BruceVC

Good tips can be better than salary\wages, I never knew you were a male dancer? It must be an interesting job where you interact with lots of unique personalities

About 25 years ago my dad and stepmom went on a second honeymoon to Greece and after a delayed trip they got to Paros, hired a car and were looking for somewhere to eat lunch while sightseeing They saw a large house with a patio outside and tables setup and several cars in the parking area. They got out the car walked to the patio area and sat down, they also noticed another group of people sitting at another table and a man, the hotel\restaurant manager, saying to the other people " I have arranged transport " But the service seemed really bad and it took over 5 minutes before the manager came to their table and said " how can I help you "...the conversation went like this Parents : Can we get some coffee Manager :Sure, what coffee do you want? I have Turkish, American, Greek etc. Parents: Anything, we just want coffee He brought out coffee with this delicious homemade cakes and since it was clearly quiet he started chatting to them about where they from and what they doing in Greece. It turned out this managers dad knew SA because his dad was stuck in SA during WW2 and they ended up having a 40 minute friendly chat about life and travels But at the end of the chat the conversation went like this Manager: Oh, by the way this is not a restaurant. This is my private home Parents : What !!! But who were those other people sitting at that other table Manager : Those were friends who had been staying with us My parents nearly died of embarrassment for assuming this was a restaurant but they all had a great laugh about it and they left on very good terms with the home owner How is that for "white, male privlidege "

Melkie did I ever tell you about my dads second honeymoon to Paros Island and what happened ?

That has got to be one of the strangest reasons to not game anymore " Im too old ".....its a hobby, you never too old Its like saying " Im too old to read a book ". You may not have time anymore or your interests may change but you never too old to game

Melkie!!! Im shocked, I though you were opposed to the right-wing....now you playing Sex with Hitler games....Im so shocked your have almost negated my garrulous nature ( whats it like by the way...its for a thesis Im doing about...adult games )

McConnell is one of the good guys in the GOP and I imagine he will get censored and criticized by the Trump supporters But Pence also finally found some integrity when he publicly stated " he had no ability to overturn the 2020 election " on Friday and several prominent members of the GOP agree with him https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hr-mcmaster-pence-trump-2020-election-face-the-nation/ It bodes well for the likely victory of the Republicans in the midterms because hopefully the GOP will have moved meaningfully beyond Trumpism

It really annoys me when people use the Apartheid card when something has nothing to do with Apartheid

Yes he means they not Neo-Nazis right wing

The truckers are right wing?

Jordan Peterson has made several convincing videos about how the liberal media is incorrectly labeling all the protestors as right-wing and ignoring the original issues raised by the truckers I agree with some of what he says but what doesnt change is the protesters are asking for something that Trudeau cannot agree to because its decided by the states so the entire original protest to "end mandatory vaccination requirements between states" cannot be achieved through this protest. That makes the disruption to peoples lives and shutting down highways as illegitimate and the Canadian security forces need to intervene

Anyone breaking the law and involved in criminality should be arrested, it doesnt matter if its BLM protestors or Canadian truckers

Their are still legitimate and reasonable protestors within the Canadian truckers but as normally happens with these protests because their is no definitive and agreed on leadership and anyone can join parts of the protests degenerate into chaos and illegal actions Yes Gorthfuscious the rule of law and order must be maintained and you need to deploy security forces effectively especially when certain demands are beyond Trudeaus influence because its on the provincial level. And also you shouldnt be able to " force " your government to change any pandemic restriction because that should be done based on the level of virus risk But the biggest problem is I dont think Canada has the security forces, experience or the training to effectively end this type of large scale protest? @Malcador Whats your opinion on deploying security forces to end the protests? Do they have the experience to do this without unnecessary bloodshed and damage to property? Oh I also didnt know you had a real Canadian Neo-Nazi movement, first time I have heard of it?

Let us know how it is and how enjoyable and integrated it is with the 5e ruleset

I sincerely hope that story isnt true. If it is true I hope that teacher is fired for abuse of their position. There may even be criminal charges? Its like the ultimate worse example of CRT if it was allowed to be taught Im sure @Hurlshot will comment?

i have also created long posts and then they can vanish....its very annoying and I often dont recreate them, I sometimes just copy long posts in stages to Notepad or Word as a backup Thanks for sharing, I understand what you saying

I never wear my mask outside ever and only wear it when I walk into malls and shops but we have this weird policy where you dont have to wear a mask inside a mall inside a restaurant ....but you have to wear it walking around the mall

