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    Thread: Languages
Post: Re: Languages

I think the English also generally suck at languages :lol: The main problem is that most people speak English, so there is little incentive to learn another language. If you travel, people always wa...
Big_Becka General Chat Forum 0 2,577 01-12-2010, 07:21 PM
    Thread: Hard work means happiness?
Post: Re: Hard work means happiness?

I agree with Olivia. You often see women become clinically depressed if they give up work to look after their family. People are often prone to depression and other mental conditions when they retire,...
Big_Becka Motivation and Psychology Forum 0 4,777 01-06-2010, 09:15 AM
    Thread: Lond term products
Post: Re: Lond term products

I agree, it isn't good to eat. The most common preservatives are sugar and salt. It is now thought by many people in the UK that this is behind our obesity and heart disease epidemics. Of course, sci...
Big_Becka EU Consumer Talk 0 3,248 01-05-2010, 11:42 PM
    Thread: Copenhagen Climate Summit
Post: Re: Copenhagen Climate Summit

This is a publicity stunt for Gordon Brown, desperate to be recognised as a world statesman - it's the same game Tony Blair used to play (and he had a lucrative career lecturing at foreign universitie...
Big_Becka Environment Forum 0 3,272 01-05-2010, 11:26 PM
    Thread: Facts about winter solstice
Post: Re: Facts about winter solstice

Of course, the solstice was celebrated by pagans as Yule. Even today there are large numbers of neo-Pagans and -Heathens who celebrate the solstice. Many Christmas traditions, like the Yule log, wass...
Big_Becka Environment Forum 0 2,600 01-05-2010, 10:40 PM
    Thread: The Ultimate Christmas Message
Post: Re: The Ultimate Christmas Message

This is very interesting shammi - I have never heard of anyone fasting before Christmas. Normally people eat huge amounts around Christmas! What denomination are you? It is true that people could be ...
Big_Becka Philosophy and Religion Forum 1 5,218 01-05-2010, 10:28 PM
    Thread: The Miracles of Christ
Post: Re: The Miracles of Christ

Remember that these miracles have never been believed by everyone ;-) Only 1/3 of the world's population are Christian, and many of those assume that the miracles were metaphoric. :-) Martin, rem...
Big_Becka Philosophy and Religion Forum 0 3,719 01-05-2010, 10:21 PM
    Thread: Interesting for tourists (traditions and laws)
Post: Re: Interesting for tourists (traditions and laws)

Hey, Steven, Suicide is no longer a hard crime in the UK :-) but it is true that once you could be sent to prison if you survived a suicide attempt :shock: my mother tells me that, until fairly re...
Big_Becka EU Travel Forum 31 23,691 12-30-2009, 01:19 PM
    Thread: Big, fat women
Post: Re: Big, fat women

I go to a slimming club where I am surrounded by women like this. Believe me, they want to change! But they have been told so many lies by food manufacturers and dieting "experts" - everything they tr...
Big_Becka General Chat Forum 34 23,634 12-30-2009, 12:44 PM
    Thread: Women and diets! Good or bad?
Post: Re: Women and diets! Good or bad?

Martin, it is so much more complicated than that! Yes, you will lose weight if you reduce the number of calories you consume. But if you do not get the correct nutrition, you will become very ill and ...
Big_Becka Health and Medicine Forum 0 4,243 12-27-2009, 11:26 AM
    Thread: Women and diets! Good or bad?
Post: Re: Women and diets! Good or bad?

My experience is that you cannot manage your weight through exercise alone: in fact, the more you exercise, the more hungry you become! Exercise is an important and beneficial part of any weight loss ...
Big_Becka Health and Medicine Forum 0 4,243 12-26-2009, 02:13 PM
    Thread: EU president
Post: Re: EU president

Who are you talking about, Lorry? Blair? Blair has not been made president. Since Sept 11, personal freedom has been greatly reduced in the UK, and the Anti-Terror Laws that were introduced are a ste...
Big_Becka Political Debates Forum 0 12,861 12-26-2009, 01:47 PM
    Thread: LOve between different nationalities!!!!
Post: Re: LOve between different nationalities!!!!

