favorite Retro game is probably Pokemon Sapphire. I mostly collect for xbox 360, so that's probably my favorite modern console, and my favorite retro console is GameCube. Go hang out with Balder , we would like to see 2 CGR Norwegians fans in the same image. better invite my friend then. He's an EDF nut, he even has the platinum trophy for EDF2025.
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Post by stratogustav on Mar 30, 2017 0:08:41 GMT
Go hang out with Balder , we would like to see 2 CGR Norwegians fans in the same image. better invite my friend then. He's an EDF nut, he even has the platinum trophy for EDF2025. Is your friend Mohammed from Qatar?
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Post by Armored Core Raven on Mar 30, 2017 1:19:33 GMT
Always nice to see other nordic users.
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Dlotn
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Post by Dlotn on Mar 30, 2017 6:08:56 GMT
I'm a 17 year old Media and Communication student first year from Norway. Love Halo and Life is Strange, but don't know what my favorite modern game is. My favorite Retro game is probably Pokemon Sapphire. I mostly collect for xbox 360, so that's probably my favorite modern console, and my favorite retro console is GameCube. Go hang out with Balder , we would like to see 2 CGR Norwegians fans in the same image. I actually do know Balder
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