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Would you sit next to a foreigner in a bus or train?
I look similar to Nish's profile pic, and most of the time, the place next to me is the last to be filled on public transport. I really shouldn't give a sh*t, but I've realized that I no longer sit, even if the entire f***ing carriage is vacant.
Stupid Chinese / Vietnamese / Brits / French / etc
(real country disguised)
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Mate, it's nothing to do with racism, as you suggest, but the fact that you smell.
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Yeah, smelly foreigners.
In all seriousness it doesn't bother me at all, but a couple of years ago I was on a train, and sitting opposite a black man who had a rucksack next to him.
As we pulled into a station he stood up and walked off down the train, leaving his rucksack on the seat.
I was a little bit concerned that the rucksack was going to explode, but not too much. I stood up, I had a look out the door to see if he had got off further down the train, and I returned to my seat (listening for ticking sounds) before we pulled off from the station.
The man returned shortly afterwards.
I don't know if I would have been less worried had he been white, or more worried had he been Asian.
Ultimately what kept me calm was wondering why anyone would want to blow up Tamworth, I mean there are many good reasons, but I cannot think that any self respecting terrorist would go to the bother.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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ChrisElston wrote: wondering why anyone would want to blow up Tamworth
Why would anyone not want to blow up Tam'rth
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Alton Towers (or is me geography / memory wrong)
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Drayton Manor is Tamworth
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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ChrisElston wrote: Drayton Manor is Tamworth not Alton Towers, so blow it up at will.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The thing I find most peculiar about the entire story is that you thought it was a bomb because he was a black man. In America this wouldn't be the case.
Funny how that works.
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I didn't think it was a bomb because he was a black man, I was suspicious because he left as we pulled into a station.
Had it been an Asian man then I would probably have been more concerned.
Such was the media perception in the UK at the time.
There have been quite a few black would be bombers in recent times, and a few white ones too.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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ChrisElston wrote: and a few white ones too.
pffft. White people don't act like that. Bombs are crazy
We are serial killers, snipers, and "go postal".
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stuff like this always surprises me. I was commuting to London daily during te height of the irish bombing campaign. If I saw someone walk away from a bag, i would stop them and ask if it was their bag. If I saw an unattended bag, i would report it immediately - but THOUSANDS of people would ignore the situation, or just nudge each other "oohh Ethel, there's an unattended bag!"
Seems many brits would rather be blown to kingdom come than cause a scene!
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I would tell someone if they were leaving the bag. about 50% of the time I would report it if it was left.
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In India, if you leave your bag unattended, you lose your bag.... so we do not have this kind of problem here... 
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Well that is one problem a spate of bag bombings clears up.
You can leave your bag anywhere you want on the public transport system these days and it'll still be there when you get back.
Might have an army robot blowing it up if you're too long, but it'll still be there.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Yes, but when you want to lose your bag that's fine.
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What if I promise not to smell them?
I was thinking more along the lines of xenophobia...
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_Maxxx_ wrote: Mate, it's nothing to do with racism, as you suggest, but the fact that you
smell.
Yeah if he'd only shower once a month like the rest of us geeks. 
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Whats a shower? Is this some new tech device? Am I missing out on something here?
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I used to take a monthly shower like everyone else but I had to stop because Apple threatened a lawsuit.
It appears my shower had a large central window, rounded corners and to access it I made a left to right swiping motion (to open the door). Their lawyers also mentioned "streaming input and output and a touch interface" but I don't think that they can actually support a patent claim on that.
- Life in the fast lane is only fun if you live in a country with no speed limits.
- Of all the things I have lost, it is my mind that I miss the most.
- I vaguely remember having a good memory...
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Oh, I got a letter saying the drops that came out of it, had rounded corners, so I had to redesign the water drops.
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Forogar wrote: streaming input and output and a touch interface
That's Backroom talk, buddy... 
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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Nish Sivakumar wrote: _Maxxx_ wrote: Mate, it's nothing to do with racism, as you suggest, but the fact that you smell.
Yeah if he'd only shower once a month like the rest of us geeks.
I'll have you know I get rained on at least once a week.
Hmmmph!
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-- Sarah Hoyt
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So the fact you know who Nish is implies you are a regular, But you have only signed up today.
Have you really created a sock-puppet just to post this?
I wouldn't sit next to somebody who was taking to much of an interest in where people choose to sit.
_Peeves wrote: I look similar to Nish's profile pic
I'm sorry about that by the way. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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TPFKAPB wrote: Have you really created a sock-puppet just to post this?
that is the first sign of terrorist thoughts/activities.
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