Do you believe that Hubs should make people get out and debate??????
- \Brenda Scullyposted 14 years ago
0 I live in Greece, so it is impossible to avoid debate. A night out is not complete without an argument with Kostas the Goat Herder
You are loud, obnoxious and opinionated, so there is a strong chance that you have Greek ancestry. Come and meet Kostas the Goat Herder anytime!
Are you sure that you are not a Spartan woman? They have a fierce reputation.
Greek women are a little more stylish, now - they like lots of 'bling' and expensive designer stuff.
- Leta Sposted 14 years ago0
Life would be pretty dull for me without serious discussion--that in life and in work, since I have worked for/with the media a lot.
Sufi, you must introduce us to this Kostas the Goat Herder you keep talking about.
He must be a heck of a debater. :)lollol - Nope - he drinks too much Ouzo and shouts a lot. On a slightly more serious note, Greeks are taught how to debate properly, from a very young age - it makes life interesting. There is a whole elaborate etiquette behind debating, and a lot more to it than Greek men shouting and waving their arms about.
PS - Mr Deeds said no thread hijacking. Does that mean that we are not allowed to have long discussions about alcohol?Well, they have all those ancient philosophers to contend with, who--I believe--created the whole idea behind a 'forum.'
'Tis true - they see debating as part of their heritage, almost a sport. There is much less of a 'Jock' culture here - the brainy kid who can debate is given a lot of respect.
Misha: What drink is that? I can see Mr Deeds settling down with a glass of Californian Red
Frogdropping: The same here - buying a carton of milk leads to the most intense political debates.
Seriously - I don't know why folk get so het up. The amount of times individuals' get their knickers in a knot ... the huffing and puffing is the theme ATM. Maybe burn out from super-hubbing?
Or hormones ...
Folks - it's all just words. Sticks and stones and all that Pinches of salt are pretty handy too.
Sufi? Your goat-herding-dagnabit guy? He's gotta be half-portuguese. They are all shouty and loud ... super-passionate about everything. Take earlier for eg - I only asked for a glass of milk.
It was the most political cup of moo juice I've ever drunkEnjoy your day at work, Miss AttentionWhore
Too right - I don't actually care what people call me, but I hate the poor quality of debate. I can't be arsed to post on the politics forum now - there is too much name-calling and ad hominem. Extremist debates can only ever go one way
mandybeau, I love debate; although my style of "debating" is to aim to keep the "heat" out of it, and make it more a matter of "sparring with polite words". In other words, I'm no fun.
That's why I get a giant kick out of seeing one of your new posts. Your approach is so different from mine, I can't imagine how on Earth you think up the stuff you think up you post. I miss the artsy, two-birds avatar. They more suited you, I thought. Some of the posts that are along the lines of "so-and-so is a b.." and "what do you think of so-and-so", though, kind of make a lot of people (including me) cringe (and not in a "good way"). I think you could raise your issues/complaints about things that happen on here without giving specific names - and I'm guessing you would still make your points, and make the posts interesting or funny.
I agree with you about reporting people, though. Most people don't take things all that seriously, and most can "give as good as they can take". Still, if everyone starts jumping in to "give" and "take" the whole forum would get way too ugly. If an "attacked" person doesn't "fight back" the forum kind of looks like a lynching. I'm fine with the "no-personal-attacks" policy. People can be interesting, angry, outrageous, funny, etc.; without singling out others by name. Still, I don't think people ought to be bothering HubPages adm. with something someone said about them, as individuals, here. "Hate speech" against any group is one thing, but I'd think people on here would have outgrown the "so-and-so-called-me-a-poo-poo-head" behavior.- MangoGirlposted 14 years ago0
Only God knows ,probably on the wrong side of town
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