Comments on: Will You Think I’m Weird If… http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7686 lightening Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:50:55 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7686 Teeni - thanks. So nice to know I'm not alone in how I feel. :) Stuffy - so I wonder what a "good outcome" from the Olympics is then? Increased exposure to tourist trade? Horse - Horse Racing isn't an Olympic Sport? I didn't even know that. I know they have other horse riding events. Cuileann - thanks. LOVE that I can put myself "out there" and find at least a few people likely to agree with me. :D Kez - pretty much the same here. I don't watch much TV anyway (too addicted to the net) but DH watched some so I saw bits and pieces. Not that I mind bits and pieces - it's great big huge slabs I'm not such a fan of. Marita - totally!!! Mark - thankfully these days we get at least 1 other channel. For long time during Olympics we'd only have Olympics (and ABC). River - and BLOGS!!! ;) All the more time to go blog reading with. :) Sharon - LOL. Yeah, being friends with you IS one of them though, yeah? :P Cat - jelly legs are just SORE legs today!!! :D The whole "clothing" debate highlights some very sad points about humanity if you ask me. Des - yes, I totally agree. I really hate the whole "holier than thou" attitude and I can kind of understand how it would make the Chinese (and other cultures we set our sites on "fixing") dig their heels in even further. Teeni - thanks. So nice to know I’m not alone in how I feel. :)

Stuffy - so I wonder what a “good outcome” from the Olympics is then? Increased exposure to tourist trade?

Horse - Horse Racing isn’t an Olympic Sport? I didn’t even know that. I know they have other horse riding events.

Cuileann - thanks. LOVE that I can put myself “out there” and find at least a few people likely to agree with me. :D

Kez - pretty much the same here. I don’t watch much TV anyway (too addicted to the net) but DH watched some so I saw bits and pieces. Not that I mind bits and pieces - it’s great big huge slabs I’m not such a fan of.

Marita - totally!!!

Mark - thankfully these days we get at least 1 other channel. For long time during Olympics we’d only have Olympics (and ABC).

River - and BLOGS!!! ;) All the more time to go blog reading with. :)

Sharon - LOL. Yeah, being friends with you IS one of them though, yeah? :P

Cat - jelly legs are just SORE legs today!!! :D The whole “clothing” debate highlights some very sad points about humanity if you ask me.

Des - yes, I totally agree. I really hate the whole “holier than thou” attitude and I can kind of understand how it would make the Chinese (and other cultures we set our sites on “fixing”) dig their heels in even further.

]]> By: Des Walsh http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7685 Des Walsh Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:06:22 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7685 I enjoyed the Olympics. I'm a bit undecided on the political aspects. A couple of things I do know: * after visiting Beijing and Shanghai last year and in conversations since with people who actually live there my views on how to help change take place are more nuanced than they were * as a student of history I can relate to how a lot of Chinese feel about being lectured about human rights by Western countries - um, which country was it that flourished from the 19th century opium trade that so devastated China? - um, why was I staying in Shanghai in an area called the "French Concession"? (answer - because the colonial powers extracted such "concessions" - and drove the Chinese to live in what was left over of their city) I'm not saying by any means that we should not try to encourage -even embarrass - China to move further and fast on human rights, just let's not be so patronising with the Chinese that they can feel justifiably insulted by people they might see as representatives of the former exploiters. You know, "all you white people look the same". I enjoyed the Olympics. I’m a bit undecided on the political aspects. A couple of things I do know:
* after visiting Beijing and Shanghai last year and in conversations since with people who actually live there my views on how to help change take place are more nuanced than they were
* as a student of history I can relate to how a lot of Chinese feel about being lectured about human rights by Western countries - um, which country was it that flourished from the 19th century opium trade that so devastated China? - um, why was I staying in Shanghai in an area called the “French Concession”? (answer - because the colonial powers extracted such “concessions” - and drove the Chinese to live in what was left over of their city)

I’m not saying by any means that we should not try to encourage -even embarrass - China to move further and fast on human rights, just let’s not be so patronising with the Chinese that they can feel justifiably insulted by people they might see as representatives of the former exploiters. You know, “all you white people look the same”.

