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Probably not, she speaks english as a first language, which means she's civilised. However, I interpret her recent statement as saying that she feels she has better, more important, things to do than this so I'm in the Finnish chap's camp at the moment (not that I get to choose).

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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Oct 22nd, 2009 at 09:53:27 AM EST
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 ... " she speaks English as a first language, which means she's civilised"...

   Do be more careful, please.  One day, George W. Bush might learn English and claim it as his first language---though we know that lying is his first language--and then where would your syllogism leave us?

"In such an environment it is not surprising that the ills of technology should seem curable only through the application of more technology..." John W Aldridge

by proximity1 on Thu Oct 22nd, 2009 at 10:22:42 AM EST
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That quip was regarding conservative attitudes towards her due to her being Irish and, therefore, not overtly foreign.

Not my attitude, theirs.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Oct 22nd, 2009 at 11:08:07 AM EST
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