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Social Skills are Disappearing

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 2 Nov 09

I do some work with a conservation group and we are often at events where we interact with the public. At least we _try_ to interact with the public. Often a simple "hello" or "good morning" gets no response or some...

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Are we really civilised?

wanderer086 @wanderer086 (759) 19 Aug 08

We call ourselves civilised. But are we really? How can we be? We are still fighting wars with other people because they have a different religion or because they have something we want. We still carry weapons. We still attack...

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Kids - the binding factor in a straining marital relationship??

mimpi @mimpi1911 (25464) • India 28 Jun 08

My friend doesn't go along well with her husband. Even though they are civilised enough not to fight and pick on each other but certainly they aren't sharing their lives together. It's like living in the same apartment with a...

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Do pets still act as wild animals and eat the 'best' first?

magicalmerlin @magicalmerlin (1623) 19 Apr 07

When I feed our pet rabbit I give it some fresh food and fill her bowl with packet food. She usually goes over the fresh food (like carrot or cabbage) to get to the bowl of shop bought food. Is she telling me that she prefers the...

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can the modern society can be called a civilised one ???

shyamlal @shyamlal (3533) • India 24 Nov 06

or is it to be called barbaric....