h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hey Bob! How the hell are you!!!!

Welcome back Bob, to this everlasting thread.

Things ar going from hot to scortching with my American Korean g/f You like Asian Americans Xanatic? It seems Los Angeles is the most liberal and polite (Well most certainly Santa Barbara) place in America At least I don't get accussed of speaking 'Maid when I use Castillian Spanish, unlike in Georgia

Ha, I'm good. Been living in Australia the last couple of years, heading back to the
UK in a couple of months as my visa runs out... Life is breezy.

Not to flame jwf, and I know this is a 10 year old post, but I felt I had to respond. I agree the loss of respect for elders, sense of entitlement, and loss of basic morality among the younger generation has reached endemic proportions; but I think it is appropriate to point out that the failings of the young are in large part due to the failings of the parents. The boomers you so passionately defend for the most part advocated a form child rearing that de-emphasised discipline (and in fact demonized those who advocate it) and held the "rights of the child" in such preposterous regard that the entitlement generation was the all too predictable outcome. Attributes such as respect for elders, personal responsibilty and accountability are traits that must be taught and learned over long periods of instruction, they are not traits intrinsic to humanity - just the opposite in fact. Realistically, any one who expects their children to make the "right decision" obviously isn't acquainted with mankind's capacity for error and self delusion, parents should be the barrier between children and their idiot impulses, to do otherwise is to shirk your responsibilities as a parent and to leave your child open to the worse forms of influence - form your child's morality or allow any random influence they come across to do so without your input.
I just turned 30 in June, so my peers and I fall into the entitlement generation (and many of their children are getting close to their teens), and I've seen the differences in how I was raised compared to my peers, and the results; I was blessed to have a disciplined home and good parents - I graduated college in 4 years, have a successful professional career, and am working on my Master's degree, most of them had children out of wedlock, never went to college and are working low level industry or service jobs. The only real difference between us is discipline, and that came from my parents, I know I wouldn't have excelled in work or school without their guidance in my formative years.
All that being said there does not seem to be any change in the landscape; rates of single mothers grow unabated, broken families and divorce abound, and the predominant culture of child rearing continues to advocate "child rights" over discipline. Western culture will continue to produce entitled, arrogant, and disrespectful youth until parents start raising their children differently.

Ok...so that was a reply to post 87 for anyone who's confused.

I should probably thank you Bob. You once advised me to stop worrying about wether I hurt women or not and just get what I can when I can. That´s about the only thing that has really gotten me somewhere with women.

The language café has started up again. I went there and had some fun and met some new people, including an interesting Transylvanian girl.

Well done, Xan. Just relax.

Sorry - can't resist ...

Best way to meet people It's what brought me to Hootoo in the first place

Don´t worry Trillian, I can´t help making vampire jokes either.

Now I´m wondering if I should ask her if she fancies a bite. You know, have dinner. It´s apparently her birthday on saturday, since she´s new in the country, I might try to suggest arranging something for her.

Go Xan! Yay!

Just keep your comments to h2g2.

BTW - does that "fancy a bite" joke translate into Danish? Or what language are you speaking to her in?

Well, I did end up making a vampire joke or two already. I should stop though, it will just annoy her.

I speak to her in English. Or attempts at other languages, at the language café. She seems to know a few.

Well TranssylvaniaChick forgot about the language cafe. She also told me she wont have time this month for a Copenhagen trip. She mentioned a movie night she'll be at on sunday. Should I wait for that or actually ask her out?

Sunday isn't that far away, so I'd suggest waiting, and see how things develop there.

Beg, steal or borrow - but get yourself a ticket and be in a strategic spot to see her arriving. Bring good looking sexual parts of vegetables.

Are you referring to flowers, or do you want me to bring rudely shaped vegetables? The latter might work.

I mentioned we could go for "fika" sometime if she wanted to. Fika is the swedish word for coffee/cookies/light refreshments. I´m not quite sure what her reply means. Hopefully I´ll see her sunday anyway.

In the meantime I´ve sent an invite to the language cafe for that Copenhagen trip, hopefully that should help me meet more people.

After a few failed arrangements, I met up with TransylvaniaChick for coffee today. She´s an interesting girl and we had a nice time. As a date, I think it failed though. One of the few things I have going for me with women is making them laugh, and I didn´t really do that. I also don´t think there was any chemistry, but then I´m not sure if I would recognise it if there was. I did suggest her coming to my place for Danish dinner sometime, where she apparently intends to bring a friend. Less romantic that way, but understandable. We shall see what happens next.

Relaxing was good advice. I think I´ve screwed it up by being too eager. Still, what can you do, it´s like dangling a cookie in front of a starving man.