I finished NWN EE after 80 hours, as I mentioned earlier it was a great and nostalgic trip back to D&D and the Forgotten Realms The lore, narrative and D&D ruleset and the myriad of spells and combat strategies makes this game for me It gets a well deserved 65\100 on the " BruceVC gaming rating " system and I am considering playing the expansions next

I went with some family and friends to this awesome boutique hotel called Alphen We ate inside the Library Dining Room, it was really well done and nicely aired for the virus

Yes but Lewis and Clark are considered iconic in the history of the US, they not angelic but significant. Their is a whole tourism aspect where people follow the original Lewis and Clark trail in the USA. I have seen this several times on cooking shows like Bizarre Food America, so we wouldn't want to malign them unnecessarily https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/bizarre-foods/episodes/lewis-and-clark-trail

A greasy breakfast is always my favorite

Nice, you have mentioned those social events. It sounds fun and easy to meetup. How often do you guys meetup ?I go out to the local bars about 1-2 times a week but I have only started going out again

What an interesting story, I didnt think you had LGBT friends and its not because I think you homophobic because you have always liked stories in your ratings where someone posts something positive about LGBT rights It is a good example and yes I wonder if its her race or her sexual orientation. I am sure its her orientation but you would think people would be less homophobic and I assume she ignored it because she often experiences looks? It would be an honest and sincere question to mention that you noticed people looking at her and did she notice it as well. And say to her you felt uncomfortable and you want to know how she felt, Im sure she is use to ignorant people staring but sometimes people stare but its harmless and not about bigotry I use to always ask my girlfriends and gay friends questions like this so I understand their reality and how it matters to them and they will appreciate it because you trying to understand something that we have never been subjected to but you can always empathize with anyone once you understand what they experience And a real friendship with her is more real and meaningful to her than what you may think. Where did you guys meet and how did you become friends ?

When you say you agree you come from white, male privlidege how would you define that personally and how has it changed your views if at all ? And is this a general view your friends and family agree with you on?

I think I know why you guys have a very negative view of Saudi Arabia and its influence? When that journalist was killed in Turkey their was a huge global response to the new Saudi king and then yes as you correctly pointed how they kicked Qatar out of the Gulf States and Saudi and Egypt made these completely unreasonable demands with this list and one of them was shutting down Al Jazeera Qatar refused and I admire them for that decision because Al Jazeera was I think was their main objective. Now the ME is not a place where a free media matters in many countries so its important Qatar refused to acquiesce I have found all the Gulf States very well run and very accommodating for consultancy work and SA companies generate huge revenue on projects. But overall if I had to choose one country to work in for a long time it would be Qatar Anyway I think you are unintentionally comparing the ME to first world Democracies so the killing of a journalist is considered an attack on the institutions that define what most Democracy stands for? But the majority of ME countries are not Democracies and I dont think you get a truly free media in most countries. The citizens in most of these countries dont seem that concerned ?

I would have been very surprised if you not aware of the reality of human rights in China, you do live in Australia and if you were not of the Chinese anger towards you guys generally then I would be shocked. Gorth mentioned it and I watched this ridiculous Chinese propaganda video that only the Chinese would create about some childish criticism towards the Oz governments leadership....it was funny because it was so badly done But I also realized that the Oz government over the last 12 years has really allowed your economy to be deeply connected to China and you guys seemed to really believe that China is the same as every other country around trade protocol and what that means. But most investment in China is always about the excellent market opportunities but you dont commit too much into one basket....and especially when its China. If you never criticize the CCP about certain political and ideological views they have then you dont have to worry about them punishing you economically and obviously they can only harm you if you have invested deeply and the link I will post discusses this ...but Oz is invested and its your governments task to extricate you without economic crisis And what can trigger the CCP, when your government started questioning the 5G Huawei backdoor routers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_over_Chinese_involvement_in_5G_wireless_networks And this is an absolutely real risk that allows the CCP access to any network when utilized and no government or company serious with security concerns would install Huawei after this. And your government raised this with China and that is why I think they mad? Your real concern should be that China can freeze anything economically that Oz has invested and they will happily use to express their happiness But can we discuss the US because I want to understand your view a bit more? Do you feel the Trump presidency created this negative view you have of the US and what are the events that concern you the most ..I can guess but people have different views? But your current trade tensions with China can be mitigated if you accept the US is your best friend in this global arena. The Trump trade war with China confirmed something interesting that the US has the ability to cause the CCP to be wary and not dismiss what the US thinks. The whole idea of that trade war was from one of Trumps economic geniuses ....full credit to him but not to Trump. Ross is considered a more Conservative economist but he is very clever and most didnt think the trade war would make any difference to Chinas confidence but it did https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Ross But how is your economy now and has the rift with had any noticeable difference?