Giuliana - the sensible part of me says "you should be careful!" You are very vulnerable in a foreign country, and sometimes these guys will try to sell your internal organs, or traffick you :roll: ...
Big_Becka Love Talk Forum 0 5,111 12-26-2009, 01:19 PM
    Thread: Why a postgraduated student may not be a specialist?
Post: Re: Why a postgraduated student may not be a speci...

You are right to be proud! But being a Graduate does NOT make you a Specialist. ;-) Most large companies will run a Graduate Trainee Scheme, lasting 2 - 4 years. During this period you learn many of ...
Big_Becka EU Business and Economy Forum 0 7,497 12-26-2009, 12:51 PM
    Thread: Happy Holidays
Post: Happy Holidays

Just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas (even those of you who don't celebrate it tomorrow ;-) ) and Happy Holidays :-) I now have the very serious task of building a Gingerbread House... W...
Big_Becka General Chat Forum 0 2,761 12-24-2009, 05:48 PM
    Thread: Are women angry more than men?
Post: Re: Are women angry more than men?

Younger women don't seem very angry. But older women are usually angry AT men :lol:
Big_Becka Science and Technology Forum 0 4,877 12-24-2009, 05:34 PM
    Thread: Women discrimination
Post: Re: Women discrimination

Lorry, this surprises me a lot! I read that Moldova has the highest proportion of professional women of any European country. :) I also read that Moldova spends the most money on education per head o...
Big_Becka General Chat Forum 23 17,538 12-24-2009, 11:39 AM
    Thread: men vs women
Post: Re: men vs women

Faw_Peter Wrote: -- • Women excel in creative areas such as art performance, education, human resources and literature, all these are abstract areas, where logics is not paramount • Men deepens hims...
Big_Becka Love Talk Forum 0 11,146 12-24-2009, 11:11 AM
    Thread: Most exotic travels
Post: Re: Most exotic travels

eera Wrote: -- Maybe Belarus could be an exotic place? for some people of course... It's probably not that exotic if we refer to nature, food or traditions, but in terms of social and political circu...
Big_Becka EU Travel Forum 0 12,619 12-23-2009, 03:44 PM
    Thread: The older you get, the more difficult is to love
Post: Re: The older you get, the more difficult is to lo...

It's so true! Young men are beasts - they think it is very clever to sleep around and hurt people, but what they achieve is to make women bitter and cautious. Romance is a way for men to get you into ...
Big_Becka Love Talk Forum 19 17,754 12-23-2009, 03:28 PM
    Thread: How to Keep a Man?
Post: Re: How to Keep a Man?

Laurentine and Lorry - thank you for your advice, but I cannot agree with you! Every time I treat a guy well and try to tell him that I love him, he just takes advantage of me. The more you love a g...
Big_Becka Love Talk Forum 17 14,477 12-23-2009, 03:02 PM
    Thread: Sex change operation
Post: Re: Sex change operation

Lorry, what happens when other people do not accept your body? What happens when you cannot fulfill society's expectations for your gender? For example: suppose a man is born slender with long legs a...
Big_Becka General Chat Forum 0 7,959 12-23-2009, 02:45 PM
    Thread: What is more important: career or family
Post: Re: What is more important: career or family

For me, there is no choice. I couldn't bear to have a child that I couldn't look after. I need to earn a regular wage which will cover rent, bills, food and childcare costs (which are as much as the r...
Big_Becka General Chat Forum 0 3,301 12-15-2009, 11:09 PM
    Thread: Can you meet your soul on the Internet?
Post: Re: Can you meet your soul on the Internet?

I am happy for you Lorry - that is nice to hear :super What worries me the most is language / cultural differences. I seem to get interest from Russian guys recently. :quoi Now, I can't speak Ru...
Big_Becka Love Talk Forum 0 9,962 12-15-2009, 05:31 PM
    Thread: Fitness-new style of life
Post: Re: Fitness-new style of life

Isn't it interesting, how certain people are quick to criticise the obese for being "lazy," but won't reveal their own exercise regime here ;-) To be in good shape, I walk at least 30 minutes each ...
Big_Becka Sports Talk Forum 0 5,894 12-14-2009, 07:26 PM
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