I'm sure I'd seen a few "dirty magazines" by the age of 14 (that's all we had in those days) and I certainly didn't go on to rape any 8 year olds. To blame online porn is massively oversimplifying the problem. A 14yo boy knows the difference between ordinary porn and child rape. I'd guess ...

He looked 18 Pretty pathetic that they'll throw the book at pedos but when business owners illegally employ 9 year olds who then die, the police do nothing. You can't tell me that working in a dangerous brick mill while you're 9 isn't destroying childhood innocence. I've speculated that it's becaus...

Speaking of signs outside business establishments which refer to who or what can enter said premises, I always wondered why some businesses put up "No dogs, except guide dogs" signs outside their shops. If I had a guide dog, I'd be blind and therefore couldn't read your sign anyway. So jus...

I had a disrespectful thought while making a cup of tea once and I walked into the kitchen table and stubbed my toe so we shouldn't make light of these incidents.

Do you have a receipt? Yes, although I'm not sure what help it would be. It just shows that I've paid somebody some money to apply for one on my behalf. The agency told me today that its not a good idea to keep asking the ministry about it as they can cause problems (?) I guess there's not much mor...

Just looking for some advice... Just over two months ago I extended my visa and applied for a work permit through an agency - I shan't name them just yet. The visa extension came through within a couple of weeks but I'm still waiting for the work permit. The agency keep saying it's not their fault a...

It's an old cliché but I really do believe that hanging is too good for them. Faced with the prospect of spending the rest of your life in jail with no chance of parole ever, hated by fellow inmates, surrounded by extreme violence every day, never knowing if today would be the day that someone would...

I had a brief encounter with him several weeks ago. It was obvious to me that he was either suffering with mental health problems or he had drug issues. I couldn't work out which. Possibly both. Either way, he wasn't mentally healthy and after having been arrested for begging / homelessness, it's cl...

Come to think of it, no. Damn. I take back all that I said.

You could ask the 'If you do not drink..." question about all kinds of societies and cultures, all around the world, regardless of whether you're talking about expats or natives. Personally, as a Brit who doesn't drink (but an English teacher who may have just found the perfect example of the w...