]]> By: Cat http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7684 Cat Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:59:16 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7684 I watched part of the opening ceremony sequence on YouTube, one swimming race on tv at work and that's been it. :P I haven't turned the tv on since Peter left a fortnight ago.... Here's an interesting post I found about the Olympics - turns me off it even more!!! http://viv.id.au/blog/?p=2066 I hope your jelly legs are recovered!!! I had them a bit last night after the gym too but after walking home I could collapse on my bed with a book :) I watched part of the opening ceremony sequence on YouTube, one swimming race on tv at work and that’s been it. :P

I haven’t turned the tv on since Peter left a fortnight ago….

Here’s an interesting post I found about the Olympics - turns me off it even more!!! http://viv.id.au/blog/?p=2066

I hope your jelly legs are recovered!!! I had them a bit last night after the gym too but after walking home I could collapse on my bed with a book :)

]]> By: Sharon http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7682 Sharon Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:26:44 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7682 Ummmm, there are plenty of things that make you weird but this isn't one of them! Everyone's a bit weird or we'd all be boring! I have to say that I was well and truly sick of the olympics by the end. Ummmm, there are plenty of things that make you weird but this isn’t one of them! Everyone’s a bit weird or we’d all be boring! I have to say that I was well and truly sick of the olympics by the end.

]]> By: shannon http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7680 shannon Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:46:30 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7680 i agree it IS hard to watch dreams dashed! i feel the same about the political part. It will be interesting to see what becomes of China after this. shannon <a href="http://blog.laboutiquedevogue.com" rel="nofollow">Rock Star Maternity Blog</a> <a href="http://voguemum.com" rel="nofollow">Vogue Mum</a> i agree it IS hard to watch dreams dashed! i feel the same about the political part. It will be interesting to see what becomes of China after this.

shannon
Rock Star Maternity Blog
Vogue Mum

]]> By: river http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7672 river Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:24:10 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7672 Not weird at all Lightening. I'm glad it's over too, but on the other hand the ratings season is almost over and there still won't be anything worth watching on TV. Thank heavens (or the inventors), for DVD players and Blockbuster. Not weird at all Lightening. I’m glad it’s over too, but on the other hand the ratings season is almost over and there still won’t be anything worth watching on TV. Thank heavens (or the inventors), for DVD players and Blockbuster.

]]> By: Mark http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7669 Mark Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:55:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7669 Lightning, your not weird. I always hated how during the Olympics there was nothing to watch on telly on any channel. To me it always felt a bit like having the Olympics shove down my throat whether I like it or not. Great it's over and hopefully all the Chinese in Beijing can go back to their normal lives as well again. Lightning, your not weird.
I always hated how during the Olympics there was nothing to watch on telly on any channel. To me it always felt a bit like having the Olympics shove down my throat whether I like it or not.

Great it’s over and hopefully all the Chinese in Beijing can go back to their normal lives as well again.

]]> By: Marita http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7667 Marita Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:48:04 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7667 I'm hugely relieved they are over. Time for some other topics of conversation to be given a chance :D I’m hugely relieved they are over. Time for some other topics of conversation to be given a chance :D

]]> By: Kez http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7666 Kez Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:47:22 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7666 Well if you're weird, so am I! The only bits I watched were because Pete had the TV on - I could quite happily have ignored the whole thing! Well if you’re weird, so am I! The only bits I watched were because Pete had the TV on - I could quite happily have ignored the whole thing!

]]> By: cuileann http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/comment-page-1/#comment-7665 cuileann Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:41:04 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/08/25/will-you-think-im-weird-if/#comment-7665 No. Power to ya. No. Power to ya.

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