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Cleopatra
Joined: 28 Jun 2003
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Location: Tuamago Archipelago
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The Phillipino story sounds plausible enough, but the one about being left in a room with snakes and rats.......???
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| Be assured that, I will not tell a story if it is not true and accurate. |
But how can you possibly know that all the stories you hear are true? I'd love to have such an ability to sift mere gossip from the truth. Do you ask to be taken to said room full of snakes and rats and inspect it personally?
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| I understand you frustation and nuisance, may be becasue you are a woman, you are not faced or familiar with this type of discussion within your female entourage! |
I take it Engllish is not your first language? "Frustration and nuisance" say what? And btw I'm not a wealthy woman but a mere teacher, and therefore do not have an 'entourage' of any gender. |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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You meant "lucky if you do not get any funny marks on your body", right?!  |
It seems we have a grand son of William Shakespeare in this forum!
�in� or �on� who cares?
So, grand son of Shakespeare, what about the following sentences, are they right or wrong?
�A mark in your body means you're a witch�
�One mistake will leave a mark in your body forever�
�That mark in your body is not going to give you or anyone else the answer. The answer is out there, right in front of you ..�
At the end, who cares? As fas as you body is in good state, it does not matter if the marks are in or on your body! 
Have a nice day. |
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Stephen Jones
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| in� or �on� who cares? |
The hapless victim for a start. |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Cleopatra wrote: |
| The Phillipino story sounds plausible enough, but the one about being left in a room with snakes and rats.......??? |
Oh, the above one is nothing compared to other horrible stories. I cannot mention them here, because I think it is not appropriate to mention them in this forum.
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| .But how can you possibly know that all the stories you hear are true? I'd love to have such an ability to sift mere gossip from the truth. Do you ask to be taken to said room full of snakes and rats and inspect it personally? |
It seems you did not visit a prison,or meet a previous prisoner, that's why you are not believing me!
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| . take it Engllish is not your first language? |
Yes, you are right, that's why I am using a multi-language keyboard made in Taiwan to improve my English.
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| .. And btw I'm not a wealthy woman but a mere teacher, and therefore do not have an 'entourage' of any gender. |
I did not say that you are a wealthy woman! Even if you are a wealthy woman, I think you deserve it, why not?
At least, the real Cleopatra was a co-ruler of Egypt with her father, and I guess was very wealthy. Sadly she took her own life on August 12, 30 BC. 
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| .. and therefore do not have an 'entourage' of any gender. |
I mean by 'entourage' your colleagues in the work environment or social life, don't tell me that you do not have any?
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Queen of Sheba
Joined: 07 May 2006
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| 3. I understand you frustation and nuisance, may be becasue you are a woman, you are not faced or familiar with this type of discussion within your female entourage! |
What is this supposed to mean 007? That women do not have discussions about English lectures? Just what type of discussion were you referring to? |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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| ..What is this supposed to mean 007? That women do not have discussions about English lectures? Just what type of discussion were you referring to? |
Sorry, Queen of Sheba, I think there is a miss-understanding here.
I was referring to general discussion about the social life, political issues, other male related issues, that might happen to people in SA or anywhere. And because of the Saudi society is a male dominated society (not the only one, there are others as well ), there are things in which women do not know about them, or are un-appropriate for them to discuss, and you will find them only in male discussion.
Hope you got my point |
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Queen of Sheba
Joined: 07 May 2006
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| I got your point, but I don't think you got the point here. 007, for a spy and a snake, you are not very sneaky in your approach. These conversations do happen amongst women, Saudi or otherwise, but especially otherwise! Are we not proof enough here? I mean what did you think we spend our time discussing recipes and fashion? You are really digging yourself into a sand pit here... |
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Griff-James
Joined: 08 Oct 2006
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Location: A place full of 18 year olds and endless ale. Not not this time.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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The hapless victim for a start. |
Indeed!  |
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