Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand

[Quivorir]

Dunno, didn't listen.

 

[peternorth]

Dunno, didn't listen.

fkin awesome

 

[BotsMaster]

Dunno, didn't listen.

I think you should listen to it seeing as you like Blank Space and have Taylor Swift as your aviator.

 

[Quivorir]

Can only handle so much Taylor Swift mate.

 

[BotsMaster]

fkin awesome

#Tay4Hottest100

 

[Paula2222]

American gun laws
I just can't get my head around having a loaded gun lying around and thinking that it's perfectly normal behaviour



"The tragic incident occurred after the baby's brother found his grandfather's .22-calibre Magnum revolver "just lying out", police said."

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a...rbin-baby-shot-dead-by-five-year-old-brother/

It's terrible! I can't understand this as well

 

[Off The Couch]

Talk back radio

 

[Simple Jack]

Yes, I didn't phrase that very well. It's the attitude around gun ownership in the US that interests me and while I understand these incidents are still in the minority I still struggle with the whole

"We are big supporters of firearms around here," Sheriff White told KETV"

It's ingrained in the culture. Much like binge drinking (which is completely baffling to people in some places) is in Australia or religious fundamentalism is in some other places.

Indoctrination is extremely powerful in young children.

 

[Off The Couch]

http://mobile.news.com.au/world/flo...y-shoots-himself/story-fndir2ev-1227194078227

In the meantime Simple Jack another kids loses their life. I do understand what you mean though but if you are going to allow it then at least put strict laws in place to try and prevent these types of tragedies occurring

 

[Quivorir]

And the wont face charges. What a ******* joke.

 

[Simple Jack]

http://mobile.news.com.au/world/flo...y-shoots-himself/story-fndir2ev-1227194078227

In the meantime Simple Jack another kids loses their life. I do understand what you mean though but if you are going to allow it then at least put strict laws in place to try and prevent these types of tragedies occurring

Says who? Some guy in another country?

That's just like some Saudi guy telling you that women shouldn't be allowed to drive in Australia. It seems totally reasonable to him but it's totally unreasonable here.

Different cultures can be very different.

Edit: I'll add that I agree with you that I find the whole situation ridiculous. But that's not really the point.

 

[JUBJUB]

Talk back radio

Jim from Hawthorn does not like this post

 

[Off The Couch]

Says who? Some guy in another country?

That's just like some Saudi guy telling you that women shouldn't be allowed to drive in Australia. It seems totally reasonable to him but it's totally unreasonable here.

Different cultures can be very different.

Edit: I'll add that I agree with you that I find the whole situation ridiculous. But that's not really the point.

No, people in their own country. Mine was an opinion - I doubt my influence extends that far, I can't even get my kids to do what I ask.
I'm just surprised that it isn't stricter and then again having done absolutely no research on the matter, there could in fact be such conditions already in place

 

[Simple Jack]

No, people in their own country. Mine was an opinion - I doubt my influence extends that far, I can't even get my kids to do what I ask.
I'm just surprised that it isn't stricter and then again having done absolutely no research on the matter, there could in fact be such conditions already in place

True, but there are people who go against the grain in every country. And clearly not enough Americans want gun control to force the politicians to do something about it. The gun lobby is very powerful there.

 

[BotsMaster]

WTF?
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/01/the-vajankle-is-a-fleshlight-foot-you-can-*/

Spoiler: NSFW

 

[TheFreshBanana]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL that is really WTF

 

[TheFreshBanana]

it is disturbing how real that foot looks

 

[Catfish Alley]

You may have solved this mystery.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a8209244-fdd8-4b69-ac03-cd7b15bb004a

 

[chunkylover]

Why in the days of internet banking a transaction wont go through till Tuesday because of a public holiday.

 

[King_Steele]

Why in the days of internet banking a transaction wont go through till Tuesday because of a public holiday.

The worst!!

You'd think it would be able to clear straight away via electronic payment.

 

[Off The Couch]

Similar to a bank cheque needing 3 working days to clear - in reality it's cash

Banks are the worst for the s**t they are allowed to get away with

 

[Papa Juggs]

Governments don't rule the world. Banks do.

Think about it.

 

[BotsMaster]

You may have solved this mystery.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a8209244-fdd8-4b69-ac03-cd7b15bb004a

What the *? Some people have very strange fetishes that I'll never understand.

 

[Off The Couch]

Scene straight out of a Patricia Cornwell or James Patterson book. Looking forward to the movie

 

[Off The Couch]

There was a guy outside subi Centro with a sign "I have cancer, please give"

Now I'm not a callous person and I'm not adverse to giving a "beggar" some coin but I just wondered if the fact that he said he had cancer improved his lot because for mine it did nothing but leave me feeling confused and not very giving

Would "I have cancer" encourage you to donate more than the standard homeless or unemployed sign