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 Hrolf The Ganger  25 Oct 19 5.08pm |
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Originally posted by dollardays
I don't really put much stock in anything with religious aspects to it, but there is something to be said for the fact that as soon as something becomes a tourist hot spot the life and uniqueness is fast drained out of it. Maybe, but the alternative is that no one sees them. In this case, not climbing the rock might be sensible for safety reasons but not for mumbo jumbo. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (25 Oct 2019 5.09pm)
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| Hrolf The Ganger 25 Oct 19 5.12pm |
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Originally posted by dollardays
Yes, that's true. Not really the point though is it. Sacred rocks? Give me a break.
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cryrst  The garden of England 25 Oct 19 5.42pm |
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Originally posted by DanH
Must be exhausting being so miserable all the time. From a bean counter ha ha
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| Tom-the-eagle Croydon 25 Oct 19 6.02pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Maybe, but the alternative is that no one sees them. In this case, not climbing the rock might be sensible for safety reasons but not for mumbo jumbo. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (25 Oct 2019 5.09pm) I’m in the sh@t then. Not only did I climb it when over there but also broke a bit off and bought home in my backpack. Had a great time in Oz as a young man Shagged many Shelia’s but never went ‘down under’.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 25 Oct 19 6.30pm |
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
I’m in the sh@t then. Not only did I climb it when over there but also broke a bit off and bought home in my backpack. Had a great time in Oz as a young man Shagged many Shelia’s but never went ‘down under’. Aussie girls are generally far more interesting than rocks in my experience.
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| DanH SW2 25 Oct 19 6.34pm |
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Originally posted by cryrst
From a bean counter ha ha I work for an accountancy firm. That doesn't mean I'm an accountant.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 25 Oct 19 6.48pm |
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Originally posted by DanH
I work for an accountancy firm. That doesn't mean I'm an accountant. Touched a nerve Danny Boy?
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| cryrst The garden of England 25 Oct 19 9.55pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Touched a nerve Danny Boy? Must be miserable making the tea and photocopying all day.
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| deleted user 26 Oct 19 3.11am |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
In this case, not climbing the rock might be sensible for safety reasons but not for mumbo jumbo. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (25 Oct 2019 5.09pm) A point well stated. I'm inclined to think that if something is 'that' important to a group they should have period of time that's exclusive to them, but I don't agree that it should be closed off totally to others.
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| dannyboy1978 27 Oct 19 6.49am |
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BBC News - Archbishop Welby warns MPs to avoid 'dangerous' language Humbug, seriously?
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| YT Oxford 27 Oct 19 7.49am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
On a slightly different and sombre note I am looking at a guided tour of Europe for next year which also includes an optional visit to Auschwitz. Normally I am a decisive person but I have been wrestling with this one. I want to go to pay my respect but part of me feels uncomfortable at this type of tourism. I don't know the answer. I'd like to go to Auschwitz so as to pay my respects to the people who suffered there, but I would be incensed by the disrespect shown by visitors taking selfies all over the place. This was my sister's experience when she visited. One group took a selfie in front of a display of the possessions taken from those who were murdered.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 27 Oct 19 8.03am |
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Originally posted by YT
I'd like to go to Auschwitz so as to pay my respects to the people who suffered there, but I would be incensed by the disrespect shown by visitors taking selfies all over the place. This was my sister's experience when she visited. One group took a selfie in front of a display of the possessions taken from those who were murdered. Exactly my feelings. Tourism by it's very nature is a form of voyeurism and most of the time that is fine however I read an article recently about how people were taking selfies at war graves. Given the chance I think I will go, a mate who is a builder went when he is working on the reconstruction of Berlin. His account of that day was powerful and eloquent and probably effected me more than a professional historian because it was so personal.
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